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Tuesday, January 20, 2009

Adobe eLearning Suite FAQ for Connect Pro Users

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Adobe eLearning Suite Today, Adobe announced the eLearning Suite a new content-authoring solution for learning professionals, educators and trainers to create rich learning experiences that can be delivered via the Web, desktop, mobile devices and learning management systems. Read this FAQ to learn more about the Adobe eLearning Suite. (Note: Adobe also announced the Adobe Technical Communication Suite 2 today)

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What is the Adobe eLearning Suite?
Adobe is releasing a new suite of desktop applications for authoring rich learning content targeted at eLearning professionals.? New Adobe eLearning Suite software is a complete, integrated, and affordable solution for rapid eLearning, courseware authoring, simulation, and media editing. eLearning Suite offers learning professionals and educators virtually everything needed to create and edit rich interactive experiences; collaborate effectively with team members; and deliver content to the web, the desktop, mobile devices, and Learning Management Systems. Key to the eLearning suite is a new version of Captivate, Adobe Captivate 4. View Introducing Adobe eLearning Suite On Demand Presentation

What are the components of Adobe eLearning Suite?
eLearning Suite combines Adobe Captivate? 4, Adobe Flash? CS4 Professional with Learning Interactions, Adobe Dreamweaver? CS4 with CourseBuilder Extension, Adobe Presenter 7, Adobe Acrobat? 9 Pro, Adobe Photoshop? CS4 Extended, Adobe Soundbooth? CS4, Adobe Device Central CS4, and Adobe Bridge CS4, plus a SCORM packager.

What kinds of training content can Adobe eLearning Suite be used to create?
With Adobe eLearning Suite, customers can create simulation-based or interactive learning content and make it rich and engaging with video, audio, and powerful visuals.

What are the top features in Adobe eLearning Suite?
eLearning Suite offers a complete eLearning authoring solution with integrated functionality and includes suite-specific features that are not part of the individual products. It enables easy authoring for mobile devices; effective review and collaboration features such as Adobe Captivate SWF commenting functionality; world-class tools for editing images and audio; and much more. For more details on features, visit the Adobe eLearning Suite features page

What languages will the eLearning Suite be available in?
English, French German and Japanese

When will the Adobe eLearning Suite be publicly available?
The English version of the eLearning Suite is available as of January 20, 2009. French, German and Japanese versions will be available on February 24, 2009.

Is Adobe eLearning Suite compatible with Windows?
Yes, eLearning Suite runs on Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium, Business, Ultimate, or Enterprise with Service Pack 1. It also runs on Windows? XP with Service Pack 2 (Service Pack 3 recommended).

Is Adobe eLearning Suite compatible with Mac OS?
eLearning Suite is available only for the Windows platform.

Where can I purchase the Adobe eLearning Suite?
eLearning Suite is available via the Adobe Online Store.

What are the key new features in Adobe Captivate 4?

Does the eLearning Suite contain a new version of Adobe Presenter?
No eLeanring Suite contains Adobe Presenter 7, the same version that is sold as a standalone product as well as together with Connect Pro.

How can the eLearning Suite be used with Connect Pro?
You can continue to use Adobe Presenter presentations and Captivate Simulations and Demonstrations with Connect Pro. Content created using these applications can be hosted in the Content Library, used in Connect Pro Trainings and within Connect Pro Meetings and Virtual Classrooms. Additionally you can content created with the Flash CS4 Professional with Learning Interactions and Dreamweaver CS4 with CourseBuilder Extension as part of your Connect Pro Curriculum as long as they follow guidelines for tracking content with Connect Pro. Adobe Soundbooth CS4 can be used to create and edit audio for Captivate and Presenter as well as to create standalone MP3s for podcasts or learning content that can be hosted on Connect Pro servers.

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