Captivate - Supported languages

[sandraf40817219]

For translation purposes, what languages does Captivate support?

[Paul Wilson CTDP]

Are you asking what languages can the software interface use, or are you asking what languages can be input into your eLearning course?

[sandraf40817219]

My question applies to what languages can be input into an eLearning course.

[Paul Wilson CTDP]

Captivate uses standard system fonts like you would find in Windows or on a Mac. So generally I would say If you can type it, it will accept it. There is support for RTL languages, however, some Arabic speakers have expressed concern that it isn't 100% correct for all situations. If your intention is to use text to speech software you are much more limited. You will only have access to a handful of English voices, one French, and one Korean. You can purchase additional voices from the Neospeech company that provides the text to speech technology but at great expense.

[Paul Wilson CTDP]

...and maybe a better question to ask would be can I use Captivate in _______ language or can I use Captivate to create an eLearning course in ______ language. The software itself does have the ability to export all the text and captions from an eLearning course into a Microsoft Word document that can be sent to a language translation service. Once translated the file can be reimported. I design my eLearning in English but as a Canadian, it isn't uncommon for me to also produce a French version of my course. This is the process I use.