When working on an eLearning project, it is very important to precisely format the various objects present in your projects. Never forget that you are actually teaching your students something. In such a situation, most students will try to make sense out of every single formatting anomaly. Inconsistent formatting will most likely mislead and confuse your learner.
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Consistent formatting in eLearning
In my first eLearning project with Captivate, I used blue Text Captions to explain things to the learners and black Text Captions when I wanted them to do something. After a short while, the learners knew that a blue Text Caption meant they just had to read through the text and a black Text Caption meant they had to do something. Learners have reported that this formatting consistency helped them structure their learning.
When it comes to color, it is very important to define a great color scheme at the beginning of the project and to stick to it throughout the...