NotificationIn this section, you will get stared with creating your first Captivate project. We will also cover introductory concepts such as applying themes to your project and downloading assets that you can use in your project. Before winding up this section, we will preview the progress that we have made and publish the project.
We have released Update 1 for the 2017 release of Captivate. This update addresses several important bug fixes and includes support for the latest release of macOS. To install the update, in Captivate, click Help > Updates. Then, follow the on-screen instructions. The new build number after the update is 10.0.1.285. This update contains the following: In-app interactive guide for responsive projects. Follow the walk-through to create responsive projects using Fluid Boxes New video tutorials for Captivate (2017 release). Whether […]
Overview This past year I was presented with a very interesting design challenge. The challenge was to develop a guided interactive course that could be used in conjunction with anatomical simulators under the following conditions: Product must be device agnostic Project stakeholders globally dispersed Interactive Allows for self-directed learning Can be used internationally Usable in areas of the world with limited bandwidth Once developed, relatively easy to modify by the client company After some research and a great deal of […]
In this video tutorial, I show you how you can set up remediation for your final quiz questions.
In this video tutorial, I show you how you can create an avatar selection screen where users can select their own characters for their eLearning experience.
In this video tutorial, I show you my workflow for creating a single-slide click to reveal that contains both slide audio, as well as additional triggered audio for each state of a multi-state object. Your instinct might be to attach the audio to the individual states of the multi-state audio but you will quickly discover that this doesn’t work so well. Please note: that this type of interaction will not work with the built-in closed captioning for the additional audio […]
In this video tutorial, I show you how you can publish your Adobe Captivate 2017 (Release) eLearning to your learning management system using the most common features and settings.
Hello eLearning Community! I have been creating video tutorials for years, but I have been trying to step up my game a bit! Now I use: -a lavalier microphone -Adobe Presenter (since it records you AND the screen at the same time) – an intro animation created in Adobe After Effects -Adobe Premiere for editing, and final output. Everything so far is working, EXCEPT I would like to improve the video! Curious what webcams you might recommend? thanks in advance for […]
From times immemorial, stories have been used to pass knowledge and wisdom through the generations. Using stories for eLearning (or Storytorials) is an established creative Instructional Design approach that creates relatable and engaging learning experiences. In this blog, I share two story based learning examples on professional skills training. Background A story-based-tutorial or a storytorial blends the power of storytelling and principles of Instructional Design to create engaging learning experiences. What are the key benefits of using a storytorial or story […]
If you have seen some of my use cases or tutorials, you are aware of the fact that I am a big fan of Shared and Advanced actions. Advanced actions are part of Captivate since version 4 and made it possible to extend Captivate’s functionality in many ways. Their release was the reason I started blogging to show how easy it is to create engaging courses without the need of learning a programming language. You just use the point-and-click interface of those actions, which […]
About three years ago Adobe came out with a drag and drop interaction for Adobe Captivate 8. It’s often used as a question slide either in your knowledge checks or final quiz, however as most will tell you it doesn’t behave exactly like a regular question slide. In this video tutorial, I show you how I maintain some consistency between my drag and drop questions and my proper question slides.
