Adobe Captivate Introduction

Training

In London

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Description

  • Type

    Training

  • Location

    London

  • Duration

    1 Day

Suitable for: New users of Captivate, or those with limited experience or knowledge.

Facilities

Location

Start date

London
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7th Floor Crystal Gate 28-30 Worship Street, EC2A 2AH

Start date

On request

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Course programme

Course Contents

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  • What is Captivate?
  • Planning your projects
  • Resolution and recording size
  • Guided tour of the Captivate user interface

Recording projects

  • Pros and cons of Auto Recording
  • Selecting an appropriate Recording Mode

Pointer Paths, Text Captions and the Timeline

  • Changing the pointer path
  • Adding a visual mouse click and mouse click sound
  • Using the "Align with Previous Slide" option
  • Working with text captions
  • Editing an object's position and size
  • Using the timeline to control object timing
  • Showing an object for the "Rest of Slide"
  • Aligning captions
  • Hiding and deleting slide objects

Images

  • Inserting blank slides
  • Inserting images
  • Setting image size and position
  • Setting image timing options and transition effects
  • Merging images into the background
  • Working with image stacks
  • Using the Library
  • Importing images from other Adobe Captivate projects

Buttons and Highlight Boxes

  • Inserting a Text Button
  • Inserting an Image Button
  • Using colour to highlight an area of the screen
  • Highlighting an area by greying out the rest of the screen

Creating interactive simulations and tutorials

  • Introduction to eLearning tutorials
  • Explanation of interactive objects
  • Hiding the mouse
  • Inserting and working with Click Boxes
  • Auto Recording with interactivity
  • Inserting and working with Text Entry Boxes
  • Showing and hiding typing
  • Rollover Captions, Images, and Zoom AreasIntroduction to Rollovers
  • Working with Rollover Captions Working with Rollover Images
  • Using Rollovers to provide a "true" Hint facility
  • Using Rollovers to enable users to explore on their own
  • Inserting Zoom Areas

Slide Labels, Notes, and Audio

  • Working with Slides Labels and Notes
  • Explanation of possible audio strategies
  • Adding background music to a project
  • Adding audio to a slide
  • Recording and editing audio
  • Adding sound effects to slide objects
  • Animation and Flash Video
  • Working with animation slides
  • Inserting Animations to draw attention
  • Inserting Text Animations
  • Inserting Flash Video
  • Setting Flash Video Properties

Importing, Exporting, and Branching

  • Importing PowerPoint presentations
  • Importing Captivate slides and objects
  • Using Buttons to create a branch
  • Working with the Branching Tab
  • Publishing Word handouts "Round-tripping" text captions to and from Word
    Skins and Templates
  • Editing and saving skins
  • Applying a BMP Playbar to a project
  • Adding a Loading Screen
  • Creating a Project Template
  • Recording a new project based on a Template
  • Editing a Template

Compliant Movies and Publishing

  • Ensuring accessibility by enabling 508 Compliance
  • Adding Closed Captions (subtitles)
  • Linking to a Web Site
  • Setting Project Properties
  • Publishing Flash and Standalone projects
  • Using FTP

Question Slides and Learning Management Systems

  • Devising an appropriate quiz strategy
  • Setting Quiz Manager options
  • Creating a Manifest File
  • Inserting Question Slides
  • Setting Question Slide options
  • Formatting and laying out Question slides
  • Editing the Submit Button text
  • Publishing a Zipped Flash Project
  • Optional:
    Working with MenuBuilder
  • Creating Menu Builder projects Formatting styles
  • Exporting MenuBuilder projects
Time: The course starts at 09:30 and runs until 16:30.

The course is run on a date that suits you! We do not run public scheduled courses.

Additional information

Payment options: All our courses are charged at a flat rate per day. One to One - Charged at £450 per day Training our Training centre - Charged at £695 per day All prices are excluding VAT and per day. Travel cost outside the M25 applies.

Adobe Captivate Introduction

Price on request