Adobe in eLearning and Tech Communication

This week I'm starting a new "featured tweet of the week" category, where I will highlight a very short list of tweets, which garnered the most attention for that week. For example, the link in this tweet was clicked over 600 times within minutes. To automatically ReTweet it from your Twitter account, click the RT icon below, which includes pre-populated data.

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• With 200 Million installations of Adobe AIR, I'm hoping more RoboHelp 8 users create AIR-based Help. Here's a how-to: http://bit.ly/EvH1b

News, Announcements, Tutorials and Questions:

• [eSeminar] Will deliver eSeminar en Español on Adobe Captivate 4, July 9th, 9am PST for Latin America, http://bit.ly/C07gi7:51 AM Jun 22nd from TweetDeck
• [How-To Post] Embedding Adobe PDFs in Blogs via Acrobat.com: Sample and Captivate how-to: http://bit.ly/eBp8A10:05 AM Jun 27th from TweetDeck
• Posted a reply to "insufficient memory resources" error in Captivate on Connect Pro forum. In case you get same error, http://bit.ly/ZNmXNabout 21 hours ago from TweetDeck
• Everything you need to know about Adobe Learning Summit 2009, November 9th: http://bit.ly/FLmb42:59 PM Jun 25th from TweetDeck
• This is awesome: "The future of video is searchable" test it here, http://bit.ly/9qLTB9:30 AM Jun 26th from TweetDeck
• Absolutely the best DITA book for Authors and Managers. $9.95 for PDF Version, worth every penny! http://bit.ly/Zmw4h10:53 AM Jun 25th from TweetDeck
• Just curious, if you could add just 'one' Adobe app to the existing line-up in eLearning Suite, which one would it be and why?10:33 AM Jun 23rd from TweetDeck
• Same question for the Technical Communication Suite 2. If you could add one Adobe app, which one and why?10:34 AM Jun 23rd from TweetDeck
• Wow, great responses! Most picked Adobe Illustrator for Tech Comm. Catalyst, Fireworks, Audition and Flex for eLearning. Others?11:55 AM Jun 23rd from TweetDeck
• When demo'ing the Adobe Tech Comm Suite 2, by and large, the WOW factor is Importing PDF comments back into FrameMaker 911:48 AM Jun 24th from TweetDeck
• @pdelsignore Regarding Captivate on a Mac, we are working on it now, stay Tuned!2:52 PM Jun 25th from TweetDeck in reply to pdelsignore

Useful Resources and Reviews:

• Great advice! RT @joe_deegan: Great tips for avoiding the "click next" course http://tinyurl.com/lvjpnj Love @CatMoore design style10:28 AM Jun 24th from TweetDeck
• Great discussion Captivate LinkedIn group on "What's a good screen resolution for E-Learning?" Great resource here, http://bit.ly/JyNSD12:03 PM Jun 24th from TweetDeck
• RT @esulliva: Serial numbers posted to Adobe Labs for extending your Flash Catalyst beta: http://bit.ly/T2xkH (have to login)9:01 AM Jun 25th from TweetDeck
• Great Review: "Adobe RoboHelp Server 8 – A giant step forward" http://bit.ly/m0h6f8:44 PM Jun 26th from TweetDeck
• RT @bcarticles: @blogcritics Software Review: Adobe eLearning Suite From Adobe Systems http://tinyurl.com/qmsjda10:08 PM Jun 26th from TweetDeck

FAQs, Tips and Tricks, Did You Know:

• [Adobe Captivate 4 Tip] Easiest way to add branding is via "Display for:" here's a how-to demo, http://bit.ly/10poHp12:33 PM Jun 26th from TweetDeck
• When adding Captivate movies to your Blog, disable ''Auto Play" in Preferences. Here's example, http://bit.ly/KxaGW10:42 AM Jun 20th from TweetDeck
• [Adobe Captivate Tip] Before deleting Slides "Hide" them first (Ctrl+Shift+H) in case you need them when you Preview Simulations16 minutes ago from TweetDeck
• [Adobe Captivate 4 Tip] Getting unexpected Quiz Results? press F9 for a complete view of Scorable Objects. Change as needed9:22 AM Jun 20th from TweetDeck
• Though the "Rescale Project" feature is better in Adobe Captivate 4, as best practice, plan ahead and avoid resizing altogether!10:15 AM Jun 23rd from TweetDeck
• [Tip] Two ways to make Interactive PDFs from FrameMaker 9: 1) Add 3D models; 2) Add how-to Captivate movies. End-users only need Reader 911:55 AM Jun 24th from TweetDeck
• [Did You Know?] Captivate 4 can now generate a single SWF file, making it easier to import How-Tos in FrameMaker 9 and RoboHelp 811:58 AM Jun 24th from TweetDeck
• .@andyjones1302 Edit "C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Captivate 4\CaptureTextTemplates_English.rdl" in Notepad. Make sure you keep the %s8:32 AM Jun 25th from TweetDeck
• [Did You Know?] You can upload .zip w/.htm to Adobe Connect Pro. How I host my Getting Started pages, http://bit.ly/RLe2q12:41 PM Jun 25th from TweetDeck
  • (cont'd) I use Dreamweaver to edit index.html page and all other assets. I then zip up entire folder and upload to Connect Pro as Content12:49 PM Jun 25th from TweetDeck

Compelling ReTweets (RTs) and @replies:

• RT @barbbinder: Has been a day of learning. Captivate/FrameMaker/RoboHelp integration: goes way beyond static print docs. Love FlashHelp.4:37 PM Jun 22nd from TweetDeck
• RT @scottabel: “Or, we could agree that MadCap has never let the truth get in the way of a good story.” -Author-it blog http://bit.ly/58RkS from TweetDeck
• @spotlearning Adding Premiere to Adobe eLearning Suite is something we hear quite a bit, so great suggestion, thank you!10:08 AM Jun 24th from TweetDeck in reply to spotlearning
• @stryker908 Yes. In fact, I recorded this how-to on building animations in Flash for use in Captivate, http://bit.ly/L32rE1:34 PM Jun 24th from TweetDeck in reply to stryker908
• RT @ellounge How NOT to Engage with Your ELearning Audience! | E-Learning Lounge http://cli.gs/7RS6R (via @tweetmeme)9:02 AM Jun 25th from web
• @aprilsheninger Sounds like "Automatic Panning" is currently set, to stop this, select "No Panning" from pulldown by clicking camera icon9:14 AM Jun 25th from TweetDeck in reply to aprilsheninger
• RT @sheepeeh: Would b spiffy if presenters demoing tools at #dh09 put together Captivate modules to give a taste even if tool isn't live10:16 AM Jun 25th from TweetDeck
• @sidkataria I'll be hosting a Captivate 4 for beginners session soon. Here are the ones I have today for eLearning, http://bit.ly/uoMX2:34 PM Jun 25th from TweetDeck in reply to sidkataria
• @spencerbean Yes. In Preferences (Start and End) disable "Auto Play" I do this on my blog, here's an example: http://bit.ly/KxaGW1:51 PM Jun 26th from TweetDeck in reply to spencerbean

Personal Observations

• There's an update to the Times Reader, AIR app, 2.051. Launch app and click update.8:54 AM Jun 23rd from TweetDeck
• @mashable What is the difference between adding a "mashable" column to TweetDeck and installing MashDeck? Are there other benefits?9:10 AM Jun 25th from TweetDeck
• Wondering if TweetDeck has considered monetizing on client by selling versions with Twitter username(s) column(s) built-in, a la MashDeck?1:34 PM Jun 25th from TweetDeck
• Would you pay for a custom #TweetDeck app that had a column with your Twitter username by default and logo branding? I would!1:42 PM Jun 25th from TweetDeck

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For my Blog, I use Adobe Contribute CS4 and here's a short Adobe Captivate 4 how-to movie on how I embedded the above PDF in this post:

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News, Announcements, Tutorials and Reviews:

• [Adobe Acrobat.com News] "Acrobat.com Moves out of Beta with Free and Paid Subscription Offerings" http://bit.ly/KxaGW11:14 PM Jun 14th from TweetDeck
• [Adobe Captivate 4 News] If Updater is disabled for security reasons, Patch is now available for download http://bit.ly/1acIZO9:26 AM Jun 15th from TweetDeck
• MAX 2009 Registration Now Open, http://www.max.adobe.com/11:32 AM Jun 16th from TweetDeck
• Jacquelin Vanderwood from Designer Today Reviews Adobe Captivate 4, http://bit.ly/lAmKY12:08 AM Jun 17th from TweetDeck
• [eSeminar] Will deliver eSeminar en Español on Adobe Captivate 4, July 9th, 9am PST for Latin America, http://bit.ly/C07giabout 7 hours ago from TweetDeck

Useful Resources:

• Screenshot of how Adobe RoboHelp could use BrowserLab for comparing Help topics in multiple browsers and OSes http://bit.ly/lswQi11:31 AM Jun 15th from TweetDeck
• Check out this Post by our Adobe AIR team "Adobe AIR now installed over 200 million times" - http://bit.ly/LZ2rD7:21 PM Jun 15th from TweetDeck
• In case you need to generate Eclipse Help, Adobe RoboHelp 8 has a Script. You need the free Eclipse plug-ins, http://bit.ly/2WMyxb2:24 PM Jun 18th from TweetDeck
• "Soon Kodak will name a chief listening officer..." Article "Kodak Turns to Twitter for Easy Sharing" http://bit.ly/28yEoS11:47 PM Jun 16th from TweetDeck

FAQs, Tips and Tricks, Did You Know:

• When adding Captivate movies to your Blog, disable ''Auto Play" in Preferences. Here's example, http://bit.ly/KxaGW10:42 AM Jun 20th from TweetDeck
• [Adobe Captivate 4 Tip] Getting unexpected Quiz Results? press F9 for a complete view of Scorable Objects. Change as needed9:22 AM Jun 20th from TweetDeck
• [Did You Know?] Apps in both Adobe eLearning & Tech Comm Suites have Screen-Sharing built-in? Movie at bottom of post, http://bit.ly/KxaGW10:50 AM Jun 15th from TweetDeck
• In case you need to generate Eclipse Help, Adobe RoboHelp 8 has a Script. You need the free Eclipse plug-ins, http://bit.ly/2WMyxb2:24 PM Jun 18th from TweetDeck
• @aprilh1974 Here you go: $$cpInfoCurrentSlide$$ of $$rdinfoSlideCount$$ This gives you the 'current slide' of 'slide total' (e.g. 1 of 20)3:02 PM Jun 18th from TweetDeck in reply to aprilh1974
• [Did You Know] In Adobe eLearning Suite, Captivate integrates with Device Central for Previewing projects on Flash Lite Mobile devices5:47 PM Jun 17th from TweetDeck
• Doing Booth duty. FAQ: What happens to a Captivate file in a Connect Pro recording? It's Preserved! Example: http://bit.ly/QWLHu12:46 PM Jun 18th from TweetDeck
• If you are having problems installing Adobe eLearning Suite on Vista, you need Service Pack 1 (SP1). Same for TCS12:55 PM Jun 18th from TweetDeck
• [Adobe Captivate 4 Tip] It's good to right-click inside the Library > "Select Unused Items" and Delete them, smaller projects!2:19 PM Jun 18th from TweetDeck
• Captivate 4 has Text-To-Speech, you may not know that Adobe Soundbooth CS4 has Speech-to-Text-metadata http://bit.ly/mQEaj12:11 PM Jun 19th from TweetDeck

Compelling ReTweets (RTs) and @replies:

• RT @scottabel: “Or, we could agree that MadCap has never let the truth get in the way of a good story.” -Author-it blog http://bit.ly/58RkS8:39 AM Jun 16th from TweetDeck
• RT @acro_dave: Excellent video on why Harry Hemus Projects uses PDF Portfolios. Click #Acrobat spotlight on right: http://bit.ly/5zXRn7:40 PM Jun 16th from TweetDeck
• Yes Indeed! RT @trondk: Watching Flash Catalyst Beta Preview training @lynda.com. This will be a great tool for elearning developers!11:37 PM Jun 16th from TweetDeck
• @devlearn Yes, Flash Catalyst is available for both PC and Mac, download link: http://bit.ly/T2xkH11:50 PM Jun 16th from TweetDeck in reply to devlearn
• RT @russellyblood: Need to learn Adobe Flash CS4 fast? will be teaching two day class in Atlanta next week. http://tinyurl.com/b3arpw8:03 AM Jun 18th from TweetDeck
• @scottabel Thanks for recommending me to @MrTweet , very much appreciated!9:22 AM Jun 18th from TweetDeck
• RT @Stevehoward999: New Lynda.com tutorial on Captivate 4 http://bit.ly/19tjK211:21 AM Jun 19th from TweetDeck
• @rachelhpeters All Adobe teams use FrameMaker for PDF/Print & RoboHelp for all things Online. Goal is deploy AIR Help like Captivate 4 Help12:28 PM Jun 19th from TweetDeck in reply to rachelhpeters

Personal Observations

• With 200 Million installations of Adobe AIR, I'm hoping more RoboHelp 8 users create AIR-based Help. Here's a how-to: http://bit.ly/EvH1b10:11 AM Jun 20th from TweetDeck
• At #devcon09, "Interactivity in eLearning" is a hot topic, no surprise. Similarly why not more "interactive docs" in Tech Communication?9:09 AM Jun 19th from TweetDeck
• Liking the new TweetDeck v0.26 desktop version, especially the FROM feature for updating multiple accounts. Updated @rjacquezEspanol9:46 PM Jun 16th from TweetDeck
• Watching 'Better Off Ted' and all I can say is that you liked 'Arrested Development' you'll love this one, too. Simply Hilarious!9:54 PM Jun 16th from TweetDeck
• Attended a great session at #devcon09 by Fran Keefe on "Instructional Design Concepts for PPT to eLearning." Fran did a fantastic job!6:04 PM Jun 17th from TweetDeck
• A hot topic at the #devcon09 conference is Flash Basics, the BYOL (..own laptop) was packed, obviously there's a need for this in eL6:07 PM Jun 17th from TweetDeck
• Feeling the #FF love today, thanks @StubbornlyWrite , @mgharavi, @MariaOD, @briandusablon, @tompsk. Following and recommending you, too!12:35 PM Jun 19th from TweetDeck
• It doesn't get any better than being a Father, it's a true blessing and I'm thankful for it! Happy Father's Day!10:08 AM Jun 21st from web

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Today Acrobat.com is moving out of public Beta and into full production with two new Premium subscription services that address the intense collaboration needs of business people, enabling them to be more productive by bringing them to documents to work together in real-time, rather than sending attachments to inboxes and invitations to calendars.

Before I describe the two new Premium subscription services, I want to report that the free service will continue to offer Adobe® Buzzword® online word processing, ConnectNow Web meeting capacity for up to three participants, and online creation of up to five PDF files, plus the ability to store up to 5GB of files on My Files.

The Premium Basic service includes Adobe ConnectNow Web meeting capacity for up to five participants and online conversion of 10 uploaded documents to PDF per month. The Premium Basic subscription is available for US $14.99/month, or US $149/year.

The Premium Plus service includes ConnectNow Web meeting capacity for up to 20 participants and unlimited online creation of PDF files. The Premium Plus subscription is available for US $39/month, or US $390/year.

Until July 16, 2009, Adobe is offering US $15 off the Premium Basic annual plan, and US $50 off the Premium Plus annual plan. Initially, both subscriptions are available from the Adobe.com online store in North America only.

Both Premium offerings include Adobe phone and Web support programs.

Announcing the Preview release of Acrobat.com Tables

Furthermore, we are also announcing the preview release of Acrobat.com Tables, a spreadsheet-like application that is available immediately for free sign-up as a public beta, joining the Acrobat.com Presentations application on Acrobat.com Labs. Acrobat.com Tables provides people with a new way to work with others on data-intensive documents – such as task lists, schedules, contacts, budgets and sales numbers – that are typically created and shared in spreadsheets or simple databases. People can easily work with others on the same table at the same time, without the worry of version control or e-mailing spreadsheets back and forth. Because the table lives online, people can access and work on the data from any Internet-connected computer, regardless of where they are located.

Acrobat.com Integration in eLearning Suite and Tech Comm Suite:

Having said that, we have already implemented Acrobat.com into many Adobe applications. Here's a short Adobe Captivate movie on how we have integrated Acrobat.com ConnectNow into applications in both the eLearning Suite and Technical Communication Suite:

In addition to Acrobat.com ConnectNow, FrameMaker 9 and Acrobat 9 Pro Extended, in the Technical Communication Suite, leverage Acrobat.com for conducting PDF Shared Reviews, where Reviewers only need the free Adobe Reader 9 to provide comments. Aggregated comments can then be imported back into FrameMaker 9, all without IT resources, or dedicated expensive servers. More on this functionality in a future post.

Acrobat.com useful Resources:

• Upgrade to Acrobat.com Premium
• https://acrobat.com/
• The Acrobat.com blog
• Acrobat.com Adobe AIR application
• Acrobat.com FAQs page
• Acrobat.com Presentations (on Adobe Labs)
• Acrobat.com Tables (on Adobe Labs)

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News, Announcements, Tutorials and Reviews:

• REVIEW: Adobe Captivate Fills The eLearning Niche — Workflow: Freelance http://a2a.me/DOj via @AddToAny9:57 PM Jun 7th from web
• If you are hosting user groups related to my Adobe Suites, eLearning / Technical Communication, and need trial DVDs, let me know9:16 AM Jun 9th from TweetDeck
• [Adobe RoboHelp 8 Tip] Implementing a Printable PDF in Online Help: Try it via this Captivate simulation, http://bit.ly/RLckG4:51 PM Jun 9th from TweetDeck
• If you want to add Live 3D models in Technical Docs, here's an example PDF from FrameMaker 9, http://bit.ly/17y2fO2:19 PM Jun 11th from TweetDeck
• For prev tweet: Free Reader 9 req. Click 3D model on page 1 to activate. Use mouse to navigate, scroll to zoom, play btn to disassemble2:23 PM Jun 11th from TweetDeck
• I'm starting a new [Did You Know] category of Tweets to highlight functionality in my Apps, which may be unknown to most users, heads upabout 3 hours ago from TweetDeck

Useful Resources:

• Adobe on Twitter -- @sjespers has a great list of fellow Adobeans on Twitter. If you know others, leave Serge a comment9:00 AM Jun 8th from TweetDeck
• Great article on "Captivate Accessibility Hints" -- http://bit.ly/y6UEn11:56 PM Jun 8th from TweetDeck
• RT @blogcritics Software Review: Adobe Technical Communication Suite 2 -- Captivate 4 From Adobe Systems http://tinyurl.com/m8tbcg11:35 PM Jun 9th from TweetDeck
• Just found 'Hoovers' which provides info on small private companies, revenue, size, etc., pretty useful! http://bit.ly/lnck43:27 PM Jun 11th from TweetDeck
• FYI, we store the recordings of all Adobe Live eSeminars on this page for onDemand watching, http://bit.ly/UmWwn4:35 PM Jun 11th from TweetDeck
• Excellent article by @acroboy on 'Using The Migrate Comments Command in Acrobat 9' http://bit.ly/16jBpK10:43 PM Jun 11th from TweetDeck
• COOL! RT @ashumittal: Put on your headphones Open a PDF (preferably a book) in #Acrobat, press Ctrl+Shift+Y then Ctrl+Shift+V Enjoy! #Adobe11:46 PM Jun 11th from TweetDeck

FAQs, Tips and Tricks, Did You Know:

• [Did You Know] Since Jan'09 RoboHelp 8 supports DITA. Ideal for Publishing DITAMaps to all formats in RoboHelp, including AIR Helpabout 3 hours ago from TweetDeck
• [Adobe Captivate Tip] In Edit View, click anywhere on a slide, then use the Tab key to cycle (select) through all objects on Slide10 minutes ago from TweetDeck
• [#Captivate Tip] To paste an object on all slides, copy it; in Storyboard view, select All and Paste. Credit @rickzanotti12:41 PM Jun 11th from TweetDeck
• If you want to add Live 3D models in Technical Docs, here's an example PDF from FrameMaker 9, http://bit.ly/17y2fO2:19 PM Jun 11th from TweetDeck
• For prev tweet: Free Reader 9 req. Click 3D model on page 1 to activate. Use mouse to navigate, scroll to zoom, play btn to disassemble2:23 PM Jun 11th from TweetDeck
• .@aprilh1974 Great question. Here are two system variables you can use in Captivate 4: $$cpInfoCurrentSlide$$ of $$rdinfoSlideCount$$9:48 AM Jun 12th from TweetDeck
• [Adobe FrameMaker 9 Tip] To exit out of Full Screen, right-click anywhere outside the main text frame and select "Toggle Screen Mode"11:59 AM Jun 13th from TweetDeck
• [FAQ] Why Flash (swf) over Video (avi) in #eLearning? Videos=Passive. Flash=Interactivity, Quizzes, Branching, Soft-Skills Trainingabout 23 hours ago from TweetDeck

Compelling ReTweets (RTs):

• RT @tlhartsfield: I'm a big fan of Adobe ConnectNow. RT @glambert On 3 Geeks - Review of 3 Free Online Presentation Tools http://is.gd/URNV11:14 AM Jun 9th from TweetDeck
• RT @Flash_Platform: RT @sballeri: Morgan Stanley's Matrix: An app from the future built with Adobe Flash Platform http://bit.ly/cWmfx2:00 PM Jun 9th from TweetDeck
• Don't miss it! RT @esulliva: RT @ryanstewart: Tomorrow Adobe is giving a FREE online session on Flash Catalyst. http://bit.ly/4iriS4:25 PM Jun 9th from TweetDeck
• RT @tweetmeme Make Your Speeches Shine with Acrobat Presentations http://bit.ly/7m8Y011:56 AM Jun 11th from web
• RT @barbbinder: FrameMaker 9 Advanced class, July 8-9. Online, interactive, instructor-led training—no travel required! http://bit.ly/1lJD5B2:11 PM Jun 11th from TweetDeck
• Excellent way to preface Tweets related to a Conference, which may not interest all followers by @Bobbiec http://bit.ly/ivmGG3:07 PM Jun 11th from TweetDeck
• COOL! RT @ashumittal: Put on your headphones Open a PDF (preferably a book) in #Acrobat, press Ctrl+Shift+Y then Ctrl+Shift+V Enjoy! #Adobe11:46 PM Jun 11th from TweetDeck

Personal Observations

• ExtendScript is another example of how we leverage Adobe Technologies across apps, now in RoboHelp 8, too! http://bit.ly/LECRi9:24 AM Jun 9th from TweetDeck
• Ok, so what do you do when someone takes your DM conversations and then @ replies them to public timeline?9:45 AM Jun 9th from TweetDeck
• Was Confucius thinking about Twitter when he said "Worry not that no one knows of you; seek to be worth knowing."?9:40 AM Jun 10th from TweetDeck
• Dad just called and my Aunt Luz passed away this morning, sad news indeed. Que en Paz Descanse!11:37 AM Jun 10th from TweetDeck

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By RJ Jacquez. Follow him on Twitter in English @rjacquez and in Spanish @rjacquezEspanol, for real-time announcements, tips & tricks, how-to tutorials, Adobe-branded giveaways (including software at 1K followers) and more.

Adobe Flash Catalyst has some obvious synergies in eLearning, and Adobe BrowserLab will most likely be integrated into Adobe RoboHelp for previewing both WebHelp and FlashHelp in multiple browsers and OSes.

News, Announcements and Giveaways:

• [Adobe New] Flash Catalyst available on Labs! For Designing RIAs without Coding. Great Potential in eLearning, even in Tech Comm8:25 AM Jun 1st from web
• [Adobe News] Today we announced 'BrowserLab' an innovative exact rendering of web pages in multiple browsers and operating systems!about 6 hours ago from TweetDeck
• [Adobe eLearning Suite News] As an alternative to ordering a trial DVD, a download is now available here, http://bit.ly/ySLA8:06 AM Jun 5th from TweetDeck
• [Adobe Technical Communication Suite 2 News] As Alternative to ordering a trial DVD, download now available, http://bit.ly/7tEqZ8:09 AM Jun 5th from TweetDeck
• I have 15 Cool Adobe-branded Universal Travel Adapters w/dual USB chargers in case you are traveling abroad. Please send me a DM.3:53 PM Jun 5th from TweetDeck
• For all things Adobe Photoshop, check out the new "Photoshop Marketplace" -- http://bit.ly/9miSZabout 5 hours ago from TweetDeck

Useful Resources:

• Learn and download Flash Catalyst here, http://bit.ly/GloSM. Also see Kevin Lynch demo at Web 2.0 conference, http://bit.ly/d2ScU8:31 AM Jun 1st from web
• @scottabel In case you don't already have Adobe Presentations on your list of Web 2.0 Presentation tools, http://bit.ly/b5HX7about 3 hours ago from TweetDeck in reply to scottabel
• @mojoguzzi Glad to hear. BTW, there are quite a few videos already on Catalyst, including Adobe TV, http://bit.ly/18Kvn2:27 PM Jun 1st from web in reply to mojoguzzi
• Even if you're not a user, the Adobe LiveCycle Café AIR app is worth a look. Aggregates all-things LiveCycle, http://bit.ly/SFVIS6:43 PM Jun 1st from web
• A great Captivate movie showing Adobe LiveCycle Café, http://bit.ly/JEJDJ. Takes a bit to load, but it's worth the wait.6:45 PM Jun 1st from web
• Really creative way to use Twitter in the classroom! RT @rww: How One Teacher Uses Twitter in the Classroom http://bit.ly/wjiMC7:00 PM Jun 1st from web
• Businessweek interviews Jakob Nielsen about Twitter: "Jakob Nielsen Critiques Twitter" - http://bit.ly/12jTzL10:15 AM Jun 4th from TweetDeck
• For info on Flash w/Learning Interactions and Dreamweaver CourseBuilder in Adobe eLearning Suite, PDF: http://bit.ly/kDZk11:07 PM Jun 4th from TweetDeck
• Great Article on "Using Adobe Media Encoder CS4" for converting video into Flash Video (FLV), http://bit.ly/13jirK12:53 PM Jun 5th from TweetDeck
• Here's a PDF file created directly from Adobe Captivate 4, http://bit.ly/46M3D. You need Reader 9.3:30 PM Jun 5th from TweetDeck
• "Our Top 10 Learning Tools 2009" by Upside Learning. 5 are Adobe apps and 4 are in Adobe eLearning Suite, http://bit.ly/m5a419:22 AM Jun 6th from TweetDeck

FAQs, Tips and Tricks:

• My Fav 3 fixes in Adobe Captivate 4 patch: 1)Audio Quality 2)USB mic on Vista 3)Insert Objects at playhead. Select Help>Updates10:41 AM Jun 1st from web
• How we use Adobe Connect Pro internally to make a GREEN difference & have saved $10M in travel in 2 years, http://bit.ly/53Heu8:59 AM Jun 2nd from web
• How does "BrowserLab" apply to Adobe eLearning Suite? There's a Dreamweaver extension for exact rendering preview, http://bit.ly/EDACqabout 6 hours ago from TweetDeck
• How does 'BrowserLab' apply to Online Help via Adobe RoboHelp? You can Preview WebHelp or FlashHelp in multiple browsers and OSesabout 6 hours ago from TweetDeck
• A question I often get when demo'ing Adobe Captivate 4 is whether it's possible to generate a PDF. I will tweet a sample file next.3:27 PM Jun 5th from TweetDeck

Compelling ReTweets (RTs):

• RT @edwsonoma: As the Google Wave,washes in, Microsoft and Adobe collaborate on Flash video (not Silverlight) in Bing. http://bit.ly/2lzd610:29 AM Jun 1st from web
• RT @bschlenker: DevLearn09 registration is OPEN! REGISTER before June 26th for $200 discount! Building the Future of eLearning!9:58 AM Jun 4th from TweetDeck
• RT @macrofireball: Blogging about Adobe Flash Catalyst and possible future Captivate integration. http://bit.ly/GDVqZ12:47 PM Jun 4th from TweetDeck
• How very true this is! RT @TIME: How Twitter will change the way we live (Twitter is TIME's cover story this week...) | http://tr.im/noCu4:41 PM Jun 4th from TweetDeck
• Much to learn from this RT @pixmo: RT @TrendTracker: Americans viewed record 16.8B videos online in April http://bit.ly/17c9Qm (@comScore)9:43 AM Jun 6th from TweetDeck
• @joe_deegan Glad to hear that! Let me know how you end up supplementing your tech manuals. I will soon do some how-to tutorials on this10:28 AM Jun 6th from TweetDeck in reply to joe_deegan

Personal Observations

• Always thinking of how Adobe technologies apply to eLearning/TechComm & thus my interest in AIR, Acrobat.com and now Catalyst3:05 PM Jun 1st from web
• Thinking about how difficult it is to keep track of so many groups online, wonder why can't everyone just be on Twitter and be done with it7:35 PM Jun 2nd from TweetDeck
• Watching FlashCamp's Keynote by Kevin. Says 200 Million AIR installs, thanks in part to Twitter clients, http://bit.ly/146CaX9:01 AM Jun 1st from web
• Working on this week's video tutorial: "Converting Ms Word documents to Structured FrameMaker." Once ready, I will tweet link.9:25 AM Jun 2nd from web
• Thinking about when email clients and presentation tools will auto-hyperlink @ Twitter usernames, similarly to www and mailto6:58 PM Jun 3rd from TweetDeck
• In Web 2.0 people are watching more videos than ever, thus Tech Docs should be supplemented w/videos, demos and simulations9:57 AM Jun 6th from TweetDeck
• Adobe RoboHelp 8 has a new scripting language, useful for when linking FrameMaker. Will share script for caution/note paragraphs1:56 PM Jun 6th from TweetDeck
• Thanks to everyone who answered by inquiry about RosettaStone! I just bought all 3 levels of Français26 minutes ago from TweetDeck

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Adobe Captivate 4 Patch:

• [Adobe Captivate 4 News] Fix now available for Audio, USB microphone on Vista and more! Select Help > Updates to download.8:08 AM May 29th from web
• My Fav 3 fixes in Adobe Captivate 4 patch: 1)Audio Quality 2)USB mic on Vista 3)Insert Objects at playhead. Select Help>Updates10:41 AM Jun 1st from web

Adobe Flash Catalyst:

• [Adobe New] Flash Catalyst available on Labs! For Designing RIAs without Coding. Great Potential in eLearning, even in Tech Comm8:25 AM Jun 1st from web
• Learn and download Flash Catalyst here, http://bit.ly/GloSM. Also see Kevin Lynch demo at Web 2.0 conference, http://bit.ly/d2ScU8:31 AM Jun 1st from web
• Watching FlashCamp's Keynote by Kevin. Says 200 Million AIR installs, thanks in part to Twitter clients, http://bit.ly/146CaX9:01 AM Jun 1st from web
• @macrofireball No promises, but it would only make sense to integrate Catalyst with Captivate because of the obvious synergies9:01 AM Jun 2nd from web in reply to macrofireball

Adobe Presentations:

• @scottabel In case you don't already have Adobe Presentations on your list of Web 2.0 Presentation tools, http://bit.ly/b5HX7about 3 hours ago from TweetDeck in reply to scottabel
• @scottabel Great. BTW, if you need to test the collaboration bit, send me an invite using my Adobe emailabout 2 hours ago from TweetDeck in reply to scottabel

Adobe BrowserLab:

• [Adobe News] Today we announced 'BrowserLab' an innovative exact rendering of web pages in multiple browsers and operating systems!about 6 hours ago from TweetDeck
• How does "BrowserLab" apply to Adobe eLearning Suite? There's a Dreamweaver extension for exact rendering preview, http://bit.ly/EDACqabout 6 hours ago from TweetDeck
• How does 'BrowserLab' apply to Online Help via Adobe RoboHelp? You can Preview WebHelp or FlashHelp in multiple browsers and OSesabout 6 hours ago from TweetDeck

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To Retweet this page, click the Retweet button on the left, or click the below to ReTweet the video tutorial. Thank you in advance and if you haven't joined Twitter, now is a great time to do so!

Here's a weekly wrapup of what happened the week of 5/24/09:

News and Announcements:

Published recording: "How to Build Animations in Flash CS4 for Captivate 4 eLearning projects" Plz RT: http://bit.ly/gvnh53:19 PM May 28th from web

• Uploaded the Exercise files for 'Building animations in Flash for Adobe Captivate 4' for you to try it http://bit.ly/RLe2q2:07 PM May 29th from web
• [Adobe Captivate 4 News] Fix now available for Audio, USB microphone on Vista and more! Select Help > Updates to download.8:08 AM May 29th from web
• [Adobe News] Acrobat.com "Presentations" is now on Adobe Labs, http://bit.ly/b5HX7. Sign up now, it's simply amazing!!11:31 PM May 26th from web
• New Post: 'Video Tutorial on Building Animations in Flash CS4 for Adobe Captivate 4 #eLearning Projects' -http://bit.ly/L32rE10:15 AM May 29th from web
• Adobe After Effects News! RT @jtranber: After Effects updated to 9.0.2. Details here: http://tr.im/mO3311:11 AM May 29th from web
• Consolidated and Published all Adobe Technical Communication Suite 2 tutorials on this page, http://bit.ly/JHCJj7:07 PM May 29th from web

Useful Resources:

• Adobe Kuler is also great for picking contrasting colors for Captivate projects. Just upload a background image, http://bit.ly/ZYpAG12:47 PM May 24th from web
• Great review of Adobe ConnectNow (free screen sharing service) by Productivity501, http://bit.ly/17PHNK. How are you using ConnectNow?11:40 AM May 24th from web
• Here's an Adobe RoboHelp 8 review by @Blogcritics - http://bit.ly/IKDxu8:08 AM May 30th from web
• Just installed the RT feature, still unsure why this isn't built-in! RT @mfubib: If you use Firefox + twitter.com: http://tr.im/mTt5about 23 hours ago from web

FAQs, Tips and Tricks:

• Captivate 4 movies have a Fast Forward btn for toggling between normal, 2X, 4X, ideal for viewing demos. http://twitpic.com/648t110:16 AM May 28th from web
• [Tip] To search someone's Twitter Timeline use Google. Example, to search for "Adobe" in mine, type site:twitter.com/rjacquez Adobe12:11 PM May 24th from web
• [TweetDeck Tip] Just found the 'autocomplete usernames' option in Settings, great for #followfriday. http://twitpic.com/66rgi10:59 AM May 29th from web
• [Windows Tip] To copy/paste a file's path, Shift + right-click file and select "Copy As Path" now paste anywhere3:39 PM May 29th from web

Compelling ReTweets (RTs):

• Please take advantage! RT @connectusers: Free Online Connect Pro Product Training for You and Your Users: http://bit.ly/1YGXZ12:55 PM May 26th from web
• RT @Stevehoward999: Adobe Captivate team at ASTD ICE, Washington DC, May 31-June 3: http://bit.ly/12Mn5z - meet the team...12:50 PM May 26th from web
• RT @macrofireball: Soundbooth's volume correction is saving me hours of production time. Drag file to match to & click Match Volume.10:54 AM May 28th from web
• Excellent Tips! RT @tonykarrer: Great post discussing a challenge I have when speaking - umm - http://bit.ly/EkWFv9:15 AM May 29th from web
• @lancerobert Just tried it and you're correct there's a problem with Flash CS4 trial download. I will reach out to internal team now.11:27 AM May 29th from web in reply to lancerobert
• Thank You!! RT @pegmulligan: @rjacquez Thank you! Adobe is lucky to have you: Knowledgeable, approachable, and passionate about your apps.12:19 PM May 29th from web

Personal Observations:

• @hughes4x4 Regarding the line next to your images in FrameMaker 9, could you post a screenshot? Could also be a change bar, or press Ctrl+L9:06 AM May 28th from web in reply to hughes4x4
• What a difference a generation makes, I grew up on a farm, parents still have no telephone. My 2.5yo is navigating my Avatar on Second Life12:26 PM May 24th from web
• My First #FollowFriday @mfubib, @Stevehoward999, @pegmulligan, @macrofireball, @rjhoughton, @bschlenker, @scottabel, @arh, @esulliva10:47 AM May 29th from web
• Just watched a great and compelling tribute to Nick Madaras on ESPN, and will be sending my soccer ball next week, http://bit.ly/DEMvf 11:06 AM May 24th from web
• Still amazed at how many web presenters keep email/IM/Twitter apps running when presenting, not a pretty picture when these pop-up9:34 AM May 26th from web
• Thinking about how much more effective virtual presentations are vs. traveling. Virtual is also good for planet & the bottom line!10:39 AM May 27th from web
• Was just notified that my "Introducing Adobe eLearning Suite" video has been watched 10,000 times, made my morning! http://bit.ly/A5anl10:54 AM May 27th from web
• You know you are getting Old when you think that Music lyrics today aren't what they used to be. I'm There :-)about 22 hours ago from web

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In addition, the recording provides tips and best practices for how to use a Photoshop file as a background for the animation, and finally how to make sure you only publish the animation you need as a SWF.

Click here to launch the "Building Animations in Flash CS4 for Adobe Captivate 4" recording.

UPDATE! If you would like to follow along, you can download the exercise files used in this video tutorial by visiting the Getting Started with Adobe eLearning Suite page.

I hope you find this recording useful and if you want to learn when other similar recordings are available, please follow me on Twitter at http://twitter.com/rjacquez/

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Here's a weekly wrapup of what happened the week of 5/18/09:

News and Announcements:

• In case you missed it, here are two recordings on how to link FrameMaker 9 books in RoboHelp 8 via Adobe TCS2, http://bit.ly/OGeey
• For those needing a tutorial on the new interface in Adobe FrameMaker 9, here's a recording, http://bit.ly/3hlDf6
• RT @P_Finley: Free Adobe Products for unemployed developers and for education http://snipr.com/ik9m9
• Still working out the details about Adobe Learning Summit 09, but here's some preliminary info, http://bit.ly/dUXgd. Stay tuned for more.
• As a small token of appreciation to my followers, I will host a live event when I reach 1,000 followers, grand prize = 1 Adobe software app
• This video just went live on how Saint John the Baptist School in Woking, England is using Adobe eLearning Suite, http://bit.ly/tOez8
• For those fans of Lori DeFurio, from the Acrobat team, she now has her own channel on Adobe TV, http://bit.ly/ADw2x, Congrats, Lori!
• Webware 100 winners announced! Adobe AIR page, http://bit.ly/PAyVn. Here's the complete list, http://bit.ly/X9hL1
• My next eLearning show is the eLearning DevCon 2009, in Salt Lake City, Utah, June 17th. Should be a good one, http://bit.ly/ZsUrD
• DVRCast and FLVPlayback update now available, more information here, http://bit.ly/sNSfb. Download page here, http://bit.ly/k34Q4

Useful Resources:

• Reading a Twitter-inspired Adobe Illustrator tutorial by GoMediaZine, http://bit.ly/10VOGO
• I use and recommend TweetDeck, however I just tried http://twitzap.com/, which enables Twitter in Browser without Refresh. Nice idea!
• @TechCrunch interviews @QueenRania on how Twitter can help change the World. Excellent interview and a must-read. http://bit.ly/AcLYT
• Customer asked how to embed AIR, the runtime, in their AIR apps. This is called an installation badge, more info here, http://bit.ly/JICev
• To create Intra-Portfolio Links between files in a PDF Portfolio, here's a quick how-to by Joel Geraci, http://bit.ly/qMG2J
• Great resource for when you are looking for Adobe Community Experts, includes product(s) expertise, http://bit.ly/omVjr

FAQs, Tips and Tricks:

• [Captivate TIP] For best end-user experience, create projects in 800x600, to avoid scrolling in common resolutions, such as 1024X768
• [Captivate 4 FAQ] Why don't I see the Insert > Placeholder menu? A. You must open a Project Template for menu option to be available
• [Connect Pro Tip] When hosting a meeting and need to get to the recordings/reports, select Meeting > Manage Meeting Info, from meeting room
• An interesting habit of mine is pressing Ctrl+D when I open a PDF document, always like knowing the app that created the file
• @aprilh1974 To handle reuse of questions in Captivate 4 use the Quiz > Question Pool. You can then choose Quiz > Import Question Pools.
• [FAQ] How is the PowerPoint import quality into Captivate 4, are animations preserved? Here's my regular PPT converted http://bit.ly/KSMq7

Compelling ReTweets (RTs):

• Great Read RT @clipcord: Adobe AIR Takes Rich Internet Apps Beyond the Browser - eWeek http://tinyurl.com/qvjk7y
• Very unfortunate news! RT @scottabel: [TechComm] Documentation and Training Conferences goes under; economy and poor sales to blame
• @laurenmichell, @ksablan, Times Reader does have an email option but you need a paid account to access it. Button is at the bottom left.
• Interesting: "Twitter to launch business tools by year-end" (Reuters) - http://bit.ly/J661M (via @mashable)
• RT @scottabel: [TechComm] Single-sourcing is not content management. It's producing multiple deliverables from a single set of content.
• RT @mfubib and the best program to convert .mov to .flv is (not suprising really) . . . #Adobe Media Encoder CS4 http://tr.im/lSrj
• Thank you! RT @shoshanak: RJ Jacquez, your Captivate, RoboHelp/FrameMaker videos are impressive: http://bit.ly/TqqLa
• Honored to be on the list, thank you! RT @zaidlearn: Now 124 juicy learning professionals http://bit.ly/8skwU including RJ Jacquez
• RT @tweetmeme How to Create a Clean Web 2.0 Style Web Design in Photoshop http://bit.ly/136UZO
• RT @bcarticles: @blogcritics Software Review: Adobe Technical Communication Suite 2: FrameMaker 9... http://tinyurl.com/ozw2zq
• Reading "Using Adobe Connect Pro Obama saves money" -- http://bit.ly/l456M
• RT @P_Finley: Free Adobe Products for unemployed developers and for education http://snipr.com/ik9m9

Personal Observations:

• Very true, I've often needed Ctrl+X Ctrl+V for heavy furniture :) RT @JoshThycotic: I need Ctrl + Z for my everyday life
• "He once had an awkward moment, just to see how it feels" -- the bearded guy from Dos Equis commercial
• Booking an off-road Segway X2 Tour, should be interesting!
• Finally trying out the latest Google Chrome, very fast indeed and the clean UI, plus dynamic tabs are two of my favorite features
• Thinking about learning German, any thoughts on Rosetta Stone? I travel to Germany once a year, I think it's about time
• Working on finalizing details about an upcoming virtual session on "Getting Started with Adobe Captivate 4 for new users"
• Words to Live By! RT @LoriMoreno: It's never crowded along the extra mile...Wayne Dyer
• Just finished my off-road Segway Safary tour in SD Wild Animal Park. Wow, what an amazing ride! I highly Recommend it!

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