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Using the Captivate Knowledge Object in Authorware


Joseph Ganci

Joseph Ganci

Dazzle Technologies Corp.

Table of Contents

  1. Introduction
  2. Setting Up the Captivate File
  3. Setting Up the Authorware File
  4. Understanding the Results
  5. Using More Options
Created:
18 April 2005
User Level:
Intermediate

Macromedia has recently updated RoboDemo with many new features, renaming it Macromedia Captivate. It has also updated Authorware to version 7.02. Both are excellent products on their own, but together they are even better. While Authorware can always import Flash SWF files, which Captivate can export, by using the Captivate Knowledge Object (KO) in Authorware, you can also take advantage of Captivate’s built-in e-learning abilities.

Requirements

To complete this tutorial you will need to install the following software and files:

Adobe Captivate

Macromedia Authorware

Tutorials and sample files:

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About the author

Joseph Ganci is President of Dazzle Technologies Corp., located in Sterling, VA, just outside Washington, D.C. He has been involved for the last 22 years in every aspect of multimedia and learning development with an emphasis in development. Mr. Ganci has taught classes and seminars at leading universities and in many government facilities, commercial firms and educational institutions, and has spoken at several industry conferences.

Mr. Ganci is also a published author, having written several books and articles about Authorware and elearning, and is widely considered a guru for his expertise in elearning development. He has consulted on a wide range of multimedia and learning applications worldwide for many organizations. Mr. Ganci holds his degree in Computer Science.