NotificationThe Fluid Box tool is available in all Captivate 2017 responsive theme projects. Optionally you can draw your own Fluid Boxes in new and existing custom projects. Objects placed in Fluid Boxes get aligned automatically so that learners always get fully responsive experience regardless of their device or browser. In general, a Fluid Box container expands the objects to fill available free space, or shrinks the objects to prevent overflow. Review the “Converting Non-responsive Projects to Responsive Projects” tutorial for […]
Another one of the great new features in Captivate 2017 is the ability to easily change Captivate 8 or 9 non-responsive projects to responsive project with a simply using a save as function. I also found that I could convert Captivate 7 project to responsive projects by first upgrading them to Captivate 9 projects then bringing in 10 and saving them out again. To convert non-responsive project to responsive projects: Click the File link in the top menu bar. Click on […]
Have you wanted to add closed captioning to your captivate projects to enhance audience reach or to provide options to users who cannot listen to audio files in some locations, but found that the placement of the captions interfered with design elements? One of the new features in Captivate 10 puts control of closed captioning in the hands of content designers by providing a customization tool set. This short tutorial will step you through using the new feature. Go to […]
Course designs should aim to progress the learner on the continuum from novice to expert and allow participants to engage with the content in ways that support lifelong learning. Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is a framework to assist curriculum developers in designing curricula to reduce barriers, as well as optimize levels of challenge and support, to meet the needs of all learners. UDL focuses on three main principles: content representation, content engagement, and learning expression. The following is a […]
When I started using Captivate there were a handful of Captivate experts whose knowledge helped me get up to speed. Even back then I relied on other experts to figure out how to do various things in Captivate. Unfortunately, the resources and documentation have ranged from either non-existent to poor and incomplete. Making my YouTube video tutorials at YouTube.com/PaulWilsonLearning has been my way of paying it forward. Lately, there have been some users complaining about this shortcoming once again and […]
When developing a series of continuing education quizzes I needed to take learners to specific sections within guidelines to allow them to dig deeper into topical areas and as remediation. Some of the challenges with this project Were: 1) learners needed to view the official guidelines; 2) guidelines are updated on a regular basis and posted online as PDFs; 3) the education committee wanted the learner to be taken directly to the narrative, chart, table or graphic associated with the […]
Timelines have color codes and quite a lot of useful shortcut keys. This article gives an overview of both.
On a recent live stream, I was asked about which tools I use to create my eLearning and video tutorials. I gave a partial answer during the live stream but I thought I would go a little more in-depth on that question here. Adobe Captivate I think it’s obvious that I use Adobe Captivate and almost always have the latest version. I do also keep the previous version installed on my main system. Up to and including presently I have […]
In this video, I’m going to show you how you can have a progress indicator in Adobe Captivate expressed as a whole number percentage. Thanks to Philip Wood for providing the JavaScript for this tutorial. Download the project file for this video for free: https://www.paulwilsonlearning.com/new-products/progress-percent
I’ve been using Adobe Captivate for over a decade now, and have always faced one big challenge. If I had to get an answer to a question, find the steps to troubleshoot an issue, learn a new Captivate skill, or learn about some time-saving tips and tricks, I had to literally explore the web to find the resources. Chances were that I would find them at one or more of these places: Adobe Captivate blog, blog pages hosted by the Captivate […]
