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OCTOBER 20, 2014

If you've spent any amount of time at all using Adobe Captivate, it's a good bet that you've used some of the more basic keyboard shortcuts (copy/paste, save, etc). Looking for Captivate training? Adobe Captivate Adobe''s Technical Communication Suite' Check out our online classes.

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JUNE 26, 2013

Thanks to a really slick interaction found in the new Adobe Captivate 7, you can allow learners to add notes throughout an eLearning lesson. To add learner notes, open or create a project in Adobe Captivate 7. Looking to learn Adobe Captivate training?

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DECEMBER 5, 2014

by Lori Smith    Last week I showed you Captivate's date variables.   Looking to learn Adobe Captivate? We offer several  Captivate classes. This week, let's take a look at the Time variables, the System Information variables, and a handy little variable called  cpInfoMobileOS.

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OCTOBER 21, 2014

by Anita Horsley      When working in Adobe Captivate, it's possible that you will need to use colors that match your corporate brand. In that event, you'll be happy to learn that Captivate 8 allows you to easily create custom Theme colors. Each Theme comes with a collection of Theme colors.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2014

by Kevin Siegel      Adobe Captivate likes to confirm your actions. Captivate will prompt you to confirm the action. Since I told Captivate not to bother me, Captivate hadn't. If only Captivate argued with me when I disabled that not-so-annoying confirmation message. Deleting audio?

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AUGUST 5, 2014

by Kevin Siegel      From a new user perspective, one of the major complaints about Adobe Captivate has always been its cluttered user interface.   People using Captivate versions 5, 6, and 7 have the ability to undock most of Captivate's panels and move them around the screen. Users

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DECEMBER 11, 2013

Over the past few weeks, I've written about the enhancements you'll find in the recently-released service patch for Captivate 7 (an enhanced lock feature and a new Star Smart Shape ). In the image below, I've added a logo onto a Captivate slide. Looking for training on Adobe Captivate?

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NOVEMBER 26, 2013

Adobe recently announced a patch for Adobe Captivate 7. Prior to the patch for Captivate 7, clicking the white dot simply locked the object and the white dot changed into a lock icon (shown in the image below). After installing the Captivate 7.01 After installing the Captivate 7.01 by Kevin Siegel.

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JUNE 3, 2013

How long was it between Adobe Captivate 5 and 6? Adobe has promised a more aggressive upgrade cycle for its programs that will make even the recent upgrade cycles look almost snail-like. Case in point: version 7 of the Captivate software was released today. Track all conversations using the Learning Analytics dashboard.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2013

We recently introduced you to Captivate's Pretest feature. While the scenario above sounds complicated to implement within Captivate, there is an action built within the Pretest that will get you started. Looking for training on Adobe Captivate? by Lori Smith.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2013

If you have recorded a software demonstration using Adobe Captivate, you have likely run across the issue of the dreaded "jittery mouse." Looking for training on Adobe Captivate? Adobe''s Technical Communication Suite Captivate eLearning mLearning Online Training Technical Communications Technology'

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MARCH 25, 2014

During my beginner Adobe Captivate class , I am often asked if it's possible to ensure that learners do not leave a Text Entry Box (TEB) blank.  While there is no setting in Captivate to ensure that a TEB isn't left blank, using a little variable and some advanced action magic can make it happen.  Interested? 

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OCTOBER 1, 2013

During my advanced Adobe Captivate class , I stress the value in doing things faster and more efficiently within Captivate. Looking for training on Adobe Captivate? IconLogic offers multiple live, online Adobe Captivate classes each month including Introduction to Adobe Captivate and Advanced Adobe Captivate.

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JULY 25, 2013

When it comes to adding question slides to a Captivate project, you can always visit the Quiz menu and choose Question Slide. There is a better way to go, especially if a Subject Matter Expert who does not own Adobe Captivate is going to create the quiz: GIFT files. Looking for training on Adobe Captivate?

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JUNE 5, 2014

by Kevin Siegel      Creating eLearning for mobile devices was high on the wish list a few years ago when Adobe asked users for the top features they'd like to see added to Adobe Captivate. It wasn't long before Adobe responded by adding HTML5 as a publishing option. Interested? 

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2013

I''ve had several students in my Captivate classes ask if it was possible to allow learners to retake a quiz. Looking for training on Adobe Captivate? IconLogic offers multiple live, online Adobe Captivate classes each month including Introduction to Adobe Captivate and Advanced Adobe Captivate.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2014

by Kevin Siegel      One of the problems with a multiple choice question you've added to a Captivate quiz is the all or nothing aspect of the question. Say hello to the Partial Score feature available in Adobe Captivate 6 and 7.  Looking for training on Adobe Captivate? Interested? 

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MAY 21, 2013

Have you ever visited the Preferences dialog box in Adobe Captivate (Windows users, Edit > Preferences ; Mac users,  Adobe Captivate > Preferences ), made several changes and later, maybe months later, needed those settings on another computer running Captivate? Looking to learn Captivate quickly?

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AUGUST 13, 2013

However, if you prefer to control an object's slide placement without using the Transform panel, Adobe Captivate comes with a few other handy features that are often overlooked: Grids and Guides. Looking for training on Adobe Captivate?

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APRIL 8, 2014

. With a few simple clicks, you can enable bookmarking within any Captivate project. Open or create a Captivate project and choose  Project > Table of Contents. .)    From the Runtime Options area, select  Self-Paced Learning.     Enable Bookmarking (Self-Paced Learning). Interested? 

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JULY 17, 2013

You'll notice that the Appear After timing has changed--something that most Captivate developers don't want to happen every time the timing for a slide is adjusted. What's a Captivate developer to do? Anchors aren't a bug in Captivate; they're a feature.). Looking for training on Adobe Captivate?

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OCTOBER 22, 2013

by Lori Smith Have some of you long-time Captivate developers been wondering what happened to the ability to put a "Send Email" link on your quiz results page? If you were using Captivate 5.5 With Captivate 6 & 7, the Quizzing capability has been enhanced and some things have been changed.

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OCTOBER 10, 2013

A few years ago I was in Canada teaching Captivate for a large Toronto-based company. We were just getting ready to cover the accessible features found in Captivate when I was informed that I could skip the section because Canadians were not required to create accessible content. What Does Captivate do to be Section 508 Compliant?

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OCTOBER 5, 2022

iSpring Suite and Adobe Captivate are authoring tools designed for creating eLearning content. While they have some overlapping features, they… Read More.

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JUNE 19, 2013

Learners have always been able to select screen objects on published Captivate lessons by either clicking the mouse or using the [tab] key on the keyboard. In the image below, I've added three simple buttons to a Captivate slide. Looking to learn Captivate quickly? by Kevin Siegel. To begin, add objects to a slide.

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MAY 29, 2013

Looking to learn Captivate quickly? IconLogic offers multiple live, online Adobe Captivate 6 classes each month including  Introduction to Adobe Captivate and Advanced Adobe Captivate. Adobe''s Technical Communication Suite Captivate eLearning HTML5 mLearning Technical Communications'

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JUNE 23, 2021

In eLearning translation and localization process, we may modify various elements of the eLearning course to suit the subtle cultural and regional aspects of the target learners such as interface colors, fonts, images, graphics, symbols… The post Tips to Localize eLearning content with Adobe Captivate 2019 first appeared on Top eLearning Development (..)

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APRIL 9, 2013

Highlight Boxes added to a Captivate project provide an excellent way to direct a learner's attention to a specific area of a published eLearning lesson. If you have spent any time in Captivate, you have likely added at least one Highlight Box to a project. Looking to learn Captivate quickly? by Kevin Siegel.

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OCTOBER 16, 2013

As you create eLearning projects in Captivate, you can certainly add accessibility, but you cannot control how a screen reader interprets the accessible components you add to any one lesson. Adobe has invested significant resources into Captivate to ensure the lessons you create have the capability of being compliant.

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AUGUST 6, 2013

Adobe Captivate, like most computer programs, can behave poorly. I've found that when Captivate gets sluggish on my computer or crashes, it's because I've got too many applications running and not enough resources. Navigate to the folder where Captivate is installed on your computer and open the utils folder.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2013

In my Captivate classes , I describe the relationship between objects placed on a master slide and a Filmstrip slide this way: it's as if a piece of plexiglass has been dropped on top of the Filmstrip slide that protects the master slide objects. there is actually a placeholder feature in Captivate that you've likely missed.

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AUGUST 27, 2014

by Kevin Siegel      If you have created a Captivate project and need to reuse a slide in another project, all you need to do is right-click the slide on the Filmstrip, choose the Copy menu item, switch to another (or new) Captivate project, and paste.   Looking for instructor-led training on Adobe Captivate?

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OCTOBER 30, 2013

If you've used TEB's over the years, you know that they've changed very little even as Captivate has evolved and grown in both features and power. If you're a long-time TEB fan like me, you'll be delighted to see that with Captivate 7, TEB's have finally been improved a bit.

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JANUARY 21, 2014

.   Over the past few weeks I've shown you how to trim portions of a Captivate Video Demo and how to Pan & Zoom.   Publishing a Video Demo (cpvc) might seem like a no-brainer if you have past exerience working with standard Captivate project (cptx). Looking for training on Adobe Captivate? Interested?

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JULY 9, 2013

" If the Tin Can API is supported by your Learning Management System (LMS), you'll be happy to learn that it's also fully supported in Adobe Captivate 7. If you would like to see a demonstration of enabling Tin Can within Captivate 7, check out this video on the IconLogic YouTube channel.

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JUNE 18, 2014

by Kevin Siegel      Last week I told you about the great enhancements you'll see in Adobe Captivate 8 when it comes to  image buttons.   The first thing you'll see when you start Captivate is the Welcome screen. Previous versions of Captivate included five Text to Speech Agents.

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MAY 8, 2013

Last week I wrote about Captivate's Main Master Slide and Content Master Slides. when it comes to using the Main Master Slide, Captivate isn't as draconian as I wrote. Looking to learn Captivate quickly? Adobe''s Technical Communication Suite Captivate eLearning mLearning' by Kevin Siegel.

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