Anyone know how to track user progress in an HTML menu? (Captivate 3)

I've been trying to figure out how to do this for a few days, but I thought I would ask to make sure that I am not attempting to reinvent the wheel...
I have many individual Captivate 3 modules (final total will be around 50). These will be organized into an HTML menu that serves as a TOC. What I would like to do is include a graphic next to each module link in the menu (say, a circle, for example) that turns into a check graphic once the user passes the test for that module. This will allow users to keep track of which tutorials they've completed.
I see that Captivate 3 offers the ability to launch a JavaScript when a certain score is achieved on a quiz. I would like to somehow use that trigger to change the graphic in the HTML menu next to the corresponding menu item. Is this possible? I thought perhaps it might be done with a cookie. There are gaps in what I know about JavaScript, however, so I can't quite picture the flow of events.
We're trying to make this work so that the tutorials can run from a CD or a Web server. I do not have access to the hosting server, and I am finding this somewhat limiting, since you'd normally do this with a session id. There is also no LMS, and the progress information is for the users' benefit alone.
Any ideas? Or is this impossible?

Hi there
Before you begin trying to concoct an elaborate solution, perhaps you might review Jesse Warden's Captivate Player?
Click here to view his site where you may download it
However, in grabbing that link and thinking about your situation, I'm thinking that may not work because it checks off the Captivate movie when it has been selected. You want the check to appear only after a certain score has been reached.
So I'm thinking you would do this using JavaScript and a form. The form element would be the check box. The trick here (as you are probably already aware) is to pass the variable data between pages.
Thinking out loud here: I'm wondering if you would gain anything by using a Frameset?
Wishing I had a neat solution to toss out for you. Unfortunately I don't. Perhaps someone else does! Hope they share it if they do!
Cheers... Rick
Helpful and Handy Links
Captivate Wish Form/Bug Reporting Form
Adobe Certified Captivate Training
SorcerStone Blog
Captivate eBooks

Similar Messages

Does anyone know how to use vlookup from a pop up menu to retrieve another pop up menu?

Does anyone know how to use vlookup from a pop up menu to retrieve another pop up menu?

BM,
Pop-Up menu format is not dynamic. It is created in the Cells Inspector and can't be modified contingent upon the state of other cells.
You could program a table to list the options available for the previous selection, but it wouldn't be in the form of a Pop-Up.
Jerry

Tutorial - how to track user progress in a Captivate movie

I wanted to start working with the new scripting capabilities
in Captivate 4 and thought a good first project would be to create
a set of variables and custom actions and execute the actions based
on the state of the variables. I wrote up a description/walkthrough
with screenshots and the source .cp is downloadable here:
http://elearninglive.com/wordpress/2009/01/tracking-user-progress-in-captivate-4-using-var iables-and-actions/
Hopefully it proves useful to others!
A couple of things I mention at the bottom of the post in
regards to the new features in CP4:
1. The actions window is amazingly slow once you add more
than a handful of actions. Perhaps it's just my machine? I have a
very fast machine with lots of ram, but perhaps it's something
unique to my environment?
2. You can't 'chain' actions. In other words, you cannot use
'execute multiple actions' setting to execute user-created actions,
just the built-in ones, which seems to me a pretty big limitation.
I had to work around it.
3. As an add-on to #1 above - there is no way to
import/export code. Since the actions window is so slow it would be
ideal if we could just import code written in a text file, or
better yet, have a simple code editor (like the actions panel in
Flash).
My 2 cents, fwtw, as a new CP4 user....
mark
www.elearninglive.com

> But I didn't really know what AuthorWare was actually
> capable of producing until this past year when I
happened to subscribe to
> the
> AWARE list (AuthorWare Developers) and over time read
about the
> capabilities it
> had. It was an excellent tool - and it seems, the best
there ever was for
> our
> needs, and it amazes me that there isn't anything to
replace it yet that
> matches it. Of course, the problem was the shockwave
plugin. Which is a
> big
> problem and the real original reason I never looked into
it in the first
> place.
The biggest problem Authorware had was poor marketing. Second
was it had no
way to natively create the eye-candy that Flash was wowing
the world with.
Third, there was no attempt by Macromedia modernise
Authorware with a lot of
very basic things that would have made a huge difference to
everyone's
perception of the tool
Fourth, Marketing kept telling people Authorware was dead,
from about
Authorware 5. I think the Flash team was on a bonus for
converting people
>
> I don't understand why Adobe is now making Captivate the
next AuthorWare.
> That's basically what they're doing it seems. It's like
saving up to buy a
> ferrari when you have on sitting unused in your garage!
They already had a
> great elearning development tool in AuthorWare and just
needed the one big
> piece: output to flash swf and not shockwave. I guess
there were technical
> reasons why that wasn't done?
I think it is clear to those of us that have had to move to
Captivate from
Authorware that Captivate is *very* lacking in specific
advanced features
and functionality that old hands are used to. As with any
product, users are
bombarding adobe with requests that boost the power and scope
of Captivate.
It's a natural progression.
>
> As much as I like Captivate 4, it's a few major releases
away from coming
> close to what we *really* need.
I agree - but it is a lot closer this time around :-)
Steve
http://twitter.com/Stevehoward999
Adobe Community Expert: eLearning, Mobile and Devices
European eLearning Summit - EeLS
Adobe-sponsored eLearning conference.
http://www.elearningsummit.eu

Does anyone know how to insert an Articulate Engage interaction into a Captivate 2 project?

I would like to insert an Articulate Engage interaction into
a Captivate 2 project. And,er, that's it really. Does anyone know
how to do it? When I try to insert the Articulate project as an
animation, it functions fine in the preview screen, but once it's
been inserted all I get is the loading screen.

Hi again darren.winter
If I were in your shoes, here is what I'd try. Place the
content from Articulate in a specific folder. Then publish your
Captivate to the same folder to ensure all files are there
together. Then test. Obviously, this may work or it may fail. And
just as obviously, if it works, you're done!
If it fails, I think I'd try publishing my Captivate using
different settings. Try publishing for different Flash versions.
You might find that if you target Flash 6 it fails, but 7 or 8 may
work.
If the Flash version bit fails, are there some settings in
Articulate that allow you to reduce the number of files that are
required? For example, I know that when Captivate 2 came out, many
folks had to scramble (and some still do) over the fact that it
produced multiple output files. Some LMS' didn't like the fact
there were typically two .SWF files to distribute. We then learned
we could eliminate one of the .SWF files by turning off the
borders. So I'm wondering if perhaps Articulate may have similar
output options you could use.
Hopefully something here helps... Rick

Does anyone know how to track a missing iPhone?

My partner purchase an iPhone 5s under my name last dec. 2013 I only found out when I receive a delivery email. Two days later I saw him setting it up but don't have any idea what Apple ID he uses. Then the following day it's missing and he told me he lost it. I tried calling the service provider and complained them about it as I am the one that's paying for it. $56 AUD / month they didn't seem to give a **** as long as I'm paying which ****** me off they didn't even confirm my identity prior on purchasing the phone cause if they did I would have known and they would have talk to me before approving it. Until now I'm still paying with that stupid phone that I didn't even get a chance to use. I don't know the serial number either of that phone all I know is its iPhone 5s 16GB white as it's stated on my bill simcard is still active but no outgoing or incoming calls mails or anything. I would appreciate it if anyone could help me out a little.

With Find My iPhone enabled with the iCloud account settings on the iPhone.
If not enabled on the iPhone, there is no way for you to track it.

Anyone know how to change user info in logic pro 9?

Want to know if it is possible to change the user information in logic pro 9...tried all the options in preferences and nothing...any ideas? Running on lion...

Hi there
Before you begin trying to concoct an elaborate solution, perhaps you might review Jesse Warden's Captivate Player?
Click here to view his site where you may download it
However, in grabbing that link and thinking about your situation, I'm thinking that may not work because it checks off the Captivate movie when it has been selected. You want the check to appear only after a certain score has been reached.
So I'm thinking you would do this using JavaScript and a form. The form element would be the check box. The trick here (as you are probably already aware) is to pass the variable data between pages.
Thinking out loud here: I'm wondering if you would gain anything by using a Frameset?
Wishing I had a neat solution to toss out for you. Unfortunately I don't. Perhaps someone else does! Hope they share it if they do!
Cheers... Rick
Helpful and Handy Links
Captivate Wish Form/Bug Reporting Form
Adobe Certified Captivate Training
SorcerStone Blog
Captivate eBooks

Does anyone know how to associate user-assigned keywords with apps so that they can be searched/ filtered based on the keywords?

I have a large number of apps that exceed the capacity of my multiple idevices and I want to be able to create app lists (similar to playlists) so I can change what goes onto my idevices quickly depending on what is going on. Individually picking apps in itunes each time is time-consuming so I was wondering if there was a way to associate tags or user-assigned keywords to apps so they could be filtered/ searched to select the ones I want.

I have a large number of apps that exceed the capacity of my multiple idevices and I want to be able to create app lists (similar to playlists) so I can change what goes onto my idevices quickly depending on what is going on. Individually picking apps in itunes each time is time-consuming so I was wondering if there was a way to associate tags or user-assigned keywords to apps so they could be filtered/ searched to select the ones I want.

Does anyone know how to remove read only status from html document header

Greetings, I am trying to insert a slideshow widget inot a dreamweaver site using a dynamic web template (DWT). I get the error message unable to insert because header is read only. Any ideas of how to fix this?

People hate it when I do this, but I'm going to get on my soap box again.
If you are not an expert or at least highly proficient at modifying XHTML and CSS code, you should NOT be working with DWT files. Until you FULLY understand how to edit and modify nested, editable, parent and child regions, you will have nothing but trouble working with DWTs.
I've been writing CSS, HTML and XHTML for seven years and I don't mess with DWTs because I'll admit I'm a control freak and I can't stand having any part of a web page locked up by another file.
Use the pre-designed pages in DW, or download a layout from one of the many sites that have them, but until you are an expert at codework, stay away from templates (dwt). You'll save yourself a lot of headaches.

Anyone know how to add a hyperlink to the HTML Gallery template?

In previous versions, I created a modified HTML template which included a link back to a specific page. This placed the link on ALL of the Index pages. Now I must modify HUNDREDS of indices to accomplish the same thing. There has GOT to be a better way!

With iOS 5 in the Autumn (from http://www.apple.com/ios/ios5/features.html#more) :
Even add and delete mailbox folders on the fly.

Do u know how to prompt user to enter password and validate the password?

hi all,anyone knows how to prompt user to enter password and validate the password as well?I do not need the GUI.Can someone post the codes here?Thanks!

hi all,anyone knows how to prompt user to enter
password and validate the password as well?I do not
need the GUI.Can someone post the codes here?Thanks!Codes are
BufferedReader
System.in
if
else
System.out.

I've been trying to get the spreadsheet in numbers to be portrait rather than landscape, but cannot seem to be able to work out how. Maybe it's not possible, does anyone know how?

I've been trying to get the spreadsheet in numbers to be portrait rather than landscape, but cannot seem to be able to work out how. Maybe it's not possible, does anyone know how?

Open the inspector by selecting the menu item "View > Show Inspector", then click the "Sheet" segment at the top, then click the landscape button in the "Page Layout" section:
I suggest you download the free Users Guide from Apple. Here's the link:
http://support.apple.com/manuals/#productivitysoftware

The user acct my apple was connected to no longer works (corrupt). My Apple TV is still synced to that account and all of my recent purchases are going to that username. Does anyone know how to get all of the purchased items back and to the new user?

The user profile my appleTV was synced on my computer to no longer works (corrupt). My Apple TV is still synced to that profile and all of my recent purchases are going to that username. Does anyone know how to get all of the purchased items back and to the new user (same computer)? I created a new user on my computer and moved the itunes folder to the desktop but never changed the path to which the apple synced to. Now I can only see old items I purchased before the user profile went bad. PLease help!

Welcome to the Apple Community.
Changing the library the Apple TV is synced with will delete all synced content from the Apple TV, but it won't delete purchased content.
You should be able to change the library, resync any content you want and transfer your purchases back to the new library.

Does anyone know how to separate a movie track from an audio track on the new Mavericks Garage band. It used to be very easy on the iLife 11 version. If anyone could respond ASAP I'd be grateful. I need to make an audio file from a video.

I urgently need to make some audio tracks from videos using the new 2013 GarageBand. In iLife11 Garageband, this was very easy. However, I cannot see how to do it in the new one. The alternative might be to revert to the iLife11 version, so does anyone know how to do this. It's extremely urgent since I need to produce these for a court custody hearing which will take place at 0800 GMT UK time on 31st October 2013. Please help.
Thank you.

When you drag a movie from the Media Browser to the Time lIne in GarageBand, you will see a pop-up "Extracting Audio".
The Movie and the audio file will appear in separate tracks. You can copy the audio region from the sound track to a different track to keep it safe and then hide the Movie track.
Léonie

Unable to publish in Swf format. Get error message: 'Swf compilation failed. Note: Please verify if any of the actionscript keywords is used as user variable name'. Anyone know how to fix?

Unable to publish in Swf format. Get error message reads: 'Swf compilation failed. Note: Please verify if any of the actionscript keywords is used as user variable name'. Anyone know how to fix?

Hi There,
Can you tell me the Operating System and Captivate version you are using?
Also can you confirm if you are getting this issue will this one project or all the projects? Try to copy paste this project on a new blank project and then try to publish.
Regards,
Mayank

I can´t get the drum tracks of my Korg M50 to sound in garageband. Does anyone know how?

I can´t get the drum tracks of my Korg M50 to sound in garageband. Does anyone know how?

If it's actual audio out from the M50, you just need to hook up its audio outs into whatever you're using to get sound into the computer (audio interface, the computer's input jack, whatever it is that you're using), fire up a real audio track, and record.
But if you're having difficult with drum tracks, that's usually this:
Drum tracks on many MIDI devices default to MIDI channel 10. MIDI channel 10 is like the universal MIDI channel for drum tracks. However, GB likes to see MIDI channel 1, regardless of the instrument.
Therefore, if this is a MIDI issue, you'd need to change the MIDI channel on your drum tracks from 10 to 1 to make them GB friendly.

Anyone know how to track user progress in an HTML menu? (Captivate 3)

Similar Messages

Maybe you are looking for