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SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

In the spirit of learner engagement and interactivity, you're going to love the widgets you'll find in Adobe Captivate 2023 (also known as Captivate 12). Open or create a Captivate project and insert a blank slide. Over the next couple of weeks, I'll show you how to use the widgets in a project.

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AUGUST 24, 2023

Adding quiz questions to an Adobe Captivate Classic project is easy. Note that the file is typically located wherever you've installed Captivate Classic on your computer, then in Gallery > Quiz > CSVQuestionsCreationMacro.xlsm. Open CSVQuestionsCreationMacro.xlsm with Microsoft Excel. Like I said, it's easy.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2021

  Before installing the update, Adobe recommends that you uninstall Captivate first. From the Applications folder, open the Adobe Captivate 2019 folder and open Uninstall Adobe Captivate 2019. You can download the update here: [link].

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MAY 21, 2019

Adobe Captivate imports native Photoshop files, and you don't have to have Photoshop on your computer. After opening the image, the Import dialog box opens.     If you need to learn Adobe Captivate, we've got you covered with an awesome number of  live, online classes.

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APRIL 27, 2020

Adding an image to an Adobe Captivate project is simple: use the Media tool on the toolbar or import the assets into the Library and then drag the imported assets onto Filmstrip slides.   But what if you've imported an image into Captivate and then the image is updated outside of Captivate. I opened the project.

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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. To add learner notes, open or create a project in Adobe Captivate 7. Select the Notes Interaction and click the Insert button to open the Configuration interaction screen.

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JULY 23, 2014

First, choose  Window > Mobile Palette  to open the Mobile Palette dialog box.         Note:  The CpInfoGeoLocation variable ships with Adobe Captivate 8. Looking for instructor-led training on Adobe Captivate? (I created the project as a branching scenario.

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DECEMBER 11, 2013

I'd also like to be able to use that same color in other Captivate projects. To begin, I opened the Swatches panel (Window menu). The Enter swatch name dialog box opens. Looking for training on Adobe Captivate? Then I selected the Pick Color tool (the eye dropper shown in the image below).

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AUGUST 5, 2014

by Kevin Siegel      From a new user perspective, one of the major complaints about Adobe Captivate has always been its cluttered user interface.   People using Captivate versions 5, 6, and 7 have the ability to undock most of Captivate's panels and move them around the screen. Users

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FEBRUARY 12, 2014

by Kevin Siegel      Adobe Captivate likes to confirm your actions. Captivate will prompt you to confirm the action. Display Captivate's Preferences ( Edit  menu if you're using Windows;  Adobe Captivate  menu if you're using a Mac). Deleting audio? Confirm it.

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DECEMBER 4, 2013

Smart Shapes were introduced with Adobe Captivate 6. When Adobe Captivate 7 was introduced, many developers were disappointed that there still wasn't a Star Smart Shape. and you didn't have to wait for Captivate 8. Looking for training on Adobe Captivate? by Kevin Siegel. Oh the heart-ache.

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JANUARY 23, 2020

I have always loved using rollover captions and rollover images in my Adobe Captivate projects. However, when I open the HTML5 Tracker there are no longer errors about unsupported objects.         Looking for Captivate training? Check out our live, online (instructor-led) Adobe Captivate classes.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2014

Choose  Audio > Speech Management  to open the Speech Management dialog box. Looking for training on Adobe Captivate? We offer multiple live, online Adobe Captivate classes each month including  Introduction to Adobe Captivate  and  Advanced Adobe Captivate.

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MAY 21, 2013

Have you ever visited the Preferences dialog box in Adobe Captivate (Windows users, Edit > Preferences ; Mac users,  Adobe Captivate > Preferences ), made several changes and later, maybe months later, needed those settings on another computer running Captivate? Looking to learn Captivate quickly?

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APRIL 20, 2017

Adobe recently announced a upgrade to Adobe Captivate, its popular eLearning development tool.   According to Adobe's Allen Partridge, Captivate version 2017 , includes several new features including something called Fluid Boxes. Simply choose File > Open, find existing projects, and open them.

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OCTOBER 22, 2013

Once the quiz is completed by the learner and they click the  Continue button on the Quiz Results slide, their email client will open just as it did in earlier versions of Captivate. If the Quiz Results slide is not used, the email client will open after submission of the last answer. Fill in the options for the widget.

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OCTOBER 18, 2017

One of Adobe Captivate's most often overlooked features is its ability to generate support documentation for your eLearning content.   Using Microsoft Word, open Adobe Captivate.dot. You can find the file in the Adobe Captivate application folder on your computer, within Gallery > PrintOutput.

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APRIL 8, 2014

Open or create a Captivate project and choose  Project > Table of Contents. The Skin Editor Window opens.). The  TOC Settings  dialog box opens.)    From the Runtime Options area, select  Self-Paced Learning. .     Enable Bookmarking (Self-Paced Learning). Interested? 

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2013

Clicking the Edit Pretest Action button will open the Advanced Action window containing a basic advanced action. Looking for training on Adobe Captivate? IconLogic offers multiple live, online Adobe Captivate classes each month including Introduction to Adobe Captivate and Advanced Adobe Captivate.

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JULY 25, 2013

There is a better way to go, especially if a Subject Matter Expert who does not own Adobe Captivate is going to create the quiz: GIFT files. You can create a GIFT file in plain text using a simple word processor (like Notepad or TextEdit), and then import the file into Adobe Captivate.

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2013

With the Preferences dialog box still open, select the Pass or Fail category. Looking for training on Adobe Captivate? IconLogic offers multiple live, online Adobe Captivate classes each month including Introduction to Adobe Captivate and Advanced Adobe Captivate.

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JUNE 24, 2016

  At the right of the Swatches window, click  Open Swatch Manager.     Looking for Adobe Captivate training? On the Properties Inspector,  Character  group, click  Color.   In the Color panel, click  Swatches.   Click  Pick Color.

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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.

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Thinkdom

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

As mentioned in the checklist above, selection of the right tools is crucial to the process of eLearning content creation.

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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.     You'll notice that you can open the Library.

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OCTOBER 10, 2013

Selecting the Enable Accessibility option ( Edit > Preferences > Publishing ) makes certain elements in Adobe Captivate projects accessible or open to accessibility technology. The following Adobe Captivate elements are accessible when Enable Accessibility is selected: Project name (derived from Project Properties).

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eLearning Brothers

AUGUST 10, 2017

It has been a few months since the release of Adobe Captivate 2017 and most people, by now, have had a chance to play with it and start looking at how the thousands of free assets provided by eLearning Brothers work with the new release – specifically Captivate Game Templates. Open Captivate 2017.

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APRIL 9, 2014

We’d like give you a free Adobe Captivate template! This free eLearning template is one of the many new Captivate i nteractions in the Library. Captivate interactions are great to engage your learners in the content. View all our Adobe Captivate Templates. Just open and use in the Adobe Captivate.

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JANUARY 29, 2019

Can’t open Adobe Captivate exe file. When ever I try to open it a pop up message appears saying “This app can’t run on your PC,To find a version for your PC check with the software publisher.” ” The post Unable to open Adobe Captivate exe file appeared first on eLearning.

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APRIL 13, 2016

First, quit Captivate and then open your Mac's System Preferences ( Apple > System Preferences ).      Select the  Privacy  category and, from the  Allow the apps below to control your computer area , select Adobe Captivate.app. .    Click  Security & Privacy.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2013

Click Boxes, Buttons), you can select from several options available in the  On Success  drop-down menu including, but not limited to:  Continue ,  Go to the previous slide ,  Go to the next slide ,  Jump to slide ,  Open URL or file ;  Open another project , and  Execute Advanced Actions.

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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.   Looking to learn Captivate quickly?

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JULY 31, 2017

.     Of course, if you run the Check Spelling feature in Adobe Captivate 2017, you're in for a bit of a nasty surprise.         Fellow Captivate developer Sarah Joyce sent me an email a few weeks ago. I opened a few of my projects so see if I could find anything out of whack.

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AUGUST 27, 2014

First, open the project that will receive the pasted slide. Open Captivate's Preferences dialog box (Windows users, choose  Edit > Preferences ; Mac users, choose  Adobe Captivate > Preferences ). From   Looking for instructor-led training on Adobe Captivate?

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AUGUST 7, 2014

Elearning developers need ways to optimize Adobe Captivate, and get more creative inspiration. So, where can you go to get Captivate example courses with source files to download? The Adobe Captivate blog is the place go. So, why not try downloading these Captivate example courses and start learning.

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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. When creating content within Adobe Captivate, avoid using Captivate features that are not supported by mobile devices (such as Flash animations or rollovers). by Kevin Siegel.

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OCTOBER 17, 2017

I created a video tutorial on Adobe Captivate Draft last week that was well received, however, one of my viewers on my YouTube channel wanted to know the process of getting Captivate Draft files into Captivate 2017. Click on the following link from your iPad to install Captivate Draft. Adobe Captivate Draft.

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