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How to publish projects in Adobe Captivate

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  1. Captivate User Guide
  2. Introduction to Captivate
    1. What's New in Adobe Captivate
    2. Adobe Captivate System Requirements
    3. Adobe Captivate Updates
      1. Adobe Captivate (12.3 update) release notes
      2. Adobe Captivate (12.2 update) release notes
      3. Adobe Captivate (12.1 update) release notes
    4. Download Adobe Captivate
    5. Frequently Asked Questions
  3. Add a slide
    1. Slide navigator in Adobe Captivate
    2. Add a conversation slide
    3. Add characters to your Adobe Captivate project
    4. Edit the background image on a slide
    5. Create a long scroll project
  4. Add text blocks
    1. Add text to a project
  5. Add media blocks
    1. Add images to a project
    2. Add videos to a project
    3. Add quotes
    4. Add SVGs to a project
  6. Interactive components
    1. Add a button
    2. Add an input field
    3. Add a radio button group
    4. Add a dropdown
    5. Add a checkbox
  7. Widgets
    1. Add a Card
    2. Add Tabs
    3. Add a Certificate
    4. Add a Carousel
    5. Add a Hotspot
    6. Add Drag-and-Drop
    7. Add a Timeline
    8. Add Click to Reveal
  8. Create quizzes
    1. Add a Multiple-choice question
    2. Add a True or false question
    3. Add a Match the column question
    4. Add a Short answer question
    5. Add a Sequence question
    6. Import questions as CSV
  9. Add audio to a project
    1. Add audio
  10. Interactions
    1. Add interactions to a project
    2. Create interactive video with overlay
    3. Create a slide-level interaction
    4. Create an object-level interaction
  11. Animations
    1. Add animations to a project
  12. Accessibility
    1. Make a project accessible
  13. Customize the timeline
    1. Timeline panel in Adobe Captivate
  14. Customize TOC and Playbar
    1. Table of Contents in Adobe Captivate
  15. Edit project properties
    1. Variables in Adobe Captivate
    2. Preferences
    3. Themes
  16. Preview a project
    1. Preview
  17. Share a project for review
    1. Share for review   
  18. Publish a project
    1. Publish
  19. Create a simulation project
    1. Simulation

Learn how to publish a project in Adobe Captivate.

Before publishing a project, ensure you've completed all the editing and formatting for your project.

Publish a project locally

  1. Select the ellipsis icon next to Preview, and select Publish.

  2. In the Publish to Computer dialog, enter the following:

    • Project title: Enter the project's name.
    • Location: Browse and select a location to publish your project.
    Project publish options
    Project's publish options

  3. Select Reporting to launch the Preferences > Reporting dialog to configure the reporting criteria.

  4. Select Publish.

    Publish to computer
    Publish to computer

After the project is published, you can either preview the project or view the published content in the location.

Publish a project to SCORM

You can use a Learning Management System (LMS) to distribute a computer-based tutorial created using Adobe Captivate. An LMS provides, tracks, and manages web-based training.

The project you upload to the LMS must comply with the SCORM, AICC standards, or xAPI.

ConfigurE the project to publish to LMS

  1. In an open project,

    • macOS: Select Adobe Captivate > Preferences.
    • Windows: Select Edit > Preferences.

    The Preferences dialog box appears. For more information, view Preferences in Adobe Captivate.

  2. In Preferences, select Quizzing > Reporting.

  3. Select the checkbox Enable Reporting.

  4. Select the reporting standard. The available options are SCORM 1.2, SCORM 2004, AICC, and xAPI. 

    For more information, view Preferences in Adobe Captivate.

    View the SCORM preferences
    View the SCORM preferences

  5. When you publish the project conforming to the selected reporting standard, upload the zipped file to the LMS.

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