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Publish projects in Adobe Captivate

  1. Captivate User Guide
  2. Introduction to Captivate
    1. What's New in Adobe Captivate
    2. Adobe Captivate System Requirements
    3. Adobe Captivate Updates
      1. Adobe Captivate (12.4 update) release notes
      2. Adobe Captivate (12.3 update) release notes
      3. Adobe Captivate (12.2 update) release notes
      4. Adobe Captivate (12.1 update) release notes
    4. Download Adobe Captivate
    5. Frequently Asked Questions
  3. Add a slide
    1. Slide navigator in Adobe Captivate
    2. Add a conversation slide
    3. Add characters to your Adobe Captivate project
    4. Edit the background image on a slide
    5. Add padding to content blocks and components
    6. Create a long scroll project
  4. Add text blocks
    1. Add text to a project
  5. Add media blocks
    1. Add images to a project
    2. Add videos to a project
    3. Add quotes
    4. Add SVGs to a project
  6. Interactive components
    1. Add a button
    2. Add an input field
    3. Add a radio button group
    4. Add a dropdown
    5. Add a checkbox
  7. Widgets
    1. Add a Card
    2. Add Tabs
    3. Add a Certificate
    4. Add a Carousel
    5. Add a Hotspot
    6. Add Drag-and-Drop
    7. Add a Timeline
    8. Add Click to Reveal
  8. Create quizzes
    1. Add a Multiple-choice question
    2. Add a True or false question
    3. Add a Match the column question
    4. Add a Short answer question
    5. Add a Sequence question
    6. Add question pools and random question slides
    7. Import questions as CSV
  9. Add audio to a project
    1. Add audio
  10. Interactions
    1. Add interactions to a project
    2. Create interactive video with overlay
    3. Create a slide-level interaction
    4. Create an object-level interaction
  11. Animations
    1. Add animations to a project
  12. Accessibility
    1. Make a project accessible
  13. Customize the timeline
    1. Timeline panel in Adobe Captivate
  14. Customize TOC and Playbar
    1. Table of Contents in Adobe Captivate
  15. Edit project properties
    1. Variables in Adobe Captivate
    2. Preferences
    3. Project dimensions
    4. Themes
  16. Create a simulation project
    1. Simulation
  17. Preview a project
    1. Preview
  18. Share a project for review
    1. Share for review   
  19. Publish a project
    1. Publish your project
  20. Upgrade projects in Adobe Captivate
    1. Upgrade projects to the latest version 

Learn how to publish a project in the all-new Adobe Captivate

Before publishing a project, ensure you've completed all the editing and formatting for your project.

Topics in this page:

Publish a project locally

  1. Select the ellipsis icon next to Preview, and select Publish.

  2. In the Publish to Computer dialog, enter the following:

    • Project title: Enter the project's name.
    • Location: Browse and select a location to publish your project.
    Project publish options
    Project's publish options

  3. Select Reporting to launch the Preferences > Reporting dialog to configure the reporting criteria.

  4. Select Publish.

    Publish to computer
    Publish to computer

After the project is published, you can either preview the project or view the published content in the location.

Publish a project to SCORM

You can use a Learning Management System (LMS) to distribute a computer-based tutorial created using Adobe Captivate. An LMS provides, tracks, and manages web-based training.

The project you upload to the LMS must comply with the SCORM, AICC standards, or xAPI.

ConfigurE the project to publish to LMS

  1. In an open project,

    • macOS: Select Adobe Captivate > Preferences.
    • Windows: Select Edit > Preferences.

    The Preferences dialog box appears. For more information, view Preferences in Adobe Captivate.

  2. In Preferences, select Quizzing > Reporting.

  3. Select the checkbox Enable Reporting.

  4. Select the reporting standard. The available options are SCORM 1.2, SCORM 2004, AICC, and xAPI. 

    For more information, view Preferences in Adobe Captivate.

    View the SCORM preferences
    View the SCORM preferences

  5. When you publish the project conforming to the selected reporting standard, upload the zipped file to the LMS.

Publish a project to Adobe Learning Manager (ALM)

Publish your Adobe Captivate courses to Adobe Learning Manager (ALM). Captivate projects can be added to ALM’s Content Library, simplifying content management, and distribution.

  1. Select the   next to Preview in the top-right corner.

  2. Select Publish to Adobe Learning Manager.

    This is an image that describes how to select publish to Adobe Learning Manager

  3. Select your account from the dropdown menu. If you are logged into ALM, your account should display automatically.

    This is an image that shows a prompt when publishing a project to ALM

  4. Select Publish and then select Continue to Publish.

    This image shows another prompt before you continue to publish to ALM

  5. Enter your Adobe Learning Manager account details and select Submit. This step maybe skipped if you are already logged in.

    This is an image that shows logging into ALM

  6. Add the details of your project, such as content name, tags, completion criteria, and success criteria. For example, completion criteria can be set when a learner finishes at least 50% of the course. In contrast, success criteria can be set to when the learner completes the quiz slides. Or you can set the criteria to be completed on launching the event for completion and success. 

    This is an image that describes the content tags required to fill while publishing a project to ALM

  7. Select Publish.

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