Adobe Captivate Introduction

Note: For additional questions and clarification, you may reach Bill Ramirez at bill@dynamicsedge.com or on his following contact details: Office- (510) 804-3600 & Cell- (415) 200-6969

COURSE OVERVIEW:

Learn to create a training video with animation, audio, captions, quizzes, and tests.

PREREQUISITES:

• Basic Mac or Windows skills: copying/pasting, right-clicking (contextual menus), finding files, switching between programs, exploring windows

AGENDA TOPICS:

Unit 1- Exploring Captivate

• The Captivate Interface
  • Explore a Finished Captivate Project
  • Zoom and Magnify
  • Navigate a Project
  • Explore and Reset the Workspace
• Previewing
  • Preview the Entire Project

Unit 2- New Projects

• Soft Skills eLearning
  • Create a Blank Project
  • Add Images to Placeholders
• Buttons
  • Insert and Format a Text Button
  • Disable Click Sounds

Unit 3- Recording Screen Actions

• Preparing to Record
  • Rehearse a Script
  • Review Record Settings
• Multimode Recordings
  • Review Recording Modes
  • Record Using Multiple Modes
• Custom Records
  • Record a Custom Simulation
• Panning
  • Record a Demonstration that Pans
• Manual Recordings
  • Manually Record the Screen

Unit 4- Captions, Styles, and Timing

• Text Captions
  • Insert and Edit Text Captions
  • Modify Text Caption Properties
• Caption Styles
  • Edit the Default Caption Style
• Callouts
  • Change a Callout Used by a Text Caption
• The Timeline
  • Control Slide and Object Timing
  • Check Spelling
  • Align Slide Objects

Unit 5- Images and Smart Shapes

• Images
  • Insert, Resize, and Restore an Image
  • Transform an Image
• The Library
  • Use the Library
  • Manage Unused Project Assets
• Image Editing
  • Crop and Rename an Image
  • Remove a Background Color
• Characters
  • Insert Characters
• Assets
  • Insert Assets
• Smart Shapes
  • Insert a Cloud Callout
• Background Editing
  • Create an Image Mask
• Integrating Photoshop
  • Delete a Slide Background
  • Work with Photoshop Layers
• Image Slideshows
  • Create an Image Slideshow

Unit 6- Pointers, Paths, Boxes, and Buttons

• Mouse Effects
  • Control Mouse Effects
• Pointer Paths and Types
  • Edit a Mouse Path
• Hightlight Boxes
  • Clone an Object Style
  • Insert a Highlight Box
• Image Buttons
  • Insert an Image Button
  • Control Appear After Timing

Unit 7- Rollovers and Zooms

• Rollover Captions
• Rollover Images
• Rollover Slidelets
• Zoom Areas

Unit 8- Audio

• Object Audio
  • Import Audio onto a Slide Object
  • Import Background Audio
• Slide Notes
• Recording Audio
  • Calibrate a Microphone
  • Record Slide Audio
• Slide Audio
  • Import Audio onto a Slide
  • Edit an Audio File
• Silence
• Text-to-Speect

Unit 9- Video, Animation, and Effects

• Video
  • Insert a Flash Video
  • Set Flash Video Properties
• Add Animation to a Slide
• Insert Text Animation
• Object Effects
  • Apply an Effect to a Slide Object
  • Apply a Free Fall Effect to an Object
  • Edit Effects Timing

Unit 10- Adding Interactivity

• Demonstration versus Simulations
  • Hide the Mouse
• Find and Replace
• Insert a Click Box
• Insert a Text Entry Box

Unit 11- Working with PowerPoint

• Starting with PowerPoint
  • Import a Presentation
  • Apply Changes to All Items
  • Edit the Presentation
• PowerPoint Collaboration
  • Synchronize With Source
• Rescaling Projects

Unit 12- Introduction to Question Slides

• Quiz Setup
  • Edit Quizzing Object Styles
  • Set the Quiz Preferences
• Question Slides
  • Insert Question Slides
  • Edit a Question Slide
• Insert a Knowledge Check

Unit 13- Finishing Touches

• URL Actions
  • Create a Link to a Website
• Skins
  • Apply a Skin
  • Edit, Save, and Delete a Skin
• Create a Table of Contents
• Preloaders
  • Check Publish Settings and Add a Loading Screen
• Publishing
  • Publish as SWF and PDF
  • run the HTML5 Tracker
  • Publish as HTML5
• Round Tripping
  • Export Captions to Microsoft Word
  • Perform a Round Trip