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Class Outline*
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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.
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Topics:
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eLearning and Captivate
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- eLearning Concepts
- Planning eLearning Projects
- Explore the Captivate Interface
- Create and Manage Workspaces
- Preview a Project
- Use the Zoom Features
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Recording Demos and Sims
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- Rehearse a Script
- Edit Recording Settings
- Set Recording Keys
- Record a Demonstration
- Record an Assessment
- Record a Training Simulation
- Record a Custom Simulation
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Captions, Styles, and Timing
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- 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
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Images and Drawing Objects
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- 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
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Pointers, Buttons, and Highlight Boxes
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- 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
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Rollovers and Zoom Areas
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- 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
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Audio
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- 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
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Flash Video, Animation, & Effects
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- 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
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Click and Text Entry Boxes
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- Hide the Mouse
- Replace Phrases
- Insert a Click Box
- Insert a Text Entry Box
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Introduction to Question Slides
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- 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
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Publishing
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- 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"
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*Content, days, and times vary depending on your location. Please view the outline prior to purchase or contact the local center for more information.
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