_cp_n_m_file missing after updating Captivate

Hi all, Ever since I updated to 10.0.1.285 I have been receiving a 404 failure to load a _cp_n_m_ file error in my console.  I have read a 4 year old post https://forums.adobe.com/thread/1576008 but the suggestions posted there (clearing out the library of dead links) have not worked for me. The error now appears on all my older projects as well.  Anyone else have any issues with this? Thanks

Current Best Solution for ‘Blurry’ Text?

Hi all, I know that Captivate still has issues with scaling text for unresponsive HTML5 scalable projects. I’m currently using 10.0.0.192 for windows.  The only strategy I can think of is to double the screen resolution, but then I am having problems with the TOC being too small. What is the current best strategy to getting rid of text blurriness? Thanks

Random Animated Spinner

Add an animated spinner to include some fun randomness to your online learning.

Two ways to Build Interactive ‘Selector Bars’

Create an interactive Selector Bar.

Add a Slide Bar to your Projects

Tutorial on how to add a slider bar in your Captivate project. It covers how the slider value can interact with Captivate’s variables and functions.

Mouseover Animations and more…

It’s easy to have Captivate change the state of an object on a mouseover, but have you ever wanted to have an animation?  Here’s how you can using javascript and css.   In the sample file: animations  I have created 4 different animations for 4 different types of objects: Shape, button, textbox, and image.  I will explain here how to just do one.    Step 1: Create your object on your slide.   Create any type of object and give it the […]

Animated Scale with with Drag and Drop

Overview I recently worked on a project where ‘balance’ was an underlying theme to the learning.  Without going into too much detail about the content, the learner needed to place several ‘statements’ into categories and through this process of categorizing would in turn understand the concept of balance.  Cue the obvious metaphor: the scale. You can see the modified final product in the .cptx file I attached. Please feel free to modify or use it if you would like in your own […]

Easy Customized Quiz (radio) Buttons

                    Intro For those not familiar with the term, radio-buttons are a group of buttons where only one can be selected and highlighted at a time.  They are typically represented as circles and then when selected, filled-in circles. In Captivate, radio buttons appear on quiz selection and look like this. Want to create your own buttons with cool shapes and different colours with minimal coding?  Keep reading. I’ve included a sample .cptx […]

Vimeo Buttons – Sample File

Here’s the sample file for the Vimeo embed controls. vimeo Buttons

Generate Random Quotes and Messages

I hope this blog is useful to anyone who wants to incorporate a random motivational quote or ‘tip of the day’ message into their projects.  I attached a sample .cptx file as well.   randomQuotes Step 1: Write the Quotations in an Array The hardest part about creating any random quote generator is finding, copying and pasting the actual quotes.  Luckily there are lots of websites such as textfiles.com that could help you out – that’s where I got this file.  Your array must […]

How to Use Local Storage

Introduction If you are not hosting your project on an LMS and you want a simple way to save and retrieve user data (such as high scores and names) than local storage is a good way to go. Adobe’s current documentation on Local Storage https://helpx.adobe.com/captivate/using/common-js-interface.html only focuses on storing ‘strings’ such as user names, so this tutorial also shows how to work with integers (numbers) as well. I have included a .cptx file and will be referring to it throughout this tutorial. localStorage A few […]

5 Useful JavaScripts I Commonly Use

This is for anyone interested in learning more about how to use JavaScript with Captivate.  Here’s a list of 5 simple yet commonly used JavaScripts I use. 1.  Arrays Arrays are awesome and this quick reference only covers a fraction of their power. Let’s say you have a several comments that you want to use throughout your project at various times. Rather than writing them up each time, or having the comments stored as different variables, I use an single […]