Adobe Captivate 12.4 is here!!!!
While 12.3 is still fresh, we’re excited to unveil this new update, packed with features designed to elevate your eLearning development. Version 12.4 introduces exciting improvements such as question pools, enhanced padding controls, simulation upgrades, direct publishing to Adobe Learning Manager, customizable project dimensions, file hyperlinking, and resizable hotspots. Let’s dive into these innovations and see how they can enhance your content creation in Adobe Captivate!
Adding Question Pools to your Project:
With question pools, you can build a collection of questions that your quizzes can pull from randomly. You can set up different pools based on difficulty, topic, or objective, and then choose questions from those specific pools to add variety to your quizzes. This approach makes sure learners are tested on a wide range of topics or skills. Plus, since each person gets a unique set of questions, it makes it tougher for them to share answers.
Simulation Enhancements:
- Add a Blur Area to Your Simulation Project:
You can now protect privacy and keep sensitive information secure by adding a blur effect to specific areas in your simulation project.
- New Recording Pod:
With the new recording pod, you have full control to play, pause, cancel, or end the session during your recording.
- Manually Capture Additional Screenshots:
With the new recording pod, you can easily capture extra screenshots during your recording.
- Adding Simulation Components to Your Full-Motion Recording (FMR) Slide
Full-motion recording (FMR) slides work like videos, capturing everything happening on your screen. You can now add simulation components to your FMR slide.
Enhanced Padding for Components and Blocks:
Padding is the space between your content (like text, images, or buttons) and its border. It gives your content some breathing room, helping avoid a cluttered look. When used right, padding creates a cleaner, more polished design and improves the user experience by making interactive elements easier to click, reducing accidental selections.
- Padding for Interactive Elements:
Managing Project Dimensions:
With Adobe Captivate 12.4, you can easily tailor your eLearning project dimensions to create a more user-friendly experience. This update gives you the flexibility to choose from predefined sizes or set custom dimensions, making it easier to optimize content for larger screens and enhance the overall viewing experience.
Direct Publish to Adobe Learning Manager (ALM):
Seamless integration between Captivate and Adobe Learning Manager, ALM (Adobe’s learning management system). You can now publish your course directly to ALM’s content library, from within Captivate, at the click of a button.
Including Hyperlinks to Files Within Your Course:
Maintain a smooth and well-structured learning experience by enabling learners to easily access additional materials, such as PDFs, documents, or multimedia files, without leaving the course. Hyperlinks also improve performance by reducing the file size of your eLearning project.
Resizing Hotspots:
Create a more accessible and user-friendly interface for your hotspot interactions by resizing your hotspots to be easily recognizable and easy to engage with. Make your hotspot interactions more user friendly by resizing the hotspots.
New to Captivate, try the free 30-day-trial:
You can also download a free 30-day trial of this update. Credit card information is NOT required.
We value your feedback!
If you encounter any issues or have suggestions for future improvements, please don’t hesitate to contact support at [email protected] or submit your enhancement request at the Adobe Captivate UserVoice page.
We’re excited for you to explore the new features and enhancements in Adobe Captivate 12.4, and we look forward to hearing about your experiences. Stay tuned for more updates and thank you for choosing Adobe Captivate.
Cheers!
Sharath Ramaswamy
Sr. Evangelist for Adobe Captivate