Adobe eLearning Suite was a collection of applications made by Adobe Systems for learning professionals, instructional designers, training managers, content developers, and educators.

Adobe eLearning Suite
Developer(s)Adobe Systems
Final release
v6.0 / July 18, 2012
Operating systemWindows, Mac OS X
LicenseProprietary
WebsiteAdobe eLearning Suite

The suite allowed users to author, manage, and publish interactive instructional information including screencast demonstrations, simulations, and other interactive content.[1]

The Adobe Flash and Dreamweaver applications included in this Suite were special versions that contained additional features to improve the workflow and integration between the applications. These versions were available only as part of the suite and can not be purchased separately.

Adobe eLearning Suite was the only way to legally get Adobe Creative Suite 6 applications (other than getting a boxed copy of Adobe Creative Suite 6) without Creative Cloud.

History

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Prior to its acquisition by Adobe Systems, Macromedia had a product bundle known as eLearning Suite 2004, which included Flash MX 2004, Dreamweaver MX 2004, and Authorware 7.[2] The following list shows the different details of the various Adobe eLearning Suite versions:

Applications

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The following table shows the different details of the core applications in the various Adobe eLearning Suite versions. Each version may come with all these apps included or only a subset.

Product name Timeline

history

Available in

Creative Suite

Available in

Creative Cloud

Acrobat since eLearning

Suite 1

Yes
Audition since eLearning

Suite 2.5

Bridge since eLearning

Suite 1

Captivate Available in Technical

Communication Suite

Device Central until eLearning

Suite 2.5

Yes Replaced by

Creative Cloud

desktop app

Dreamweaver since eLearning

Suite 1

Yes Yes
Flash Professional (now Animate)
Photoshop Extended Merged with

Photoshop

Presenter Available in Technical

Communication Suite

SCORM Packager only on eLearning

Suite 1

No
Soundbooth until eLearning

Suite 2

Yes Replaced by

Audition

Versions

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Adobe eLearning Suite FAQ
  2. ^ Authorware FAQ Archived July 6, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ a b Captivate 5 and Adobe eLearning Suite 2 launch announcement: Adobe Captivate blog
  4. ^ a b "Read All About It – Introducing Adobe Captivate 5.5 and Adobe eLearning Suite 2.5 | Trends in eLearning & mLearning". Archived from the original on 2012-01-16. Retrieved 2012-06-25.
  5. ^ a b Adobe Launches eLearning Suite 6, Presenter 8
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