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What Computer Should I Buy?

Adobe Captivate

For Mac OS, you need a multicore Intel processor, Mac OS X v10.13.5 (or I want my computer to be able to run well for at least three years of new versions and software updates, preferable though, I want it to last five years. The first decision was Mac or PC. Another factor is cost.

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eLearning: It's Time for Some Reflection

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by Kevin Siegel      I was recently contacted by a client who wanted me to create software simulations of mobile apps. At first I thought he wanted me to create software simulations that could be accessed and used by mobile devices. I started Adobe Captivate and recorded a Software Simulation.

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eLearning: Is Right-Clicking Right?

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If you're responsible for creating a software simulation that teaches a learner how to make Word text bold, which of the commands are you going to simulate? While you could simulate multiple options, I'd encourage you to focus on just one (adding multiple options is going to take you too long to produce).

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Adobe Captivate: Record Simulations Using Smart Shapes Instead of Text Captions

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Many Captivate developers, tired of the limitations of standard Text Captions, have forsaken Text Captions altogether for Smart Shapes. While there is much to love about Smart Shapes, a perceived downside to Smart Shapes is that you can't use them to automatically get captions when recording a Software Simulation.

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ADOBE CAPTIVATE: Why Are Smart Shapes So Smart? Let Me Count The (6) Ways

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When setting up to record a software simulation, you can ask Captivate to generate Smart Shape captions instead of Text Captions—automatically. Jennie Ruby, CTT,  COTP , is a veteran eLearning developer, master trainer (CMT), and author. But the caption functionality goes way beyond that. Jennie has an M.A.

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ADOBE CAPTIVATE 2017: Setting the Capture Caption Style

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If you create a software simulation using Adobe Captivate, you can elect to have Captivate automatically create text captions for you. All you need to do to ensure that the captions are created is enable Text Captions prior to recording a simulation. by Kevin Siegel, COTP.

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Adobe Captivate 8: A Cleaner, Simpler User Interface

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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.