Here are various ways to start using Audio Project Manager:
Depending on how you will work, use one of these topics as a high-level guide or model to help you get started:
Online team - you and a team will use Audio Project Manager or Desktop in team audio projects while usually online.
Offline team - you and a team will work in team projects (
) while offline (
).
Occasionally online - you and a team will use Desktop both online or offline (
) as needed.
Online alone - you will work alone with Audio Project Manager or Desktop while usually online.
Offline alone - you will work alone while offline (
).
Review these Help topics (recommended) for an overview of what you may need to do:
Use the Team Settings dialog box and Add a team, if you will work with a team.
Akuo Spoken Bible app, if you will publish to that app.
Create a new audio project, if you will create a new audio project.
Import overview, if you have an existing audio project file to import.
Work view overview helps you understand your workflow with steps and assignments.
Getting Started page and Connection Mode page if you will use the Desktop app.
A personal audio project () is one that only you will use. A team audio project (
) is used by a team.
It is not possible to change a personal audio project to be a team audio project.
If there is a chance that you might form a team in the future, work as a team of one person (which is different than working alone).
You can import an existing *.ptf file to copy that audio project to a different computer for an offline user.
If you import PTF files that have a teams, team audio projects () are added, even if you work offline (
) in Desktop.
All the Admin controls are available if you will always work offline in personal projects.
However, if you imported audio projects what were added while online, you need to log in to use Admin controls while online.
https://software.sil.org/audioprojectmanager/solutions-2/
https://software.sil.org/audioprojectmanager/resources/tutorial/project-setup/