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Captivate to develop a Webinar

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February 10, 2021
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Help, please.

I have been given access to captivate to develop a webinar but can't figure this out.

Any clues or suggestions?

Thanks

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Lilybiri

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I followed this discussion, because you are not at all talking about a webinar but about creating a simple course.

If you are on Captivate 11.5, why not have a look at the Assets panel: there are several Quick Start Projects. You can use a project and replace text, images, use interactions. You can also use just individual slides.

One problem: they do not have audio. And there are some stumbling blocks if you want to add audio. I summarized them in a blog post:

http://blog.lilybiri.com/tips-adding-audio-to-qsp-slides-ready-to-go-slides

You can record a short video with your smartphone. Output needs to be in as MP4 which can easily be inserted on a slide in Captivate.

J

jackieb26629005Author

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Thanks, the definition of Webinar seems to vary. I need this to be published as a link, run automatically and have audio.

Lilybiri

Legend

No site can be run automatically, the learner will always need to click the play icon. That is due to the browsers preventing automatic play.

The normal meaning of a webinar is a 'seminar' online, in a synchronized meeting with participants. Completely different from your idea.

Stagprime2687219

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Lots of good questions from Rod.

I would add one more...

What is your/your company's definition of a webinar?

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jackieb26629005Author

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Hiya

Thanks.

Text on slide with spoken audio, possibly with a face to face recorded introduction.

Stagprime2687219

Legend

So this will be delivered as a link to an end product rather than delivered live?

Since you admit to not having a lot of background with Captivate - I honestly think a voiceover PowerPoint saved as a video(mp4) might be an easier option - especially considering your timeframe.

That being said - while placing some text on a slide isn't any more complicated than it is in PowerPoint, you will likely have the added complications of dealing with a timeline, creating controlled navigation that appears seamless, and integrating audio as those would be new hurdles with Captivate.

RodWard

Community Expert

Please provide more information:

Where is the webinar content coming from?
What is the subject?
How long will it be?
What is your timeframe to develop the webinar ready for delivery?
How will your end user's consume the content? (e.g in a room or online)
Will your end user participation be tracked (e.g. by delivery from a Learning Management System)
What training have you already taken or viewed? (Captivate isn't one of those apps you can pick up in 5 minutes)
What version of Captivate do you have?
What computer operating system are you using? (Windows or Mac, etc)

J

jackieb26629005Author

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Thanks so much

Where is the webinar content coming from? I have pulled this together
What is the subject? Resilience
How long will it be? Around 10 mins
What is your timeframe to develop the webinar ready for delivery? End Feb
How will your end user's consume the content? (e.g in a room or online), Online
Will your end user participation be tracked (e.g. by delivery from a Learning Management System) Possibly, we have an LMS already
What training have you already taken or viewed? (Captivate isn't one of those apps you can pick up in 5 minutes), very little
What version of Captivate do you have? It was purchased recently so 2019, I think
What computer operating system are you using? (Windows or Mac, etc) Windows

Hope this is helpful, away to look for u tube stuff etc to see if I can at least get a starting point.

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