The Logical Blog by IconLogic

FEBRUARY 5, 2018

By importing PowerPoint into Captivate, you can retain that formatting and branding in your eLearning lessons as well. But sometimes Captivate needs a little extra help in communicating with PowerPoint on your computer in order to import slides. Open your copy of PowerPoint, and open the file you want to import into Captivate.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

DECEMBER 5, 2014

A little advanced action can easily convert military time to 12 hour time. If you have certain elements or slides in your project that you want to behave differently depending upon the learner's device, you can use this variable in a conditional Advanced Action to create the desired behavior.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

MARCH 9, 2018

We received the following distress email a few days ago:   I am using your workbook ( Adobe Captivate 2017: The Essentials ) and I'm in Module 11: Working with PowerPoint.   In truth, I never add the audio to PowerPoint slides while in PowerPoint. Then click the green arrow to convert the m4a to an mp3.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

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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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

FEBRUARY 5, 2018

By importing PowerPoint into Captivate, you can retain that formatting and branding in your eLearning lessons as well. But sometimes Captivate needs a little extra help in communicating with PowerPoint on your computer in order to import slides. Open your copy of PowerPoint, and open the file you want to import into Captivate.

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Limestone Learning

MARCH 29, 2022

PT: Getting Started with JavaScript in Adobe Captivate Tools such as Adobe Captivate are great for quickly developing elearning. Phil Cowcill, Senior Elearning Specialist at the Department of National Defence, Canada, will give you a quick introduction on how to write your own JavaScript that’s geared for Adobe Captivate.

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eLearning Brothers

APRIL 11, 2017

The most significant change from Captivate 9 to Captivate 2017 comes in the way that responsive design is handled. Using a tool called Fluid Boxes, developers can divide up the slides into containers that hold the objects, text, and graphics. Captivate 2017 changes that. Closed Captioning.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

MARCH 9, 2018

We received the following distress email a few days ago:   I am using your workbook ( Adobe Captivate 2017: The Essentials ) and I'm in Module 11: Working with PowerPoint.   In truth, I never add the audio to PowerPoint slides while in PowerPoint. Then click the green arrow to convert the m4a to an mp3.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

MARCH 9, 2018

We received the following distress email a few days ago:   I am using your workbook ( Adobe Captivate 2017: The Essentials ) and I'm in Module 11: Working with PowerPoint.   In truth, I never add the audio to PowerPoint slides while in PowerPoint. Then click the green arrow to convert the m4a to an mp3.

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Adobe Captivate

DECEMBER 6, 2017

Adobe Captivate is a one-stop solution for all the rapid, responsive and interactive eLearning requirements. In this blog we will go through the process of converting PowerPoint presentations (instructor-led training PPT deck) into interactive and engaging e-learning courses using the Html5 authoring tool Adobe captivate 2017.

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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. Text to Speech is an easy-to-use utility that will instantly convert written text into audio files. And why not?

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

AUGUST 22, 2012

You can import PowerPoint presentations into an existing Captivate project, or create a new Captivate project that uses the PowerPoint slides. Importing a PowerPoint presentation into Captivate couldn't be easier. and audio bookmarks were not supported within Captivate.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

MAY 15, 2012

by Kevin Siegel    During every  Captivate beginner class , time is spent on the second day teaching everyone how to use Captivate's Text-to-Speech feature to convert slide notes into speech. Here's how: First, go through your project and convert the slide notes to speech.

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Brilliant Teams

JUNE 26, 2023

One effective way to create engaging eLearning content is by converting PowerPoint presentations into interactive eLearning modules. In this ultimate guide, we will explore the process of converting PowerPoint to eLearning and provide you with practical tips and strategies to make the conversion simple and effective.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

OCTOBER 23, 2015

Adobe recently posted a fix for Captivate 9 that, according to Adobe, addresses the following issues in Adobe Captivate 9. Conditional actions get converted to standard actions in upgraded project. Result slide does not show up for a captivate project with more than 45 random question slides.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

JUNE 23, 2015

Smart Shapes were introduced in Adobe Captivate several years ago. Similar to PowerPoint's Shapes feature, Smart Shapes in Captivate allow you to draw stars, ovals, banners, and more on a slide. One the slide, drag your mouse to draw the shape. by Kevin Siegel. Drag the points to create any kind of shape.

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Hurix Digital

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

Boasting of a great slide deck, it is used across every industry ubiquitously. It needs to be converted to a more suitable format such as SCORM using a PPT to SCORM converter. Why Do You Need to Convert PPTs to SCORM? The Best Tools to Convert PPTs Into a SCORM Package. PPT files have very limited LMS support.

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Hurix Digital

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

Boasting of a great slide deck, it is used across every industry ubiquitously. It needs to be converted to a more suitable format such as SCORM using a PPT to SCORM converter. Why Do You Need to Convert PPTs to SCORM? The Best Tools to Convert PPTs Into a SCORM Package. PPT files have very limited LMS support.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

FEBRUARY 8, 2012

After opening the PowerPoint presentation, you will be presented with a dialog that will allow you to control, among other things, the size of the presentation when it is converted to a Captivate project.   From this point forward, you can edit the source PowerPoint presentation from within Captivate.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

MARCH 19, 2015

by Kevin Siegel      Using Captivate's Text to Speech feature allows you to quickly convert written text to voiceover audio. Prior to converting a slide note to speech, just add a bit of code (known as Voice Text Markup Language or VTML) to the text.  It's an awesome feature.

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eLearning Brothers

JANUARY 24, 2014

This blog will explain improved compliance support by specifying the tab order for interactive objectives in Adobe Captivate. If you missed it, you should read my last blog was about the concept of 508 compliance and how to Convert Slide Notes Into Closed Caption Text in Adobe Captivate.

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Adobe Captivate

SEPTEMBER 3, 2018

This is useful when you have a Fluid Box that serves the same purpose on many different slides in your project. For example, a Fluid Box dedicated to slide titles or navigation controls. When you look at the improvements to fluid boxes in Captivate 2019, it is clear that Adobe is preparing for that eventuality.

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Adobe Captivate

NOVEMBER 17, 2017

Download the Workbook – Getting Started with Fluid Boxes in Adobe Captivate 2017. Adobe Captivate (2017 release) packs more punch when compared to its predecessors. In this webinar, you will learn about Fluid Boxes, a feature introduced in Captivate.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

AUGUST 3, 2010

  Text-to-Speech (TTS) was one of the coolest new features in Adobe Captivate 4. In the new Captivate 5, TTS is still available but the interface for converting text to speech has changed (like everything else). Once the text to speech software has been installed, converting text to speech is a snap.

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Adobe Captivate

MARCH 13, 2018

The topic will be Mastering Custom Quizzes with Adobe Captivate 2017. In this session, you will learn how to… create a responsive design interface for your question slides in Adobe Captivate 2017 using fluid boxes. convert your questions to become scored final quiz questions.

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Brilliant Teams

AUGUST 4, 2023

Converting PowerPoint to eLearning: A Step-by-Step Guide for Effective Conversion - Introduction Learn how to convert PowerPoint to eLearning with our comprehensive step-by-step guide. Here are some compelling reasons why converting PowerPoint presentations to eLearning is crucial: 1.1

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Adobe Captivate

JANUARY 29, 2014

You can easily do so for your audio-based courses by adding narration to your screen, adding slide notes, and then converting those slide notes to closed captions. But a little known […]. Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0'

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

MARCH 21, 2011

by Kevin Siegel It's relatively simple to import a PowerPoint presentation into a Captivate project. You can import a presentation into a new project, or add PowerPoint slides to an existing project. Earlier I mentioned how you can create a new Captivate project using PowerPoint slides.

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LearnUpon

MARCH 27, 2018

Adobe Captivate is one of the best authoring tools available to eLearning professionals. In this tutorial, we show you how to publish SCORM content in Adobe Captivate so you can import it to your LMS. Adobe Captivate makes publishing eLearning content as a SCORM file simple. SCORM Preferences.

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Adobe Captivate

AUGUST 21, 2018

Liven up demos and training videos by making them interactive with the new Adobe Captivate. In the Insert Video dialog, let the YouTube Video option remain selected, if you wish to embed a YouTube video on the slide and enter the YouTube video link in the URL field. The video will now be added to the slide. And click OK.

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MAY 2, 2017

Getting started on Fluid Boxes – Adobe Captivate 2017 release. In the 2017 release of Adobe Captivate, a Fluid Box is a layout mode that provides the arrangement of objects on a slide so that the objects behave predictably when the slide accommodates different screen sizes and devices.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

APRIL 5, 2010

by Kevin Siegel During my Adobe Captivate beginner classes, I always teach students how to use Captivate's Text to Speech. Text to Speech is an easy-to-use utility that will instantly convert written text into audio files. Need to learn the basics of Adobe Captivate 4 fast? And why not?

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

by Kevin Siegel If you have created a presentation using Microsoft PowerPoint, you can import the presentation slides into an existing Captivate project, or create a new project that uses the PowerPoint slides. The On mouse click option will add a click box to each slide in the pending Captivate project.

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OCTOBER 12, 2017

Your boss loves you and can’t get enough of your slide transitions. He’s impressed by slide transitions but is looking for more interactivity. Creating Adobe Captivate from PowerPoint is just one way to fast track your eLearning development. Good times – for now. Now Gavin joins your team. How do you impress him?

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JULY 20, 2018

Storyboarding in Adobe Captivate (2017 or Draft App) vs. Microsoft PowerPoint. Over the years we have watched Adobe Captivate evolve into one of the leading tools for developing rapid learning solutions. Then import the PowerPoint presentation into Adobe Captivate. Change can be a good thing.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

As the name implies, placeholders hold a spot on a slide or within a project for specific objects. For instance, if you always want a Text Animation of the first slide of a project, you can insert a Text Animation Placeholder, set the animation, and other Properties.   Looking to learn Adobe Captivate 5?

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Adobe Captivate

APRIL 11, 2017

I’m really excited to report that the next major release of Adobe Captivate has launched. Adobe has made the decision to break from the product numbers of the past and now simply call the product Adobe Captivate 2017 Release. Converting to Responsive Design. Adobe Typekit Integration.

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