The Share for Review feature is one of the more compelling enhancements in the recently released 12.3 update for Captivate 12. Project stakeholders can now add slide-by-slide comments to your slides in one central location. Reviewers do not need to own Captivate or know how to use it. The review interface is clean and very intuitive.
To begin, ensure you're using the 12.3 build. You can get the free update by choosing Help > Check for Updates.
Create or open a project, and then click the Share for review icon at the lower right of the Captivate window.
You can accept or customize the default Title in the Share For Review screen. For instance, you might want to add a date or version number to the title. Otherwise, click the Create review button.
The project is published to a secure Adobe server.
From the Access type drop-down menu, you can choose between making your review Public (anyone with the link can access the review project) or Private (only people you invite can see the review project).
Invite people to the review by clicking Invite people and adding email addresses as appropriate.
Here is a sample email that your reviewers will receive once you click the Invite to view button:
Reviewers click the Open Review button and are taken to the project review screen. As mentioned, reviewers do not need Captivate or any special software to participate in the review process.
Once the review window is open, team members can add comments slide-by-slide.
What I like about the review feature is that people can add comments for each preview mode. In the image above, I added a comment in the Desktop view. I switched to tablet mode in the image below and added a comment.
As issues are resolved in Captivate, the developer clicks the Update review button, and the updated project is uploaded to the server. You do not need to create a new review; just let reviewers know an update is available.
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