Show Different Character Reactions in Your Adobe Captivate Quiz

In this video tutorial, I show you how you could create a series of multi-state objects that will be triggered by the success or failure action of a quiz question. You will get a caption and image of a character who is positive when you get the question correct. Adversely you get a negative caption and reaction when you select the wrong answer.

What is blocking VR adoption? – Reality Strikes

Is VR just a distracting new trend ..how much value does it add…what is the ROI..Do the ends justify the means? In the end, it depends. Every training scenario is different and needs to cater to a different audience. We think some audiences would not only benefit but thrive with the addition of VR.

Mute Button Help

Hello All, I am trying to add a mute button to my project. I was following an on-line tutorial, but the next step was supposed to add a Change state of …. this option isn’t showing….. any suggestions?  

Create a Secret Help Slide …Even Better Than Before!

Last week I did a tutorial that was an easy way to have your course jump to a unique slide that was hidden from the regular navigation. This would be a great way to provide your learners with some optional information like course instructions or a help page. The problem with that solution is that every time you returned your learners to the slide that you started from, the slide would start from the beginning of the slide.

HTML Player in Chrome

Im using Captivate primarily to create a bunch of quick software demonstrations and publish them internally in HTML5. Our organisation uses chrome as its default browser which I understand doesn’t support autoplay. So when users open a file they are presented with a blank screen with just a play button in the centre and the player controls below. Id like to have some sort of title page that can have an image and some text to display that at least […]

5 Tips To Incorporate User Generated Content Into Online Training

In the online space, user-generated content is the fastest and cheapest way to populate digital assets. How can this principle be applied effectively to corporate training?

Create a Secret Help Slide in Adobe Captivate

In this video tutorial, I will show you how to set up a slide that isn’t part of the regular navigation of your course. This slide will instead be accessed from any other slide in your project using a small icon in the corner. This is useful if you want an optional page that includes course instructions, or perhaps a special help page that learners can only access if they need it.

Seven Things I’d Wish I’d Known Before My First Captivate Project

Anyone have a time machine? Here are the 7 things I wish I knew before completing my first Captivate course!

How to select a elearning authoring tool and service

Deciding on the right eLearning authoring tool is important. Here are some tips to help you select the right authoring tools to meet your eLearning content requirements.

Countdown Timer using Advanced Actions in Adobe Captivate

In this video tutorial, I show you one way you can build a countdown timer. In this example, I use two user variables and two system variables. I also make use of a two decision advanced conditional action, including use of the While action.

Colors in Captivate – intro

Explains the possible workflows with Adobe Capture and Adobe Color to create a starting scheme with 5 colors, to create the 10 Theme Colors palette, and the way to transfer the scheme to Captivate.