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Software Review: Adobe Technical Communication Suite - Adobe Captivate 3

Written by T. Michael Testi
Published April 29, 2008
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Captivate 3 Training• Randomized quizzing and question pools – will let you choose from customizable quiz templates such as multiple choice, fill in the blank, matching, and other set ups. You can improve learner assessments by randomly drawing questions from a set of question pools. Shuffle the answer options for multiple choice questions so that the potential answers are displayed in a different order each time.

• Rollover sidelets – allow you to provide just-in-time information on Adobe Captivate 3 slides by displaying rich media content such as images, text, audio, and video. When the learner moves the mouse over a hot spot the additional information is displayed.

• XML export and import – will let you simplify the localization process of projects. Here you can export captions to a text or XML Localization Interchange File Format (XLIFF), and you can import the translated text file in to a copy of the original file.

• Automated rerecording – will let you,; when using Microsoft Internet Explorer, update content quickly and automatically rerecord entire procedures in most web applications after the user interface has been modified or localized.

• Animation effects – provides you with a way to create content with support for animated slide transition and Microsoft PowerPoint animations.

• Audio recording and editing – gives you the ability to record narration and capture screen motion simultaneously. You can record narration while previewing the current slide with animation effects in real time, and you can edit audio to correct mistakes and pauses, or even to add an external audio track to a presentation.

• New question types – lets you increase learning effectiveness with specialized question types such as sequencing and hotspots, and matching dropdown lists.

• Rich media support – gives you the ability to create new kinds of learning experiences by incorporating audio and video. By using the built-in library to access and mange audio, video, image files, you can drag and drop objects from the library onto slides or import libraries from other projects.

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T. Michael Testi is a photographer, writer, software developer and ardent fan of fantasy football and horse race handicapping. He also blogs at PhotographyTodayNet and at All This and Everything Else.
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Software Review: Adobe Technical Communication Suite - Adobe Captivate 3
Published: April 29, 2008
Type: Review
Section: Sci/Tech
Filed Under: Sci/Tech: Software, Sci/Tech: Computers
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