eLearning Company

MAY 30, 2019

If you’ve ever created a learning course in Articulate Storyline or Adobe Captivate, you have most certainly seen (and probably used) a progress bar that appears below the slide by default in both of these authoring tools.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

MARCH 7, 2018

.  Instead of relying on PowerPoint alone for your eLearning content, you’ll need to take your finished presentations into an eLearning development tool such as Adobe Captivate, Articulate Storyline, or TechSmith Camtasia. But what happens to your beloved PowerPoint slides when they get incorporated into today’s eLearning tools?

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

JUNE 4, 2015

by Kevin Siegel      How do you collaborate with Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) who aren't Adobe Captivate or Articulate Storyline developers? How many times have you gone back and forth (and back and forth again) with your SMEs, changing a word on a slide here, removing a comma there. Adobe Captivate.

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Experiencing eLearning

AUGUST 17, 2021

Articulate 360 (primarily Storyline). Most of the elearning content I build for clients is created in Articulate Storyline, part of the Articulate 360 suite. Articulate Review saves me tons of time collecting feedback from clients and stakeholders. I use these tools for creating learning experiences for others.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

MARCH 7, 2018

.  Instead of relying on PowerPoint alone for your eLearning content, you’ll need to take your finished presentations into an eLearning development tool such as Adobe Captivate, Articulate Storyline, or TechSmith Camtasia. But what happens to your beloved PowerPoint slides when they get incorporated into today’s eLearning tools?

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

MARCH 7, 2018

.  Instead of relying on PowerPoint alone for your eLearning content, you’ll need to take your finished presentations into an eLearning development tool such as Adobe Captivate, Articulate Storyline, or TechSmith Camtasia. But what happens to your beloved PowerPoint slides when they get incorporated into today’s eLearning tools?

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Experiencing eLearning

AUGUST 23, 2022

Articulate 360 (primarily Storyline). Most of the elearning content I build for clients is created in Articulate Storyline, part of the Articulate 360 suite. Articulate Review saves me tons of time collecting feedback from clients and stakeholders. I use these tools for creating learning experiences for others.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

Articulate recently released Storyline 360, part of the Articulate 360 suite of products available through a subscription on Articulate's website.   I love the fact that it's now an easy process to get a reasonable peek at what my slides will look like on multiple screens/devices. by Kevin Siegel, COTP.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

JUNE 25, 2019

Adobe recently released a significant, and free, update to Captivate 2019, its flagship eLearning development tool.   I selected the image I wanted, clicked the Insert button and the image appeared on my slide.   Next time:  Project and Slide Assets (both of which are game changers and worth a deep dive).

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

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. Create a Text Caption on your slide that tells the user they need to fill in the data. If the UserData is not empty, Go to Next Slide. by Lori Smith. I named mine  UserData.).

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

OCTOBER 29, 2019

I've long trumpeted the benefits of using Object Styles in Adobe Captivate.     Every object on every slide using the style gets updated instantly. You can use this technique to format multiple slide objects, even across project slides. That's cool stuff.     Looking for Captivate training?

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LearnDash

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

Did you see the big news from Articulate recently? They have made some big changes in their products by introducing the new Articulate 360. If you are a fan of Articulate (or even just a previous user of their software), you may be wondering what this means exactly. Articulate 360 is subscription based.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

JANUARY 28, 2015

I was working on a project recently and inserted a video onto one of my Storyline slides using the step above. Upon previewing the slide, I saw that a portion of the video needed to be trimmed. First, select the video on the slide.   Articulate Storyline e-learning eLearning Storyline Technical Communications Technology'

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NuggetHead

AUGUST 12, 2009

The fun part of my job is having a plethora of tools in my ‘elearning development’ toolbox: Adobe Creative Suite, Captivate, Visio, Lectora, and now Articulate. Recently, Lectora launched a new tool that integrates PowerPoint slides directly into a Lectora project. In my world that’s like Christmas morning!

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

APRIL 8, 2014

Move through a few slides in the lesson and then close the browser window.   We offer live, online training on Adobe Captivate, Articulate Storyline, Adobe Presenter, and TechSmith Camtasia Studio.We By enabling Self-Paced Learning, you have basically activated Captivate's bookmarking feature. Interested? 

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

APRIL 25, 2016

by Kevin Siegel        If you've used Articulate Storyline at all, you have likely discovered for yourself that triggers can perform robust interactivity and calculations. For instance, you can attach a JavaScript to a button that allows learners to print a slide. However, triggers will take you only so far.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

JULY 22, 2015

"Sure it's easy to add closed captions to a Captivate slide," she said, "but you cannot add them to a video."   Believe it or not, it's just about as easy to add closed captions to a video as it is a slide. Here's how: Insert a video onto a slide via the  Media  menu.  

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

During our live, online Articulate Storyline Beginner classes , we teach students how to import and record voiceover audio. If you don't see Text-to-Speech as shown below, and you're using Storyline 360, start Articulate 360 and see if updates are available.). The resulting audio file appears at the bottom left of the slide.

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Infopro Learning

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Apps like Storyline 360, iSpring Suite, and Adobe Captivate save time by starting directly in the tool and avoiding content transfer later. Additionally, you can reach out to the supportive individuals in the Articulate community on the eLearning Heroes forums. It all comes down to what you like and what your project needs.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

JULY 28, 2015

by Jennie Ruby    Adobe Presenter and Adobe Captivate have some overlapping functions. Adobe Presenter is a PowerPoint add-in, and is marketed by Adobe specifically to educators. In Adobe Presenter, this is a good thing. Adobe Captivate is powerful, stand-alone eLearning development software.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

OCTOBER 23, 2018

There are times where you don’t want your learner to leave a slide until certain criteria have been met.   For instance, there's an interactive game on a slide (a credit score game you'll learn to create in my Storyline Essentials book). He has been recognized by Adobe as one of the top trainers world-wide.

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LearnDash

APRIL 20, 2012

Adobe Captivate is a great tool with tons of functionality, but you should absolutely avoid this one feature at all costs, unless you enjoy massive headaches and loads of rework! For example, in the past I have used Articulate and Adobe Captivate to create an elearning course on new processes and software.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

MAY 31, 2017

If you preview the slide you'll see that a Closed Captions control has been automatically added to the Player. Kal Hadi and I recently wrapped up our " Articulate Storyline 3 & 360: The Essentials " book.   Looking for Articulate training?   Looking for Articulate training?

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

JUNE 10, 2014

by Kevin Siegel      Over the past few weeks I've been writing about the hot new features you'll find in Adobe Captivate 8 such as the  new, easier to use, interface  and  responsive projects. Adobe Captivate Adobe''s Technical Communication Suite Captivate e-learning eLearning'

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eLearning Brothers

JUNE 13, 2017

Adobe Captivate 2017 is packed with a ton of new features. Set the slide On Enter Action to run our new count_up Advanced Action. Then we display those two variables on the slide so we can watch as the coolness unfolds. Preview the slide in the browser. He is an Articulate MVP. Why would I use that?

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

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. If you click the icon while in a project, you'll be taken online to  Adobe KnowHow , where you'll find some free and pay-for-access training videos.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

If you have content in Microsoft PowerPoint and need to use it for eLearning, you'll be happy to know that the top eLearning tools (Adobe Captivate, Articulate Storyline, and TechSmith Camtasia) allow you to import PowerPoint content and then output HTML5 or videos. Kevin Siegel is the founder and president of IconLogic, Inc.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

MAY 14, 2013

For instance, I use Adobe Captivate to create most of my eLearning content, and Adobe RoboHelp to create my Help Systems. If you have created an eLearning lesson using eLearning tools such as Adobe Captivate, TechSmith's Camtasia Studio or Articulate's Storyline, you can insert the multimedia directly into RoboHelp Help Topics.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

MAY 28, 2014

by Kevin Siegel      Adobe last week announced Adobe Captivate 8, a significant upgrade to one of the top eLearning development tools in the world.     At the left is the familiar Filmstrip; in the middle is the stage (or slide. First, it was perceived as difficult to use. call it what you like).

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

OCTOBER 28, 2014

The good news is that both Articulate Storyline and Adobe Captivate offer some awesome, and most importantly, free Characters--out of the box. Articulate Storyline 2 To insert a Character on a Storyline slide, open a slide and from the Insert tab on the Ribbon, click  Character.

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eLearning Brothers

MAY 31, 2017

It’s not enough to know that Johnny passed the course; we need to know how many times Johnny viewed slide 3. In this short blog post (and video), I will give a brief overview of how to use Adobe Captivate’s built-in JavaScript interface to gather data and send it to our data collection service. He is an Articulate MVP.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

FEBRUARY 12, 2015

  In my workflow as an Instructional Designer, I create my own artwork in Adobe Illustrator and export as  transparent PNGs. With the Hover state still open, select the object on your slide.     Looking for training on Articulate Storyline?  Then right-click and choose  Format Picture.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

MAY 3, 2016

by Kevin Siegel        During my  live, online Adobe Captivate classes , I teach students how to use Captivate's Text to Speech feature.   Looking for Articulate Storyline or Adobe Captivate training? .  And why not?   Check out these live, online classes.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

OCTOBER 23, 2018

There are times where you don’t want your learner to leave a slide until certain criteria have been met.   For instance, there's an interactive game on a slide (a credit score game you'll learn to create in my Storyline Essentials book). He has been recognized by Adobe as one of the top trainers world-wide.

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Mindflash

MARCH 10, 2014

Mindflash has recently started supporting SCORM content from Articulate Storyline and Adobe Captivate. It became clear after talking to customers, and prospects that Articulate’s Storyline and Adobe’s Captivate products were the most popular creation tools.

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Paradiso Solutions

APRIL 9, 2023

The eLearning content is far more engaging and interactive that enhances user retention and effectiveness of learning. PowerPoint is an easy way to deliver presentation through slides but unfortunately lacks the advanced progress tracking system. The content is in SCORM format which makes it interactive and easily sharable.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

DECEMBER 18, 2015

. Over the next few weeks, I'm going to show you the LMS setup process in the top eLearning development tools (Adobe Captivate, Articulate Storyline, TechSmith Camtasia Studio, and Trivantis Lectora).   Reporting Scores with Adobe Captivate.   Looking for training or help with Adobe Captivate?

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