Factory Reset Adobe Captivate

In this video, I show you how to factory reset Adobe Captivate if you have problems running the software.

Demand for the Adobe Learning Summit is High

Registration

Scarcity seems to increase demand. The Adobe Learning Summit Creator Labs Track is sold out, and you can only put yourself on the waiting list. The folks at Adobe probably wouldn't endorse this suggestion, but here is my conference hack for this event. The FAQ for the conference says the following about switching to sessions in another track. Yes, you can build your own schedule with a mix of sessions from both tracks. However, the first preference for sessions on either track will be given to participants registered explicitly for that track due to capacity restrictions. Any additional seats remaining will be available on a first-come, first-served basis based on availability.

So I advise that if you want to go to the Adobe Learning Summit in Las Vegas in two weeks, register for the Design Thinking and Strategy Track but attend the sessions you can. Keep in mind that they have invited additional speakers to accommodate the demand. For example, Joe Ganci and I will deliver the same session, so there will be two sessions on the same topic.

Here is the link to the registration site for this conference: https://adobe-learning-summit.elearning.adobeevents.com/

Recommended Sessions

I don’t need to tell you why I want to attend the Project Charm Test Kitchen or the What’s New At Adobe session, but I think you should make a concerted effort to attend the following sessions, and I’ll tell you why.

Keynote: Digital Persuasion - Ignite your Influence

Erin King will be presenting this session. She is a best-selling author and a successful entrepreneur. The session will discuss how to persuade people in the digital world. I know one of the things I’ve always found challenging is compliance with my online learning. So I want to attend this keynote to learn a thing or two to get more people to put their eyeballs on my material.

Learning Is The Missing Piece Of Your CX Culture Plan

I’m looking forward to learning from Katy Tynan about getting the customer experience mindset into the learning in an organization. CX is a topic that I’m passionate about, and I’m hoping she can provide some insight as to what we can do to improve organizations in this area.

Creating scenario-based learning using Adobe Captivate

Of course, I hope you attend my session. I will be there. In my eLearning developer journey, I learned that creating training that incorporates a storytelling aspect and choices for your learners is more engaging than regular training. Still, I will show you how easy it is with Adobe Captivate. My hope is this session will inspire you to take your eLearning from the same old dull “click next to continue“ type of course into something that will remind your learners of real situations they have encountered in the workplace. Not only that, but they will learn by seeing the consequences of their choices in the safe space of eLearning.

Staying in Vegas

Hotels

In past years I have recommended the MGM MyVegas app. You accumulate points by playing online casino games, which can be exchanged for great bargains in Vegas. I have found this year that the deals are not so great. In the past, I have exchanged my “coins” for complimentary nights in hotels. This time around, I had trouble booking nights as certain days were blacked out, and the price per night was much higher than I remember. This year I got a Groupon for Ballys across the street from the Mirage. Here’s the link if you want to be close but save a few dollars: Bally's Las Vegas Hotel & Casino - Las Vegas, NV

Food

The conference provides complimentary breakfast and lunch for all three days, so make sure you keep your per diem in your pocket for dinner, as there are some excellent restaurants in the area. Besides, the Mirage food is above average for hotel food, so even if you take a break from sessions at the conference, come down from your room and join the rest of us for lunch.

Last year at another eLearning-related conference, I went out for dinner at Carmines, located in the Forum Shops at Caesars Palace. It was fantastic, with significant portions and real authentic Italian food. Here’s the website: https://www.carminesnyc.com/locations/las-vegas

If you are on a fast food budget, there are several restaurants within walking distance from the Mirage. Do yourself a favor, and try something you can’t just get at home. I’m from the East coast, so In and Out Burger is a treat for me, and I would much more likely grab a meal there instead of McDonald’s or something else similar.

Stuff to do

You will be in Las Vegas for at least three days, and the conference doesn’t run around the clock. If you don’t get to Las Vegas too often, I recommend you get out of the hotel and see some stuff. There is so much you can do in the Vegas area. I have gone to shows, including several of the Cirque du Soleil shows, I already mentioned dining out, which can certainly be a form of entertainment, and of course, gambling.

Overall my message to everyone is to be careful. Be cautious whether you decide to venture out on your own or see if you can double your bank balance before leaving this unique city. Keep your wallets in your front pocket and assume that if a person or character offers to take a selfy with you, they expect a tip.

Live Stream - Instructional Design Job Interview Secrets | September 19, 10 AM ET

Join me online for a live stream on instructional design job interview secrets on September 10th at 10 AM ET. Anyone can watch, but you must become a member to participate in the live chat and ask questions. Here's the link to join: https://bit.ly/JoinCp

You can watch here or get a better live stream experience here: https://youtu.be/X3VqLDolBHs

Here are the questions and the answers I prepared for myself: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1btSLF0ilvVf3h6QC2Pb68Vh85_oWiQTM/view?usp=sharing

Write these for yourself, and you will be better prepared for your next interview.

Click All Links Before Next Button Appears in Adobe Captivate 2019

In this video, I will show you how you can require learners to click all links before the next button appears in your Adobe Captivate slides.

Upload Your Adobe Captivate eLearning Project to the Web

In this video, I will show you how to publish your Adobe Captivate project for the web, sign up for the Amazon AWS S3 service, configure the service for web hosting, and upload your published eLearning project for sharing on the web.

Dropdown Knowledge Check Interaction for Your Adobe Captivate eLearning

I'll show you how to create a dropdown knowledge check interaction for your Adobe Captivate eLearning in this video. Download members of my YouTube channel will be able to download this interaction for no additional cost.

Link to Other Adobe Captivate Projects From Within Adobe Captivate Projects

In this video, I show you how you can link to other Adobe Captivate projects from within another Adobe Captivate project.

Top 7 Photoshop Skills for eLearning

In this video, I share my top 7 photoshop skills that I use almost every day for my eLearning design and development.

In this video, I share my top 7 photoshop skills that I use almost daily for my eLearning design and development.

Adobe Captivate Drag and Drop With More Than One Correct Answer

In this video, I will show you how you can have more than one correct answer in your Adobe Captivate Drag and Drop interaction. This is a deeper dive into the drag and drop interaction that doesn't use the normal three-step drag and drop wizard.

How to Improve Performance on Older PCs

In this video, I share some ideas on how to improve performance on underpowered Windows PCs. I recently purchased a second-hand Microsoft Surface Pro 3 as sort of a backup computer but mostly to use when I travel. The problem is that the Surface Pro 3, by today's standards is underpowered. I wanted to squeeze as much performance out of this machine as I could so I researched what I could do and I'm sharing that with all of you as well. Please let me know if you have any other suggestions in the comments of this video.

Notes from preparing this video

Goals for this computer

• Performance over Battery life as I will run on AC Power

• Storage is minimal, so I only run applications I need when traveling

• Leave my primary PC safely home

• Not using Windows 11 because the old computer doesn't support it

Specs

• 4th generation Intel Core i5

• 4GB RAM

• 128GB storage

Condition at start of the video

• Wiped storage

• installed Windows 10

• installed software I need

• Updated windows 10 and apps using Update and app store

Belief 

• Optimizations will be minor, but together, you can improve performance on an underpowered PC like this one.

Starting on the desktop

• Right-click on the Taskbar and Select Search, uncheck Show search highlights or Show search icon instead of the Search box.

• Right-click on the Taskbar, select News and Interest and unselect Show icon and text.

• Click the battery icon in your system tray and change your Power Mode to Best performance.

Settings

System

• Settings > System > Graphics Settings (bottom)

• Settings > System > Notifications & Actions. Turn off notifications and Settings. Uncheck the three last items.

• Settings > System > Focus assist - Alarms only

• Settings > System > Storage - Configure

• Settings > System > About - Advanced system settings

Devices

• Settings > Devices > Autoplay - turn off

• Settings > Devices > USB - Disable both items

Personalization

• Settings > Personalization > Background - discuss wallpaper

• Settings > Personalization > Colors - Turn off transparency effects

• Settings > Personalization > Themes - Avoid themes with switching wallpapers - effects storage and performance

• Settings > Personalization > Start - turn off anything you don't need or use

Apps

• Settings > Apps > Apps & features - Optional features

• Settings > Apps > Apps & features - uninstall anything you don't need or use

• Settings > Apps > Apps for websites - turn off maps for maps.windows.com

• Settings > Apps > Video playback - Optimize for video quality

• Settings > Apps > Startup - unselect anything you don't use daily.