Questions of the Week


Captivate Question: Why Won’t Quiz Results Work with Lotus Notes?
 

I’m a Captivate 3 user and I would like to receive my quiz results by e-mail. When I click on the “send e-mail” button, Lotus Notes appears but doesn’t open (there is no e-mail created). Do you know if some people have the same problem as mine? Could you please give instructions to get the quiz results?
 

Answer:

 

I don’t use Lotus Notes personally. However, I have heard that using Lotus Notes can present unique challenges. Perhaps these two links will help:

eLearning Question: Should I Provide Both a Demonstration and Simulation?


 

When it comes to learning, does it make sense to record both a demonstration and a custom simulation (using the settings that you taught us) to present to the learner both a “see” and a “do?” If I recall correctly, your custom simulation was designed to be a demonstration that involved the learner, basically a 2-for-1. What does research show when learners are presented with a see followed by a do (“now let me try”) vs. your see-and-do all in one? 

 

Answer:

 

It makes perfect sense to provide both. However, I would create one, get it approved, save the file with a new name and then add or remove interactivity as needed. 

 

RoboHelp Question: Can a Link be Forced into a New Browser Tab?

 

Is it possible to set up a WebHelp file to launch from a browser-based application into another tab (within the current browser) instead of into a new browser window?


Answer:

 

To the best of my knowledge, there is no way currently to do it in HTML, CSS or within RoboHelp. This is something that’s on the way in CSS3 (according to recommendations of the W3C). Here’s a link that you might find very interesting.

 





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