Convert to Shared Action: Tips & Tricks

Intro Recently i presented ‘Deep dive into Captivate with Shared and Advanced actions’ at the Adobe eLearning Word  202 conference.  During that presentation I used the ‘newbie’ scenario because the start poll pointed out that the majority of attendees were not really familiar with those actions. For the intermediate or advanced user, will try to post some blogs about tips which I would have included in my alternative scenario.  You may have seen the memory game which I published yesterday, […]

Memory games (Javascript IN shared actions)

Game to demonstrate the possibility of having Javascript embedded in a shared action.

Reusing Shared Actions

Third blog in series about ‘using’ (not creating) shared actions. Fpcussed on: reuse of existing shared actions and variables in new projects.

How did I meet with Adobe’s eLearning Products?

In this blog post, I gave some information about my experience working with Adobe.

Secure Adobe Connect Virtual Classrooms and Seminars

There are many features within Adobe Connect which help create a secure Meeting environment for Seminars, Virtual Classes and general collaboration. 1. Customizable folder permissions: Upon logging in as a Meeting Host or Administrator, within Adobe Connect Central, you will see three folders where persistent Adobe Connect Meeting Rooms can be created an reside: Shared Meetings, User Meetings or My Meetings. All these Meeting folders, sub-folders and even the Meeting rooms within the sundry folders all can have customized permissions, […]

Bring your teams together in this age of #socialdistancing

When times are challenging it is important that we join forces to provide each other with what we need. Communities around the globe are coming together in their efforts to help one another adapt and transform in spite of the sudden social and health impact of recent public health advisories regarding COVID-19. As more people and organizations than ever before struggle to migrate training to online platforms, Adobe stands ready to lend a hand. Widely recognized as among the easiest to […]

The Adobe Connect Meeting & Virtual Classroom Application MSI for Enterpise Deployment

The Adobe Connect Meeting Application is a robust and mature means for all users to gain access to Adobe Connect Virtual Classrooms. The Meeting Application has no browser dependency; it is sand-boxed and segregated from the browser and immune to the fickle restrictions commonly imposed on addins and extensions that cause users and administrators complexity and frustration with many browser updates.

Internal Slide Links in Adobe Connect Converted PowerPoint Presentations

For internal PPTX slide deck links to work after conversion within Adobe Connect version 10.6, they must be configured into a text boxes or published using Adobe Presenter and uploaded to Adobe Connect.

Hyperlink workflows – part 1

Step-by-step explanation of two use cases: Navigation menu with hyperlinks; show/hide workflow with ‘dynamic’ hyperlink.

Hyperlink Tips

Example project, where many hyperlinks are used to replace the traditional buttons.

Flash components and HTML5

Any ideas how to overcome Flash in Captivate now that it’s being phased out by most browsers

Timeline Resources

Offer for a pdf, summarizing all links to videos, blogs about Captivate’s Timeline. It includes also a list of the Timeline shortcut keys and the color codes used in the Timeline panel.