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 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 started a new discussion Multiple QUIZ Attempt Tracking using Saba 5.5 LMS (Past [Unresolved?] Issue)
"Hi everyone: Like many Storyline developers, my back-end LMS rests on a Saba 5.5 Server. Having read a number of previous threads about..."
  • over 8 years ago11/24/15 at 7:59 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)
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Mark Shepherd replied to the discussion Ideas and Examples for Using Slide Background Fill (includes demo)
"Hi Diana! Fantastic work! I LOVE LOVE LOVE the TEAM Slide! I am totally going to use this idea in a future project! The last backgroun..."
  • over 8 years ago11/19/15 at 4:43 pm (UTC)
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Mark Shepherd replied to the discussion Using Variable changes , state trigger problem
"Hi Deniz! A quick question for you regarding your project: a) Are you looking to use variables for a count just in the background of yo..."
  • over 8 years ago11/19/15 at 2:43 pm (UTC)
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Mark Shepherd replied to the discussion Shape/Symbol to use for VISITED Button State (?)
"Hi Nicole: Great to see Ottawa-based and other Canadian ELP folks in the forum! :) I love your idea of partial progress. I kind of envi..."
  • over 8 years ago11/19/15 at 2:34 pm (UTC)
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Mark Shepherd replied to the discussion Shape/Symbol to use for VISITED Button State (?)
"Hi Chris: Wow, these are really nice examples.  I am kind of swamped at the moment, because I am working on a deadline to get my curren..."
  • over 8 years ago11/19/15 at 2:29 pm (UTC)
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Mark Shepherd replied to the discussion Storyline results into Microsoft Access
"Hi Greg: Wow, I LOVE this idea, but offhand, I'd say this one's pretty challenging/tough. Frankly, I'm not sure it's even doable (?!) ..."
  • over 8 years ago11/18/15 at 6:17 pm (UTC)
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Mark Shepherd replied to the discussion Storyline Certification
"Hi Ashley: Good ideas, for sure!  Yukon is based in Toronto, and their e-Learning and Articulate courses look very good. The next time..."
  • over 8 years ago11/17/15 at 6:21 pm (UTC)
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Mark Shepherd replied to the discussion Storyline Certification
"Hi Ashley: That's a shame - I hope you guys consider doing this in the future, as I, along with many other developers, would be among th..."
  • over 8 years ago11/17/15 at 4:29 pm (UTC)
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Mark Shepherd replied to the discussion Order of Triggers- can't get them to work
"Hi Kristy: Glad my suggestions helped.  I often fall down the rabbit-hole of over-complicating things, so I need to yank myself out of t..."
  • over 8 years ago11/13/15 at 8:29 pm (UTC)
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Mark Shepherd replied to the discussion Shape/Symbol to use for VISITED Button State (?)
"Ok, look, I'm going to drop this. I asked what I thought was a very simple question, and from your tone, I'm getting the impression that..."
  • over 8 years ago11/13/15 at 1:40 pm (UTC)