course description
Adobe Captivate is a course for beginning and intermediate 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.
topics covered
Adobe Captivate
introducing captivate | previewing a captivate project | exploring captivate and its working environment
Recording a Demonstration
describing the workflow process | recording an application demonstration | previewing and saving a demonstration | best practices for recording projects
Editing a Demonstration
inserting slides | labeling slides | using the filmstrip | working with text captions | editing text captions | inserting new text captions | changing caption properties | working with pointer paths | changing project pointers | editing mouse movements | changing highlight box properties
Working with Objects in the Timeline
working with the timeline | exploring the major components of the timeline | previewing a slide using the playhead | changing the slide timing | changing object display times and lengths | changing the order of object layers
Working with Images
inserting images | resizing images | aligning images | setting image properties | stacking objects / images | merging objects / images | adding sound to a specific image
Publishing Your Project
checking the spelling of your project | setting movie properties | setting movie preferences | resizing your project | analyzing bandwidth | publishing your project | exporting from captivate to flash | modifying captivate projects with flash
Adding Audio
planning your e-learning projects | describing audio features | recording a custom-sized project | recording audio while creating a new project | calibrating your microphone | adding audio to an existing project | importing audio files | editing audio files | adding silence, increasing or decreasing volume | importing background audio
Recording a Simulation
recording an assessment simulation project | customizing recording options | inserting click boxes | importing powerpoint slides | inserting buttons | inserting text entry boxes
Adding Animation
introducing rollover captions and images | inserting rollover captions | inserting rollover images | inserting text animation | inserting animation
Adding Question Slides
planning for questions | inserting a true/false question slide | editing a question slide | introducing branching | creating a multiple path | inserting a multiple choice question slide | setting reporting options and tracking interactions | sending scoring results and tracking simulations
Sending Results to a Learning Management System
defining e-learning benefits | introducing learning management systems | using an lms | defining aicc and scorm standards | setting e-learning output options | introducing the manifest file | creating a package interface file | using captivate with acrobat connect
Updating Your Projects
recording additional slides | importing slides from one project to another
Creating Standalone Viewer with MenuBuilder
introducing menubuilder | creating a menubuilder project | creating links | previewing a menubuilder project | editing a menubuilder project | exporting a menubuilder project | introducing captivateplayer
Every course offered is fully customized and will include all your individual requirements. If you don’t need it, we won’t teach it! Your satisfaction is our primary goal.
course times and materials
course times
Courses are generally scheduled from 9:00am-4:00pm
Two short breaks are scheduled throughout the day and there is a 1 hour break for lunch.
course materials
intensebluestudio’s primary objective is to make sure all of your educational goals are met. If you don’t need to learn it, we won’t teach it! Our course outlines and/or books will be used only as guides, but topics may be altered to your specifications and individual requirements. The material will be yours to keep for reference after the class.
