Saba and Captivate 6.0

I am making a project I need to divide into six sections. I want each section to start one after the other. Can I put all of them into one giant zip folder? What formant can I use to tell it do open the next section. Can I use "/." to say it is in the same folder? Is there anything else special I need to do?

Joseph,
You need to output your 6 projects as SCORMs and then use the Adobe SCORM Packaging tool to bundle them up into a single zip file that you can upload to SABA. Let the SABA Scorm Player and TOC take care of launching each module in turn.

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The content doc that you reference actually states that it is a best-practice document at the top.
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...I'd like to capture screens with Camtasia but use Captivate for its quiz interactivity at the end of the project. Camtasia does a better job of editing screens, zooms and pans are better...
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CB.

Hi.
You are welcome. Glad it was useful.
CB.
Date: Sat, 5 Nov 2011 06:19:51 -0600
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Subject: LMS issue (Plateau 5.8) and Captivate 5
Re: LMS issue (Plateau 5.8) and Captivate 5 created by RodWard in Quizzing/LMS - View the full discussion
Excellent information! Thank you for posting these tips.
I'm going to add a link to this thread in my Adobe Captivate LMS Compatibility Guide under the section for Plateau LMS.
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HTH
Erik
kathygo wrote:
> It's the IntraLearn platform.... so it's possible that
it's really the
> problem.... :(
>
> I have one version with internal navigation (one SCO
calls 'complete' before
> you can access another via coded JS) and one that uses
the LMS nav completely.
>
> Both have the same trouble.
>
> If 1.2 requires 'external nav links only' I may just
have to load that version
> then talk to their engineers. Oy!
>
> What a mess! I've developed online courses for years --
but I'm about to
> swear off SCORM -- at least 1.2 anyway. This has been
the worst nightmare I've
> ever encountered.
>
> Kat
>
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