Overview
This article provides instructions and tips for the most common how-to topics in the all-new Adobe Captivate. You'll find guidance on differentiating between versions, resolving project publishing and workflow issues, integrating with LMS, creating quizzes, addressing object-related issues, and more.
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- The all-new Captivate prioritizes responsive design for your eLearning courses. It automatically adjusts to fit various screen sizes without extensive manual tweaking. It is ideal for creating long-scroll content, interactive videos, slide overlays, and interactions.
- Captivate Classic is known for its extensive control of various aspects of your eLearning course, such as fine-tuning object placement, animations, interactions, and behaviors with high precision.
Unfortunately, you cannot import projects from Captivate Classic (CPTX files) to the all-new Captivate, although this would be available in future releases.
Here are some options to consider:
- Rebuild in the all-new Captivate: This lets you take advantage of the latest features and functionalities in the new Captivate. You can also repurpose assets from your Classic projects, such as images and audio, to accelerate the rebuilding process.
- Continue using Captivate Classic: If your existing projects are running smoothly and you prefer not to interrupt your current workflow, then continuing with Captivate Classic is a dependable choice.
Importing projects from PowerPoint is not yet supported in the all-new Captivate. This feature is currently available on Captivate Classic only. However, this is planned for a future release.
Visit the downloads page to try the version that suits you best.
Backup files are automatically created copies of your project whenever a user saves the project. This provides a crucial safety net, facilitating the restoration of data if it's accidentally lost or compromised by unexpected problems.
Backup files are generated in the same directory where your projects are saved.. To change the location, go to Preferences > General > Default Locations. Then, browse to choose your preferred location.
To load a backup project file in all-new Captivate, follow these steps:
- Locate the backup file. It will have the same name as the project with a .cpt.bak filename extension.
- Rename the backup file by removing the .bak extension. It must only contain the .cpt extension. For example: <filename>.cpt.bak to <filename>.cpt.
- Open the newly renamed file in the all-new Captivate.
You cannot import courses created on other e-learning software into the all-new Captivate. However, you can rebuild them. You can potentially reuse some elements from your projects (images, audio, quizzes, videos), to expedite the rebuilding process and leverage the new features and functionalities of the all-new Captivate.
Reporting functions within e-learning platforms serve several vital purposes that enhance the educational journey for both educators and learners. Enabling reporting allows for tracking of learner progress, identification of educational gaps, evaluation of competency via test scores, assurance of compliance, and improvement of course content and structure using analytics.
To learn how to publish projects and upload .zip files to your LMS, view this document.
In SCORM, the manifest file is a vital XML document that contains metadata and course structure for the e-learning content package. This file, usually imsmanifest.xml, helps the LMS recognize and correctly implement the e-learning content.
Here are the steps to create a manifest file in all new Captivate:
- Select Preferences > Quizzing > Reporting
- Select the Enable Reporting option.
- Select Configure next to the SCORM standard drop-down. To learn more about the manifest file options, head to the Configure SCORM section. You can configure the course title, identifier, version, description, duration, keywords, SCO identifier, and SCO title.
Once the project is published, proceed to the directory where you saved the published files. If you have chosen to compress the files into a zip format, find the zip file and unzip its contents to obtain the manifest file.
You cannot change or move the Table of Contents' position when you preview or publish your project. By default, it is on the right. However, you can minimize it during runtime, and move the playbar. Additionally, the position will change based on the responsiveness of the target device during course consumption.
You can add a Drag and Drop widget to a slide and set the number of attempts to Unlimited. Configure the associations, and then select Save. Learn more on drag and drop interactions in Adobe Captivate.
Below is a brief example of configuring the drag and drop widget:
When you preview the project and add incorrect responses, you will notice that you cannot proceed further. Select Reset and retry the widget. You can proceed only after you've added the correct responses.
Begin by adding an image on the slide. It can be a single image or an image grid. Select Add media blocks and then select an Image or Image Grid in the left toolbar.
Select Accessibility from the properties panel on the right. Select the image and add your accessibility text. Read the document on Accessibility in Adobe Captivate to know more.
Initiate a simulation recording and use the shortcut keys for starting and stopping full-motion recording manually:
- On Windows: fn + F9 to start and fn + F10 to end FMR respectively.
- On macOS: cmd + F9 to start and cmd + F10 to end FMR respectively.
Learn more about full-motion recordings in the all-new Adobe Captivate.
Adobe Captivate 12.3 does not have a direct print function. However, you can use Captivate Classic to access the print feature.