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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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JUNE 19, 2018

Where can I find a sample elearning lesson plan with Captivate to get me started? I am new to Adobe Captivate. The post Sample elearning lesson plans with Captivate appeared first on eLearning.

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MARCH 28, 2024

The basic idea is to break up learning sessions into bite-sized content modules that can captivate your employees’ attention. Mobile-based learning enables you to transform lessons into interactive content using gamification, animation, simulation, and other engaging features. This, in turn, helps to improve learning outcomes.

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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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FEBRUARY 5, 2018

Many organizations use PowerPoint templates to ensure that lessons are consistent and correctly branded. By importing PowerPoint into Captivate, you can retain that formatting and branding in your eLearning lessons as well. Open your copy of PowerPoint, and open the file you want to import into Captivate.   5.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2013

We recently introduced you to Captivate's Pretest feature. 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. Looking for training on Adobe Captivate? by Lori Smith.

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JULY 9, 2019

Adobe recently updated Captivate 2019 from version 11 to 11.5. I have noticed one bug so far in Captivate 2019 (11.5): It appears that the Branching View is broken (you can access the Branching View via Window > Branching View). Here's the same file opened in Captivate 11.5. Notice that the two paths are not displayed.

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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.   Adobe Captivate 8 now allows you to create responsive projects. Tablet user: 768 pixels wide.

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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. If you hadn't noticed the option in the lower right of the Captivate 6 Publish dialog box, join the crowd.    Looking to learn Captivate quickly?

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NOVEMBER 30, 2014

by Lori Smith    Adobe Captivate has provided System Variables for years. In fact, there are more than 70 Captivate System Variables in Captivate version 8. This week I'm beginning a series of articles that will take you through Captivate's System Variables, one group at a time. Adobe Captivate'

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

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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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

JUNE 3, 2013

How long was it between Adobe Captivate 5 and 6? Case in point: version 7 of the Captivate software was released today. Top features to be found in Adobe Captivate 7: Drag-and-drop Components Make eLearning fun with drag-and-drop games, quizzes, and lessons that can run on desktops and mobile devices (such as the iPad).

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

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.

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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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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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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 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. Looking to learn Captivate quickly? by Kevin Siegel.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

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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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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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

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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eLearning Industry

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Joe Ganci will provide you with the knowledge and hands-on practice you need to build and edit excellent eLearning lessons from scratch using Adobe Captivate. You will work on a real lesson for desktop and mobile devices. This post was first published on eLearning Industry.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

MARCH 5, 2013

by Kevin Siegel      You're recording a complex series of steps on the computer using Adobe Captivate. As If you check your email now, without stopping the Captivate recording process, the act of checking your email is going to be recorded by Captivate. Captivate will wait. No worries!

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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. Over the past few years I've repeatedly heard a couple of complaints about Captivate. Another major complaint was Captivate's lack of support for mobile users.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2014

by Kevin Siegel        If you need to include YouTube videos in your Captivate eLearning project, the traditional technique was to insert a click box or button on a slide and, on the Properties Inspector, use the  Open URL or File  action to target the video's URL. And that's it. And that's it.

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MARCH 14, 2017

During our  live, online beginner Adobe Captivate class, you learn about previewing your project pretty quickly. It wasn't a Captivate problem but a Windows 10 problem caused by a recent Windows update.). Then, back in Captivate, I was delighted to see that my In Browser preview worked once again. 

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

FEBRUARY 5, 2018

Many organizations use PowerPoint templates to ensure that lessons are consistent and correctly branded. By importing PowerPoint into Captivate, you can retain that formatting and branding in your eLearning lessons as well. Open your copy of PowerPoint, and open the file you want to import into Captivate.   5.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

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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JULY 27, 2023

The evolution of eLearning has been a captivating journey to observe. This model aims to captivate learners’ attention, demonstrate the relevance of the content, build their confidence, and provide satisfying learning experiences to enhance motivation and engagement. 6 Instructional Design Best Practices 1. Simplification is key.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

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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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. We offer two live, online Captivate 6 classes. 

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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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FEBRUARY 13, 2018

In an earlier article, I described how I created an eLearning lesson that has GoAnimate characters discussing some spreadsheet problems. At a certain point, the lesson zooms in on a character’s computer screen, and suddenly a software simulation starts in Adobe Captivate. The secret is, I didn’t. I went the other direction. 

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MAY 1, 2012

by Kevin Siegel    I've written about Captivate's Effects feature in the  past. If used appropriately, effects can greatly enhance your eLearning lesson. During one of my recent Captivate 5/5.5 Looking to learn Captivate quickly? so please, developers. let's take it easy out there.

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APRIL 24, 2013

Skins that are added to an eLearning lesson serve a similar role to clothes. Captivate includes a Skin Editor--in essence, your project's closet. 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. by Kevin Siegel.

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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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MAY 24, 2018

Did you know that Adobe Captivate can perform some pretty high-end math? If you’re new to Captivate, I'll bet that you didn’t! Even if you’ve been using Captivate for eons, asking an eLearning development tool to do calculations is not something that likely comes to mind when starting a project.  by Lori Smith, COTP.

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MAY 24, 2018

Did you know that Adobe Captivate can perform some pretty high-end math? If you’re new to Captivate, I'll bet that you didn’t! Even if you’ve been using Captivate for eons, asking an eLearning development tool to do calculations is not something that likely comes to mind when starting a project.  by Lori Smith, COTP.

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