Publishing Assistant

Creating a Custom Module with Publishing Assistant

Infosec IQ allows custom modules to be created from any PDF file. Once a PDF file is uploaded each page will be a slide in the custom module. Text can be entered for each slide, and then the text will be converted to speech for narration. Publishing Assistant supports the following languages:

  • English
  • Spanish
  • French
  • German
  • Portuguese
  • Italian
  • Dutch
  • Hindi
  • Japanese
  • Turkish
  • English (British)
  • Russian
  • Polish
  • Romanian
  • Spanish (Latin America)
  • Swedish
  • Danish
  • Korean

Follow the steps below to add custom content to your Content Library.

  1. In the Infosec IQ portal, navigate to AwareEd > Publishing Assistant.
  2. Enter a Module Name, Description, and Topics. Description and Topics are optional.
  3. Click “Choose File” to select a PDF file. Publishing Assistant will accept any PDF format, but landscape orientation is recommended.
  4. Click Next Step.
  5. Select the desired languages on the Language & Voice page. English is required, and more languages can be added by clicking the “Add Language” button. There are multiple voices available for each language. Click the speaker icon in the upper-right to preview a voice.
  6. Click Next Step.
  7. Enter text for English and other languages. Text is optional and the field can be left blank when no text is required.
  8. Use the numbers or arrows to click through each slide and add text as needed.
  9. Click Save when finished.

Editing Custom Modules

Custom modules can also be edited after they have been uploaded. To edit a custom module, click the pencil icon. You’ll be able to edit the Name, Description, Topics, Language, and narration text, but the PDF file cannot be edited or replaced.

Accessibility

The Publishing Assistant tool meets WCAG 2.1 AA compliance standards. When building a customized Publishing Assistant module, be aware that any text on an uploaded document will be displayed as images. We recommend any text that is important to the training be added to the narration as well.