Adobe Captivate Introduction
Training
Inhouse
Description
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Type
Training
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Level
Beginner
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Methodology
Inhouse
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Duration
1 Day
Suitable for: New users of Captivate, or those with limited experience or knowledge.
Reviews
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
The course is run on a date that suits you! We do not run public scheduled courses.
Additional information
Students per class: 8
Adobe Captivate Introduction