Adobe Captivate 5.5 Question: Will You Be Updating Your Books?

Question: I'm a certified Captivate trainer who uses your books when I teach. Now that Adobe has officially released Captivate version 5.5, will you be updating your books to include the new features?

Answer: The new features in Captivate 5.5 are wonderful, but there are only a handful of them. The interface between Captivate 5 and 5.5 is nearly identical (with the exception of some additional groups on the Properties panel, a few extra menu items, and the renaming of some items). Since the new features don't affect the lessons in either of my Captivate books, I am not planning on publishing new 5.5 versions of my Captivate books at this time. However, while I'm not adding the new features to the books, I am writing about the new features on this blog (search for Captivate 5.5). I have also posted an errata sheet for the essentials book. The sheet details the differences between version 5.0 and 5.5 that affect lessons presented in the book.