Adobe Captivate 3 Question: Are There Best Practices for Captions and Object Timing?
I'm a new Captivate 3 user creating a Captivate project to train new hires how to add time to an online timesheet. The tasks are not complex and the instruction short and direct. When working with simulations, what guidelines are there to determine how much time a user needs to read and follow instructions, or to click a box or add text? Are there best practices for determining how long objects should display in simulations and what in the optimum time between displaying objects.?
Answer:
I recommend no more than one caption per slide combined with a button or click box (that goes to the next slide if clicked). If you add a button or click box along with the text caption, there are no timing issues to debate… the user dictates how long the slide stays around. In my experience, this technique will speed up your development time significantly.
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