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Creating eLearning content
You can create question slides and specify different paths for right and wrong answers. This is the most straight-
forward method of adding branching. You have many options for answer paths including continuing the project,
going to a specific slide, or opening a URL. You can set up to three failure levels, allowing a user to make three
attempts to answer a question. You can also insert messages that will appear in response to incorrect attempts. For
example, after the first wrong answer, you might have the message "Incorrect, try again" appear. After the second
wrong answer: "Incorrect, you have one more try left, " and after the third "Sorry, incorrect. Move on to the next
question. " Adobe Captivate also makes it easy to add an error message for wrong answers and a retry message such
as "Please try again. "
You can add click boxes and choose different paths if users click inside the click box or outside the click box. Click
boxes have the same answer options as question slides, but can be incorporated into existing slides instead of
requiring their own slide. This enables you to add branching and interactivity to your projects at the same time.
Click boxes have other optional functionality including stopping slide audio when clicked, pausing the project
until clicked, and adding hint, success, and failure captions.
You can add text entry boxes and create different branches if users enter the text correctly or incorrectly. Text entry
boxes are very flexible and can be used in many creative ways. For example, they are an excellent way to simulate
data entry in an application. Because they are placed on existing slides and do not require their own slide, they do
not interrupt the flow of the project as much as a question slide. Text entry boxes have additional options such as
showing asterisks instead of text when the user enters a password, adding case-sensitivity, and including hint,
success, and failure captions.
You can add buttons and create different paths for when the user clicks the button or clicks outside the button.
Buttons are a quick way to add branching and interactivity to your projects in a way that is comfortable for many
users. You have complete control over what happens when users click the button such as advancing the project,
jumping to a certain slide, or opening an e-mail program. You can also design the button so that it looks good in
your project by selecting the fill color, text options, transparency level, and border color.
About editing branching in Adobe Captivate projects
The Branching view gives you a visual representation of all links between the slides in a project. The left pane
contains the Properties, Overview, and Legend panes, which are all collapsible. The Properties pane shows the link
properties of the selected slide or link, and lets you edit the navigation type; the Overview pane indicates which
portion of the project you're reviewing in the main Branching pane; and the Legend pane defines how each type
of link between slides is displayed. The main pane displays the type of link between slides, and lets you find and
select the slide you want to review. The bottom pane displays and lets you to add notes for the slide selected in the
main pane.
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