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Description

This course introduces users to Adobe Captivate. The course is designed to take participants through the development process of building software demonstrations and interactive simulations. The course is task-based, with participants learning by recording and updating projects. Along with covering the key features of Captivate, the course focuses on best practices to record Captivate projects.

Adobe Captivate Course Outline

Introducing Captivate

As your class ramps up, you won't just learn how to start Captivate and click each tool, you'll begin the process of creating eLearning lessons from the ground up. You'll not only learn how to create effective eLearning, but whythose lessons will be effective.

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

Recording Demos and Sims

Recording your desktop actions is one of Captivate's key features... and you'll cover the hottest recording modes: demo, assessment, training and custom.

• 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

Once you've recorded your lessons, the real work begins. During these lessons, you will learn how to add text caption, set object styles and control the timing of slides objects.

• 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

Adding images to your project will enhance the lesson. These lessons will teach you how to add images, maninpulate them and manage them.

• Change Slide Background Quality
• Insert and Delete Slides
• Insert an Image
• Set Image Size & 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

If you've created a demonstration, that pesky mouse can sometimes have a mind of its own. You'll learn how to tame that wild mouse during these lessons. Then you'll learn how to add some basic interactivity to a lesson via buttons.

• 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

Rollovers and Zoom Areas enhance the eLearning experience by encouraging interactivity (rollovers) and grabbing the learners attention (zoom areas). Learn them both during these lessons.

• 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

eLearning lessons that contain voiceover audio and sound effects are more effective than lessons that don't... and that's just a fact! Learn how to add, edit and record audio during these lessons. And if that's not enough, you'll also learn how to convert Text-to-Speech, which is just cool!

• 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

In a word, Flash Video is cool! Learn how to add Flash Video to your eLearning lessons. There are lessons for adding Animation and special effects too.

• 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

Interacitve eLearning is generally thought to be more effective than passive demonstration videos. During these lessons, learn how to convert a demonstration video in a highly engaging, interactive affair.

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

Introduction to Question Slides

Captivate sports some robust quizzing tools. You'll learn how to setup, create and edit 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

No project is finished until it's published. Learn the best publishing format to use for the widest audience. Learn how to add a TOC to your lessons and the best settings for publishing to Flash (SWF).

• 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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