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Captivate 5: The Essentials

Duration:
2 Days

 

Overview:
Adobe Captivate allows capturing computer screen shots and quickly turning them into eLearning lessons (movies).  The lessons created can be highly interactive--users can add images, captions, rollovers, clickable areas, typing areas, and sound effects. 

During this live, interactive two-day and instructor-led class, students get an introduction to Adobe Captivate 5 and learn essential skills that will help in the creation of eLearning lessons. 

Audience:

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

Prerequisites:

Before taking this course, students should be familiar with the Microsoft Windows operating system, Microsoft Internet Explorer, and basic computer terminologies.

Topics:

eLearning and Captivate

  • eLearning Concepts
  • Planning eLearning Projects
  • Explore the Captivate Interface
  • Create and Manage Workspaces
  • Preview a Project
  • Use the Zoom Features

Recording Demos and Sims

  • Rehearse a Script
  • Edit Recording Settings
  • Set Recording Keys
  • Record a Demonstration
  • Record an Assessment
  • Record a Training Simulation
  • Record a Custom Simulation

Captions, Styles, and Timing

  • Duplicate a Slide and Hide the Mouse
  • Insert, Resize and Move Text Captions
  • Modify Text Caption Properties
  • Edit the Default Caption Style
  • Reset an Object Style
  • Change an Object’s Position & Size
  • View the Timeline
  • Change a Slide’s Display Time
  • Use the Timeline to Set Object Display Times
  • Show/Hide Timeline Objects
  • Use the Properties Panel to Control Timing
  • Set Mouse Properties
  • Check Spelling
  • Align Slide Objects

Images and Drawing Objects

  • Change Slide Background Quality
  • Insert and Delete Slides
  • Insert an Image
  • Set Image Size and Slide Position
  • Use the Library
  • Manage Unused Project Assets
  • Crop an Image
  • Create an Image Watermark
  • Control Image Timing and Transition
  • Work with Image Stacks
  • Add a Visual Click and Sound
  • Draw a Line

Pointers, Buttons, and Highlight Boxes

  • Modify the Mouse Pointer
  • Edit Slide and Object Display Times
  • Insert a Text Button
  • Set a Button’s Timing and Options
  • Work with Image Buttons
  • Insert and Format a Highlight Box

Rollovers and Zoom Areas

  • Insert a Rollover Caption
  • Insert a Rollover Image
  • Insert a Zoom Area
  • Insert and Format a Rollover Slidelet
  • Format the Rollover Area
  • Add a Caption and Image to a Rollover Area

Audio

  • Add Audio to a Slide Object
  • Add Background Audio
  • Add a Slide Note
  • Calibrate a Microphone
  • Record a Narration
  • Import Voice Narrations
  • Edit an Audio File
  • Insert Silence
  • Convert Text-to-Speech

Flash Video, Animation, & Effects

  • Insert Flash Video
  • Set Flash Video Properties
  • Add Animation to a Slide
  • Insert Text Animation
  • Apply a Fly-In Effect to a Text Caption
  • Apply a ZigZag Motion Path

Click and Text Entry Boxes

  • Hide the Mouse
  • Replace Phrases
  • Insert a Click Box
  • Insert a Text Entry Box

Introduction to Question Slides

  • Edit Quizzing Object Styles
  • Set the Quiz Preferences
  • Insert Question Slides
  • Format a Question Slide
  • Add an Image to a Question Slide
  • Paste as Background

Publishing

  • Link to a Web Site
  • Apply a Skin
  • Edit and Save a Skin
  • Delete a Skin
  • Create a TOC
  • Add a Loading Screen
  • Publish a Flash (SWF)
  • Publish Word Handouts
  • Export Captions
  • Perform a "Round Trip"

*Content, days, and times vary depending on your location. Please view the outline prior to purchase or contact the local center for more information.