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USING ADOBE CAPTIVATE 5
Using Adobe Captivate with Other Applications
Last updated 4/22/2010
When you choose to zip the published files, the entire set of published files is compressed into a single ZIP file. The
ZIP file containing the manifest file is also called a PIF (Package Interchange File). SCORM guidelines recommend,
but do not require, the use of a PIF for transporting content packages between systems. However, some LMSs require
you to upload the project as a PIF. In any case, it is always simpler to upload a single file to the LMS rather than many
files.
1 Open an Adobe Captivate project.
2 Select File > Publish.
3 On the left of the Publish dialog box, select Flash (SWF).
4 In Project Title, enter the name without the filename extension (.swf).
5 In the Folder text box, enter the full path to the folder in which to save the file or click Browse to locate the folder.
6 In Output Options, select Zip Files And Export HTML. This option packages the course into a PIF by creating a
ZIP file containing the Flash (SWF) file and the HTML file.
7 Click Publish.
Upload the project
You can upload the created project directly to an LMS or host it on your content server. Specify the required
information for PENS in Adobe Captivate if you want to upload the project from the content server to an LMS.
1 In an open project, select Edit > Preferences (Windows) or Adobe Captivate > Preferences (Mac OS).
2 In the Preferences dialog box, select PENS from the Quiz menu.
3 In the Package section, enter the following information that the LMS requires to connect to and publish the project.
Source URL The location (URL) of the project on the content server.
User ID And Password Specify the login details for the LMS to connect to the specified URL on the content server.
URL Expiry
Specify the date and time after which the URL expires. At that point, the LMS can no longer access the URL.
4 In the LMS section, specify the following details for the LMS.
Target URL URL of the Learning Management Server where the project from the content server is published.
User ID and Password Login credentials to publish the project from the content server to the target URL.
Send Using Select the method (HTTP-GET or HTTP- POST) that the LMS uses to transmit the learning content
package.
Adobe Acrobat Connect Pro
Use Adobe® Acrobat® Connect™ Pro to host online meetings, presentations, and training over the Internet. The
integration between Acrobat Connect Pro and Adobe Captivate allows you to include interactive software simulations
and demonstrations in Connect meetings.
The key integration features include the following:
Acrobat Connect Pro And Adobe® Connect™ Training Increase meeting and training effectiveness by adding Adobe
Captivate demonstrations and interactive simulations. Presenters can use the Sync button to make their actions visible
to all participants. If the presenter turns off the Sync option, participants can fully interact with the Adobe Captivate
demonstration or simulation on their individual computers.
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