Captivate 101 Yellow Belt

Who is this course for?

This course is for beginning and intermediate Captivate users who want to create software demonstrations and interactive simulations. Captivate appeals to a wide variety of audiences, typically grouped in training and education, sales and marketing, or technical support and documentation.

Objectives

Adobe Captivate software enables anyone to rapidly create powerful and engaging simulations, scenario-based training and robust quizzes without programming knowledge or multimedia skills.
Captivate 101 - provides students with the knowledge and hands-on practice they need to develop and build software demonstrations and interactive simulations with Captivate. In addition to learning key concepts, students also learn best practices for creating and publishing Captivate projects.

Prerequisites

You should have a basic working knowledge of either the Windows or Mac interface as well as exposure to either Microsoft Word, Excel or PowerPoint. You should know how to launch an application, create and save files, and copy files from.

Benefits

After this course you'll be comfortable with CBT Development Process, Recording Projects, Editing Text Captions and the Timeline, Working with Images, Pointer Paths and Buttons, Adding Audio, Working with Flash Video, Adding Animation, Adding Question Slides and Using Skins and Templates.

Introduction to Captivate

Project and user requirements
Resolution & recording size
Explore the interface
Discuss project workflows

Work with Themes

Use themes
Create themes
Set default themes

Smart objects

Add and edit smart objects
Use for interactivity

Preferences and Object Styles

Create project preferences
Create captivate preferences
Share project preferences
Use and create objects Styles
Update and reset object styles
Share object styles

Text Captions

Insert text captions
Use the check spelling
Create and applying styles
Edit objects

Timeline

Work with the timeline
Adjust time & transition effects
Control the stacking order

Work with Slides and Masters

Add different slide types
Understand different slide types
Use and create master slides
Control timing and effects

Work with Images

Set image size & position
Align, arrange and distribute
Use the library

Add buttons

Add different button types
Create links and branching
Explore the branching view
Create custom buttons
Click boxes

Adding visual items

Pointer paths & types
Highlight boxes

Rollover Captions

Insert a rollover Image
Edit rollover area properties
Insert a zoom area

Add sound

Record audio
Calibrate a microphone
Edit an audio file
Insert silence
Add closed captioning

Demonstrations and Simulation

Capture software simulations
Edit software simulations
Capture training simulations
Edit training simulations
Capture assessment simulations
Edit assessment simulations

Animation

Discuss frame rates
Add animation to a slide
Insert text animation
Insert video
Set video properties

Captivate & PowerPoint Slides

Import a powerpoint presentation
Powerpoint
Resizing projects
Perform a

Skins

Apply a skin to a project
Edit & save a skin

Project settings

Set project properties
Add project information
Add a preloader

Question Slides

Insert a question slide
Add content to a question Slide
Format the question title
Format the question answer
Set question slide options

Publishing and LMS

Publish options
Reporting options & the manifest
Set reporting options
Create a manifest file
Publish a zipped flash project
Upload to an LMS