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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.
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.
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.
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
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