Quizmaker 360: Comparing HTML5, Flash, and Articulate Mobile Player Output

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The following table compares the Articulate Quizmaker 360 features supported in HTML5, Flash, and the Articulate Mobile Player (AMP). Refer to this table during the planning and development stages of your quizzes for the best results in the environments you're targeting.

Hover over highlighted cells for additional notes.

Slides

	HTML5	Flash	AMP
Blank (content) slides
Content Library 360 templates
Freeform: Drag and Drop
Freeform: Hotspot
Freeform: Pick Many
Freeform: Pick One
Freeform: Shortcut Key
Freeform: Text Entry
Graded questions
Result slides
Survey questions

Quiz Properties and Results

	HTML5	Flash	AMP
Print results
Quiz timer
Randomize question groups
Retry quiz
Review quiz
When the user finishes the quiz, close browser window
When the user finishes the quiz, go to URL

Question Properties

	HTML5	Flash	AMP
Anchor answer choices
Branching
Custom feedback layers
Feedback by choice or question
Score by choice or question
Set the number of attempts for each question
Shuffle answer choices

Illustrations

	HTML5	Flash	AMP
Captions
Characters (illustrated and photographic)
Pictures
Screenshots
Shapes

Media

	HTML5	Flash	AMP
Audio
Flash movies
Simultaneous audio/video
Videos
Videos with alpha-channel transparency
Web objects

Text

	HTML5	Flash	AMP
Hyperlinks
Scrolling panels
Symbols
Text

Animations

	HTML5	Flash	AMP
Animations (entrance, exit)
Slide transitions

Accessibility

	HTML5	Flash	AMP
Section 508 accessibility support
Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) support
Adjust the player font size
Alternate text for media
Language identifier for screen readers
Skip the player navigation elements in screen readers

Player

	HTML5	Flash	AMP
Gestures
Responsive player			N/A
Standard player			N/A

Player: Features

	HTML5	Flash	AMP
Allow user to finish without answering all questions
Question list
Quiz title
Require user to scroll to bottom on longer questions
Seekbar
Submit all at once
Submit one question at a time
Volume slider

Player: Menu

	HTML5	Flash	AMP
Display correct/incorrect icons
Navigation (free, restricted, locked)
Show tooltip on hover			N/A
Wrap long question list item titles

Player: Colors & Effects

	HTML5	Flash	AMP
Background color
Color schemes
Player font

Player: Text Labels

	HTML5	Flash	AMP
Custom text labels (localization)

Player: Other

	HTML5	Flash	AMP
Browser size (current, optimal, fill)			N/A
Launch in new window			N/A
Launch in new window: Display window with no browser controls			N/A
Launch in new window: Allow user to resize			N/A
Player size (optimal, fill)			N/A
Resume (prompt, always, never)
Text: Left to right
Text: Right to left

LMS

	HTML5	Flash	AMP
Articulate Online (viewing, tracking, reporting)
LMS (viewing, tracking, reporting)
Switch between HTML5, Flash, and Articulate Mobile Player without losing progress in Articulate Online
Switch between HTML5, Flash, and Articulate Mobile Player without losing progress in an LMS

Web Browsers: Windows

	HTML5	Flash	AMP
Firefox (latest version)			N/A
Google Chrome (latest version)			N/A
Internet Explorer 8 and 9			N/A
Internet Explorer 10 and later			N/A
Microsoft Edge (latest version)			N/A

Web Browsers: Mac

	HTML5	Flash	AMP
Firefox (latest version)			N/A
Google Chrome (latest version)			N/A
Safari (latest version)			N/A

Web Browsers: Mobile Devices

	HTML5	Flash	AMP
Google Chrome in Android OS 4.1 and later			N/A
Google Chrome in Apple iOS 8 and later			N/A
Safari in Apple iOS 8 and later			N/A

See also: Studio 360 Tech Specs