How to Create a SCORM Course from PowerPoint Using iSpring

If your training content already exists in PowerPoint, iSpring Suite is the fastest way to turn it into a SCORM package — without rebuilding anything from scratch.

What iSpring does

iSpring Suite is a Microsoft PowerPoint add-in. Once installed, it adds a ribbon tab to PowerPoint that lets you add interactions, quizzes, and narration — then export the whole thing as a standards-compliant SCORM package.

It's a practical choice for teams that already have training material in slide decks and want a SCORM output without learning a new authoring tool.

Do you need a course at all?

If the deck is mostly reading, such as a policy, a code of conduct or a procedure, you may not need to turn it into a course. Save the slides as a PDF and send it as a policy to read and sign. Each employee reads it and confirms they've read it, and you get a record of who signed which version, and when. No iSpring licence, no Windows PC, no publishing step. Sign-off or course: how to choose.

Turn it into a SCORM course when you want a quiz, narration or interactions that check people understood, rather than just read.

Before you start

• iSpring Suite installed (requires an active iSpring license)
• Your PowerPoint presentation is complete and finalized
• Desktop PowerPoint for Windows — iSpring Suite runs as a PowerPoint add-in and isn't available for Mac

Step-by-step: Exporting to SCORM

1. Open your presentation in PowerPoint

Open the .pptx file you want to convert. You'll see the iSpring Suite tab in the ribbon.

2. Optionally add a quiz

From the iSpring ribbon, click Quiz to add a knowledge check. This is optional — if you only need a completion trigger (learner reaches the last slide), you can skip this step.

3. Open Publish settings

When your course is ready, click Publish in the iSpring Suite ribbon. The Publish presentation window will open.

4. Choose "LMS" as the publish destination

In the left menu of the Publish window, select the LMS tab.

5. Set your course title and folder

Enter a Project name and choose a Folder where the output will be saved on your computer.

6. Select your SCORM version

Under the LMS profile section, click the drop-down menu and choose SCORM 2004 (recommended for modern platforms like Ethica).

7. Configure completion criteria

In the publish window, open Completion requirements and choose how completion is determined:

• Slides viewed — a number or percentage of slides, or required sections (100% suits training with no quiz).
• Quizzes passed — which of the quizzes you added in step 2 the learner must pass.

8. Publish and Zip

Click Publish. iSpring saves the course as a ZIP package in the folder you chose, ready to upload.

What carries over from PowerPoint — and what doesn't

• Carries over cleanly: slide content, text, images, slide transitions, embedded audio
• Usually carries over: most animations, triggers and transitions. Preview complex sequences before publishing
• Depends on your player: speaker notes appear only if your player template shows a notes panel

What counts as complete in Ethica

Ethica marks the course complete when it reports completed or passed. A failed quiz doesn't complete it, so the learner can try again.

Test before you upload

See: How to test a SCORM package before you upload it. If you'd rather send the slides as a PDF to sign, watch how to add a policy for employees to sign.