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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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Adobe Captivate: Mac Cures

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First, quit Captivate and then open your Mac's System Preferences ( Apple > System Preferences ).      Start Captivate and create a software simulation.   Looking to get a jump start on creating software simulations with Adobe Captivate?   Click  Security & Privacy.

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Adobe Captivate 7: Trim Video Demos

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When the Recording Area appears, you record your screen actions just as you would if you recorded screen actions using the Software Simulation mode.   Unlike a typical Software Simulation (where there are multiple slides and Timelines), a Video Demo consists of a single video and just one Timeline.

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What Computer Should I Buy?

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For Mac OS, you need a multicore Intel processor, Mac OS X v10.13.5 (or The first decision was Mac or PC. If you do a lot of video demos and software simulation and the desktop you need to be capturing is a PC, this makes the decision easy. Another factor is cost.

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Create software simulations

Adobe Captivate

Create software simulations projects. Captivate allows you to simultaneously create software simulations in all the three available modes: Demo : Demostrate a software procedure. Let’s create a short software simulation of the steps required to create a new PowerPoint presentation.

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Leaner yet fitter Software Simulation workflows in Adobe Captivate 5!

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So for all our MAC users, a little piece of advise before your try to get your hands dirty with Software Simulation-. In Adobe Captivate 5, one dialog crisply caters to all your recording needs. . This time Adobe Captivate is present on MACINTOSH also.

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

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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. Display Captivate's Preferences (Windows users, choose  Edit > Preferences ; Mac users, choose  Adobe Captivate > Preferences ).