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Text entry box submit not working

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Tue, 28 Oct 2014 23:19:00 GMT

Hi there,

I'm using Using Cap 7 and am having problems with an activity. Here's what I'm trying to achieve:

Users type an answer to a question in a text entry box and submit it using a button
I do not want this activity scored (no marks eg percentage or other grade) but I do want a record to show that's its been done
The answer is to be saved and accessible to each learner via Moodle (the SCORM package is being published on Moodle)
All learner's answers to the question to be accessible to the teacher via a Moodle report
And, ideally, the learner's answer to be emailed to them when the submit button is clicked.

I realise there are several things to configure to make this happen but, to start with, I know I have something set up incorrectly on Cap7 because Reporting is greyed out for the text entry box (see image). I've also attached images of my my Quiz reporting and settings in case that's the issue. In its current published state, the submit button I have associated with the text box does nothing - it's inactive on Moodle. Any help anyone can give me would be greatly appreciated. I am lost! C

Help publishing Cap. project to a google website

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Mon, 08 Jul 2013 04:52:26 GMT

Hi there,

Does any know the steps I follow, or if there's a short tutorial somewhere, on how to upload and publish a Captivate project on a google website? My project - created in v6.1 - is only 7 slides long. It contains audio, vid and url links but it has no quizzes or LMS requirements. I am sure I saw the steps somewhere in here or via google search but I forgot to save it in my bookmarks.

any guidance would be appreciated.

Player options disabled - how to activate?

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Sat, 01 Mar 2014 00:00:45 GMT

Hi there,

Using Cap 7. When I add a TOC to a project (any skin) these options are not available on the player (greyed out):

Play/Pause
Rewind
Forward
Back

Also when I try to change a skin via the Skin Editor it renames itself and adds "modified" to the end, eg City Night (modified) or CoolBlue (modified).

My guess is I have set up something wrong in preferences somewhere, but have no idea how to fix this. How do I activate these options?

Any help would be appreciated.

Captivate 8 - inclusions and exclusions for responsive projects

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Wed, 03 Sep 2014 00:48:17 GMT

Hi there,

Is there anywhere I can find a complete and accurate list of the features Cap 8 includes and excludes for responsive projects?

I realise drag and drop is not available but I've also noticed these are unavailable (greyed out) on my Cap 8:
- roll over caption
- roll over slidelet
- roll over image, and
- text animation
I also cannot find any callout shapes (speach bubbles)
Is there a way to set up and change page transitions?

Are all these excluded, am i doing things incorrectly or is something wrong with my set up for Cap 8 responsive?

thanks,

CP8 - font not resizing for different devices

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Mon, 11 Aug 2014 00:12:52 GMT

Hi there,

I am using Cap 8. I need my project to be able to be viewed on PC/Mac, laptops and tablets, but not cell phones. I have resized and repositioned all slide elements for these devices have enabled Smart Position. Things look fine on all devices when I check via Edge inspect. The problem is when I view the published project (on Moodle) via my PC and laptop all is fine but it's not right on a tablet. The font boxes are not in the position I had specified and the text size is wrong too. How can I fix the tablet view. Can anyone help please?

Thanks,

Cap 8 - problem with bullet lists

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Wed, 13 Aug 2014 06:38:17 GMT

Hi there,

I am having lots of trouble with bullet lists in Cap 8. They look fine until I view the project. For some reason the bullet indent is not 'sticking'. Please refer to the images below. The top one is Primary view, the one below is what I see when previewing the project. Another issue is that, even if i remove the bullets and try to correct the problem using shift enter, and adding spaces as an indent method I end up with the same result. It's driving me crazy! Is this something I am doing wrong, or is it a bug? Help!

Captivate does not recognize my microphone

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Mon, 08 Jul 2013 06:29:22 GMT

Hi there,

Another problem ... i have just reinstalled Captivate to overcome a different issue and this time (when I reinstall I always get something new go wrong) Captivate is not recognising my microphone. It is not showing in the drop down list of Audio Input Devices - in fact there is nothing in there at all. it was working perfectly before. the mike is not the issue either because it's working fine on youtube and for other progs. It's a Logitec ClearChat Comfort mike.

Is there a way I can get Captivate to find my mike? I have spent ALL day trying to get Captivate stable and working on windows 7. Please, please, please try not to suggest reinstalling because it will just end up breaking something else - but if i have to I will.

hope someone can help!

thanks,

cancelled subscription - how to reinstate?

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Fri, 08 Aug 2014 21:03:04 GMT

I accidentally clicked cancel for my Captivate subscription via My Adobe. how can i reinstate or reactivate this? I already have Cap 8 on my PC.

Ok, I am confused. Update Cap 7 to Cap 8

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Sun, 27 Jul 2014 04:15:15 GMT

I have Cap 7 that I purchased not long ago - say 7 months. Can't recall the cost but a LOT of $'s. Then I also had to sign up for a Cap Subscription, that was another $19.99 au per month. And, because I use Photoshop I ALSO had to sign up for a Cloud subscription - another $30au per month.

Along the way, Photoshop and a few other Cloud products I use have had updates and the Cloud subscription enables me to download these for free. This seems sort of fair, because over time Adobe gets more than the purchase price of these products from me and i pay in smaller increments.

Now let's skip to my Captivate subscription. To upgrade this product to the latest version - and I have to do this because it's the only version that enables me to create materials for mobile devices - i have to pay an extra $475 au (remember I paid several $100 for v7 only a few months ago!) AND I continue to pay the $19.99 per month.

OMG! This is just NOT right. Is there a way around this or are all private Captivate users trapped in this situation? Have I got this right? I hope I am mistaken!

Help with buttons please

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Fri, 11 Apr 2014 01:17:05 GMT

Hi there,

I'm using Captivate 7.

My aim

I want to show learners 10 top tips. I have 10 numbers displayed on a slide to represent each tip.
When a number is clicked, the relevant tip (in text) is revealed in the centre of the slide and a matching narration plays.

Current configuration (happy to change)

The numbers are image buttons set reveal the matching text when clicked, and
I am using a rollover slidelet on each for the audio

My problem

As the image above shows, this approach works except that the text remains on screen.
This means end users see jumbled mess of overlayed text as they click through the numbers.
How can I set this up so that, when a different number is clicked, it changes to display the text and play the audio for the most recently clicked number AND the elements for the previous number/s immediately stop showing/playing?
Please note, users may click the numbers in order but also may click them randomly.

I really don't know where to look so any advice would be appreciated - can't be done; can be done and here's how; or can be done and here's a link to a relevant tutorial .

thanks C

Having trouble importing audio to background

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Sat, 29 Jun 2013 01:19:48 GMT

Hi there ...

Yet another question for Adobe Captivate 6.1 64 bit.

I'm trying to import audio into the background of my .cptl project. To do this i am using Audio/Import to background, then I'm selecting one of the Adobe looped sounds from my computer.

What i get is the following screen and it all seems fine. I can edit the sound, adjust volume, listen to it, etc BUT there is no save option under the Add/Replace or Edit tabs. When I get to this point, all Captivate functions are locked. I can't save or even log out. I have to use windows task manager to close the application. It feels as if Captivate wants me to accept or save the audio but I have no way, that i can see, of doing this.

Am I doing something wrong? Perhaps it's important to note that I had installation problems with the 64bit version of Captivate but thought I had fixed everything by adding the right dll files. Is it me or is it a problem with the product? In case this helps, I have windows 7 Home Professional.

Can someone advise?

Thanks,

Edited video audio - no sound

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Fri, 23 May 2014 01:11:55 GMT

Hi there,

Hope you can assist me.

Some of the audio files in my video show as "system" and others show as "recording". It's a video filmed in a virtual world, so the "system" files are the interviewee's responses and the "recording" files are me, the interviewer.
The video has been trimmed in places to remove unwanted material.
All was fine until I tried to edit the audio files (adjust the sound volume up in parts and silence a few odd background sounds).
Each time I made an adjustment an additional "Clip" audio file was created and added to the Library. I don't know why or how these work.They are the top 3 files in the attached image.
Long story short, when I now play the video back only the "system" files can be heard, not the 'recording' files. However, when I listen to the "recording" files from within the library or the audio edit window I can hear them clearly. So they are fine, they just no longer work when the video is played.

Can anyone help, please? I hope there's an easy fix for this.

C7 Cannot publish to a folder

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Wed, 12 Feb 2014 07:39:19 GMT

Hi there,

I hope you can help. I have made a 2-slide project and am trying to publish it as a zipped .swf file to upload to Moodle. When I try to publish it the "Publish to Folder" option is not available. It does save a single zip file (not in a folder) but when I upload this to Moodle I get an error message saying some elements are missing. My publishing efforts and Moodle uploads for other projects have been fine. Any ideas on what could be wrong and how to fix this?

Thanks!

Trouble recording video - Captivate 7

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Mon, 04 Nov 2013 23:58:23 GMT

Hi there,

I am trying to record a demo video using Captivate 7 on a PC running Windows7 Home Premium. I just upgraded to version 7. Video recording used to work perfectly on my PC when I was using Cap6.

I have a variety of issues. All seems fine up to the point when i click the "record" button. After that I get the 3-2-1 thing ... then nothing. When I click the "End" key no preview of the recorded vid shows. When I look in the folder where the vid is supposed to be captured there's a file in there, typically named something like this RecordingVideo_180692769130333359.cpl.

I looked up what a .cpl file is and it's some sort of Windows file. Here's Microsoft's definition: Each tool in Control Panel is represented by a .cpl file in the Windows\ System folder. The .cpl files in the Windows\System folder are loaded automatically when you start Control Panel. I have no idea why Captivate would be saving a video as this file type.

Another odd thing is that the red outline of video's border shows up after i have finished everything - even after i have closed Captivate. I have to reboot my PC to get rid of it.

Can anyone help me please? I really need to get this video (and others) created as soon as possible.

Thanks!

Some options not available on intro slide

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 01:34:45 GMT

Hi there,

VERY new to Captivate so please be gentle with me. ok .. i have started a new project. on the first slide (intro) I want users to to enter their name and login details (student number). I am doing this to secure the site and so that eventually - when i work out how - the details will be captured on the LMS (moodle). however, the text entry box option and other things like buttons are not available for inclusion - they are greyed out. is there a setting i need to change for the slide or something else I need to do to make these available?

thanks,

Adobe's Subscription Policies - something is very, very wrong

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Sat, 29 Jun 2013 00:08:26 GMT

Hi,

I purchased Adobe's eLearning 6.1 suite not long ago and, as a newbie, I refer to these forums frequently to find answers to things as I muddle my way through. It's really helpful and I am glad these forums exist - thanks!

However this post is not about the products themselves, rather Adobe's subscription and pricing policies. While searching the forums what has struck me is the extreme anger reflected in many of the posts. I use various forums for help but rarely, if ever, have I found such a massive ground swell of angst aimed at the developer's purchasing policies. There seems to be a mass of Adobe users out there who feel - quoting some of the common terms used - "cheated", "scammed", "trapped" and "furious". I have mostly been looking at forums specific to the eLearning Suite so I can't comment on the views of those who own other Adobe products, but the eLearning (Captivate) guys are clearly far from happy.

The posts also indicate that many feel Adobe could not care less about their problems and, given the predicaments the policies have left purchasers in, this certainly rings true.

As an instructional designer it's disappointing for me to have invested a significant amount in a great suite of products (albeit a bit buggy) that will enable me to create accessable and interactive learning programs, only to discover that that the perception is that those who make and market these products are far more concerned with securing dollars than they are with producing a quality product and, in turn, a quality output for me.

If Adobe is truely concerned about their customers, the sheer volume of negative comments posted in these forums should have them, if not caring, at least looking seriously at the damaging PR that's being generated. As my post heading states - something feels very, very wrong here and I wonder if Adobe has any plans to remedy the many problems they have inflicted on their customers?

I guess I'm just one more voice in an ever-growing crowd ... but hey ... I had to say something!

Newbie here! How do I edit a Captivate video (eLearning Suite 6.1) using Audition?

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Tue, 25 Jun 2013 10:29:02 GMT

I have made a video (my first - woohoo!) using Captivate and need to edit the narration. I have tried opening the video in Audition but it does not recognise the .cpvc file type. I want to see the video running while i modify the narration. How do I do this? I am using eLearning Suite 6.1 so i guess there must be some form of user-friendly integration as both products are part of the suite.

i am having a LOT of trouble installing eLearning Suite 6.1 (boxed/disc)

forums_noreply@adobe.com — Sat, 08 Jun 2013 04:19:10 GMT

Can anyone assist? First issue is when I run the disc to install the Elearning suite I get an error message saying ... something like ..."have dectected system will restart soon ... ignore? quit?" I quit the first few times and rebooted my computer but it made no difference. so ... I moved on to the "ignore" option. this seemed fine ... installation of the progs looked ok ... BUT the 64bit version of Captivate did not installed correctly.... and yes, i am sure i have a 64bit PC. When i try to launch the 64bit version i get the error message below:

this is driving me crazy! can anyone help me please?

cheers,