Customize Effects and Motion Paths in Your Adobe Captivate eLearning Project

In this video, I show you how you can customize effects and motion paths in your Adobe Captivate eLearning projects by exporting the XML file and making minor edits.

Using Advanced Actions in Captivate

Using Advanced Actions to show, change the state of, and hide objects on a slide.

360 VR Video

I’m creating a course in Captivate using 360 videos. None of the original features are the same as a pervious versions of Captivate 2019 and its super irritating. For starters, I have to develop the course as one slide vs cutting my videos because the transitioning between slides is very very rough. I can’t continue playing a video after I have a question slide without having to press play on the player, which is cumbersome and quite stupid if you […]

WHERE is the CHARM in Captivate?

The problem with Adobe and Captivate

Deceptive site ahead

Just curious if anyone else is getting this message from Google Chrome when they try and download / view any of the Captivate projects in the Free Projects area. This happens with every Captivate project I try and view in the Free Projects area. ————————————— Deceptive site ahead Attackers on community-portal-prod-previewdata.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com may trick you into doing something dangerous like installing software or revealing your personal information (for example, passwords, phone numbers, or credit cards). Learn more Back to safetyHide details Google Safe Browsing […]

Do more with InBuilt and Custom Button States

Basics about states in Buttons of all types, 6 practical tips to use that knowledge in your projects.

Publishing Captivate

Publishing Captivate Projects from PowerPoint (no LMS)

Convert Old Style Adobe Captivate Question Slide Captions to Smart Shapes

In this video, I show you how to convert the old-style question slide captions from older Captivate projects to the newer style that uses smart shapes. Smart shapes are far more versatile, and they don’t require you to write any code to make them work if you wish to customize them.

Captivate & Video Creation

I’ve used Captivate for about a decade. Like most instructional designers, I use Captivate primarily for interactive modules. More specifically, I generally produce courses focused on software training. My content strives to represent simulated software fluidly and accurately, and Captivate does a great job of handling the interactivity, variables, and advanced actions I need to create good products. I’ve also used Captivate to record videos. For about two years, I exclusively used Captivate to produce short videos for software demos. […]

[Recording] Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality in eLearning: Trends, Applications and Challenges with Travis May – May 25, 2022

About the speaker: Travis May has over two decades of creating, building, and leading global programs from intelligence, security, learning & development, training and workforce innovation. May, is a recognized expert in XR technology and innovation, having led Mastercard’s early development efforts with immersive technologies. He spearheaded the use of Virtual Reality (VR) for Learning & Development and remote workforce collaboration, seeing marked improvement in staff engagement, knowledge retention, and collaboration, shaping the foundation for XR use throughout the enterprise. […]

SCORM doesn’t remember where it left off

SCORM doesn’t remember where it left off

A Look Into the eLearning World From a Marketers’ Perspective

Working on a SaaS solution whose entire goal is to optimize the review process, I’ve had the pleasure to interact with and learn about many eLearning and ID professionals. Here’s a short piece on some trends I’ve noticed recently.