Linking projects in Captivate is where most of us face a learning curve. When we say we link projects, we basically mean that we're goin to combine multiple projects based on certain conditions. You'd opt for this workflow if you want your projects to launch in a certain order, or launch projects based on a criteria. In enterprise and large-scale eLearning projects, when many authors create modular content, linking becomes critical when all the projects need to be merged or linked in a certain way. Here's how we'd link a project with another project: On the project which will lead to another project, decide the trigger, which when fired, will launch the second project. The trigger may be any action, like, On Enter, On Exit, etc. Once you define the trigger, set the action as Open another project. Browse and select the second project. Publish the first project. Open the second project and publish the project in the callees folder of the first project. Launch the published output of the first project and you will see that it leads to the output of the second project. Try out the workflow and if you face any issues, comment below.

I've had many inquiries over the years about this workflow in Adobe Captivate. If the learner has an LMS, I encourage them to upload each Captivate project as individual modules and then group them as a complete course in the LMS. The advantages of this approach are many. Here are just a few.Multiple courses can include the same modules - For example, if you had an office orientation module, you can attach that to a unique course for each department. Everyone sees the same module, but it becomes part of their curriculum.LMSs, such as Captivate Prime, can set the order and prerequisites of modules.Most LMSs don't limit you to just Captivate modules - for example, if you use the LMS to organize a course made up of multiple modules, you can include Captivate courses. Your course could consist of job aids, videos, and other materials as well.

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Saurav_Ghosh

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How to link projects in Captivate?

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July 3, 2020
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Linking projects in Captivate is where most of us face a learning curve. When we say we link projects, we basically mean that we're goin to combine multiple projects based on certain conditions.

You'd opt for this workflow if you want your projects to launch in a certain order, or launch projects based on a criteria.

In enterprise and large-scale eLearning projects, when many authors create modular content, linking becomes critical when all the projects need to be merged or linked in a certain way.

Here's how we'd link a project with another project:

On the project which will lead to another project, decide the trigger, which when fired, will launch the second project. The trigger may be any action, like, On Enter, On Exit, etc.
Once you define the trigger, set the action as Open another project.
Browse and select the second project.
Publish the first project.
Open the second project and publish the project in the callees folder of the first project.
Launch the published output of the first project and you will see that it leads to the output of the second project.

Try out the workflow and if you face any issues, comment below.

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Paul Wilson CTDP

Community Expert

Here is my workflow for this, and I've also included how to return to the original project upon completion of each sub-module. https://youtu.be/ywSTyn_1Xks

Paul Wilson, CTDP

OzBassist

Inspiring

Great tutorial, Paul. makes the process really clear. Thumbs up.

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John24971675tplq

Participant

This was very helpful!

Have fun storming the castle! - John K

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dan-alexandrus58035621

Participant

thank you!

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carmeno23013189

Known Participant

la cuestión es que estoy trbajando con PDF interactivos y al montarlo en un LMS no tengo opción a regresar al anterior.

OzBassist

Inspiring

Your only approach would be to get absolute path URLs.

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MoonLight888

Participant

Thanks for sharing.

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brodierewai

Participant

Thanks!

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Krista5C2A

Participant

Thank you for this!

Paul Wilson CTDP

Community Expert

I've had many inquiries over the years about this workflow in Adobe Captivate. If the learner has an LMS, I encourage them to upload each Captivate project as individual modules and then group them as a complete course in the LMS. The advantages of this approach are many. Here are just a few.

Multiple courses can include the same modules - For example, if you had an office orientation module, you can attach that to a unique course for each department. Everyone sees the same module, but it becomes part of their curriculum.
LMSs, such as Captivate Prime, can set the order and prerequisites of modules.
Most LMSs don't limit you to just Captivate modules - for example, if you use the LMS to organize a course made up of multiple modules, you can include Captivate courses. Your course could consist of job aids, videos, and other materials as well.

Paul Wilson, CTDP