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DevMCD
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July 31, 2018
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What if I need to make a change, I'm creating 100 Captivate courses

  • July 31, 2018
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Hi Everyone,

I'm working with a client where we will create over 100 captivate courses. We have a set template that we are using but my issue is, what if we discover an error once we've created all of these courses - going back and making the change over 100 files will be very time consuming. We are using a Master for navigation and look & feel which does provide efficiencies but doesn't solve the problem - A master of all masters would solve the issue.

Is there something I need to consider before embarking upon this mission?

Thanks

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Lilybiri
Lilybiri
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July 31, 2018

I  have problems with your terminology, sorry for that.

Sincerely hope you are not using a cptl file, which is a 'template' because they cause a lot of problems since CP9. BTW I don't know which version you use.

You mention 'Master', which is another term I have to guess what you mean. Are you talking about a Theme? A theme takes care of desing concsitency and includes a Theme Color palette, all object styles, master slides, skin setup and eventually the Recording defaults.

When you talk about an 'error', what do you exactly mean? If it is a typo, you can use Search and Replace, but that has to be done in all files. If you use Quizzes, I strongly recommend to use GIFT import. You can use Export/Import to Word or XML but that will have to be done for each file as well.

Or are you talking about other 'error'? I would really advice to create one or more LIbraries to use as external library in any project. You have PS roundtripping which can help as well.

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DevMCDAuthor
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July 31, 2018

Hi and thank you for the quick reply. I am sorry about my terminology and will try more on this reply:

So I have a cptx file that I have created. I have created multiple Master Slides, as can be seen here:

I have several Master Slides for my course:

I need to create 100 courses.

My Questions is: What if I noticed I made a change to a link in a Master Slide - as an example. Would I then have to go in to every course, open up the Master Slide View and then replace all of the buttons in every one of my Master Slides?

I hope that is clearer.

Lilybiri
Lilybiri
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July 31, 2018

Sorry.. Are you new to Captivate? Do you know the importance of a Theme? Did you first set up the Theme Colors palette? Did you create the object styles before editing the Master slides? I see that you want to create Fluid Boxes courses (do you need those really, they have a lot of limitations), did you set up the fluid boxes on the Master slides? It may be the explanation, but to me it looks like you are jumping into a very big project without a good preparation of what is common to all the courses.

What do you mean by a 'Link'? The shape buttons on master slides are part of the theme. Their object style, including the InBuilt States are also part of the theme. But for the 'action' they perform that is another problem. Even if you use shared actions, which I would recommend since they can be in external libraries, you will still have to check each course. I can just offer tips of workflows based on my long experience with Captivate to make the process as smooth as possible. Hope you understand that. 

Do not forget that each theme needs at least all the quizzing master slides (5). 

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