Easing the Bloat! Part 1: Optimizing Your Images

Most CBTs these days include oodles of images to help make the content more visually appealing. While a lot can be said for implementing visuals, here are some tips to help keep the images from bloating your course:
Relevancy
Make sure the images you use are relevant to the information in the course, and not just being [...]

That Bloated CBT Feeling

None of us likes feeling bloated.
Whether it’s after a big Thanksgiving dinner or an undisciplined evening at an all-you-can-eat Chinese buffet… that bloated feeling is our body’s way of telling us we simply ate too much…and it’s uncomfortable.
Bloating can also affect and impair your CBTs.
Now, what does a “bloated CBT” look like? It’s a course [...]

Where Do All Your Ideas Come From?

A couple of days ago, a colleague and I were discussing online learning, and I was coaching her on a few things. One of the questions she asked me was “Where do all your ideas come from?”.
This is a question I receive quite often.
To answer it, I think it’s necessary to break online learning down [...]

Tip: Creating Shadows and Transparencies, Part 2

In my last post, I promised to show you how to create a semi-transparent shadow effect in your Captivate, PowerPoint, or ToolBook course.
In Part 1 of this series, I explained the differences between several image file formats, and how we’ll need to use the PNG format to make this effect work.
In this post, I will [...]

Tip: Creating Shadows and Transparencies, Part 1

One of the more common questions I’ve been receiving recently is: How do I create the semi-transparent shadows that I use in my training files – like the one seen below:
First, let me say that it’s quite easy to do, but first you need to know the difference between several image file formats: JPEG, BMP, [...]