I love the quizzing functionality in the new Adobe Captivate (version 12.2) and find it superior to Adobe Captivate Classic. However, editing the question feedback in Classic was easier and more straightforward. In Classic, you edit the question feedback directly on the slide. In the new Captivate, the process for editing the feedback captions isn't so easy. First, insert a Captivate question slide by clicking Create New Slide and selecting a question type. In the example below, I'm using a multiple-choice quiz question and settling the age-old debate about the world's greatest breakfast cere ..read more

Themes in Adobe Captivate 12 allow you to control such project attributes as colors, fonts, image presets, slide background colors, and UI components, including buttons, checkboxes, radio buttons, input fields, and drop-downs. You can edit a project's existing theme, export the settings, and import the theme into any Adobe Captivate 12.2 (or newer) project. To begin, click the Project properties icon from the lower right of the Captivate window. Click the Edit Theme button. Select a category (such as Color Palette) from the left side of the Themes window. Once you have finished editing the ..read more

Storyline does a great job recording software simulations. During my vILT beginner Storyline classes, we cover all of the recording modes and the many options. Once you've recorded a simulation and added it to a scene, you will likely notice that Storyline captured too much. In a recent recording, I noticed that Storyline showed the student where I clicked by highlighting the menu item. I was okay with the menu item being shown when demonstrating the steps. However, in the "let me try" version of the course, I didn't want the learner to see the "click hint." This is the perfect use case for St ..read more

You've been asked to create a Storyline slide. The images are ready, but the text is not. Instead of typing fake placeholder text, Storyline can do the heavy lifting for you.  Select the object and type =lorem() to add placeholder text to a slide object. Press [enter], and Storyline will fill the object with lorem ipsum text. Type =rand(), and Storyline will add actual words to the object. Adding text between the parenthesis tells Storyline to add a specific number of paragraphs and lines. For instance, Type =rand(4,3), and Storyline will insert four paragraphs and three lines. If you'd ..read more

One of the most common questions we hear during our live, online eLearning classes is, "How long does it typically take to create eLearning using Adobe Captivate, Articulate Storyline, or TechSmith Camtasia?" The answer depends upon several factors: what is the total playtime for the course (in minutes)? how much voiceover audio will there be (in minutes)? what is your comfort level using the development tool? how much access do you have to media such as images and videos? how much interactivity will you have in the training? how much help do you have? is the training teaching a life skill, a ..read more

I always include voiceover audio when I record my software video demonstrations with Camtasia. That audio always needs editing. Typical editing tasks include removing fillers such as "um," silencing breath sounds, removing background noise, and removing long pauses. I also create closed captions manually or import them via closed caption files I've created through transcription services. Of course, all of this effort takes time. Creating the closed captions is particularly labor intensive if I haven't first created a voiceover script. Along comes TechSmith Audiate, which integrates wonderfully ..read more

Articulate updated Storyline 360 earlier this month to include the ability to upload your project source files to the cloud. This feature allows members of your team to download your project files easily. To upload your project to the cloud, choose File > Publish. From the list of options at the left, choose Review 360. From the Cloud Backup area, select Upload project file to Review 360. Publish the project. On the Publish Successful screen, click View Project. Login to your Articulate account. At the left of the window, select the version you'd like to download from the Current Ver ..read more

TechSmith has integrated some fantastic assets with Camtasia update 23.3.2. You will need to ensure that you are running the latest Camtasia update. To find that update, choose Help > Check for Updates. To check your version, choose Help > About Camtasia. (If you’re on a Mac, choose Camtasia 2023 > About Camtasia.) Using the assets is simple. Visit the Media tool at the left and click the Camtasia Assets icon. Scroll through the list or, even better, use the Search feature to find what you're looking for. (There are videos, images, and sound assets... millions of them.) Right-click ..read more

Integrating interactive eLearning with your use assistance or help documentation is super easy if you use the Adobe Technical Communication Suite. Check out this full training session that I taught for Adobe at DitaWorld: https://youtu.be/FdM148qDjTQ?si=-5Dq7o-QYAh_tzi6 You'll learn to use Adobe Captivate Classic (Captivate 2019) to create an interactive software simulation and publish the lesson as HTML5. Then, you will learn how to incorporate the training into an Adobe RoboHelp project ..read more

AI comes to TechSmith Camtasia, making enhanced video creation as easy as click, click, click! Ensure that you're using the latest Camtasia build and then start the recording (either by starting the Camtasia Recorder 2023 app or clicking the Record button from within a Camtasia project). On the lower right of the Recorder control panel, you'll see the Camtasia Rev icon. If necessary, click the toggle to enable Rev. Record the video as you would normally do and when you stop the recording, Rev appears onscreen. There are five tabs, each offering curated formatting options. On the Size tab, you ..read more