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 Captivate 2017 Export timeline and captions of each slide

How can you export the timeline and captions of each slide in Adobe Captivate 2017? 

Captivate 9 – can text to speech in captivate 9 record foreign language

Recently there has been a request for translation and localization of our courses. I use Captivate 9 Text-To-Speech feature to record audio. I was wondering if I get the translated script in the slide notes, is there a voice available that will record it in French or Korean? Thanks is advance!

5 Must-Adopt Mobile Learning Strategies For Corporate Training

Today, mobile learning is an integral part of most organizations’ training deliveries. It is moving up from a “good-to-have” approach to a “must-have.” In this article, I share 5 mobile learning strategies that you can adopt for corporate training. Mobile Learning Strategies For Corporate Training You Should Adopt Mobile learning for corporate training refers to the anytime, anywhere training that is available on mobile devices. It is a “multi-device” training that is available to the learners on the device of […]

A Case Study On Gamification In Corporate eLearning

Successful corporate eLearning is all about engagement. Games, when used in eLearning, make online training fun, entertaining and engaging for learners. In this article, I will discuss a case study on a gamification solution that we delivered, which resulted in better learner engagement. A Case Study On Gamification: Taking Corporate eLearning To The Next Level! A well-crafted game can help learners remember the content thanks to its engagement quotient, and transform online training courses to enjoyable online training experiences. Regardless […]

Screen Capture video doesn’t play automatically

I have made a screen capture video in Adobe Captivate 2019. When I host these videos Moodle cloud , the video doesn’t autoplay. This was never the case for videos that I made in captivate 2017. Can anyone please advise if there is a setting that I need to change in captivate 2019.

Custom Effects in Advanced/Shared Actions

Step by step plan for using a custom effect in an advanced or a shared action.

Pausing and playing object audio in Advanced Action

I have four buttons (1, 2, 3, and 4) that trigger advanced actions (AAs).  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 a novice Captivate 2017 user, so please be clear in any reply) Thank you

Creating a straight line with custom LeftToRight effect

Adjusting a customer motion path with shortcut keys

What’s the best practices in creating navigation buttons in Captivate 2019?

Hi, I am trying to create navigation buttons that: Allow the audio / video to play on a slide, and Stop the slide from automatically progressing . I’ve worked in Storyline and I’m used to having this kind of navigation automatically baked in. Any help y’all could provide would be appreciated.

Can’t view window

When I start Captivate, the window where the project you want to open is up and to the right so far that most of the window is off the screen.    I can grab a corner and drag the whole window on the screen but when I load the project, the entire window is off my screen.  How do i  remedy?

Back Buttons Not Working

Having problems with my back buttons. Either they don’t work, or they jump to the next slide. I’ve input the criteria: Back buttons Transparent Go to previous slide Timing 3 Timing/0 appear after/1.5 pause after There are no click boxes covering the button Note:  I have lots of other slides that work perfectly well.  I’ve cross referenced the properties / timing/ style/ ect to ensure that everything is the same.  I’ve actually deleted the malfunctioning ones and reinserted them again, […]

How to become Adobe Captivate specialist… but in Europe?

How to become Adobe Captivate specialist… but in Europe? Hi Captivate Community, Soon Adobe has an event in Las Vegas, and it’s an excellent opportunity to become a CP specialist, but how to do this in Europe? Do you plan to do this event somewhere in Europe? Or Can you recommend a place or company where I can do certification for CP 2019? It could be a classroom, virtual or online, but in Engilsh.