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 replied to the discussion Set default template for Record Screen?
"Select the whole group of screens and right-click. Choose Layout and select the one you want. Doh! Thump."
  • 11 years ago03/28/13 at 10:12 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 replied to the discussion Recording Narration-HELP!!
"Sorry, Bruce, but whenever I hear your voice my mind goes immediately to Monty Python! Chuckles, snickers, and outright gafffaws!"
  • 11 years ago03/27/13 at 1:04 pm (UTC)
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Judith Blackbourn replied to the discussion lightbox
"Oh, wait a sec. I was previewing the slide and the scene -- since the lightbox graphic is in a different scene, I have to preview the who..."
  • 11 years ago03/26/13 at 2:07 pm (UTC)
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Judith Blackbourn replied to the discussion lightbox
"OK, I must be doing something wrong. I created another slide containing the graphic I want in the lightbox. (put it in a new scene) On my..."
  • 11 years ago03/26/13 at 2:01 pm (UTC)
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Judith Blackbourn replied to the discussion lightbox
"Thanks, Justin -- that's great! I was hoping to get the lightbox to display without clicking anything, like when the timeline ends, so I'..."
  • 11 years ago03/26/13 at 1:51 pm (UTC)
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Judith Blackbourn replied to the discussion lightbox
"Hi all, Still can't find something that tells me how to insert a lightbox. The threads I looked at were about using a lightbox in a speci..."
  • 11 years ago03/26/13 at 1:38 pm (UTC)
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Judith Blackbourn replied to the discussion Prescription Assessment template - feel free to use!
"Wow, that must have taken a lot of work, Meg. My client isn't sure right now how stringently she wants to test -- so far, she just wants..."
  • 11 years ago03/26/13 at 9:08 am (UTC)
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Judith Blackbourn replied to the discussion Action at timeline end
"Thanks Mike, IE won't allow me to post it - the file's probably too big (96,912 KB) I did find another way to display that last layer. I ..."
  • 11 years ago03/25/13 at 11:52 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 replied to the discussion Views/ideas about adding instructions to courses
"Even though my audience is not highly tech-savvy, they have all used software in their work.   On my first Storyline project, the lack of..."
  • 11 years ago03/22/13 at 12:59 pm (UTC)
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Judith Blackbourn replied to the discussion Looking for input on facilitated training materials
"Hi Nick, Here comes the mean lady! Sorry! You could use some help with grammar, parallel construction, and active voice. Maybe you can f..."
  • 11 years ago03/22/13 at 12:03 pm (UTC)
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Judith Blackbourn replied to the discussion Free images, backgrounds - AWESOME
"There you go again, Bruce, being resourceful! Thanks ever so much. Judith"
  • 11 years ago03/21/13 at 2:26 pm (UTC)
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Judith Blackbourn replied to the discussion Free Office-Themed Storyline Shapes/Assets
"These are great, Nicole! The shadows and highlights look so professional. I tried to fix the pencil, and the strange thing is, you have t..."
  • 11 years ago03/21/13 at 2:21 pm (UTC)
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Judith Blackbourn replied to the discussion How can I build this?
"Hi Karyn, I've enjoyed watching the evolution of your interaction! Three things: 1. The message explaining what to do stays up a long tim..."
  • 11 years ago03/21/13 at 10:33 am (UTC)
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Judith Blackbourn replied to the discussion Right-click trigger not working in published Story,
"Never mind - IT just posted it on a web-site and it works fine there. Thanks anyway!"
  • 11 years ago03/21/13 at 10:14 am (UTC)
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Judith Blackbourn replied to the discussion Right-click trigger not working in published Story,
"Hi Tomer, I don't have an LMS yet - may not in the near future. Any other way for me to test this?"
  • 11 years ago03/21/13 at 10:08 am (UTC)
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Judith Blackbourn replied to the discussion E-Learning Help & Advice Please
"I agree, Bruce, SnagIt for the most control over screen captures. However, Dan, if you want to create software simulations that the learn..."
  • 11 years ago03/21/13 at 8:42 am (UTC)
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Judith Blackbourn replied to the discussion 'Tidying' exercise
"Exactly -- guess I didn't phrase it correctly. How would you give any feedback? The feedback function is turned off for each individual ..."
  • 11 years ago03/20/13 at 8:32 am (UTC)
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Judith Blackbourn replied to the discussion E-Learning Help & Advice Please
"Hi Dan, welcome to the community. Storyline can replace your combination of Articulate, Captivate, and PowerPoint. In fact, having experi..."
  • 11 years ago03/20/13 at 8:16 am (UTC)
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Judith Blackbourn replied to the discussion 'Tidying' exercise
"Hey, Mike, David's example was a great way of explaining free-form drag and drop, but it didn't go on to explain how the learner's outcom..."
  • 11 years ago03/20/13 at 7:59 am (UTC)
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Judith Blackbourn replied to the discussion custom, installable illustrated characters?
"Nighty-night, Bruce!"
  • 11 years ago03/19/13 at 2:49 pm (UTC)
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Judith Blackbourn replied to the discussion Naming scenes
"Hi Lisa, A scene is usually shown as a gray box in the Story View, and may have multiple slides in it. So it probably is not your layers ..."
  • 11 years ago03/19/13 at 2:47 pm (UTC)
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Judith Blackbourn replied to the discussion Un-Preserving Slide Masters?
"Are any slides still pointing to those masters for their layouts?"
  • 11 years ago03/19/13 at 2:30 pm (UTC)
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Judith Blackbourn replied to the discussion Beginner e-learner developer looking for help
"Just one more thing -- and this is from the Technical Writer side of me. Remove unessential words. For example: In order to understand th..."
  • 11 years ago03/19/13 at 2:22 pm (UTC)