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MARCH 9, 2011

If you've decided that end of sentence punctuation is something you'd like, here's a quick way to have Captivate add them for you as you record a simulation or demonstration. Exit Captivate.   Looking to learn Adobe Captivate 5? We offer  Beginner and Advanced classes. Both

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MARCH 25, 2014

During my beginner Adobe Captivate class , I am often asked if it's possible to ensure that learners do not leave a Text Entry Box (TEB) blank.   We offer live, online training on Adobe Captivate, Articulate Storyline, Adobe Presenter, and TechSmith Camtasia Studio.We by Lori Smith. Interested? 

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JUNE 1, 2010

And how many times have you been stymied when it comes to adding effects because well, Captivate simply did not offer the feature. That's right, the new Adobe Captivate 5 offers effects. Captivate 5 features so many effects, we just might have to offer a dedicated class just to cover them all.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2014

by Kevin Siegel      During every  Captivate beginner class , time is spent on the second day teaching everyone how to use Captivate's Text-to-Speech feature to convert slide notes into speech. Looking for training on Adobe Captivate? Need the training in-person? We Interested? 

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MARCH 7, 2023

When I teach my Adobe Captivate beginner vILT classes , we cover application Preferences fairly early. If If you're on a Mac, choose Adobe Captivate > Preferences.  If you're on a PC, choose Edit > Preferences. From the top of the Preferences, click General Settings.

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AUGUST 29, 2013

During one of my recent beginner Adobe Captivate classes, a student asked if it was possible to maintain two quizzes within a single Captivate project. Looking for training on Adobe Captivate? by Kevin Siegel.

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JUNE 28, 2011

You'll be happy to hear that all is well in the new Adobe Captivate 5.5. I've spent some time playing with question slides and it appears that the text formatting issues that plagued Captivate 5 are a thing of the past. .   Note: When you upgrade legacy projects that contain quizzes to Captivate 5.5,

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MAY 31, 2011

by Kevin Siegel Adobe announced the immediate availability of Adobe Captivate 5.5 If you are a veteran Captivate 5 developer, you'll appreciate that the 5.5  For instance, if you take a look at the main toolbar at the top of the Captivate window, you'll see a new Publish To YouTube command button.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2011

Captivate 4 and 5 both come with a variable called  cpCmdCC. In Adobe Captivate 5: Create a Standard Advanced Action ( Project > Advanced Actions ) as shown below.   In Adobe Captivate 4:   You can do the same thing as above, but the Captivate 4 interface is a tad different than version 5.

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DECEMBER 7, 2011

by Kevin Siegel    You can import or record audio to just about anything in Adobe Captivate. Using any of the techniques above will result in external files that you can use in other applications or share with other Captivate developers. Looking to learn Adobe Captivate 5 or 5.5?

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AUGUST 24, 2010

  If you're using Adobe Captivate 5 there's a handy dandy SlideNumbering widget that lets you put the slide count on any/all of your project slides using the format you like (e.g. What's that you say, you're still using Adobe Captivate 4? For Captivate 5 developers, the process is simple.

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JUNE 7, 2011

by Kevin Siegel One of the shortcomings with working with objects in Adobe Captivate has always been the inability to control the rotation of a selected object. Beginning with Captivate 5, you could flip or rotate an image via the Properties panel. In fact, there are four tools in Captivate 5 and 5.5

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JULY 31, 2011

Looking to learn Adobe Captivate 5 or 5.5? We offer Beginner and Advanced classes. Click the Export button. Create a folder (or open an existing folder) and click OK. Navigate to the folder and you'll find your audio files. Both Windows and Macintosh developers can attend these classes.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2011

When importing voiceover audio into Adobe Captivate, I always suggest that audio be added directly to the slide instead of objects on the slide ( Audio > Import to > Slide ).   Looking to learn Adobe Captivate 5? We offer  Beginner and Advanced classes, as well as a half-day course on Advanced Actions.

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DECEMBER 13, 2011

by Kevin Siegel    I received an SOS from a fellow Captivate developer who was having a hate-hate relationship with the mouse click sounds he was hearing in his Adobe Captivate demonstration.     Looking to learn Adobe Captivate 5 or 5.5? Project-wide?

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JANUARY 12, 2011

(That's something you learn how to do in my  Captivate 5: Beyond the Essentials online class.)        In fact, filling in the fields within the Project Information window is so important, and so simple, I encourage my beginner Captivate students to fill it in as well. quote John.

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JUNE 14, 2011

by Kevin Siegel Anyone who created eLearning lessons using any version of Adobe Captivate older than version 5 is painfully aware that Captivate does not offer publishing options for any of the Apple mobile devices (iPhone, iPad or iPod). The new Adobe Captivate 5.5 eliminates the issue.

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APRIL 5, 2011

About the Author: Lori Smith is IconLogic's lead programmer and Adobe Captivate developer. Lori teaches our Adobe Captivate 5 Advanced Actions class. Looking to learn Adobe Captivate 5? We offer  Beginner and Advanced classes. Both no harm, no foul.

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JUNE 21, 2011

While some of the new features in Adobe Captivate 5.5 such as the ability to free rotate and publish to Apple mobile devices ) have gotten all the fanfare since Adobe released the new software, one new feature has sat on the sideline, overshadowed by the others: Shadow. Looking to learn Adobe Captivate?

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APRIL 19, 2011

If you resize a text caption or button in Adobe Captivate, and then edit the object's text at all, the object will do you a favor and resize. Display Captivate's Preferences (Edit menu for Windows users; Adobe Captivate menu for Mac users).   Looking to learn Adobe Captivate 5?

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AUGUST 31, 2010

Adobe Captivate 5 offers an alternate reporting option to using an LMS: you can create a free account on Acrobat.com, and set the reporting preferences in a Captivate project so that the quiz results are uploaded to Acrobat.com. Start the Adobe Captivate Quiz Results Analyzer. Looking to learn Captivate?

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APRIL 12, 2011

    Looking to learn Adobe Captivate 5? We offer  Beginner and Advanced classes. Both Keep in mind that when uploading your lesson to your web server, all of these files must be kept together, and in the same folder. Leave one of the resources behind, and the lesson will not play at all. 

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OCTOBER 30, 2012

Each button jumps to a different branch within the quiz (Beginner, Intermediate, Expert).      Looking to learn Captivate quickly? We teach two live, online Captivate 6 classes.    Adobe Captivate Essentials  and  Adobe Captivate Beyond the Essentials (Advanced).

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AUGUST 3, 2011

by Kevin Siegel    You've captured a series of screens using Adobe Captivate. To test the effect, preview a few of your slides.)   Looking to learn Adobe Captivate 5 or 5.5? We offer  Beginner and Advanced classes. Both

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NOVEMBER 9, 2010

Note: If you do need to republish all of the slides in your Captivate 5 project, not just the slides that have changed, simply select Force re-publish all the slides in the Advanced Options area of the Publish dialog box.   Looking to learn Adobe Captivate 5? Both Windows and Macintosh developers can attend the classes.

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DECEMBER 20, 2011

by Kevin Siegel    When creating a new Software Simulation in Adobe Captivate, the red box that you can drag to any area of your screen display is known as the  Screen Area. Perhaps Captivate 6? Looking to learn Adobe Captivate 5 or 5.5? We offer  Beginner  and Advanced  classes. Both

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FEBRUARY 16, 2011

Take a look at the Insert menu in Adobe Captivate 5 and you'll see two similar commands: New Slide and Blank Slide.   Looking to learn Adobe Captivate 5? We offer  Beginner and Advanced classes, as well as a half-day course on Advanced Actions. by Kevin Siegel. Not so nice!

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MAY 15, 2012

by Kevin Siegel    During every  Captivate beginner class , time is spent on the second day teaching everyone how to use Captivate's Text-to-Speech feature to convert slide notes into speech.   Looking to learn Captivate quickly? We offer two live, online classes. 

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NOVEMBER 22, 2011

Looking to learn Adobe Captivate 5 or 5.5? We offer Beginner and Advanced classes. There will not be any obvious changes to the Aggregator project at this point. However, when you publish the project the shared TOC will be removed and the combined lessons will play one after the other.

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MARCH 29, 2011

If you are looking for additional Widgets, you can find page after page of both free and pay-for-use Widgets on the Adobe Captivate Widgets page. Looking to learn Adobe Captivate 5? We offer  Beginner and Advanced classes. Both  Both Windows and Macintosh developers can attend these classes.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2011

Looking to learn Adobe Captivate 5 or 5.5? We offer Beginner and Advanced classes. Note: You can update multiple Library assets by shift-clicking or control-clicking items and then showing the Update Library Items dialog box. Both Windows and Macintosh developers can attend these classes.

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MAY 17, 2011

One of the best new features in Adobe Captivate 5 is Master Slides. I I recently received an email from a concerned Captivate developer who had created a master slide similar to the one shown below. Looking to learn Adobe Captivate 5? We offer  Beginner and Advanced classes. Both

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NOVEMBER 22, 2010

Show Captivate's Preferences (Edit menu if you're using Windows; Adobe Captivate menu if you're using a Mac).   Looking to learn Adobe Captivate 5? We are now offering Beginner and Advanced classes, as well as a half-day course on Advanced Actions. Run your spell check again.

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MARCH 21, 2011

If you want to learn how to change the size of a PowerPoint presentation (and see a handy PowerPoint to Captivate size conversion chart), read AJ's article. Looking to learn Adobe Captivate 5? We offer  Beginner and Advanced classes. Both

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

Looking to learn Adobe Captivate 5 or 5.5? We offer Beginner and Advanced classes. Select a rotated object and, instead of dragging the free-rotate icon at the top of the object. double-click it. That Angle is instantly reset to 0. No dragging. Just a simple double-click and done.

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JANUARY 25, 2011

  Looking to learn Adobe Captivate 5? We offer  Beginner and Advanced classes, as well as a half-day course on Advanced Actions. .     Keep in mind that an overlay TOC has the same functionality as a standard TOC, only it's hidden unless the learner needs it.

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AUGUST 10, 2011

Looking to learn Adobe Captivate 5 or 5.5? We offer Beginner and Advanced classes. Click the OK button and then preview the project. As you complete the interactivity on each slide, a green check mark will appear in the Status column. Both Windows and Macintosh developers can attend these classes.

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