Captivate Training: Introduction to Adobe Captivate 3

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Course Number: 381
Duration: 2 days
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Captivate Training Overview

Accelebrate's Introduction to Adobe Captivate 3 course teaches attendees how to use Captivate to create simulations, software demonstrations, and scenario-based training.

Location and Pricing

Most Accelebrate courses are taught on-site at our clients' locations worldwide for groups of 3 or more attendees and are customized to their specific needs. Please visit our client list to see organizations for whom we have recently delivered training. To receive a customized proposal and price quote, please contact us.

In addition, some courses are available as live, online classes for individuals. To see a schedule of online courses, please visit http://www.accelebrate.com/online_training/adobe.htm.

Captivate Training Prerequisites

No prior Captivate experience is presumed.

Hands-on/Lecture Ratio

This training class is 70% hands-on, 30% lecture, with the longest lecture segments lasting for 20 minutes.

Captivate Training Materials

All attendees receive comprehensive, illustrated courseware covering all topics in the course.

Software Needed on Each PC

Windows 2000, XP, or Vista
At least 512MB RAM
500MB available hard drive space
Monitor capable of at least 1024 x 768 resolution
Adobe Captivate 2 or later

Captivate Training Objectives

All attendees will learn how to:

Use captivate to record screen activity in a variety of modes
Enhance Captivate content with images, pointer paths, buttons, and highlight boxes
Add rollover captions, zoom areas, animation, and Flash content
Import content into Captivate and export content from Captivate
Integrate Captivate content with modern learning management systems

Captivate Training Outline

Introducing Captivate

Start Adobe Captivate 3 and Set General Preferences
Open and Close Existing Projects
View Project Information and Open Slides
Preview a Project
Zoom Closer to a Slide
View the Library and Timeline

Recording

Step Through a Script
Set the Recording Type and Options
Record a Project Manually
Record a Demonstration
Record an Assessment Simulation
Record a Training Assessment
Record a Custom Project
Record a Project in Different Languages
Record a Project in Multiple Modes at One Time

Text Captions and The Timeline

Duplicate a Slide and Hide the Mouse
Insert, Resize and Move Text Captions
Change Text Caption Properties
Change an Object's Slide Position and Size
View the Timeline
Change a Slide's Display Time
Change Timeline View Settings
Use the Timeline to Set Text Caption Display Times
Show/Hide Timeline Objects
Use Options to Control Object Timing
Set Mouse Properties
Check Spelling
Align Slide Objects

Images

Insert and Delete Slides
Insert an Image
Set Image Size and Slide Position
Use the Library
Manage Unused Images
Create an Image Transparency
Create an Image Watermark
Replace an Image
Set Image Timing Options and Transition Effects
Work With Image Stacks
Add a Visual Mouse Click and Click Sound

Pointer Paths, Buttons and Highlight Boxes

Change the Pointer Path
Change the Pointer Type
Edit a Slide and Object Display Times
Insert a Text Button
Set a Button's Options
Insert an Image Button
Insert and Format a Highlight Box

Converting Demonstrations into Simulations

Hide the Mouse
Replace Phrases
Insert a Click Box
Set Click Box Options
Change a Slide's Display Time
Set a Text Caption Transition
Insert a Text Entry Box

Rollovers and Zoom Areas

Insert a Rollover Caption
Set Rollover Area Properties
Insert a Rollover Image
Insert a Zoom Area
Insert a Rollover Slidelet
Set Rollover Slidelet Properties
Format and Position a Slidelet
Insert a Caption into a Slidelet
Insert an Image into a Slidelet

Slide Labels, Notes and Audio

Add a Slide Label
Add a Slide Note
Add a Sound Effect to an Object
Add Background Music to a Project
Calibrate a Microphone
Record a Slide Note
Edit an Audio File
Insert Silence

Animation and Flash Video

Change a Project's Frame Rate
Add Animation to a Slide
Change an Animation's Slide Position
Insert Text Animation
Add Flash Video

Importing and Branching

Import PowerPoint Animation
Import PowerPoint Backgrounds
Resize a Project
Import Project Slides and Objects
Label a Slide
Use Buttons to Create a Branch
Explore the Branching Tab
Export the Branching View
Create a Slide Group
Work with a Slide Group

Skins and Templates

Apply a BMP Playbar
Apply a Skin
Edit and Save a Skin
Delete a Skin
Add a Loading Screen
Create a Project Template
Create a New Project From a Template
Record Additional Slides
Edit a Template

Compliant Movies, Bandwidth and Publishing

Enable 508 Compliance
Add Accessibility Text
Add Closed Captions
Link to a Web Site
Set Project Information
Check Bandwidth
Publish a Flash (SWF)
Publish Word Handouts
Export Captions
Perform a 'Round Trip' From Word

Creating Quizzes

Set Quiz Preferences
Insert a Question Slide
Add an Image to a Question Slide
Reuse a Slide Background
Format the Question Title
Use the Slide Grid
Format the Progress Indicator
Create and Rename Question Pools
Add Questions to Question Pools
Insert Random Question Slides

MenuBuilder

Publish a Standalone Project
Create a MenuBuilder Project
Add Text Items to a Menu
Format Styles
Edit Text Items
Export a MenuBuilder Project

Learning Management Systems

Set Reporting Options
Create a Manifest File
Adjust Slide Object Interaction
Publish a Content Package
Create an LMS Account
Create an LMS Lesson
Create an LMS Course
Create an LMS Curriculum
Test an E-Learning Course

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