Use the Learner Notes interaction widget

Open your Adobe Captivate Classic project. Click Insert > Interactions.

In the Interaction dialog box, scroll to the Notes interaction, click the interaction, and click Insert.

The Configure Interaction dialog box appears.

Configure the following settings:

Inserts the default icon for notes. A thumbnail is displayed in the Configuration dialog box.

Lets you insert a transparent widget over any image on the slide. Use this option to use your own image for the Notes icon.

Lets users insert new notes for every slide.

Lets users insert a single note for the entire project. To display a message to your users as the first line in the notes, type the required text as Default Message.

Adobe Captivate Classic assigns a default storage ID for the notes in the course. Storage ID is a unique ID using which you can retrieve the notes and use them in another course. Notes are saved as shared objects with the extension SOL and you can search for the file using any third-party tool, such as, Everything^®.

Specify a storage ID (alphanumerical) for the notes if you do not want to use the default ID.

In the Property Inspector, set the timing of the notes widget as Rest Of Project.

(Optional) Specify the following properties for the Notes widget using the Property Inspector. For more information, see Widget properties.

Best practices:

• Ensure that the Notes widget is the top most object in the slide timeline.
• Do not resize the widget.
• Do not add effects.
  

Learners start the course and click the Notes widget when required.

Type down their notes while the course progresses. To enter long notes, it is a good idea to pause the project, enter the notes, and resume the course.

• To hide a note, learners can click the notes widget. They can click the widget again to show the notes.
  
• To add a new note, learners can click + at the left top corner.
• To delete a note, learners can click X at the right top corner.
• To format text, learners can select the text using the mouse. The formatting options appear.
• To change the background color, learners can click the Background Color icon and choose a color.