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Essentials of Adobe Captivate 4

Duration:
2 Days

Overview:
You are familiar with a certain software application and now want to create a computer-based training program to share your knowledge of that application's features with others.  Adobe® Captivate® 4 is a tool that automates the creation of software training materials and transforms your on-screen actions and usage tips into a software simulation from which others can learn.  In this course, you will use Adobe Captivate 4 to develop demonstrations and interactive simulations of software applications.

 

Objectives:

You will create software demonstrations and interactive training simulations using Adobe Captivate 4.

 

Audience:

This course is designed for beginners and intermediate Adobe Captivate 4 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.


Outline:

eLearning and Captivate

  • Education Through Pictures
  • Planning eLearning Projects
  • The Development Process
  • The Captivate 4 Interface
  • Set General Preferences
  • Explore a Project
  • Explore Project Views
  • Navigate a Project
  • Preview a Project
  • Zoom Closer to a Slide
  • View the Timeline and Library

Recording Demonstrations and Assessments

  • Rehearse a Script
  • Set Recording Preferences and Keys
  • Record a Demonstration
  • Record an Assessment Simulation
  • Record a Training Simulation
  • Record a Custom Assessment Simulation

FMRs, Panning, and Image Slideshows

  • Create an FMR
  • Record a Lesson With Panning
  • Create an Image Slideshow

Text Captions & the Timeline

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

Images and Drawing Objects

  • Insert and Delete Slides
  • Insert an Image
  • Set Image Size and Slide Position
  • Use the Library
  • Manage Unused Project Assets
  • Control Transparency
  • Create an Image Watermark
  • Set Image Timing Options and Transition Effects
  • Work With Image Stacks
  • Add a Visual Mouse Click and Click Sound
  • Insert a Drawing Object

Pointers, Buttons, and Highlight Boxes

  • Change the Pointer Path
  • Change the Pointer Type
  • Edit Slide and Object Display Times
  • Insert a Text Button
  • Set a Button’s Options
  • Insert an Image Button
  • Insert and Format a Highlight Box

 

Rollovers and Zoom Areas

  • Insert a Rollover Caption
  • Set Rollover Area Properties
  • Insert a Rollover Image
  • Insert a Zoom Area
  • Insert a Rollover Slidelet
  • Set Rollover Slidelet Properties
  • Format and Position a Slidelet
  • Insert a Caption Into a Slidelet
  • Insert an Image Into a Slidelet

 

Slide Labels, Notes, and Audio

  • Change Slide Background Quality
  • Add a Slide Label
  • Add a Slide Note
  • Add Sound to a Slide Object
  • Add Background Audio
  • Calibrate a Microphone
  • Record Audio
  • Import Slide Audio
  • Edit an Audio File
  • Insert Silence
  • Convert Slide Notes to Speech

 

Animation and Flash Video

  • Change a Project’s Frame Rate
  • Add Animation to a Slide
  • Insert Text Animation
  • Insert Flash Video
  • Set Flash Video Properties

 

Converting Demonstrations into Simulations

  • Hide the Mouse
  • Replace Phrases
  • Insert a Click Box
  • Set Click Box Options
  • Change a Slide’s Display Time
  • Set a Text Caption Transition
  • Insert a Text Entry Box

 

Introduction to Question Slides

  • Set Quiz Preferences
  • Insert a Question Slide
  • Add an Image to a Question Slide
  • Reuse a Slide Background
  • Format the Question Title
  • Use the Slide Grid
  • Format the Progress Indicator

 

Publishing

  • Link to a Web Site
  • Apply a Skin
  • Edit and Save a Skin
  • Delete a Skin
  • Add a Loading Screen
  • Set Project Information
  • Create a TOC
  • 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.