Adobe Captivate Training Course
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
Links
- Link a Project to a Web Site
- Link to Other Captivate Projects
- Set Project Properties
- Use the Bandwidth Monitor
- Publish a Project as a Flash Project File
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