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CSS Creator IE6 left-shift after div
Solutions for a CSS problem I was having with our team blog. Text following a blockquote was cut off on the left. Without a width on the blockquote, IE6 tries to treat the width as 100% plus padding. Putting a width of 80% on the blockquote seems to have fixed the issue. If everyone would just switch to Firefox, my life would be so much easier.
Using Moodle: Importing dates in a csv file into date fields - how? (Moodle 1.9.2+)
Solution to convert dates from an export of Moodle's database activity to Excel (Unix dates are encoded differently than Excel)
Recover earlier versions of a file in Office 2010 - Word - Office.com
Since my laptop has periodic BSOD problems, I'm afraid I will probably need this information again. I thought I'd lost an hour's worth of work when no autorecover option came up after a crash and the folder for autosaves appeared empty. Only 10 minutes of work lost with these directions.
course menu dividers keep moving - Ask The Doctors
Workaround for a Blackboard problem I'm experiencing
Our temporary fix is to have people place the subheader/divider one row higher than where they want it as it does not seem to move after the first jump.
SCORM Watch
Tool for troubleshooting SCORM files that lets you actually analyze the errors. It's not cheap, but if you're spending lots of hours with trial and error guessing at what might fix a problem, it's probably worth it.
Recovering corrupt Adobe Captivate projects | CP Guru - Adobe Captivate Widgets
This process did work for me in Cp8, although the restored file still didn't seem to have any of my lost work even though the time stamp was right.
Setting up Preferences in Adobe Captivate | Infosemantics Pty Ltd
Lots of troubleshooting tips here with explanations of how to use the preferences.
I Came, I Saw, I Learned...: Adobe Captivate: Troubleshooting LMS Woes
Tips for troubleshooting Captivate with an LMS
TIP: The Eightfold Path of Troubleshooting - Articulate Storyline Discussions - E-Learning Heroes
Judy Nollet's tips for troubleshooting Storyline courses. Judy gives great advice in the Storyline forums, and she's seen a lot of the same kinds of errors come up over and over. Following best practices like naming your objects and variables will make your life easier when trying to track down issues.