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 Just wanted to share - the power of visuals in F2F meetings
"Kudos, Bruce. You really have your . . . act . . . together!"
  • 11 years ago02/26/13 at 8:47 am (UTC)
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Judith Blackbourn replied to the discussion FREEBIES for Articulate or PPT
"Thanks, Scott. I already see some that I can use! You're a hero!"
  • 11 years ago02/26/13 at 8:41 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 replied to the discussion Beginner e-learner developer looking for help
"Thanks, Peter. I appreciate your persistence!"
  • 11 years ago02/26/13 at 8:21 am (UTC)
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Judith Blackbourn replied to the discussion Beginner e-learner developer looking for help
"http://tempshare.storyline.articulate.com/p17kbk383e1u0l1gbl6ik1k1obi84/story.html Success using Firefox. Think I should put a request fo..."
  • 11 years ago02/26/13 at 8:14 am (UTC)
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Judith Blackbourn replied to the discussion Beginner e-learner developer looking for help
"I'm using IE, and see Protedted Mode: Off on the status bar -- I am behind a firewall, but I can see the site. We aren't blocking anythin..."
  • 11 years ago02/26/13 at 7:56 am (UTC)
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Judith Blackbourn replied to the discussion Beginner e-learner developer looking for help
"Hi Peter, I'm trying it again, but nothing seems to be happening. I clicked Upload This File, and it shows the file name just above that ..."
  • 11 years ago02/26/13 at 7:47 am (UTC)
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Judith Blackbourn replied to the discussion Beginner e-learner developer looking for help
"Hello Heroes all, I've been trying to upload to Tempshare, but after I click Upload nothing seems to be happening. Noticed Error on Page ..."
  • 11 years ago02/25/13 at 2:28 pm (UTC)
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Judith Blackbourn replied to the discussion Get rid of the entire left Side Bar Menu/Notes/Glossary by slides
"Who knows -- maybe squirrels like nits too, or nots."
  • 11 years ago02/22/13 at 2:59 pm (UTC)
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Judith Blackbourn replied to the discussion Get rid of the entire left Side Bar Menu/Notes/Glossary by slides
"Just tried that out, and the only drawback is if you have a logo in your sidebar, the sidebar space still appears, even though it is empty."
  • 11 years ago02/22/13 at 2:55 pm (UTC)
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Judith Blackbourn replied to the discussion Get rid of the entire left Side Bar Menu/Notes/Glossary by slides
"Wow, I didn't know that. Thank you Jan! Sorry to give you a bum steer, Cindy. I'm still learning something new almost every day. This is ..."
  • 11 years ago02/22/13 at 2:52 pm (UTC)
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Judith Blackbourn replied to the discussion Get rid of the entire left Side Bar Menu/Notes/Glossary by slides
"Hi Cindy, unfortunately your choice ultimately is use the player or don't use the player within one .story file. Having said that, the No..."
  • 11 years ago02/22/13 at 7:52 am (UTC)
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Judith Blackbourn replied to the discussion My First Big Storyline Project
"Hmm, well that might explain why some of my transitions are sometimes abrupt. My files tend to be between 120 - 150 slides (is that big?)..."
  • 11 years ago02/22/13 at 7:40 am (UTC)
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Judith Blackbourn replied to the discussion Note-taking in Storyline
"Thanks, Jerson, I look forward to seeing how that would work! I have a couple of my own ideas, so I'll experiment in the meantime."
  • 11 years ago02/21/13 at 7:01 am (UTC)
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Judith Blackbourn replied to the discussion Tin Can Toon
"Here are the first two cells."
  • 11 years ago02/20/13 at 10:59 am (UTC)
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Judith Blackbourn replied to the discussion Tin Can Toon
"You're right, Patti, the user would certainly stay engaged! Thanks for the lead. I had some problem keeping the cursor on the cell, so ke..."
  • 11 years ago02/20/13 at 10:09 am (UTC)
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Judith Blackbourn replied to the discussion Note-taking in Storyline
"Jerson, I like your idea better than having a notes window within Storyline. Gives the user plenty of flexibility! Have you come up with ..."
  • 11 years ago02/20/13 at 9:25 am (UTC)
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Judith Blackbourn replied to the discussion New Freebie - PPT Madness - Character Icon Sets
"Thanks so much, Richard! Great variety!"
  • 11 years ago02/19/13 at 1:15 pm (UTC)
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Judith Blackbourn replied to the discussion What Guidance do you Give Your Beta Testers?
"In a previous project, I asked testers to narrate their activities. The narrative helped cover the areas when the user seemed confused bu..."
  • 11 years ago02/19/13 at 1:12 pm (UTC)
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Judith Blackbourn replied to the discussion Duplicated list item when bold
"Here's my file. Don't know what's different -- it sounds like you did everything I did. Oops, getting Server Not Found error. I'll put i..."
  • 11 years ago02/18/13 at 12:18 pm (UTC)
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Judith Blackbourn replied to the discussion Duplicated list item when bold
"Christine -- with further testing I find that the problem only occurs when I add the blank line between listed items -- whether I number ..."
  • 11 years ago02/18/13 at 11:36 am (UTC)
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Judith Blackbourn replied to the discussion Duplicated list item when bold
"Hi Christine, It looks the same, but I can't see behind the scenes. I typed the numbers manually, instead of using the auto-numbering. Af..."
  • 11 years ago02/18/13 at 11:32 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 replied to the discussion New adventure
"Thanks for everything you've contributed, Jeannette. You have my special admiration for your calm, precise screenrs. They opened my eyes..."
  • over 11 years ago02/15/13 at 2:16 pm (UTC)
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Judith Blackbourn replied to the discussion Tab as a Key
"This is for Brandon Driggers. He sent me a question by personal email, but I don't see his return email address. Hi Brandon, In Storyline..."
  • over 11 years ago02/15/13 at 1:40 pm (UTC)