Adobe Captivate training and certification program is back!

We had temporarily paused the Adobe Certified Professional: Adobe Captivate program because the next version of the authoring tool is set to release in 2022. We did not want our customers to pay for, and take multiple Adobe Captivate trainings and certification exams in a short span due to the version upgrade. However, because of popular demand, we have decided to resume all the three program offerings (Certification only, Virtual training + Certification, Virtual training only), which include access to […]

eLearning Instructional Design: Must-Have Toolkit Discussion

Join me on February 22nd at 3PM ET for an eLearning Instructional Design: Must-Have Toolkit Discussion where the team at WellSaid Labs will interview me. I will be sharing the tools that I use almost every day to create compelling eLearning and video tutorials for my YouTube channel. Register now as space is limited! https://hi.wellsaidlabs.com/creativesession/mktg22q1 I will be sharing the obstacles that keep eLearning designers and developers from doing their best work. There will also be a chance to ask […]

eLearning Accessibility – How to Design Virtual Training Programs for Learners with Disabilities or Special Needs

Creating accessibility in eLearning design requires more than compliance with legal requirements. In this article, I outline how accessible virtual training designs make learning content easy to use for learners with disabilities or special needs.

Custom Toggle Buttons for Adobe Captivate

In this video, I show you how I make three different custom toggle buttons for Adobe Captivate that you can use to change the value of your own user variables and display information about the selection back to your learners. This is an excellent tutorial if you want to learn more about writing advanced actions that use user variables.

How Τo Use Videos And Microlearning Together To Create Engaging Learning Experiences

Most people prefer watching a video to reading a text document. Videos are an effective method of learning new concepts and training. Microlearning focuses on a specific concept, topic, or learning objective. To benefit more, you can use them together to create engaging learning experiences.

Delayed Next Button Appear Immediately on Your Captivate Slide Revisits

In this video, I show you how to have your next button appear immediately when your learner revisits a slide where the appearance of the next button is delayed until all the content on the slide has played. This tutorial uses a simple advanced action and if you plan on using this technic on multiple slides you can save it as a shared action and use it over and over again.

What is graphic design? What does graphic design mean?

When we hear about graphics design, we imagine logo design, card design, flyer design, interface design.

Having trouble limiting screen captures in trying to create an assessment-style software simulation with Captivate

Hello, folks. I have limited experience as a Captivate user – definitely not an expert. my environment is Adobe Captivate 2019 on macOS Big Sur (11.6). What I want to do: use Captivate to just capture a series of screen shots and then tie these together with click boxes so that in going from screen image n to image n+1, you’d click just where you would if you were using the software of interest in a “live” way – so, […]

Captivate Trial Extension

I am working through the tutorials learning Captivate. Unfortunately my trial has expired. Is there any way that my trial can be extended for another 30 days?

Animated Object Based on Percent

Use a simple JavaScript to animate an arrow based on a percentage. This video will outline the process and explain the code line by line so it will be easy to recreate.

Visual Design Workshop – Photoshop Essentials for eLearning by Phil Cowcill

  Phil: During the Adobe World Conference 2021, I showed a Captivate file that would animate an arrow on a slider based on a percentage. I didn’t have time during the workshop to explain how I created this effect. I created the following tutorial to explain how to animate the arrow based on a percentage. In this case you can enter your percentage and see the effect. Download workshop files

Tabs with Forced Navigation in Your Adobe Captivate eLearning Project

In this video tutorial, I show you how you can create a tabs interaction that includes forced navigation (hidden next button) in your Adobe Captivate eLearning project. This is a great way to chunk your content but keep your slides looking great. It also satisfies your stakeholder’s desire to prevent learners from moving forward until they have viewed all the material in this interaction.