Mark Shepherd
Mark Shepherd
e-Learning Developer at Canadian Department of National Defence
  • About

    Mark Shepherd

    20-year certified Microsoft Office trainer, project manager, course designer, and courseware developer/technical programmer. 5-year training veteran of e-Learning tools such as Adobe Captivate and TechSmith's Camtasia Studio. Have built learning solutions and webinars hosted on Microsoft SharePo...
  • Ottawa, CANADA
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Mark Shepherd replied to the discussion Translation document does not include masterslides
"Hi Merel: I recently completed a project that was translated into a 2nd language. Here's the process I used for translating my eLP: 1...."
  • over 8 years ago12/22/15 at 6:54 pm (UTC)
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Mark Shepherd replied to the discussion What industry sector do you work in?
"Cool thread, Sarah! I wish I had discovered this sooner ;) My bio: Live in work in Ottawa, Canada's Capital, as a certified independen..."
  • over 8 years ago12/22/15 at 4:22 pm (UTC)
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Mark Shepherd replied to the discussion Storyline 2 Resource Tab E-Mail (MAILTO vs. HTTP) Hyperlinks: Solution
"Thanks Michael! I was stymied by this for a couple of weeks and then one day, I stumbled across a bit.LY link for something totally unre..."
  • over 8 years ago12/21/15 at 8:36 pm (UTC)
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Mark Shepherd replied to the discussion Storyline 2 Resource Tab E-Mail (MAILTO vs. HTTP) Hyperlinks: Solution
"UPDATE: My solution DOES work, but it does come with a small CAVEAT: When you click on the IS.GD or URL-shortened hyperlink, it will ty..."
  • over 8 years ago12/21/15 at 7:11 pm (UTC)
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Mark Shepherd replied to the discussion VIDEO: PAUSE Playback if RESOURCES are CLICKED (?)
"Hi Ashley: It's not a major problem - I just was wondering if it was possible.  I've restructured my Project so that the Resources are ..."
  • over 8 years ago12/21/15 at 7:07 pm (UTC)
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Mark Shepherd replied to the discussion What's your favorite handwriting font & how do you use it?
"Hi Jeanne:  LOVE Architect's Daughter.   I am going to have to find a way to use that in a future project soon!  Drat you, e-learning ..."
  • over 8 years ago12/21/15 at 2:03 pm (UTC)
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Mark Shepherd replied to the discussion Looking for Real Course Content
"Hi Melanie: Canada also has a few organizations comparable to OSHA that have on-line e-learning. A good one is the Canadian Centre fo..."
  • over 8 years ago12/21/15 at 1:47 pm (UTC)
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Mark Shepherd replied to the discussion Storyline 2 Resource Tab E-Mail (MAILTO vs. HTTP) Hyperlinks: Solution
"Hi Christie: Feature request submitted. ;)"
  • over 8 years ago12/18/15 at 4:22 pm (UTC)
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Mark Shepherd replied to the discussion Recommended video format for Storyline
"Interesting discussion! I wasn't aware that AS2 exported to MP4, and that importing from MP4 might cause some potential issues (as in, a..."
  • over 8 years ago12/18/15 at 2:37 pm (UTC)
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Mark Shepherd replied to the discussion Need some video advice
"Hi Catherine: My impression when developing for mobile is that when you add audio and particularly video, you will need to compromise so..."
  • over 8 years ago12/18/15 at 2:34 pm (UTC)
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Mark Shepherd replied to the discussion Export single slide to pdf
"Hi Elizabeth! The best example I could find about PDF related exports was this thread I tracked recently about saving stored variables i..."
  • over 8 years ago12/17/15 at 4:38 pm (UTC)
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Mark Shepherd replied to the discussion TIMELINE
"Hi Nadilah: I feel your pain.  I also have complex timelines I have to scroll through in a few of my projects. The best tip I can think..."
  • over 8 years ago12/09/15 at 2:56 pm (UTC)
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Mark Shepherd replied to the discussion Help! Ideas for new storyboard for e-learning module
"Hello M: As a relatively new FT e-learning developer, I am always on the lookout for interesting storyboard and ID (instructional design..."
  • over 8 years ago12/07/15 at 2:07 pm (UTC)
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Mark Shepherd replied to the discussion Freebie: Buttons for game projects
"Button candy heaven! :D Fantastic work Ridvan."
  • over 8 years ago12/07/15 at 1:56 pm (UTC)
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Mark Shepherd replied to the discussion Really weird problem with States
"Hi all: I ran into this problem early in my customized button development for, yes, navigation (pretty much the first thing all ELP deve..."
  • over 8 years ago12/02/15 at 2:31 pm (UTC)
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Mark Shepherd replied to the discussion Storyline course doesn't work in Chrome browser
"Hi Judith: Try downloading an older version of Chrome, and see if that resolves the issue: http://www.oldversion.com/windows/google-c..."
  • over 8 years ago11/26/15 at 6:55 pm (UTC)
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Mark Shepherd replied to the discussion Tables in Storyline--they work!!!
"Hi Kate! Cool tip! Unfortunately, it does not work for me, as I tried to replicate your procedure using a new Outlook 2007 Mail Messag..."
  • over 8 years ago11/25/15 at 4:38 pm (UTC)
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Mark Shepherd replied to the discussion Multiple QUIZ Attempt Tracking using Saba 5.5 LMS (Past [Unresolved?] Issue)
"Hi Ashley: Thanks very much for the update.  I intend to wait until the end of the day today to see if we get any Saba-specific feedb..."
  • over 8 years ago11/25/15 at 3:28 pm (UTC)
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Mark Shepherd replied to the discussion Multiple QUIZ Attempt Tracking using Saba 5.5 LMS (Past [Unresolved?] Issue)
"Replying to this thread to move it up in the display queue and draw some attention to it in the thread list.  Hoping for some feedback."
  • over 8 years ago11/25/15 at 1:52 pm (UTC)
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Mark Shepherd replied to the discussion Storyline 2 Course Freezing
"Hi Rachel: We've done some limited testing here at my workplace with IE11, and advanced interactivity that works in other browsers, such..."
  • over 8 years ago11/24/15 at 8:12 pm (UTC)
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Mark Shepherd replied to the discussion Storyline 2 Course Freezing
"Hi Rachel: Two suggestions come to mind: 1. Disable the seekbar display in your Learning project. Perhaps that will clear the issue up..."
  • over 8 years ago11/24/15 at 6:48 pm (UTC)
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Mark Shepherd replied to the discussion Problem with the visited state
"Hi Dimitra! Random thoughts regarding your e-Learning project: In your uploaded example, you are not really using buttons, but GROUPS. ..."
  • over 8 years ago11/23/15 at 2:18 pm (UTC)
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Mark Shepherd replied to the discussion Storyline results into Microsoft Access
"Hi Christie: Oh, I'm sorry about this! I didn't realize this thread was so old - I only noticed that when you pointed it out. I suspec..."
  • over 8 years ago11/20/15 at 4:35 pm (UTC)
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Mark Shepherd replied to the discussion Variables, Triggers and JavaScript...oh my!
"Hi Sharon: Wow, umm, 600 variables for ANYTHING in Storyline seems like way too much. So far, even in the worst case scenario, I've yet..."
  • over 8 years ago11/19/15 at 8:53 pm (UTC)
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Mark Shepherd replied to the discussion Ideas and Examples for Using Slide Background Fill (includes demo)
"Hi Diana: Thanks for the explanation - I was kind of wondering if you maybe had did that on purpose, so now that visual transition makes..."
  • over 8 years ago11/19/15 at 5:00 pm (UTC)