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SCORM: Recommended Appearance Settings

About SCORM Settings

Each setting for a SCORM file does something specific. Most clients want a clean interface, and therefore, many of the settings should be adjusted from the default settings to achieve the cleanest interface.


The recommended settings and screenshots demonstrating the differences between the settings are included below.


Ideal Appearance Settings

The ideal settings (in short list format) are included below. More details about each setting are included later in the document.


  1. Set Display Package - Current Window

  2. Click Show More

  3. Set Student skip content structure page to Always

  4. Set Disable preview mode to Yes

  5. Set Display course structure in player to Disabled

  6. Uncheck the checkbox next to Display activity name

  7. Set Display course structure on entry page to No

  8. Set Display attempt status to desired setting


Note: Admins and those with SCORM report access will always see the “Enter” screen when clicking on a SCORM package, as the SCORM package is also providing access to the SCORM reports on the second tab.


Initial launch page for SCORMs that shows number of attempts allowed, made, grade, grading method, and grade reported



A Closer Look at the Appearance Settings Options

Each of the settings and what they do are described below. Please use the descriptions to help choose the best settings for the client.


Display Package

  • New Window

    • Launches the SCORM file in a new window. While this window is full screen, there have been reports of progress not recording and users with pop-ups disabled having issues launching in a new window. Some users may also close the LMS entirely, or have problems returning to the LMS later once on a new tab.

  • Current Window

    • Launches the SCORM file in the LMS. While not as large as a full screen new window experience, users tend to have better tracking and also tend to navigate easier if not taken out of the LMS.


Student skip content structure page


Initial launch page for SCORMs that shows number of attempts allowed, made, grade, grading method, and grade reported

  • Never

    • Students will see a content structure page and “Enter” screen before launching. Generally, “Never” would be used if you are going to force users to start a new attempt each time they visit the SCORM.

  • First Access

    • Content structure page and “Enter” button displays for student for first access to SCORM.

  • Always

    • Most clients want that page to always be skipped. (Note: Remember to inform client that content structure page will always display for elevated roles who have access to the Reports tab).



Disable preview mode


Initial launch page for SCORMs that shows number of attempts allowed, made, grade, grading method, and grade reported with disable preview mode as an option

  • No

    • Allows users to preview the SCORM and enter in a non-graded way. If you turn off the content structure page, the Preview button will not be available to users.

  • Yes

    • Bypasses the option to enter the SCORM in preview mode.


Display course structure in player


Note: Screenshot is of options “To the side” and “Under content”


Table of content options “To the side” and “Under content”

  • To the side

    • Table of contents (usually already built into the SCORM) displayed to the left of the SCORM.

  • Hidden

    • Table of contents (usually already built into the SCORM) is hidden with a nested > arrow.

  • In a dropdown menu

    • Table of contents (usually already built into the SCORM) is displayed as a dropdown menu.

  • Disabled

    • Table of contents (usually already built into the SCORM) is disabled. The table of contents will still display if part of the SCORM package.


Show navigation


Note: If Display course structure in player is set to DisabledShow navigation will be unavailable. As most navigation is built-in to the SCORM itself, these settings are typically unnecessary.

  • No

    • Do not show navigation arrows below the SCORM.

  • Under content

    • Display arrows under the SCORM.

  • Floating

    • Navigation arrows display in a moveable window.


Display activity name

  • Checkbox checked

    • Displays the title of the activity above the SCORM.

  • Checkbox unchecked

    • Does not display the title of the activity above the SCORM.


Display course structure on entry page

  • No

    • Doesn’t display the table of contents of the SCORM package on the course structure page.

  • Yes

    • Does display the table of contents of the SCORM package on the course structure page (Note: if using, make sure Student skip content structure page is set to First Access or Always).


Display attempt status


Initial launch page for SCORMs that shows number of attempts allowed, made, grade, grading method, and grade reported

  • No

    • Does not display attempt status.

  • Dashboard and Entry page

    • Displays attempt status on Course overview block on dashboard and entry page for SCORM.

  • Dashboard only

    • Displays attempt status on Course overview block on dashboard

  • Entry page only

    • Displays attempt status on entry page for SCORM.



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