Let’s celebrate this festive season with some fun projects and ideas!

It’s that time of the year again when we gather around with our family and friends, or take a vacation to celebrate these most awaited festivals. Talking of festivals, we’re curious to know if you’ve ever created an interactive project on any festival, or would fancy creating one. Please feel free to share those with us. The best projects will get showcased on the Free Projects page, newsletters, and Adobe social media pages. In the past we have seen some […]

Introduce yourself and tell us a bit about your journey in the field of eLearning.

– What motivated you to enter the field of eLearning? – Are there any influencers who helped you learn faster along the way? – Share 2-3 challenges that helped you grow in this field.

Share your design resources

Hi all, I was wondering, what are your main go to places where you get some inspiration on how to visually design your content? These are some places I go to: Humaaans Freepik Unsplash Storyset Canva Please help me add on to this list

Which is your primary tool for conducting virtual classes, meetings, and webinars?

Additional discussion questions: – What are your main requirements from a virtual conferencing tool in your line of work? – Highlight some issues that you face during virtual conferencing and suggest some UI/UX solutions to overcome those problems. Have you registered for AEW 2021 yet?  

Which workflows or features do you like the most in your current Learning Management System (LMS)?

– Which Learning Management Systems have you work with and how would you compare them?   Have you registered for AEW 2021 yet?  

Software Simulations or Video Demos? Which one do you prefer and why?

This question is not limited to just Adobe Captivate. You can share your experience in working with other tools as well.   Have you registered for AEW 2021 yet?  

In the age of addictive smartphones, what strategies do you use to engage your online learners?

– Do you devise your own strategies that have shown favorable results in the past? – Do you follow pedagogical theories and adapt them to your eLearning? – Anything out of the box? Have you registered for AEW 2021 yet?  

What should every newcomer know about eLearning today?

Share your thoughts   Have you registered for AEW 2021 yet?  

Code Cracker – Captivate Game and Puzzle Series

Entry #4 in the Captivate Game and Puzzle Series – Code Cracker!

Announcing the Adobe eLearning Showcase Challenge – Summer 2021!

The Heat is On. Welcome Summers! And welcome back, the Adobe eLearning Showcase Challenge – SUMMER 2021, your chance to flaunt off your eLearning skills! Submit your projects to us and stand a chance to win and get recognized. Top 5 winners shall receive a $500 Amazon gift card from Adobe* Here’s how to enter the contest :- – All individual participants need to create projects using the Adobe Captivate software with a minimum of 3 project slides (see examples […]

Advice?

what advice would you give to someone starting out in ID?

Game and Puzzle Series by Greg Stager

Introduction to a new series about Games and Puzzles.

JavaScript Idea Series by Greg Stager

An introduction to a new series of postings : The JavaScript Idea Series

Join us for Adobe eLearning World 2021 in September

Adobe eLearning World (AEW) 2021 brings with it an opportunity for you to deep-dive into eLearning. As one of the biggest virtual eLearning conferences, it will help you gain key insights into the ever-changing world of eLearning. By participating, you will not only discover diverse points of view, but also get an exclusive sneak-peek into the latest innovations from Adobe’s labs. UPDATE: We’ve just moved Adobe eLearning World 2021 to September to ensure that all our colleagues may gather online […]

Introducing Adobe Captivate Creators’ Workshop Series

Register now Date: May 25, 2021 at 8 AM PT When it comes to authoring tools, Adobe Captivate is among the most recommended by users. The authoring tool has quickly managed to capture the minds of all eLearning professionals, whether their expertise level stands at beginner, intermediate, or advanced. But to truly maximize its functionality, you need an inside scoop on the best ways to create courses with it. Presenting the Creators’ Workshop Series!  Prepare to take your knowledge of […]

Announcing the winners of the Adobe eLearning Design Awards powered by eLearning Industry

Let us take a deep breath first! If we have overused our superlatives in describing any previous contests on this forum, we will like to take it back, and place it here,  as what we have witness in these last few weeks on elearning.adobe.com/projects page was nothing short of a phenomenon. This has also left our judges in a tizzy in scoring easily, due to the sheer professional quality of projects that all have created through the Adobe Captivate authoring […]

Update for Mac Users – Adobe Captivate 2019 Build for macOS Big Sur (macOS 11) is here!

Big Sur (macOS 11) update for Adobe Captivate (2019 release) is here!

What are eLearning Devs and IDs reading?

Greetings all. I am always looking for resources and things to learn from.  I have read some articles recommending books and unfortunately some that seem really interesting I haven’t been able to find, but I will continue to look. Thought I would pose the question here. What are some good resources that you recommend? They don’t have to specifically be direct to eLearning or Instructional Design, but they obviously can. But if there is something that relates and you feel […]

JavaScript Book Recommendation

Hi, Can someone recommend JavaScript, HTML and CSS books for beginners that would be a best fit for Adobe Captivate? I keep researching but do not find anything in particular. However, if anyone can recommend any books that were of great help to you and Captivate, let me know! Currently, I have a few in my Amazon cart but just not sure which would be good. Plan on also heading to a Barnes and Nobles this weekend and see what’s […]

Adobe eLearning Design Awards powered by eLearning Industry

The Most Exciting eLearning Design Challenge of 2021 is here!** eLearning Industry and Adobe have joined hands to honor the best in the field of eLearning authoring and design, and you can be one of them! Submit your projects and earn a ticket to the spotlight in the world of eLearning. The best talents across the globe will be picked by a panel of distinguished eLearning experts. The top 3 winners will be rewarded  jointly by eLearning Industry and Adobe […]

Multiple Failure messages for Drag&Drop KC slide

Intro This article is written as an answer to a question on the forums: Drag&Drop with Advanced Action For quiz slides it is possible to show different Failure messages based on the attempt number. That functionality is not available for Drag&Drop slides. As you can read in the thread, another user posted a solution using the Object actions which are executed after each drag action.  I posted some comments about the limitations of that solution. In this article the described solution is […]

Adobe eLearning World for 2022??

Need info on Adobe eLearning World for 2022

Sorting quiz — Free Captivate 2019 Template

Dear friends, Glad to share a new Captivate template with our eLearning community. The template represents a sorting quiz and contains 8 draggable objects. The user must drag the answer options to the True or False target areas and click on the Submit button. It’s possible to try again in case of an unsuccessful attempt. The template is created with Adobe Captivate 2019 tool. It would be a great helper to check learner’s knowledge. Below you can try it’s demo, […]

[Recording] How to increase engagement and create memorable eLearning courses using Knowledge Checks

One of the primary reasons instructional designers should include knowledge checks in eLearning courses is because they promote mastery of content. Knowledge checks can be scattered throughout an online training course to check learners’ understanding of content every step of the way. After receiving the feedback, learners will feel sure about which areas of a course they fully comprehend, and which areas still need work. In this session, you will learn how to easily add knowledge check slides to keep […]

Greyed out results slides in assets

Assets menu – Results slide greyed out – Cannot add to my course

need help branched module captivate 2019 issue

I am using the method to create branched navigation as discussed in this video. https://elearning.adobe.com/adobe-captivate-tutorials/#menu I’ve done this before in other projects without issue. I don’t know why I’m having problems with this one and I’ve tried everything I can think of. I have three sections, Topic_1, Topic_2, and Topic_3. There is also a quiz button that is marked “not visible on output” Each button is named exactly the same as the group name. Each button has a rollover and […]

Easy way to extend caption timing in Adobe Captivate

Easy way to extend caption timing in Adobe Captivate

Using Learning Interactions in HTML4

Hello, I am relatively new to Captivate 2019 and am having issues with using the Learning Interactions published to HTML5. I am able to view the interactions in preview, but when published I get a blank white screen and the widgets require downloading. To test this out, I added the accordion interaction to one slide and the button interaction to another, plus a ‘next’ button. No changes to the content, formatting, etc. for either interaction. Very straight-forward. I am working […]

New User, What Do I NEED To Know?

I’m attempting to moving into a design / development space with my employer and Captivate has come up as a learning platform that I should be familiar with.  What are your top 5 “must know” items/resources for a new user? Thanks for sharing your thoughts, experience and knowledge.

Glossary Widget does not work

I’m creating an eLearning module and I’m new to Captivate (self taught). The glossary widget does not work when I preview it in HTML or SCORM Cloud and the module will be shared with the clients in a  SCORM file. (I think this is because it uses Flash ) Can I mimic the glossary widget? Is there an easy way to do this that won’t be too time consuming?

3 Training Scenarios Where Mobile Learning Fits Best – With Examples

Mobile learning allows learners to access training on their preferred mobile devices like smartphones and tablets. Mobile learning can be implemented as an effective training solution in various training scenarios. This article will share three training scenarios where mobile learning fits best.

Learning interaction circle matrix button label not working

Adobe Captivate – Learning Interactions – Circle Matrix Question.  I am trying to set the button label but it does not work. I still see numbers instead of a the label. THank you