Adobe Captivate Training Course

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Course Summary

Essentials of Adobe Captivate 3 training course provides students with the knowledge and hands-on practice they need to develop and build software demonstrations and interactive simulations with Captivate.

[top] Duration

2 days.

[top] Objectives

In addition to learning key concepts, students also learn best practices for creating and publishing Captivate projects.

[top] Audience

Captivate appeals to a wide variety of audiences, typically grouped in training and education, sales and marketing, or technical support and documentation.

[top] Prerequisites

Captivate training course is for beginning and intermediate Captivate users who want to create software demonstrations and interactive simulations.

[top] Outline

Captivate Basics

Record Slides Manually
Record in Demonstration Mode
Record a Project in Assessment Simulation Mode
Record a Project in Training Assessment Mode
Record a Hybrid Project

Text Captions and The Timeline

Insert a Text Caption
Change Text Caption Properties
Edit an Object's Position and Size
Use the Timeline to Control Object Timing
Set Mouse Properties
Show an Object for the "Rest of Slide"
Duplicate a Slide
Hide and Delete Slide Objects
Check Spelling
Align Captions

Images

Insert and Delete Blank Slides
Insert an Image
Use the Library
Set Image Size and Position
Create a Watermark
Set Image Timing Options and Transition Effects
Work with Image Stacks
Add a Visual Mouse Click and Mouse Click Sound

Pointer Paths, Buttons and Highlight Boxes

Change the Pointer Path
Change the Pointer Type
Insert a Text Button
Insert an Image Button
Insert and Format a Highlight Box

"Let Me Try" Projects

Hide the Mouse
Insert a Click Box
Shrink an Object
Use the Timeline to Change Slide Timing
Change a Caption's Transition Effect
Insert a Text Entry Box

Rollover Captions, Images and Zoom Areas

Insert a Rollover Caption
Set Rollover Area Properties
Insert a Rollover Image
Insert a Zoom Area

Slide Labels, Notes and Audio

Add a Slide Label
Add a Slide Note
Add a Sound Effect to an Object
Add Background Music to a Project
Calibrate a Microphone
Record a Slide Note
Edit an Audio File
Insert Silence

Animation and Flash Video

Change a Project's Frame Rate
Add Animation to a Slide
Change an Animation's Slide Position
Insert Text Animation
Add Flash Video

Question Slides

Insert a Question Slide
Add an Image to a Question Slide
Copy and Paste a Slide Background
Format the Question Title
Use the Slide Grid
Format the Question Answers
Set Question Slide Options
Edit the Submit Button Text

Importing, Resizing and Exporting

Import a PowerPoint Presentation
Resize a Project
Import Slides from an Existing Captivate Project
Create a Branch
Create Word Handouts
Export Captions
Import Captions

Skins, Templates, Linking and Publishing

Set Playback Controls
Add a Loading Screen
Create a Project Template
Use a Template
Edit a Template
Create and Edit a Skin
Set Up a Project to be 508 Compliant
Add Closed Captioning

Menu Builder

Publish Projects
Create a MenuBuilder Project
Format Styles
Edit Items
Export a MenuBuilder Project

Learning Management Systems

Publish a Flash Project
Create an LMS Account
Add an SCO to an LMS
Create an LMS Course
Create an LMS Curriculum
Test an e-Learning Course