
We’re also going to look at Articulate Studio ’09 and its own magic bullet(s). We’ll look more deeply at Captivate 5 and look at its feature set (this version, for instance, allows you to set up master slides much as PowerPoint does).

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If you’re new to Twitter and hashtags, here’s a Captivate demo from RJ on how to add a column on TweetDeck for the #AdobeCaptivate hashtag (how meta!). Adobe Captivate 5 is now available, and you will be glad to know that you can use RoboHelp 8 with this new version of Captivate by applying the RoboHelp 8 Update. According to soon-to-be Adobe eLearning Evangelist RJ Jacquez ( a good bet is to search for and use the #AdobeCaptivate hashtag. RoboHelp is known for its tight integration with Captivate to enable such scenarios primarily for Application Help systems and eLearning Content. Tip: There’s lots of great conversation about Captivate on Twitter. Talk to your Litmos team about how to use Captivate output with the Litmos system. If you don’t want to look under the microscope, you can just track whether or not they’ve looked at parts of the course. If you have mission-critical systems training (like financial or electronic medical records), you may want to know how your learners perform on a click-by-click basis. We’ll soon look at ways to use Captivate with your LMS, but here’s a teaser: Captivate’s Advanced Interaction screen allows you to set or disable tracking/scoring/reporting for every action your learner takes. The output is also SCORM-compliant, and can be tracked easily by an LMS (such as Litmos). Still, it’s remarkable how quickly you get get something effective to your learners. Don’t worry: it’s fairly easy to edit the text captions, straighten/speed up the mouse pointer, and make sure the timing is correct. You’ll need to polish your captures before you publish. If you’re short on time, you can take your learner through a rapidly-built “show me-try it-test me” process that actually requires them to perform in a closely simulated environment before they have to go live. There is also a custom mode available that allows you to create hybrid “demo-sims.” You can use your imagination as you get more comfortable. You don’t have to capture three different times separate output is available for all three modes.

Here’s the kicker: you can rig Captivate to capture in all three modes at the same time. You can actually assess your learner’s ability to use the system. Assessment simulation mode (“test me”): The click boxes and text entry boxes are there, but the feedback isn’t.

Your learner can interact and perform within the simulation. You will learn how to explore the environment create, update.
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Demonstration mode (“show me”): Records what’s going on on-screen, but with no user interaction in the Flash movie output.
