Outputing Training Simulation from saved project?

Question

First day with Captivate...I've created a combination
demo/training simulation project (as described in the "show me"
tutorial.
What I can't figure out from the help and demo is how to
output the project as training simulation from the same recording
capture?
I'm not finding it documented...it must be really, really
easy. I give, can someone tell me how?
thanks, FennisDembo

Answer 1

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Originally posted by:
fennisdembo
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I have a couple follow-on questions based on your reply.
1.) How do I "Open" my saved project as a Training
Simulation? I was able to do as you say and publish my project as a
Demo. When I created it I had also selected Training Simulation,
and when I click into the mode settings, I can see that my choices
are still assigned...but I am not seeing how to publish the
Training Simulation version from the project.Everything I try seems
to result in publishing another demo version.
You simply have to open the Training Simulation that was
generated when you recorded your original screen action. Using the
multiple record modes feature, when you save Adobe Captivate will
create both the demonstration and simulation at the same time.
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2.) You describe moving the Training Simulation interactions
to the demo. Can you give me a few examples of reasons I would do
this? I thought that the demo captures the presentation (Show Me)
of all the steps you perform, and the Training Simulation captures
all of the interactions (Try It). Would the purpose copying from
Simulation to Practice be to sprinkle interactivity into the
presentation, or am I still missing something?
Essentially yes, this enables you to sprinkle interactivity
into the presentation
Here are two examples of when this might be appropriate.
1. Sometimes you might want to automate certain steps that
later on will be practiced by the learner. At first you show the
learner the steps using the mouse pointer and then later on you get
them to try it out for themselves. This approach enables you to
build the learning up at a gentle pace and ensures that you don't
lose them in the details. To be fair you could just branch to the
simulation but sometimes it makes more sense to keep all the
learning in a single file.
2. You are creating some a piece of learning content that
includes steps that you really don't need to simulate. For example
the opening of a certain dialog box, or performing some other basic
operation that you know the learner will be already be very
familiar with.
Note: In the second example sometimes instead of using a
mouse pointer, I will just make the object (such as a panel) appear
by grabbing that image using a screen capture tool, fade it in and
then add a click box so that I can get the learner to perform the
next step which I know will be new to them.
HTH
Regards - Mark