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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. The notes added by the learner will be available even after the learner closes and then returns to the lesson down the road. Looking to learn Adobe Captivate training?

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JULY 23, 2014

by Kevin Siegel      You can create an eLearning lesson that changes dependent upon where your learners are physically located.         Note:  The CpInfoGeoLocation variable ships with Adobe Captivate 8. Looking for instructor-led training on Adobe Captivate?

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APRIL 8, 2014

by Kevin Siegel      Bookmarking a lesson provides the learner an opportunity to continue viewing a lesson from the exact spot where they left off. If you've uploaded your eLearning lesson into a Learning Management System, bookmarking is enabled by default in every lesson that you publish. 

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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 25, 2013

The boss doesn't care if the learner spends the time watching the individual slides that make up the lesson, only that learners are given a fair opportunity to pass the quiz. Should the learner score 50 or lower, the ELSE segment of the Action sends the learner to the first content slide for the lesson (slide 6 ).

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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. Learning Notes Enable learners to add and edit personal notes within a lesson, allowing learners to place cues within the course for future reference.

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OCTOBER 15, 2013

Adobe Presenter 9 allows you to transform your existing PowerPoint deck into eLearning complete with voiceover recordings, interactive objects, screen characters and videos. During this full-day, online instructor-led class, you will learn how to create an eLearning lesson from scratch using both Microsoft PowerPoint and Adobe Presenter.

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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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OCTOBER 2, 2012

by Kevin Siegel    I've published a ton of eLearning lesson using Adobe Captivate, and I have seen the Publish dialog box more times than I can count. When the lesson opened in my web browser, the value of the option became clear. Take the  Scalable HTML content  check box for instance.

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OCTOBER 16, 2013

Screen readers are programs designed to allow visually impaired learners to navigate through a website or eLearning lesson by reading the content aloud. 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.

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MAY 29, 2013

You can allow your learners to jump from one slide in your eLearning lesson to any other slide via interactive slide objects. For example, in the image below, the Play Lesson button has been set to Jump to slide 3 in the project. Adobe''s Technical Communication Suite Captivate eLearning HTML5 mLearning Technical Communications'

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JULY 9, 2013

SCORM allows educators to track such things as learner completion of a course, pass/fail rates, and how long a learner took to complete a lesson or course. " 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.

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MARCH 12, 2013

For instance, which eLearning tool are you going to use to produce the lessons? Is it Adobe Captivate? I have extensive experience using Adobe Captivate and TechSmith Camtasia Studio. In my experience, it will take you approximately 2 hours of labor to produce 1 minute of eLearning playtime if you use Adobe Captivate.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2013

But after a learner clicks the object, the Captivate lesson will disappear when the target website opens. Besides losing contact with the lesson, learners will have to click the "Back" button on their browser to return to the lesson. only to realize the lesson was nowhere to be seen. That makes perfect sense.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2014

by Lori Smith    Adobe Captivate has provided System Variables for years. First up, Date variables, which are a subset of the System Information variables (variables that pull their information from the learner's computer when a Captivate lesson runs).   Looking to learn Adobe Captivate? Adobe Captivate'

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JULY 1, 2016

by Kevin Siegel        Allowing a learner to use the keyboard to navigate around a published Adobe Captivate project is a large part of ensuring that your project is accessible (you learn about accessibility and Section 508 compliance during  our live, online, 2-day advanced Captivate class ).

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AUGUST 16, 2018

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). you might say, “You know all of the answers, because you are the one who created the lesson!”.

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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. IconLogic offers multiple live, online Adobe Captivate 6 classes each month including  Introduction to Adobe Captivate and Advanced Adobe Captivate.

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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. The dots, which are visual reference points for you to use on the slide, will not display in a published lesson.

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JULY 28, 2015

by Jennie Ruby    Adobe Presenter and Adobe Captivate have some overlapping functions. Both can create eLearning lessons that can be uploaded to and report results to a learning management system (LMS). Adobe Presenter is a PowerPoint add-in, and is marketed by Adobe specifically to educators.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2012

A Captivate developer created a nifty eLearning lesson complete with a quiz, advanced actions and some nice navigation features. All she needed to do to wrap up the project was get the finished lesson posted to her LMS and ensure it reported correctly. And The lesson simply would not work once posted to the LMS.

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JANUARY 17, 2017

by Kevin Siegel, CTT,  COTP ,   I received the following email last week concerning Adobe Captivate and accessibility. Hi,   I’m using your  Adobe Captivate 9: Beyond the Essentials  workbook to learn how to make an eLearning module accessible and I have a question. It's a great question.

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MARCH 5, 2013

by Kevin Siegel      You're recording a complex series of steps on the computer using Adobe Captivate. As Prior to recording the lesson in Captivate, display Captivate's Preferences dialog box ( Edit > Preferences  on Windows;  Adobe Captivate > Preferences  on a Mac).

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MARCH 14, 2017

During our  live, online beginner Adobe Captivate class, you learn about previewing your project pretty quickly. You will find the following menu items in the Preview drop-down menu of a standard project: Play Slide, Project, Next 5 slides, In Browser, HTML5 in Browser, Preview in SCORM Cloud, and In Adobe Edge Inspect.

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OCTOBER 30, 2012

According to Adobe: "Use Branch Aware to calculate the final score based only on the questions in the branch that users have viewed. I don't know about you, but I find Adobe's description of Branch Aware to be confusing. The lesson has 12 questions. The lesson has 12 questions. You can download it here.

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MAY 11, 2016

If you're looking to learn Adobe Captivate. During the 6 chapters that make up this course you'll learn how to create a soft-skills lesson from scratch. The lesson will include adding slides, applying themes, adding images and text, and adding interactive buttons. and quickly. this beginner course is for you.

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JULY 9, 2019

Adobe recently updated Captivate 2019 from version 11 to 11.5. In Captivate 11, the image below represents what the Branching View looks like if you have jumps or branches built into your lesson. While most of the interface remains unchanged between 11 and 11.5, Here's the same file opened in Captivate 11.5.

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AUGUST 29, 2012

by Kevin Siegel    If you would like to ensure that your learners always return to your site and receive fresh lessons, one way to proceed would be to set a Project Expiry Date. Learners will see this message when they attempt to view the expired lesson. Choose  File > Publish Settings. You read that correctly.

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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. IconLogic offers multiple live, online Adobe Captivate classes each month including  Introduction to Adobe Captivate and Advanced Adobe Captivate.

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APRIL 24, 2013

Skins that are added to an eLearning lesson serve a similar role to clothes. Using the Skin Editor, you can, among other things, control the look of a lesson's Playback Controls, add Borders and add a Table of Contents. Adobe''s Technical Communication Suite Captivate eLearning mLearning' by Kevin Siegel.

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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. You could publish a Captivate lesson as HTML5, but the way a lesson looked when viewed on different screen sizes wasn't something a developer could control.

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JULY 2, 2018

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). you might say, “You know all of the answers because you are the one who created the lesson!” And

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JUNE 20, 2012

by Kevin Siegel    You've probably heard by now that Adobe released Adobe Captivate 6 late last week. Your learners will not need Captivate installed on their computer to use a SWF, but they will need a modern web browser and the free Adobe Flash Player (www.adobe.com). This week, HTML5.

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DECEMBER 4, 2012

Screen readers are programs designed to allow visually impaired learners to navigate through a website or eLearning lesson by reading the content out loud. Adobe has invested significant resources into Captivate to ensure the lessons you create have the capability of being compliant. Looking to learn Captivate quickly?

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MAY 1, 2012

If used appropriately, effects can greatly enhance your eLearning lesson. Note:  While I love the Effects feature, gratuitous use of effects can actually detract from your lesson.   Adobe Captivate Essentials  and  Adobe Captivate Beyond the Essentials (Advanced). so please, developers.

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MARCH 3, 2017

By default, the TOC is set to Separate which means that it will appear outside of the main lesson area and make the overal window wider by a few hundred pixels. In the image below, you can see the TOC at the left of the lesson.     Looking for training on Adobe Captivate? The default position is left.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2014

if you preview the lesson in a web browser, you'll be able to test the link to the embedded YouTube video.     Looking for instructor-led training on Adobe Captivate? Adobe Captivate e-learning eLearning TCS5 TechComm Technical Communications training UA User Assistance UX' And that's it.

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