Captivate Jumpstart - Zero to HERO

Who is this course for?

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 Jumpstart Zero to Hero provides students with the knowledge and hands-on practice they need to develop and build software demonstrations and interactive simulations with Captivate from beginners to an expert level in just 5 days standing

Objectives

After taking this course you will be confident in using the following:
CBT Development Process
Recording Projects
Editing Text Captions & the Timeline
Working with Images
Pointer Paths & Buttons
Adding Audio, Working with Flash Video
Adding Animation
Adding Question Slides & Using Skins and Templates
Importing and Branching
Advanced Actions
Question Pools
Learning Management Systems
Accessible Projects
Project and Design Template
Variables, Widgets and Buttons

Prerequisites

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

Benefits

This Adobe Captivate Academy Class training 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 from beginners to an expert level. Captivate appeals to a wide variety of audiences, typically grouped in training and education, sales and marketing or technical support and documentation.

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 & video

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

Captivate & PowerPoint Slides

Import a PowerPoint presentation
PowerPoint
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

Question Pools

Create a question pool
Add questions to a question pool
Export question pools
Insert random question slides
Use the question pool manager
Create multi answer feedback
Add partial and negative quiz scoring

Widgets

Insert widgets to enhance the project
Edit widgets to enhance the project
Setup widgets with variables

Buttons

Smart shape buttons
Create custom buttons using Photoshop and Captivate
Create toggle buttons using advanced actions

Advanced interaction

Add document information for use with system variables
Create & insert system variables
Create & insert user system variables
Create sound toggle buttons
Using variables to gather data
Display variable data within a project
Create advanced Interactions
Create multiple interactions
Control object visibility
Named items
Text entry boxes for user input
Create project navigational buttons
Writing scripts
Attach a script to a slide
Create conditional actions
Use IF and ELSE conditions

Projects

Learn to create complex projects
Create breadcrumb trail
Create a slide counter
Create navigation buttons/menu
Create a sequence visibility
Create a password protected project
Create a forced interaction
Creating flash based content
Create HTML 5 friendly content
Output to HTML 5
And many more!

Animation

Add animation to a project
Create trigger based animation

Advanced interaction

Customise Captivate widgets
Create interactive navigational buttons
Create advance image map navigation
Inserting an animation
Create animations for inclusion into Captivate

Image editing with Photoshop

Edit slide backgrounds
Create custom buttons using correct naming conventions
Optimising projects