Judith Blackbourn
Judith Blackbourn
Instructional Designer and Trainer at Volt Workspace Solutions
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    Judith Blackbourn

    Late bloomer; began as a technical writer in my 40s and have over 20 years experience. As a consultant, have had some experience designing and developing content for e-learning. Latest project gave me the opportunity to design and build an entire eLearning curriculum! Oh joy! That's when I disco...
  • Milwaukee, WI
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Judith Blackbourn started a new discussion Storyline videos appear as black screen
"Hi all, When I view a Storyline project with videos, the video just opens a black screen. Borders are still there, and I can hear sound, ..."
  • over 10 years ago07/26/13 at 8:23 am (UTC)
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Judith Blackbourn started a new discussion Should I take this job?
"After being unemployed for nearly 12 weeks, I've been offered a project for less than half my usual rate (not free-lance, but agency, so ..."
  • almost 11 years ago07/10/13 at 8:54 am (UTC)
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Judith Blackbourn started a new discussion Set default template for Record Screen?
"Hello Heroes, Is there a setting for a default template for Storyline screen recordings? It's such a nuisance when I've captured  a softw..."
  • 11 years ago03/28/13 at 9:58 am (UTC)
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Judith Blackbourn started a new discussion Action at timeline end
"Here’s what I’m trying to do. The first screen introduces the tools Reassign and Move. I have them together because they work in much the..."
  • 11 years ago03/25/13 at 7:55 am (UTC)
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Judith Blackbourn started a new discussion Please critique my elearning effort
"Hello Heroes all, http://tempshare.storyline.articulate.com/p17kbl28978dk167v7na1cd21ok44/story.html I finally will put this work up for..."
  • 11 years ago02/26/13 at 8:38 am (UTC)
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Judith Blackbourn started a new discussion Duplicated list item when bold
"Hi Heroes, Here's a strange one! I have a numbered list (numbered manually). I set the list to fly in by first level paragraph - that wor..."
  • 11 years ago02/18/13 at 11:18 am (UTC)
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Judith Blackbourn started a new discussion Jerky layer movement
"Hi all, Having a problem creating smooth transitions between my base layer and 6 additional layers. I'd like to give the impression that..."
  • 11 years ago02/01/13 at 8:52 am (UTC)
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Judith Blackbourn started a new discussion Speed up launching of layers?
"Hi Ho Heroes! On my Base Layer I have several hotspots that link to additional defined layers. The layers seem to be launching more slowl..."
  • 11 years ago01/29/13 at 2:11 pm (UTC)
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Judith Blackbourn started a new discussion Course screen larger than Browser window
"Having a problem with IE8 and Storyline. The course screen fits correctly when viewed in Storyline preview but is too large when the lear..."
  • 11 years ago01/29/13 at 11:13 am (UTC)
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Judith Blackbourn started a new discussion Best font for Notes?
"Hi Ho Heroes! Just wondering what your opinion is on fonts for the Notes. Recently discovered this feature and am thinking about incorpor..."
  • 11 years ago01/28/13 at 2:13 pm (UTC)
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Judith Blackbourn started a new discussion Adding a feature
"Hi ho heroes, Does this happen to you? Your eLearning is built and ready to post, but your client wants a quick "something" to send users..."
  • over 11 years ago01/16/13 at 1:28 pm (UTC)
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Judith Blackbourn started a new discussion Quirks with templates
"Hi Ho Heroes, I've held off creating templates so far, because I was still changing things. However, today I decided to make a template o..."
  • over 11 years ago01/15/13 at 2:09 pm (UTC)
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Judith Blackbourn started a new discussion How do I stop tinkering!?
"Help! Every time I go through my course I see something else that I want to add, enhance, reorganize, or rewrite! My timeline is somewhat..."
  • over 11 years ago12/31/12 at 8:40 am (UTC)
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Judith Blackbourn started a new discussion Don't want market text or title
"Hi heroes! Just want that little X in the circle and don't want any text to pop up. My users know that an X will close the window. Any su..."
  • over 11 years ago12/26/12 at 10:57 am (UTC)
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Judith Blackbourn started a new discussion Little line next to quiz feedback
"OK, heroes, this is a weird one -- I'm using the Storyline built-in quiz template, not Articulate Quizmaker. With every feedback "caption..."
  • over 11 years ago12/19/12 at 10:06 am (UTC)
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Judith Blackbourn started a new discussion Move Drag and Drop Sequence questions
"Hi Heroes, I've created a quiz, and one of the questions is a Drag and Drop Sequence type. However, the default positioning for the quest..."
  • over 11 years ago12/13/12 at 8:31 am (UTC)
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Judith Blackbourn started a new discussion Video only runs as View mode
"Hi all, The video I recorded this morning only runs in View mode, even though I added it using both the Try and the Test modes. The mouse..."
  • over 11 years ago12/05/12 at 12:39 pm (UTC)
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Judith Blackbourn started a new discussion Lost .story file
"Hello Heroes, After putting hours into my Storyline file, saving every half hour and after every major addition, I suddenly am prompted t..."
  • over 11 years ago11/27/12 at 8:21 am (UTC)
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Judith Blackbourn started a new discussion Please give me feedback on design
"Hi all, Just getting so frustrated looking at all the great examples and not being able to come up with a better idea for my project. I'm..."
  • over 11 years ago11/26/12 at 12:02 pm (UTC)
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Judith Blackbourn started a new discussion Developing a non-linear design - Help!
"Hi all, Just getting so frustrated looking at all the great examples and not being able to come up with an idea for my project. I'm alway..."
  • over 11 years ago11/26/12 at 9:22 am (UTC)
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Judith Blackbourn started a new discussion Recommend: Articulate Online or LMS
"Hi all, When we purchased Articulate Storyline, I wasn't aware that scoring and tracking are only functional when the project is uploaded..."
  • over 11 years ago11/20/12 at 10:31 am (UTC)
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Judith Blackbourn started a new discussion Recommend: Storyline in LMS or Articulate Onlne?
"Hi all, When we purchased Articulate Storyline, I wasn't aware that scoring and tracking are only functional when the project is uploaded..."
  • over 11 years ago11/20/12 at 8:24 am (UTC)
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Judith Blackbourn started a new discussion Larger view of simulation
"Hi all, I created a video of software activities and then converted it into a simulation. Problem is, the stuff on the screen is really t..."
  • over 11 years ago11/20/12 at 8:15 am (UTC)
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Judith Blackbourn started a new discussion Custom navigation pane - duplicate masters, manual actions
"Hi all, The custom navigation I'm working on has a graphic with the lesson names arranged vertically on a background graphic. To make e..."
  • over 11 years ago11/16/12 at 8:04 am (UTC)
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Judith Blackbourn started a new discussion Does anyone document their slide settings?
"As a reference or style guide, I'm thinking of using an Excel spreadsheet to track stuff in Storyline. I would track jumps to and from --..."
  • over 11 years ago11/15/12 at 3:28 pm (UTC)