Set the properties of widgets with Adobe Captivate Classic

To add audio, go to the Audio area in the Property Inspector and then click Add Audio.

The Object Audio dialog box appears.

In the Add/Replace tab, use the following options:

Opens the Record Audio dialog box. (Recording audio requires some basic equipment.)

Stops playing the audio file.

Plays the audio file.

In the Edit tab, to edit the audio file in various ways, such as inserting silent periods and adjusting the volume.

Click Settings to open the Audio Settings dialog box. You can change audio settings such as input source, quality level, and calibration. Click the Settings button to make your selections.

Click Import to display the Import Audio dialog box. This dialog box lets you browse to an audio file and import it.

Click Library to open the Library. The Library lists all audio files that are already part of the currently open Adobe Captivate Classic project.

To use the Bookmark widget in your slide, click Insert > Widget and choose Bookmark, or click Interactions > Learning Interactions and choose Bookmark from the list.

Modify the properties of the widget. If you have question slides in your project and want to bookmark all question slides, select the check-box Allow only question slides to be bookmarked.

Customize the bookmark icon appropriately and also assign theme colors to the bookmark. On a question slide, a bookmark widget is shown below:

Make the quiz SCORM-compliant and enable reporting of the quiz in any LMS.

Click Edit > Preferences > Quiz > Reporting and select the check-box Enable reporting for this project.

Now, publish the project as a zip file somewhere in your computer.

Import the zip file to any LMS or SCORM cloud and launch the course. Click the bookmark on any slide and exit the course.

Re-launch the course. You resume from the slide where you had clicked the bookmark. The bookmark is in green, as shown below:

Click the bookmark again and resume the course.

To use the Dropdown widget in your slide, click Insert > Widget and choose Dropdown, or click Interactions > Learning Interactions and choose Drop Down from the list.

As an example, when you click on any language, you can see a corresponding translated text.

Insert an ok button in the slide next to the widget. Assign an advanced action to the button, which when clicked, displays the appropriate message.

Similarly, for English and German text, show or hide the appropriate smart shapes.

Preview or publish the project. Depending on the option chosen from the drop-down list and clicking ok, you can see the appropriate translation.

To use the Glossary widget in your slide, click Insert > Widget and choose 08_Glossary.wdgt, or click Interactions > Learning Interactions and choose Glossary from the list.

To add a term to the glossary, click +.

To remove a term, choose the term, and click -.

To import an XML of glossary terms, click IMPORT. Choose the XML file and import the file to the widget. All terms mentioned in the XML are included in the widget.

The following is a sample XML:

When you import the XML, and if the XML is a well-formed one, you can see the following message:

The terms you had defined in the XML file appears in the glossary widget, as shown below:

Preview or publish the project.

To use the Listbox widget in your slide, click Insert > Widget and choose Listbox, or click Interactions > Learning Interactions and choose List from the list of widgets.

As an example, create a quiz question where if you choose the right answer from the list, a pop-up appears that displays an appropriate message.

Create two smart shapes that display Incorrect or Correct captions.

Create an advanced action that checks if the variable v_city stores the correct answer. Assign the action to a button.

Depending on the condition, if you click the button, you can see the right response.

The following screenshot shows the Advanced Action.

In the ELSE section, display the smart shape with Incorrect caption and hide the smart shape with Correct caption.

Preview or publish the project.

To use the Notes widget in your slide, click Insert > Widget and choose Notes, or click Interactions > Learning Interactions and choose Notes from the list.

For more more information, see Learner notes widget.

To save the changes, click OK. The note widget appears on the slide.

To insert a text animation in your slide, click Text > Text Animation.

Modify the text properties according to your requirements.

To add an effect to the text, choose an effect from the Effect drop-down list.

To save the changes, click OK and start using animated text in your project.

For more information, see Animated text.