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Anonymous
March 16, 2011
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Need Certificate Widget for Cap 5 with Auto Date

  • March 16, 2011
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Okay, folks--I've spent a half day on this and it's time to throw up my hands. I've wandered all over the internet, sure I would find the answer, but no.

I'm not a Flash developer or a code afficianado. I'm just your average instructional designer trying to get along with Captivate 5. I don't want to create a bunch of new stuff. I want the functionality there for me. I did research and try to see what it would take for me to develop my own certificate widget, but it sort of defeats the whole rapid e-learning premise, if you know what I mean!

I just want a certificate of completion widget that A) allows the user to enter his name B) autofills the date C) actually inserts my logo instead of asking for the file and then doing nothing with it C) prints out when you click the print button. Where can I put my hands on such a widget that will function in CAPTIVATE 5?

(Why, OH WHY, doesn't the certificate of completion work the way it did in Captivate 4? In desperation, I tried loading the widget that was used for 4, but it's not happy in 5. And WHY would you have it available in the award certificate and not the completion certificate? I don't want to AWARD them. I want to acknowleded that they successfully completed a tutorial.)

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    Scharolet
    Participant
    March 30, 2011

    I feel your pain and you are right in there with all of us instructional designers. I have as well spent a lot of time trying to figure out why the certificate widget doesn't work since I was going by the "Using Adobe Captivate 5" manual. Captivate has a number of inconsistencies in the interface and the certificate is right up there on the list.

    I am able to get the certificate to print, but the auto dates for "to" and "end" plus the logo do not show up. I have one other complaint, why doesn't the Text Entry Box right, left or center justify? All the other text related objects have that capability - common guys, let's be consistant!

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    Anonymous
    March 30, 2011

    I still have Captivate 4 loaded on my computer. Too bad I can't open a 5 file in 4. I'm really starting to wonder why in the heck I paid for that upgrade...

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    Anonymous
    March 21, 2011

    Went away on vacay a couple of days, hoping that when I returned, the Captivate 5 fairies would have solved my problem. Unfortunately, no answer yet...

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    Anonymous
    March 17, 2011

    Add me to the list of people with the same problem and the same level of frustration.

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    CDOTTrainer
    Participant
    March 16, 2011

    Oh my goodness!  Reading this post was like reading my thoughts!  I've been doing the exact same thing.

    How do I make a certificate work in Captivate 5 like it works in Captivate 4?

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