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tardx
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October 11, 2015
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Do you recommend inDesign as an authoring tool for learning objects?

  • October 11, 2015
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I'm considering InDesign and DPS to create multi-channel courseware (print, PC, iPad, Android phone, etc). I need the ability to allow users to annotate/store notes, and to answer multiple choice questions. Suggestions?

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Correct answer Mr Fossy

Might need to clear this up a little! Do you have a question about Adobe Captivate specifically? It sounds like it'd be better suited to your purpose; I honestly doubt InDesign will be of much use to you.

I've worked a lot with ID and a bit with DPS. I can't see how you'd use those tools to handle annotation/storing of notes. I'd be more inclined to distribute content to users and advise them to use a 3rd party plugin solution for note taking. As for multiple-choice questions: you can create clickable check boxes in ID's interactive PDF output, but I'm not so sure about doing the same with DPS content. Either way, ID can't handle the logic; you wouldn't be able to program answers, store results, or anything like that.

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Mr FossyCorrect answer
Inspiring
October 12, 2015

Might need to clear this up a little! Do you have a question about Adobe Captivate specifically? It sounds like it'd be better suited to your purpose; I honestly doubt InDesign will be of much use to you.

I've worked a lot with ID and a bit with DPS. I can't see how you'd use those tools to handle annotation/storing of notes. I'd be more inclined to distribute content to users and advise them to use a 3rd party plugin solution for note taking. As for multiple-choice questions: you can create clickable check boxes in ID's interactive PDF output, but I'm not so sure about doing the same with DPS content. Either way, ID can't handle the logic; you wouldn't be able to program answers, store results, or anything like that.

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tardxAuthor
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October 14, 2015

Thanks for the response. I posted in this group because I assume it contains experts in instructional design, not because my question related to Captivate - which I am not considering because understand it cannot output a printed instructor guide and other hardcopy e.g. as PDFs - true?

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Mr Fossy
Inspiring
October 15, 2015

Nah, Captivate doesn't export PDFs. InDesign handles that very nicely.

There are definitely some experts in instructional design here (although I, sadly, am not one!) And certainly, the potential for traditional print learning materials to develop into interactive, multimedia applications is very, very intriguing. Instructional books becoming more like apps, and all that. There are plenty of cool examples out there.

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