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OCTOBER 31, 2023

Articulate updated Storyline 360 earlier this month to include the ability to upload your project source files to the cloud. This feature allows members of your team to download your project files easily. To upload your project to the cloud, choose File > Publish. From the list of options at the left, choose Review 360. From the Cloud Backup area, select  Upload project file to Review 360.

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JANUARY 16, 2024

Themes in Adobe Captivate 12 allow you to control such project attributes as colors, fonts, image presets, slide background colors, and UI components, including buttons, checkboxes, radio buttons, input fields, and drop-downs. You can edit a project's existing theme, export the settings, and import the theme into any Adobe Captivate 12.2 (or newer) project.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2024

CenarioVR has caught the AI bug by adding an incredible AI wizard. The wizard lets you quickly add 360-degree scenes to your VR eLearning course faster and easier than ever! To add a scene to a scenario, click the Add Scene icon. From the right side of the Scene dialog box, click the AI Wizard button. In the Scene Description field, type Four mice sitting around a table playing poker.

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MARCH 9, 2023

Adobe recently released the first update for RoboHelp 2022. The update contains several improvements, including a redesign of the CSS editor, table header row styles, an additional field for topic notes, a collapsible right panel, integration with DeepL translator, and custom metadata for PDFs. There are fixes for Word import and security-related issues as well.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2023

When adding images to a RoboHelp project, it's a best practice to add Alternate Text and an Image title to every image. Alternate Text serves two purposes. The alternate text appears in the published output if the image cannot be displayed to the user for any reason. For visually impaired users, assistive devices such as screen readers read the Alternate Text out loud, making alternate text critical if you're trying to meet or exceed Section 508 standards.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Using TechSmith Camtasia, you can easily add or record software demonstrations, add them to the Timeline, and export as a video or interactive eLearning. You learn to do this in the early stages of my Camtasia virtual classes. To add even more context to your software demonstrations, you can quickly and easily apply an awesome Visual Effect--Device Frames.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2021

I was mentoring someone on Adobe Captivate 2019 today and when attempting to start Captivate she received the alert message: "Update required - Your browser or operating system is no longer supported." Here's what her IT team did to resolve the issue: Close all Adobe applications. Use this link to download a file named AASIapp.exe. Once downloaded, copy AASIapp.exe and paste/replace at this location: C:Program Files (x86)Common FilesAdobeOOBEPDAppP7.

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JULY 15, 2021

iSpring continues to improve its eLearning development suite of tools. The latest improvement is Text to Speech and it works really well. To use the Text to Speech feature, first, add the voiceover script to the slide notes. (You'll be able to use this script along with the Text to Speech feature. No retyping, no extra work.). Select the iSpring Suite 10 tab on the PowerPoint ribbon and click Manage Narration.

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MAY 19, 2020

When creating eLearning in TechSmith Camtasia, Adobe Captivate, or Articulate Storyline, one critical consideration is the physical width and height of your project (also known as the canvas size).   The size of the project is measured in pixels and if you don't get this right from the start, changing your mind later could lead to some unintended consequences.

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JANUARY 23, 2020

I have always loved using rollover captions and rollover images in my Adobe Captivate projects. The problem is that while I love them, HTML5 does not. In the images below, you can see a rollover caption in action (in the first image, there's no rollover caption; in the second image the hidden caption, which is attached to the image, appears when the learner rolls their mouse over the image of the number 2).       While they offer an awesome level of interactivity to your eL

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JUNE 26, 2019

Adobe recently updated Captivate 2019 from 11.0 to 11.5. While much of the look and feel between versions 11 and 11.5 remain unchanged, there are some feature enhancements that I'll be addressing in future posts (if you scroll down you'll see a recent post on the new Assets). Legacy versions of Captivate upgrade to version 11.5 nearly seamlessly.

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JUNE 10, 2019

ONE. You can change the shape.   Smart Shapes in Captivate are similar to some shapes in PowerPoint: you draw the shape, and then you locate the special yellow handle to change not the size, but the actual shape of the arrow.   In the image of the Captivate arrow shape below, left, notice the yellow handle. The handle allowed me to adjust the pointiness of the point and the thickness of the stem.

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MAY 30, 2019

  One of the easiest ways to engage online students is by displaying quizzes and polls. When I start my classes, displaying a poll is a great way to break the ice and get my class started on the right foot.   Most virtual training platforms (GoToTraining, WebEx, Connect, etc) allow you to create polls within the tool. You can then display the poll to your virtual students on the fly.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2019

While attempting to apply a Theme to a Captivate project I received the alert shown below.      My only option was to click the OK button and try again. Of course, no matter how many times I attempted the task, I received the same failure message.   When Captivate misbehaves, the first thing I always attempt is to reset the program’s Preferences.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2019

Adobe just released update 5 for Adobe RoboHelp 2019. To get the free update, choose Help > Updates. You'll see that version 14.0.5 is available for immediate download. All you'll need to do is click the Update button. Depending upon your internet speed, the update should only take a few minutes (you'll need to close RoboHelp while the update is in process).

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JANUARY 4, 2019

Creating software simulations has always been one of Captivate's core strengths. From the Home screen, double-click Software Simulation, select the area of the screen or application to record, select your mode (or modes), click the Record button, and away you go.   The recording process is seamless, except when it's not. These days I'm seeing a particularly frustrating error appear for more and more of my students.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2018

by Kevin Siegel, COTP , CTT. Not all that long ago controlling what learners see first in Adobe Captivate published eLearning content was as simple as creating a visually-appealing first slide in the project. However, if you’ve created content with either Adobe Captivate 2017 or 2019 things aren’t quite as simple. Perhaps you’ve noticed that a mysterious screen now appears when your lesson opens within most web browsers.   The default startup screen is a bit plain-looking (it's n

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MARCH 7, 2018

If you intend to create an eLearning course, it’s a good bet that you’re going to start the development process in Microsoft PowerPoint. However, PowerPoint is missing some key eLearning features to allow you to output finished eLearning content. For instance, PowerPoint cannot create software simulations or video demos. There is no way to add quizzes or learner interactions in PowerPoint.

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MARCH 8, 2018

by Kevin Siegel, CTT+, COTP. If you need to share an Adobe Presenter presentation with another developer, you’ll find the Presenter's Package tool very useful.   Presenter projects begin as a single, self-contained PowerPoint presentation. You can transfer them from one computer to another without worrying about leaving a part of the presentation behind. However, once you add audio or videos assets to a PowerPoint slide via the Presenter tab on the PowerPoint Ribbon, those assets

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MARCH 12, 2018

If you're an Adobe Captivate developer, here are some awesome new classes that are laser- focused on Variables and Advanced Actions. Variables and Actions 101: Quick Start. Variables and Actions 201: Advanced Concepts. Variables and Actions 301: Complex  Variables and Actions 401: Expressions. Each of these 3-hour classes are taught live, online, and are highly interactive.

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MARCH 20, 2018

by Kevin Siegel, COTP, CTT+. I recently received the following email from a reader of my TechSmith Camtasia 9 (Windows): The Essentials book.  Hello Kevin, I am really enjoying your Camtasia 9: The Essentials eBook that I purchased on Amazon recently, but I have run into a problem regarding how to extend the duration (pages 58-59) on the Timeline.  I followed steps 1 and 2 on page 58 for the logo, but when I attempted to change (by typing) the Duration from 5 seconds to 20 seconds, I

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MARCH 21, 2018

by Lori Smith, COTP. Happy Friday! Ok, maybe it's Friday when you're reading this, maybe it isn't. However, if it's not a Friday, let's pretend that it is.   You'd like your Adobe Captivate eLearning module to greet the learners with “Hello! It’s a lovely Friday to learn a little something. Let’s get started!”    Are you wondering how to get Captivate to perform this little bit of magic?

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APRIL 4, 2018

Both Jennie Ruby and I have been teaching Adobe Captivate onsite and online for years ( you can see our huge Captivate course lineup on the IconLogic website ). During class, there are a few issues that routinely occur. Have any of these happened to you? You can’t see the red recording area/can’t make it snap to your application. When you record in Training and Assessment mode, you get no interactivity and no captions.

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APRIL 5, 2018

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APRIL 18, 2018

by Kevin Siegel, COTP. Inserting and editing video in Adobe Presenter is as easy as accessing the Adobe Presenter tab on the Ribbon and then clicking the Video tool. Once videos have been added to a PowerPoint slide, they can be manipulated just like any other PowerPoint object.   I received an email recently from a new Presenter developer. He wanted to insert a video, but instead of adding the video to the slide, he wanted it to appear to the left of the slide, above the Table of Contents

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APRIL 20, 2018

In the battle for online attention, video is KING. By 2019, 80% of ALL web traffic will be video. 64% of customers say they are more likely to buy a product online after watching a video. 59% of decision makers would rather watch a video than read a blog or article. On top of that, they are FUN and easy to create with VideoScribe!   Leave with the ability to fully create entertaining and engaging whiteboard animations with VideoScribe.   IMPORTANT: A free trial to VideoSc

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MAY 25, 2018

by Karin Rex, COTP. Do you have a story to tell? A lesson to teach? A product to market? In the battle for online engagement, video is KING. By 2019, 80% of ALL web traffic will be video. 64% of customers say they are more likely to buy a product online after watching a video. 59% of decision makers would rather watch a video than read a blog or article.** On top of that – whiteboard animations are FUN and easy to create with VideoScribe!

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JUNE 5, 2018

by Jennie Ruby, COTP. That’s right: note taking. It’s not just for students, anymore!    Of course we are used to thinking of note-taking as a student activity. And it certainly still is. In one of my online classes just this week, one of my students said, “Hold on, hold on! I’ve got to get this down!” before she would go on with answering a question I had asked her.

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JULY 2, 2018

by Jennie Ruby, CTT, COTP. The Assessment recording mode in Adobe Captivate creates a step-by-step software simulation that is intended to function as a test. It is part of the three-part formal software lesson: Demo, then Training (practice), then Assessment (test). The Assessment requires the learner to click through the steps without any hints, and it is set up to report each correct click as a point.

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JULY 17, 2018

by Kevin Siegel, CTT, COTP. TechSmith recently released Camtasia 2018. (You can purchase the software directly from TechSmith or try the software free for 30 days via the trial download ).   At first glance, there’s little difference between Camtasia 9 for the PC and version 2018. However, if you check out the tools at the left, you’ll see the Media Bin and the Library have been separated (they used to be grouped together as Media tools).

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JULY 20, 2018

You’ve likely heard about xAPI (the Experience API or the Tin Can Project), but maybe you’re not quite sure what all the buzz is about. We've got just the live, online class for you: xAPI: What It Is, Why You need It, And How to Get Started.   As adoption of xAPI begins to take hold, it allows for more robust and interesting tracking of the learning process.

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AUGUST 16, 2018

by Jennie Ruby, CTT, COTP. The Assessment recording mode in Adobe Captivate creates a step-by-step software simulation that is intended to function as a test. It is part of the three-part formal software lesson: Demo, then Training (practice), then Assessment (test). The Assessment requires the learner to click through the steps without any hints, and it is set up to report each correct click as a point.

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

Adobe Captivate 2019: Beyond the Essentials. October. 2018.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

by Kevin Siegel, CTT, COTP. I've been teaching live online classes for years. And while I’ve had all sorts of technology challenges during that time, I’ve never had my main machine go down along with my backup--until yesterday! Even though I rebooted my machine in time for class, it froze again, and I couldn’t click anything. Panic? Not me. As a certified online training professional, you’re taught to handle these kinds of bumps in the training road.

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OCTOBER 3, 2018

by Jennie Ruby, CTT, COTP.   Over and over, as we teach our ICCOTP Certified Online Training Professional course on how to teach online , I see students use our techniques correctly—but on the wrong topics. For example, we teach a very specific technique—the overhead question. The purpose of the overhead question is to review material you have already delivered or covered in the class.

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OCTOBER 9, 2018

My "Adobe Captivate 2019: Beyond the Essentials" book is with the beta team and should be available for purchase in just a few weeks.

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OCTOBER 17, 2018

by Kevin Siegel, CTT, COTP. If you're an Articulate Storyline 360 developer, you’ve likely grown familiar with the publishing choices found in the Publish dialog box. Most notably, you can elect to publish as HTML5 only, HTML5 with a Flash fallback, Flash with an HTML5 fallback, or Flash only. However, if you’ve just recently updated Storyline, you’ve likely noticed that when publishing, HTML5 is the only option.

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