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New Slider Widget
Entry posted on Feb 27 by Lasers_Edge

Our fellow aussies Tristan & Rod Ward have again created a fantastic widget to make our captivate projects really enagage and interact with our learners. 

Check it out at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ftStQ9QnQcA

Well done Infosemantics!

Presenter 8
Entry posted on Aug 29 by Lasers_Edge

Have you been lucky enough to see the power of Presenter 8? I am currently at the LearnX conference in Melbourne and have been lucky enough to watch Dr Allen Partridge showcase the new features now available and have been blown away by the ease of use of the video capture in Presenter. This would be a great feature to give your SME's (subject matter experts) and get them to create the demonstration videos for your learning.

The biggest theme of LearnX this year has been that we need to adopt and embrace social learning, having said that I have also realised that there is much confusion and misunderstanding in the term social learning, so would like to ask you what this term means to you? Looking forward to reading your definitions.

If you are in Melbourne pop in today and say hello to Dr Allen Partridge and mysef on the Adobe stand.

Take care, and talk soon

Jo

Captivate 6 now available
Entry posted on Jun 17 by Lasers_Edge

Captivate 6 has arrived!!!!!

I am so excited to now share with you captivate 6 with all its new really cool features. The best way for you to get to know this wonderful tool is to visit the captivate blog http://blogs.adobe.com/captivate/adobe-captivate-tutorials and see the really cool tutorials on the new features. 

Having played with 6 I can tell you I will be pushing all my clients to upgrade as soon as possible as I personally do not want to be creating in older versions of csaptivate as this new version will not only save me so much time using the themes, but as I have said before many times, if you have to create compliance courses this version now allows for pretesting, making our life so much easier to teach people what they don't know, instead of boring them with what they do. Although I do not think anything we create in 6 could be boring with all the new actors and interactions now available.

Also you must check out the new HD video recording now available with the ability to edit with transitions right in captivate. 

I am so excited and I could keep going on and on, but I ask that you at least download the trial version and have a play because as soon as you did, you will like me not want to use any other tool.

Let me know your thoughts of this version and let me know what you do or even don't like of the new version.

I am thinking of putting together a launch presentation in Sydney and will keep you posted on this.

Cheers

Jo

Captivate 6 sneak peeks
Entry posted on Jun 06 by Lasers_Edge

Hold onto your hats everyone, Adobe has now released 3 sneek peak videos on Captivate 6. I recommend you all start applying the pressure to the powers that be to ensure you are ready jto upgrade as soon as it is released as the developers have certainly taken the software to another level.

The first video by Dr Pooja Jaisingh showing you how you can now publish direct to HTML5 giving seemless transtition from desktop to mnobile learning.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=l2dmHZRRbOw

The second video by Dr Allen Partridge introducing you to Themes. This is one feature I have been waiting for, no more having redesign all the quiz slides.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=vObJxAh1nls

The third video by Pooja introduces us to the wonderful new HD video recording & editing feature which will really help make our modules shine!! 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=LPTwnzXiJuQ

Dr Allen Partridge & Dr Pooja Jaisingh will be here in Australia in August for Learnx in Melbourne, for more details on this great event go to the website and register now, an event not to be missed. http://www.learnx.net/2012/

Looking forward to the launch of 6, if I was to hold a launch event in Sydney how many of you would like to come and see first hand the great new features Captivate 6 will have? Comment and let me know if you would be interested.

Cheers

Jo

Create a Master File
Entry posted on Mar 16 by Lasers_Edge

Well I have finally found time to upload my creating a master file guide as requested by a lot of my trainees. So here is the link http://www.lasersedge.com.au/_blog/Captivated_With_Captivate/post/Creating_a_Master_File/

This is a step by step guide helping you to set up one master file for your elearning projects.

Let me know your thoughts.

Cheers

Jo

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trainwithtim on Tips and Tricks
09/17/11: To add to this post a little further - you may find that the net result is 'Typing Text with Sound', to remove the sounds select the Text Animation and locate the 'Typing Text' animation type. At the

Lasers_Edge on An introduction
09/18/11: Thanks Tim, We look forward to your contributions. Many thanks.

No Nickname on Captivate 5.5 exam available
12/18/11: Can anyone recommend any materials for preparing for theis exam?

trainwithtim on Captivate 5.5 exam available
12/18/11: Having just sat the exam i can say the objectives do closely match the questions. In regards to material, there is not much around for Cp5.5, so you will be going back to Cp5 material, and then lookin

Lasers_Edge on Captivate 5.5 exam available
12/21/11: The other good source is the help within captivate, you can download the pdf. I have printed this out and keep it on hand for when needed. Bear in mind this exam is multiple choice and menu driven, so

trainwithtim on A must follow blog
01/10/12: I concur 100% with this, and also make reference to this when running advanced captivate sessions.. You could also follow Lieve on twitter as well @Lilybiri

Ms Bubbles on Captivate Meeting
02/16/12: I to join in but I live in Northern Territory

trainwithtim on Captivate Meeting
02/16/12: I would come along, but I'm working in Melbourne (and from Country Vic) so not able to get there... I've been playing with this since it was a baby (Adobe Beta Tester), its matured very nicely inde

Lasers_Edge on Adobe Weekly Seminars in an Aussie Friendly Time (almost)
03/16/12: Thanks Tim, Vish told me this was happening. It will be good to have some training that we don't have to set the alarm for. Many thanks.

trainwithtim on Captivate 6 now available
06/17/12: And I can concur as a fellow beta tester that there are many cool new features in this release. I will shortly be posting a link to a 'whats new' demo that show the most obvious changes, but there ar