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They say for eLearning to be engaging, it needs to be interactive. Interactivity is the key that keeps the learner’s interest, and assists them in embedding new knowledge once they have completed a learning module. So how much interactivity do you require for your content? How interactive your module needs to be, comes down to the definition questions you asked prior to entering into the development phase of your module. Level 1 – Passive Interaction. MORE
During this session, I’ll be sharing some cool tips on how to use the drag and drop interaction in Adobe Captivate 7. Rapid Authoring Rapid eLearning Training and Tutorials Whats new "Elearning authoring tools" Adobe Captivate 7 Advanced Actions Assessment audio Audio Feedback Drag and drop Incorrect Audio Feedback interaction rapid elearning authoring tools I’m busy prepping for my concurrent session at Adobe Learning Summit on Monday, 21st October. MORE
Last week, I conducted a session on creating interactive screens using Adobe Captivate 5.5 where I showed the participants how to create a tabbed, click-reveal text, and click-play audio screen. Interactive screens rapid elearningThe demonstrations for tabbed and click-reveal text screen are already available here and for the benefit of blog readers, here’s how you can create a [.]. eLearning Suite Extending Captivate How do I. MORE
Using eLearning Audio Can Make or Break the Success of Your Learning. People who don’t value audio haven’t been paying attention. Not just in terms of eLearning audio, but even in general. Audio Driven Lives. Our lives are based on audio. Without the audio narrative of great storytellers, much of what we know would likely have never been learned. Therefore, audio is an essential part of our eLearning content. Make it the audio. MORE
It's not a big deal if you don't need the playbar, but what if you need to give your learners the ability to mute/unmute the audio? Here is what Adobe says about using cpCmdMute: According to the Description shown in the image above, you set the variable to 1 if you want to mute the audio, 0 if you don't. You need to use this variable in the project to allow the learner to control the audio when there isn't a playbar. MORE
Maybe a blog, explaining why I am wondering about the use of Captivate for the creation of software tutorials, explaining the three possible workflows with growing level of interactivity can lead to some feedback anyway. Here is a Video Demo, which will also be included as Interactive Video under Workflow 2. Workflow 2: Interactive Video. This workflow uses the published result of a Video Demo as start for an Interactive Video. Intro. MORE
The simplified interactive video work flow using overlay slides and bookmarks, gives you the ability to enhance the video presented with additional content and question slides. With the new approach to interactive video in Captivate 2019, how I work with video has changed dramatically. The new work flow for interactive video in Captivate 2019 changes all that by placing a video on a single slide. MORE
A question posted recently is at the base of this short post: “a way to stop the main slide audio when a tab on the interaction is clicked” I pointed to an older blog where you can find some tips for using learning interactions, about their limitations etc. The audio referred to in the question was slide audio, the used Learning interaction was Tabs. Static and Interactive. All have some of interactions inside. Audio Problem. MORE
This is where an interactive workbook comes in! Unlike the traditional digital textbooks , these interactive workbooks allow for a more meaningful, well-rounded and entertaining learning experience for students. What is An Interactive Workbook? Popups & Interactive Images. MORE
At Vignettes Learning we use stories in eLearning; however, we make them interactive. Spencer Ackerman features Vanguard of Valor, an interactive teaching tool built to instruct the mid-career officers who pass through the Army’s Combined Arms Center, about the lessons accumulated from years of hard-fought war in Afghanistan. In this blog, we will attempt to draw out interactive elearning development lessons by benchmarking Vanguard of Valor. _ Our Belief. MORE
Choosing the correct answer will show the correct answer feedback text along with the learner hearing correct answer audio. If the user chooses an incorrect answer they see incorrect feedback text along with hearing incorrect answer audio. I also have slide audio. Currently, when the user selects a multiple choice answer and selects the submit button they do see the corresponding feedback text and they do hear the corresponding audio. MORE
In each of the AAs, text appears, an audio clip plays, and then the next number in the sequence appears. Can I build a pause and play functionality that will pause (and subsequently play) the triggered object audio inside the AA? (I’m The post Pausing and playing object audio in Advanced Action appeared first on eLearning. Advanced Actions Interactions Question 2017 Adobe Captivate 2017 audio play/pause question MORE
I am a foreign language instructor and I wanted to create audio interactive pages for students to record their speaking tests. The post Audio interactive appeared first on eLearning. Interactions Learning Interactions Question 2017 questionI am sure adobe has this function but I don’t know where and how to find it. Thanks in advance for whoever can help me. MORE
In addition, I have audio on the slide. When published to HTML5, it works well in the latest versions of IE, Edge, and Firefox (in Windows) but in Chrome, the video doesn’t start nor does the audio. After investigating it in Chrome’s Developer Tools, I found the Console message: Uncaught (in promise) DOMException: play() failed because the user didn’t interact with the document first. Audio Discussion Media audio blog media publishing MORE
Checkout the three brand new content types: Speak the Words, Audio Recorder and Agamotto for H5P Source: New Release: Speak the Words, Audio Recorder and Agamotto | H5P. apps Apps and Tools for eLearning eLearning eLearning Tools Adult Learning H5P instructional designer interactive tools Learning styles Why Adults Learn MORE
Here are some ways to construct elearning without audio. Who doesn’t love audio narration in elearning? Yet audio can be difficult, for both the learner and the training program. Learners need to have an environment where they can play the audio through speakers; or find headphones to plug in. In addition, audio can significantly increase production time and cost. So what are the options if you decide to rely on an approach that doesn’t use audio? MORE
But if you want to truly engage your learners, you've got to interact with them. Instead of just asking my attendees to tell me their favorite cereal via audio or asking them to type their favorite via the chat pod, I can let them draw on the screen. Interactive polls are just a tiny step toward a goal of eradicating sucky training forever. One of the easiest ways to engage online students is by displaying quizzes and polls. MORE
Modern learning is a social and collaborative process of knowledge building where a learner interacts with the content and the instructor as well as with peers. Thus educational interactions within an organization can be of three types: Learner-to-Content interactions. Learner-to-Instructor interactions. Learner-to-Learner interactions. Here are some means of achieving this interactivity: Hyperlinks. MORE
The COVID-19 pandemic has shifted the spotlight to online learning, with several schools, colleges and universities showing interest in interactive online platforms to deliver holistic learning to their students. It includes interactive elements and features to create MCQs and quizzes. MORE
New technologies such as augmented reality, virtual reality, and interactive presentations have changed learner expectations such that they are no longer satisfied with just videos and text, giving rise to the concept of interactive training. What is interactive training? MORE
Audio narration is part of multimedia and adds a lot of value to your elearning courses. However, there are times when it makes sense to NOT use audio. Do Not Use Audio Narration When They Can’t Hear It. If those taking the course can’t hear the audio narration, then it makes sense not to include it. This probably seems obvious, but often we don’t get to meet those who take the courses so we’re not always aware of their audio limitations. MORE
Hi, I would like some assistance on creating a Learning Interaction, with voice overs. I was able to add the learning interaction ‘Accordion’, however, I am unable to add audio to the interaction. The post Adding Audio to Learning Interaction in Captivate 2017 appeared first on eLearning. Interactions Question Standard Actions captivate e-learning question standard actions MORE
Hi all, I’ve built a slide with a five-tab learning interaction. Each content panel in the interaction includes audio. There is also audio on the main slide timeline. I can’t figure out a way to stop the main slide audio when a tab on the interaction is clicked, and this results in two audio files playing at the same time. Is there a way I can disable the main timeline audio when the interaction buttons are pressed? MORE
I have assigned audio to each tab but that audio is not playing when I click on the tab and I can’t seem to figure out why. The post Audio not playing in Widget appeared first on eLearning. Discussion Interactions Learning Interactions blog widget propertiesHi there – I am using Captivate 2017 and have inserted the process tabs widget. MORE
In the spirit of sharing tips and tricks for working with video and audio, we reached back into a featured series of InSync blog posts on technology tools for modern blended learning. From the series “ Sorting through the Technology Toolbox ,” here are some of my favorite tips and tools for you to explore so you can be on your way to creating interactive eLearning , audio , video, and screencasting learning assets. MORE
In this video tutorial, I show you my workflow for creating a single-slide click to reveal that contains both slide audio, as well as additional triggered audio for each state of a multi-state object. Your instinct might be to attach the audio to the individual states of the multi-state audio but you will quickly discover that this doesn’t work so well. The post Adobe Captivate – Click to Reveal with Multiple Audio Clips appeared first on eLearning. MORE
by Kevin Siegel Adding voiceover audio to eLearning enhances the learner experience. And before you spend thousands of dollars hiring voiceover talent to record your audio, you should know: your voice is fine (nobody likes their own voice so trust me on this, yours will do nicely). I've found that the voiceover audio does not have to be highly produced to be effective. But when should you record your audio? MORE
Checkout the three brand new content types: Speak the Words, Audio Recorder and Agamotto for H5P Source: New Release: Speak the Words, Audio Recorder and Agamotto | H5P. apps Apps and Tools for eLearning eLearning eLearning Tools Adult Learning H5P instructional designer interactive tools Learning styles Why Adults Learn MORE
I have been writing quite a few posts about the Timeline, and maybe you also viewed the interactive presentation for which I posted a link in this article. This feature is now available, and I wanted to try it out with another interactive movie. Audio types. The way different types of audio react to an absolute Pause of the timeline, and to a Pausing point (slide related or related to an interactive object) is probably the most difficult to understand. MORE
Interaction design is almost always a synthesis of traditional methods and approaches from varied established disciplines. When I write about interaction, most people reading it view it in the context of software or some form of digital technology. Interaction” isn’t only about technology or software. Tangible interaction designers work on the integration of technology and its effects on human experience. Tangible interaction is the physical embodiment of computation. MORE
AMERICAN FORK, Utah — November 17, 2014 — eLearning Brothers today announced that it will offer over 500,000 stock photos, graphics, vectors, videos and audio files to the training and development community. The current library includes games, interactions, quizzes, layouts, skins, storyboards, scenarios, cut-out people, full course starters, medical templates and now more than half a million stock assets in the same familiar subscription. MORE
When learners interact in an online course, active learning takes place. eLearning interactivity is the actual “thought process interchange” between learners and eLearning tools through which engagement and active learning takes place. Integrating interactions in the content is the key step in the eLearning design process. This step enables learning that is meaningful, recalled easily, as well as evaluated through interactive assessments. MORE
Interactivities built within e-learning can effectively provide relief as well as challenge the learners to think and apply assimilated learning. There are many types of interactivities that can be built in an e-course. From ‘fill-in-the-blanks’ and multiple-choice questions to ‘true or false’ and ‘match-the correct’, simple and straightforward interactivities encourage factual and conceptual learning for a variety of learners. Audio-visual based questions. MORE
In a discussion on eLearning Heroes , Judith Reymond asked about the research on when or whether audio narration is helpful to adult learners. I usually don’t provide audio feedback on practice activities to give people a break. I’ll sometimes provide other kinds of interaction or content delivery to provide a break from the audio (tabs or “click to reveal” text). What are your experiences with audio, especially with on-screen text? MORE
We all know that adding meaningful interactivity into eLearning courses allows learners to participate in the learning process, thus creating an enhanced learning environment. But building interactivities can be challenging if you don’t have the right resources, time, or money. In general, there are two ways to build interactions: 1) use a skill-based team, or 2) use a rapid interactivity builder with your authoring tool. How to build interactions? MORE
The idea is to revolutionize Textbook as we know them (static) and make them interactive through video, audio, quizzes and other types of interactivity. Having experienced many eMagazines on the iPad, which have many of these interactive features, I along with many people knew that eventually Textbooks would be next. Here’s a video I just did on how easy it is to create an interactive textbook using iBooks Author. MORE
Adobe Captivate
OCTOBER 21, 2018
I am a foreign language instructor and I wanted to create audio interactive pages for students to record their speaking tests. The post Audio interactive appeared first on eLearning. Interactions Learning Interactions Question 2017 questionI am sure adobe has this function but I don’t know where and how to find it. Thanks in advance for whoever can help me.
Adobe Captivate
MAY 16, 2019
A question posted recently is at the base of this short post: “a way to stop the main slide audio when a tab on the interaction is clicked” I pointed to an older blog where you can find some tips for using learning interactions, about their limitations etc. The audio referred to in the question was slide audio, the used Learning interaction was Tabs. Static and Interactive. All have some of interactions inside. Audio Problem.
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Experiencing eLearning
OCTOBER 13, 2015
In a discussion on eLearning Heroes , Judith Reymond asked about the research on when or whether audio narration is helpful to adult learners. I usually don’t provide audio feedback on practice activities to give people a break. I’ll sometimes provide other kinds of interaction or content delivery to provide a break from the audio (tabs or “click to reveal” text). What are your experiences with audio, especially with on-screen text?
Adobe Captivate
MAY 15, 2019
Hi all, I’ve built a slide with a five-tab learning interaction. Each content panel in the interaction includes audio. There is also audio on the main slide timeline. I can’t figure out a way to stop the main slide audio when a tab on the interaction is clicked, and this results in two audio files playing at the same time. Is there a way I can disable the main timeline audio when the interaction buttons are pressed?
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Adobe Captivate
AUGUST 10, 2018
Choosing the correct answer will show the correct answer feedback text along with the learner hearing correct answer audio. If the user chooses an incorrect answer they see incorrect feedback text along with hearing incorrect answer audio. I also have slide audio. Currently, when the user selects a multiple choice answer and selects the submit button they do see the corresponding feedback text and they do hear the corresponding audio.
Adobe Captivate
OCTOBER 16, 2013
During this session, I’ll be sharing some cool tips on how to use the drag and drop interaction in Adobe Captivate 7. Rapid Authoring Rapid eLearning Training and Tutorials Whats new "Elearning authoring tools" Adobe Captivate 7 Advanced Actions Assessment audio Audio Feedback Drag and drop Incorrect Audio Feedback interaction rapid elearning authoring tools I’m busy prepping for my concurrent session at Adobe Learning Summit on Monday, 21st October.
The Learning Dispatch
JUNE 21, 2018
Here are some ways to construct elearning without audio. Who doesn’t love audio narration in elearning? Yet audio can be difficult, for both the learner and the training program. Learners need to have an environment where they can play the audio through speakers; or find headphones to plug in. In addition, audio can significantly increase production time and cost. So what are the options if you decide to rely on an approach that doesn’t use audio?
eLearning Brothers
NOVEMBER 18, 2014
AMERICAN FORK, Utah — November 17, 2014 — eLearning Brothers today announced that it will offer over 500,000 stock photos, graphics, vectors, videos and audio files to the training and development community. The current library includes games, interactions, quizzes, layouts, skins, storyboards, scenarios, cut-out people, full course starters, medical templates and now more than half a million stock assets in the same familiar subscription.
Adobe Captivate
JULY 15, 2018
Hi, I would like some assistance on creating a Learning Interaction, with voice overs. I was able to add the learning interaction ‘Accordion’, however, I am unable to add audio to the interaction. The post Adding Audio to Learning Interaction in Captivate 2017 appeared first on eLearning. Interactions Question Standard Actions captivate e-learning question standard actions
Adult Learning with Technology
JUNE 1, 2017
Checkout the three brand new content types: Speak the Words, Audio Recorder and Agamotto for H5P Source: New Release: Speak the Words, Audio Recorder and Agamotto | H5P. apps Apps and Tools for eLearning eLearning eLearning Tools Adult Learning H5P instructional designer interactive tools Learning styles Why Adults Learn
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Adult Learning with Technology
JUNE 1, 2017
Checkout the three brand new content types: Speak the Words, Audio Recorder and Agamotto for H5P Source: New Release: Speak the Words, Audio Recorder and Agamotto | H5P. apps Apps and Tools for eLearning eLearning eLearning Tools Adult Learning H5P instructional designer interactive tools Learning styles Why Adults Learn
Adobe Captivate
JUNE 1, 2018
I have assigned audio to each tab but that audio is not playing when I click on the tab and I can’t seem to figure out why. The post Audio not playing in Widget appeared first on eLearning. Discussion Interactions Learning Interactions blog widget propertiesHi there – I am using Captivate 2017 and have inserted the process tabs widget.
Upside Learning
MARCH 25, 2010
Interaction design is almost always a synthesis of traditional methods and approaches from varied established disciplines. When I write about interaction, most people reading it view it in the context of software or some form of digital technology. Interaction” isn’t only about technology or software. Tangible interaction designers work on the integration of technology and its effects on human experience. Tangible interaction is the physical embodiment of computation.
Adobe Captivate
JUNE 16, 2018
I have been writing quite a few posts about the Timeline, and maybe you also viewed the interactive presentation for which I posted a link in this article. This feature is now available, and I wanted to try it out with another interactive movie. Audio types. The way different types of audio react to an absolute Pause of the timeline, and to a Pausing point (slide related or related to an interactive object) is probably the most difficult to understand.
JCA Solutions
OCTOBER 19, 2018
Using eLearning Audio Can Make or Break the Success of Your Learning. People who don’t value audio haven’t been paying attention. Not just in terms of eLearning audio, but even in general. Audio Driven Lives. Our lives are based on audio. Without the audio narrative of great storytellers, much of what we know would likely have never been learned. Therefore, audio is an essential part of our eLearning content. Make it the audio.
The Logical Blog by IconLogic
FEBRUARY 4, 2016
by Kevin Siegel Adding voiceover audio to eLearning enhances the learner experience. And before you spend thousands of dollars hiring voiceover talent to record your audio, you should know: your voice is fine (nobody likes their own voice so trust me on this, yours will do nicely). I've found that the voiceover audio does not have to be highly produced to be effective. But when should you record your audio?
mLearning Revolution
JANUARY 19, 2012
The idea is to revolutionize Textbook as we know them (static) and make them interactive through video, audio, quizzes and other types of interactivity. Having experienced many eMagazines on the iPad, which have many of these interactive features, I along with many people knew that eventually Textbooks would be next. Here’s a video I just did on how easy it is to create an interactive textbook using iBooks Author.
Adobe Captivate
OCTOBER 2, 2018
In each of the AAs, text appears, an audio clip plays, and then the next number in the sequence appears. Can I build a pause and play functionality that will pause (and subsequently play) the triggered object audio inside the AA? (I’m The post Pausing and playing object audio in Advanced Action appeared first on eLearning. Advanced Actions Interactions Question 2017 Adobe Captivate 2017 audio play/pause question
Vignettes Learning
MARCH 13, 2013
At Vignettes Learning we use stories in eLearning; however, we make them interactive. Spencer Ackerman features Vanguard of Valor, an interactive teaching tool built to instruct the mid-career officers who pass through the Army’s Combined Arms Center, about the lessons accumulated from years of hard-fought war in Afghanistan. In this blog, we will attempt to draw out interactive elearning development lessons by benchmarking Vanguard of Valor. _ Our Belief.
Kitaboo
JULY 28, 2020
New technologies such as augmented reality, virtual reality, and interactive presentations have changed learner expectations such that they are no longer satisfied with just videos and text, giving rise to the concept of interactive training. What is interactive training?
Raptivity
AUGUST 23, 2016
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Adobe Captivate
MARCH 17, 2018
In this video tutorial, I show you my workflow for creating a single-slide click to reveal that contains both slide audio, as well as additional triggered audio for each state of a multi-state object. Your instinct might be to attach the audio to the individual states of the multi-state audio but you will quickly discover that this doesn’t work so well. The post Adobe Captivate – Click to Reveal with Multiple Audio Clips appeared first on eLearning.
Adobe Captivate
JANUARY 12, 2012
Last week, I conducted a session on creating interactive screens using Adobe Captivate 5.5 where I showed the participants how to create a tabbed, click-reveal text, and click-play audio screen. Interactive screens rapid elearningThe demonstrations for tabbed and click-reveal text screen are already available here and for the benefit of blog readers, here’s how you can create a [.]. eLearning Suite Extending Captivate How do I.
Kitaboo
OCTOBER 14, 2020
This is where an interactive workbook comes in! Unlike the traditional digital textbooks , these interactive workbooks allow for a more meaningful, well-rounded and entertaining learning experience for students. What is An Interactive Workbook? Popups & Interactive Images.
Kitaboo
JULY 9, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has shifted the spotlight to online learning, with several schools, colleges and universities showing interest in interactive online platforms to deliver holistic learning to their students. It includes interactive elements and features to create MCQs and quizzes.
InSync Training
JANUARY 30, 2018
In the spirit of sharing tips and tricks for working with video and audio, we reached back into a featured series of InSync blog posts on technology tools for modern blended learning. From the series “ Sorting through the Technology Toolbox ,” here are some of my favorite tips and tools for you to explore so you can be on your way to creating interactive eLearning , audio , video, and screencasting learning assets.
TalentLMS
JUNE 9, 2015
When learners interact in an online course, active learning takes place. eLearning interactivity is the actual “thought process interchange” between learners and eLearning tools through which engagement and active learning takes place. Integrating interactions in the content is the key step in the eLearning design process. This step enables learning that is meaningful, recalled easily, as well as evaluated through interactive assessments.
The Logical Blog by IconLogic
MAY 30, 2019
But if you want to truly engage your learners, you've got to interact with them. Instead of just asking my attendees to tell me their favorite cereal via audio or asking them to type their favorite via the chat pod, I can let them draw on the screen. Interactive polls are just a tiny step toward a goal of eradicating sucky training forever. One of the easiest ways to engage online students is by displaying quizzes and polls.
Adobe Captivate
MAY 6, 2019
Maybe a blog, explaining why I am wondering about the use of Captivate for the creation of software tutorials, explaining the three possible workflows with growing level of interactivity can lead to some feedback anyway. Here is a Video Demo, which will also be included as Interactive Video under Workflow 2. Workflow 2: Interactive Video. This workflow uses the published result of a Video Demo as start for an Interactive Video. Intro.
Rapid eLearning
NOVEMBER 3, 2015
Audio narration is part of multimedia and adds a lot of value to your elearning courses. However, there are times when it makes sense to NOT use audio. Do Not Use Audio Narration When They Can’t Hear It. If those taking the course can’t hear the audio narration, then it makes sense not to include it. This probably seems obvious, but often we don’t get to meet those who take the courses so we’re not always aware of their audio limitations.
Raptivity
JULY 8, 2014
We all know that adding meaningful interactivity into eLearning courses allows learners to participate in the learning process, thus creating an enhanced learning environment. But building interactivities can be challenging if you don’t have the right resources, time, or money. In general, there are two ways to build interactions: 1) use a skill-based team, or 2) use a rapid interactivity builder with your authoring tool. How to build interactions?
The Logical Blog by IconLogic
JANUARY 31, 2013
It's not a big deal if you don't need the playbar, but what if you need to give your learners the ability to mute/unmute the audio? Here is what Adobe says about using cpCmdMute: According to the Description shown in the image above, you set the variable to 1 if you want to mute the audio, 0 if you don't. You need to use this variable in the project to allow the learner to control the audio when there isn't a playbar.
Adobe Captivate
SEPTEMBER 6, 2018
The simplified interactive video work flow using overlay slides and bookmarks, gives you the ability to enhance the video presented with additional content and question slides. With the new approach to interactive video in Captivate 2019, how I work with video has changed dramatically. The new work flow for interactive video in Captivate 2019 changes all that by placing a video on a single slide.
G-Cube
JUNE 30, 2014
Modern learning is a social and collaborative process of knowledge building where a learner interacts with the content and the instructor as well as with peers. Thus educational interactions within an organization can be of three types: Learner-to-Content interactions. Learner-to-Instructor interactions. Learner-to-Learner interactions. Here are some means of achieving this interactivity: Hyperlinks.
Adobe Captivate
MAY 16, 2018
In addition, I have audio on the slide. When published to HTML5, it works well in the latest versions of IE, Edge, and Firefox (in Windows) but in Chrome, the video doesn’t start nor does the audio. After investigating it in Chrome’s Developer Tools, I found the Console message: Uncaught (in promise) DOMException: play() failed because the user didn’t interact with the document first. Audio Discussion Media audio blog media publishing
G-Cube
APRIL 15, 2014
Interactivities built within e-learning can effectively provide relief as well as challenge the learners to think and apply assimilated learning. There are many types of interactivities that can be built in an e-course. From ‘fill-in-the-blanks’ and multiple-choice questions to ‘true or false’ and ‘match-the correct’, simple and straightforward interactivities encourage factual and conceptual learning for a variety of learners. Audio-visual based questions.
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