The Logical Blog by IconLogic

MAY 15, 2012

by Kevin Siegel    During every  Captivate beginner class , time is spent on the second day teaching everyone how to use Captivate's Text-to-Speech feature to convert slide notes into speech. In the image below, notice that different agents have been used between the two slides. 

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

MARCH 9, 2011

If you've decided that end of sentence punctuation is something you'd like, here's a quick way to have Captivate add them for you as you record a simulation or demonstration. Exit Captivate.   In the image below, you can see that I've added end of sentence punctuation to all of the text.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

AUGUST 3, 2011

by Kevin Siegel    You've captured a series of screens using Adobe Captivate.   Drag the selected library image onto the slide. You now have two identical background images.   On the Timing group of the Properties panel, set the Display For timing of the cropped image to rest of slide.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

JUNE 21, 2011

While some of the new features in Adobe Captivate 5.5 such as the ability to free rotate and publish to Apple mobile devices ) have gotten all the fanfare since Adobe released the new software, one new feature has sat on the sideline, overshadowed by the others: Shadow. Looking to learn Adobe Captivate?

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

When importing voiceover audio into Adobe Captivate, I always suggest that audio be added directly to the slide instead of objects on the slide ( Audio > Import to > Slide ). In the image below, a voiceover clip has been added to a slide, and the audio has been set to play just when the slide appears.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

JUNE 28, 2011

You'll be happy to hear that all is well in the new Adobe Captivate 5.5. I've spent some time playing with question slides and it appears that the text formatting issues that plagued Captivate 5 are a thing of the past. For instance, when your learners take a quiz published with Captivate 5.5, and then some.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

OCTOBER 25, 2011

So I'm working with a text caption in Adobe Captivate and the font size is 16 points. In the image below, I started with a font size of 108 points.   Looking to learn Adobe Captivate 5 or 5.5? We offer Beginner and Advanced classes. by Kevin Siegel. I'd like the font size to be twice as big.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

APRIL 5, 2011

Upon previewing the project, there is a good chance that the resulting text caption will look something like the image below. If that last variable had a Maximum length of 0 by mistake (as shown in the image above), all of the variables will now have a length of 0. Lori teaches our Adobe Captivate 5 Advanced Actions class.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

MAY 4, 2010

by Lori Smith Variables in Adobe Captivate 4 bring a lot of versatility to a project. You can see in the image below that there are no variables to choose from in the Variable Associated drop-down menu. Join me in May for live, online training on Adobe Captivate Advanced Actions.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

There are several placeholders you can add to a Project Template including Text Captions, Images, Animation and even Recording Slides. When a Captivate developer creates a new project based on a Project Template, the placeholders will be available for use. Let's take a look at the text caption placeholder in the image below.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

JULY 6, 2011

Check out the image below. And in the image below, the click box object (fourth down the list) is selected. So along comes Captivate 5.5 As you can see in the image below, Adobe overhauled the Timeline colors. Nice job Adobe! If you have Captivate pet peeves , let me know.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

OCTOBER 12, 2011

In the image below, I've drawn two objects on a Captivate slide. While it might be tempting to delete the image on the right and simply duplicate the existing object, there is a little-used option in Captivate that I'd like to share. Looking to learn Adobe Captivate 5 or 5.5? by Kevin Siegel.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

OCTOBER 18, 2011

  With your mouse pointer looking like the image above, drag your mouse right to see larger font sizes; drag your mouse left to see smaller font sizes. Note: The largest font size in Captivate is 720 points; the smallest font size is 1 point. Looking to learn Adobe Captivate 5 or 5.5?

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Hurix Digital

DECEMBER 26, 2023

iSpring Suite 3. Adobe Captivate 4. With these tools, you can incorporate multimedia elements such as videos, images, and audio to enhance the learning experience. Features: iSpring Suite provides an intuitive user interface that is easy to navigate. What are the Five Best E-Learning Authoring Tools? Elucidat 5.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

JUNE 29, 2010

by Kevin Siegel When working with audio in Adobe Captivate, one issue you are likely to face is audio levels that are all over the map. Luckily, you can fix some of the issues without leaving Captivate. Luckily, you can fix some of the issues without leaving Captivate. we offer two online classes (Beginner and Advanced).

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

APRIL 26, 2010

is not selected in the image above. Join me in May for training on Adobe Captivate. I'm teaching two classes (Beginner and Advanced). Click here for details on the Beginner class. Tags: Adobe's Technical Communication Suite Captivate eLearning mLearning. Follow me on twitter: [link].

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

NOVEMBER 9, 2011

Note: Before ever clicking the Clear Cache button shown in the image below, please read through this entire article. After starting Adobe Captivate 5 or 5.5, Note: Do not delete your Cache folder (or click the Clear Cache button in the image above). " Looking to learn Adobe Captivate 5 or 5.5?

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

MARCH 21, 2011

If you deselect Maintain aspect ratio and then change the Width and Height to match existing Captivate projects (722 x 533), the resulting slide quality might be so out of proportion, the image quality might not meet with your approval. Looking to learn Adobe Captivate 5? We offer  Beginner and Advanced classes. Both

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

JULY 12, 2011

If the original object is an image, and the image is large, you'll be happy to know that your project will not get any larger, even if the image repeats on hundreds of slides. Looking to learn Adobe Captivate 5 or 5.5? We offer Beginner and Advanced classes.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

MAY 2, 2011

I saved and closed the  kevin_test_english.rdl file and started Captivate. I went to the Preferences dialog box (Edit menu for Windows users; Adobe Captivate menu for Mac users), selected the Recording category, selected the Generate Captions in menu and.   Looking to learn Adobe Captivate 5?

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

NOVEMBER 1, 2011

I often hear from Captivate developers who are required to output smaller and smaller SWFs, while making their lessons more and more interactive. Rather, imported assets such as audio, video and images are the main culprits behind SWF bloat. Looking to learn Adobe Captivate 5 or 5.5?

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

AUGUST 16, 2011

In the image below, notice that the command is just a bit hard to see in the upper right of the Options group. Looking to learn Adobe Captivate 5 or 5.5? We offer Beginner and Advanced classes. However, what he missed was the pesky Apply to all items of this type command.  And now you know. the rest of the story.

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Kitaboo

AUGUST 8, 2023

Table of Contents: Elucidat Articulate Storyline 360 Lectora Online Gomo Learning Adobe Captivate 360 iSpring Suite Easygenerator KITABOO 1. Designing engaging and responsive content is quick and easy for beginners without prior programming knowledge.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

AUGUST 16, 2010

In the image above, all three of the Timeline objects are anchored to the end of the slide. Looking to learn Captivate? we still offer two online classes for Captivate 4, Beginner and Advanced. Click here for details on the Beginner class. We have a couple of options. Click here for details on the Advanced class.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

SEPTEMBER 20, 2011

In addition to the five voices you get with Captivate, any voices that have already been installed on your computer will also appear in the Speech Agent drop-down menu. In the image below, Microsoft Anna, which comes with Windows, is also listed among the Speech Agents.  Looking to learn Adobe Captivate 5 or 5.5?

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

JUNE 7, 2010

One way to show an object (such as your logo) across multiple slides is to use Captivate's Show for rest of project command via the Options tab of several objects. This technique works well enough until you come across one of the slides where you don't want the image. we offer two online classes (Beginner and Advanced).

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Hurix Digital

APRIL 24, 2024

How to Utilize a SCORM Authoring Tool Here is a step-by-step procedure to use SCORM authoring tools : Step 1 – Select an Appropriate Tool and Setup an Account After doing your homework on the best SCORM authoring tools, assess the benefits and select the option that best suits your needs.

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Brilliant Teams

AUGUST 11, 2023

Assess Multimedia Requirements Consider incorporating multimedia elements like images, audio, video, and animations to enhance the learning experience. Follow these step-by-step instructions to transform your slides into captivating eLearning content. Popular choices include Articulate Storyline, Adobe Captivate, and Camtasia.

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eLearning 24-7

DECEMBER 4, 2017

From sims to scenarios to courses of all types, to collaboration, nice set of resources – this product is not for beginners. Love the image optimization, the ability to create gamification within your course, badge creator is a nice add, overall easy to use, drag and drop, UI/UX delivers. Not for beginners. Now you have.

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LearnUpon

MARCH 18, 2019

Adobe Captivate. Captivate is one of the most feature-rich tools, especially when you take into account its interoperability with other Adobe tools. The data generated is then fed into the reporting suite of your LMS. Again, like Storyline, it has a clean, modern interface that delivers visually pleasing results.

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learnWorlds

JANUARY 24, 2022

Unlike online learning platforms, online course platforms are cloud-hosted software that allows instructors to create online classes or individual lessons uploading education material that they have created using text, image, video, PDF files, and audio. iSpring Suite Max: €870/year (1 user), €740/year (3 users), €690/year (5 users).

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CommLab India

JANUARY 12, 2017

As these PowerPoint presentations are used in classrooms, they come with text-heavy slides and a few representational images. For example, Adobe Captivate is widely used for creating software simulation-based courses and Lectora Inspire to convert text-heavy content into online courses.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

AUGUST 29, 2013

During one of my recent beginner Adobe Captivate classes, a student asked if it was possible to maintain two quizzes within a single Captivate project. In the image below, I've selected Multiple Choice and True/False and then set the number of each to one. Looking for training on Adobe Captivate?

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Limestone Learning

MAY 27, 2020

It looks like the economy might slowly be following suit, but we’re still far from normal. Thursday, June 4, 2020, 8AM – 9AM PT: Upgrade Your Elearning: Create Different Types of Click-Based Interactions Using Adobe Captivate Adding interactions is an integral part of building elearning courses.

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eLearning 24-7

OCTOBER 20, 2013

Over 300 transparent professional images and 33 models from a variety of backgrounds and professions. Beginners – zero tech skills to advanced – with tech skills – preferably ID and e-learning developer folks. A beginner could jump right in and start creating a course. Beginner i.e. newbie to advanced.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

APRIL 25, 2011

He had captured several software simulations using Captivate's Application option.     In the image below, I've set my Captivate Recording Size options to match his options (except I was capturing Notepad). Looking to learn Adobe Captivate 5? We offer  Beginner and Advanced classes. Both

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Limestone Learning

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

PT: Fun with Elearning: Create your First Elearning Project with Adobe Captivate Learn to create an exciting elearning course that hits all the right notes. Pooja Jaisingh, Lead Elearning Evangelist at Adobe Digital Learning Solutions, to take your elearning journey to new dimensions. Wednesday, March 3, 2021, 8:00 a.m.–9:30

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