The Logical Blog by IconLogic

JUNE 3, 2013

How long was it between Adobe Captivate 5 and 6? Case in point: version 7 of the Captivate software was released today. Top features to be found in Adobe Captivate 7: Drag-and-drop Components Make eLearning fun with drag-and-drop games, quizzes, and lessons that can run on desktops and mobile devices (such as the iPad).

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

JULY 13, 2017

  A few years ago, we created a tool that helps eLearning developers determine how long it can take to develop eLearning in Adobe Captivate.   But seriously, how long does it take to create eLearning? Simply save the PDF to your computer and open it with Adobe Reader or Adobe Acrobat.

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mLearning Revolution

DECEMBER 13, 2012

In 2012 Apple announced the iPhone 5, two new iPads and the new iPad mini; Google unveiled their first tablet, the nexus 7 and later the 10″ version; Amazon gave us three Kindle Fire HD tablets. This year we have seen technology companies introduce a myriad of mobile devices of all sizes, prices and operating systems.

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Association eLearning

NOVEMBER 4, 2014

PPT files can be directly imported into various other programs including Captivate, Articulate Storyline, and Prezi itself. But if you’re using Office 365, or have a Microsoft account, the newest version of PPT also offers real time collaboration. Collaborative authoring. Progression.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

MAY 22, 2012

by Kevin Siegel    By this point I've created hundreds upon hundreds of eLearning projects using Captivate. In all that time, Captivate has remained very stable for me (very few crashes and zero corrupt projects). Editing over a network drive:  Captivate projects simply cannot be edited over a network drive.

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Raptivity

DECEMBER 27, 2012

We have earlier showcased in one of our blogs how Raptivity integrates best with the various versions of Adobe Captivate under various scenarios. This blog will shell light on the step by step process of integration with the help a [.].

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

MARCH 13, 2012

by Kevin Siegel    One of the wonderful hidden advantages of using Captivate 5 and 5.5 over older versions of the program is the overall speed of the publishing process. In legacy versions of Captivate, it could easily take 3-5 minutes to publish a moderately-sized project as a SWF.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

While the world awaits the all-new Captivate to be released (the new version, currently called Project Charm, is in beta), Adobe continues to support version 2019. Once the update is installed, you can confirm you have the latest build by choosing Help > About Adobe Captivate.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

JUNE 25, 2019

Adobe recently released a significant, and free, update to Captivate 2019, its flagship eLearning development tool. The updated version of the software is 11.5   If you're a veteran Captivate developer, you'll see that the interface remains mostly unchanged. Nevertheless, the button Assets in Captivate 11.5

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

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 don't have a project backup and the only version of your project refuses to open, the cached version of the project will come to your rescue.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

NOVEMBER 26, 2013

Adobe recently announced a patch for Adobe Captivate 7. Prior to the patch for Captivate 7, clicking the white dot simply locked the object and the white dot changed into a lock icon (shown in the image below). After installing the Captivate 7.01 After installing the Captivate 7.01 Looking for training on Adobe Captivate?

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Experiencing eLearning

MARCH 12, 2019

The two big ones in the market are Articulate Storyline and Adobe Captivate. Captivate Resources. The IconLogic blog has tips on Captivate, Storyline, Camtasia, RoboHelp, and more. You can ask questions in the Adobe Captivate forum. I own several editions of the E-Learning Uncovered Captivate books. Media Tools.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

AUGUST 1, 2024

When adding media blocks to an Adobe Captivate version 12.3 Are you looking for Captivate training or mentoring? project, you have two options: Slide Video and Video. You can go with one or the other, but you cannot add both to a slide. So when should you choose Slide Video vs Video?

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

AUGUST 5, 2014

by Kevin Siegel      From a new user perspective, one of the major complaints about Adobe Captivate has always been its cluttered user interface.   People using Captivate versions 5, 6, and 7 have the ability to undock most of Captivate's panels and move them around the screen. Users

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

JUNE 18, 2013

If you're using Adobe Captivate 7 for the Macintosh, it's possible you've been bitten by the spell-check bug. Captivate 7 crashes when you choose  Project > Check Spelling. I've learned that the crash does not occur if you have Captivate 6 installed on your Macintosh (or other CS6 application).

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

MAY 28, 2014

by Kevin Siegel      Adobe last week announced Adobe Captivate 8, a significant upgrade to one of the top eLearning development tools in the world. Over the past few years I've repeatedly heard a couple of complaints about Captivate. Another major complaint was Captivate's lack of support for mobile users.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

OCTOBER 16, 2013

The best ones work well with newer versions of Microsoft Office, especially Word and Excel. As you create eLearning projects in Captivate, you can certainly add accessibility, but you cannot control how a screen reader interprets the accessible components you add to any one lesson. Looking for training on Adobe Captivate?

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mLearning Revolution

JUNE 9, 2013

A year ago I wrote a post entitled An Honest Assessment of Adobe Captivate 6 [First Impressions] , which garnered 81 ReTweets and 62 comments, and to this day is the most read post here on my blog. It’s not even this particular version that disappoints me; it’s the overall lack of vision that Adobe has clearly shown in this release.

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Experiencing eLearning

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

The version of storytelling apparently assumed as the basis of this article is when a trainer shares an anecdote or story with a moral during live training. Storytelling and scenarios. What are the downsides to using stories for training and development? Adobe eLearning World recordings.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

OCTOBER 22, 2013

by Lori Smith Have some of you long-time Captivate developers been wondering what happened to the ability to put a "Send Email" link on your quiz results page? If you were using Captivate 5.5 With Captivate 6 & 7, the Quizzing capability has been enhanced and some things have been changed.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

DECEMBER 4, 2012

The best ones work well with newer versions of Microsoft Office, especially Word and Excel. As you create eLearning projects in Captivate, you can certainly add accessibility, but you cannot control how a screen reader interprets the accessible components you add to any one lesson. Looking to learn Captivate quickly?

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Experiencing eLearning

MARCH 18, 2014

There’s no video, only limited animation (the kind I can build in Storyline or Captivate), and professional voice talent will be used. I’ll assume less than that because it’s a conversion and a lot of analysis has already been done with the face-to-face version. IconLogic’s Captivate Time Estimator.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

JULY 31, 2013

Using Captivate's Spell Check feature is as simple as choosing  Project > Check Spelling. It's a good bet that if you've spent any amount of time developing projects within Captivate, you've used the Check Spelling command at least once. Remove a Word from Captivate's Dictionary. by Kevin Siegel.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

DECEMBER 23, 2013

One of the most common questions we hear during our live, online classes is how long does it typically take to create eLearning using Adobe Captivate. We've created a calculator (developed entirely within Adobe Captivate 7 and published as a PDF) that will help you estimate the level of effort necessary to create eLearning content.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

OCTOBER 16, 2014

Adobe has announced a free update to its popular Adobe Captivate 8 software. To get the update, choose  Help > Updates  from within the Captivate program. Once the update is installed, your new Captivate version will be  8.0.1.242. The update fixes several bugs and includes some nice enhancements.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

SEPTEMBER 26, 2014

I've written about  Captivate's Cache folder in the past. In case you aren't familiar with it, a cached version of your project is created in the Cache folder every time you save your Captivate project. However, with Captivate 8, developers are complaining about the increased size of the Cache folder.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

NOVEMBER 30, 2014

by Lori Smith    Adobe Captivate has provided System Variables for years. In fact, there are more than 70 Captivate System Variables in Captivate version 8. This week I'm beginning a series of articles that will take you through Captivate's System Variables, one group at a time.

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eLearningMind

MARCH 1, 2022

Nowadays, it’s common to have an express version of software applications or fast-track processes. In other words, get to the first version as soon as you can, and embellish it afterward. Instead of suggesting specific rapid authoring tools—such as Articulate 360 or Adobe Captivate —we prefer to guide you.

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Upside Learning

OCTOBER 11, 2012

Captivate Course. Captivate Version 6 offers the option to publish output in HTML, thus providing good support for Tablet devices. So if you have courses already developed in older versions of Captivate, the only things you need to do is import and publish them for HTML via Captivate 6. Articulate Course.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

JUNE 10, 2014

by Kevin Siegel      Over the past few weeks I've been writing about the hot new features you'll find in Adobe Captivate 8 such as the  new, easier to use, interface  and  responsive projects. 6, or 7 to Captivate 8. You've always been able to insert image buttons in Captivate.

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Experiencing eLearning

FEBRUARY 10, 2015

I created a Captivate activity with a custom effect using motion and scaling to animate two cars driving away to the horizon. Lieve says these Effects and Advanced Actions don’t play well in Captivate 8, so she prefers to build these sorts of effects in Adobe Edge Animate. Click the image to view the activity (Flash only).

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

In older versions of Adobe Captivate, slides automatically advanced from one to the next. This version of Captivate is as different from Captivate Classic as night is from day. To make a Captivate 12 slide auto-advance, add a bookmark to the Timeline and set its action to go to the next slide.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

APRIL 20, 2017

Adobe recently announced a upgrade to Adobe Captivate, its popular eLearning development tool.   According to Adobe's Allen Partridge, Captivate version 2017 , includes several new features including something called Fluid Boxes. The project will open in Captivate 2017 without fanfare. by Kevin Siegel, COTP.

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eLearning Brothers

APRIL 11, 2017

Adobe just released the newest version of its popular eLearning authoring tool, Captivate. To access the Typekit web page from within Captivate you just click on the icon in the Character properties panel. The most significant change from Captivate 9 to Captivate 2017 comes in the way that responsive design is handled.

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Experiencing eLearning

DECEMBER 1, 2020

If you use Twine as a prototyping tool, you can build the finished version in Captivate, Storyline, or another tool of your choice. You can use Twine as the finished product though, especially if you do some formatting to make it look better. This is pretty rough (just text on a white background), but that’s OK for a prototype.

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eLearning Brothers

AUGUST 10, 2017

It has been a few months since the release of Adobe Captivate 2017 and most people, by now, have had a chance to play with it and start looking at how the thousands of free assets provided by eLearning Brothers work with the new release – specifically Captivate Game Templates. Let’s look at the non-responsive version, first.

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Kineo

APRIL 27, 2017

Having used Adobe Captivate since version 2, it’s been interesting seeing the way the tool has developed over the years.

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