Adobe Captivate 2019 - The Essentials

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Course Overview

A course that teaches the core Adobe Captivate skills needed to create eLearning courses.

Course Objectives

    • You will learn how to create a soft-skills lesson from scratch.
    • You will learn to record and produce software demonstrations, interactive training simulations, and Video Demos.
    • By the time you finish, you will know how to add such standard objects to a slide as text captions, images, characters, videos, Smart Shapes, and more.
    • You will record, import, and edit audio.
    • You will also further enhance the learner experience by adding interactivity via click boxes, buttons, text entry boxes, and quizzes.
    • You will learn how to import existing PowerPoint content into Captivate.
    • You will learn to publish a Captivate project as SWF, PDF, or HTML5 so that your content can be used on virtually any device including desktop computers, laptops, smart phones, and tablets.

Course Outline

1 - EXPLORING CAPTIVATE

  • Explore a Finished Captivate Project
  • Zoom and Magnify
  • Navigate a Project
  • Explore and Reset the Workspace
  • Preview the Entire Project

2 - NEW PROJECTS & SOFT SKILLS ELEARNING

  • Create a Blank Project
  • Add Images to Placeholders
  • Import Images
  • Use a Smart Shape as a Button
  • Disable Click Sounds

3 - SCREEN RECORDINGS

  • Rehearse a Script
  • Review Recording Settings
  • Review Recording Modes
  • Record Using Multiple Modes
  • Record a Custom Simulation
  • Record a Demonstration that Pans
  • Manually Record the Screen

4 - VIDEO DEMOS

  • Record a Video Demo
  • Add a Video Zoom
  • Add a Video Pan
  • Smooth a Mouse Path and Show Visual Clicks
  • Split a Video
  • Trim a Video
  • Insert a Video Project into a Standard Project
  • Publish a Video Demo

5 - CAPTIONS, STYLES, TIMING, AND ROUND TRIPPING

  • Insert and Edit Text Captions
  • Edit the Default Caption Style
  • Change a Callout Type Used by a Text Caption
  • Control Slide Timing
  • Control Slide Object Timing
  • Check Spelling
  • Align Slide Objects
  • Export Captions to Word
  • Import Captions from Word into Captivate

6 - POINTERS, PATHS, PATHS, BOXES, AND BUTTONS

  • Control Mouse Effects
  • Edit a Mouse Path
  • Clone an Object Style
  • Insert a Highlight Box
  • Insert an Image Button
  • Control Appear After Timing

7 - IMAGES AND VIDEOS

  • Insert, Resize, and Restore an Image
  • Import Images into the Library
  • Resize, Transform, and Align Images
  • Manage Unused Library Assets
  • Create an Image Slideshow
  • Insert a Video
  • Set Video Properties

8 - AUDIO

  • Work with Rollover Captions
  • Import Audio onto a Slide Object
  • Import Background Audio
  • Add a Slide Note
  • Calibrate a Microphone
  • Record Slide Audio
  • Import Audio onto a Slide
  • Edit an Audio File
  • Insert Silence
  • Convert Text-to-Speech

9 - STATES, ANIMATIONS, AND OBJECT EFFECTS

  • Change State Views for a Button
  • Add an Animation to a slide
  • Insert a Text Animation
  • Apply an Effect to a Slide Object
  • Apply a Free Fall Effect to an Object

10 - SOFTWARE SIMULATIONS

  • Hide the Mouse
  • Replace Phrases
  • Insert a Click Box
  • Insert a Text Entry Box

11 - WORKING WITH POWERPOINT

  • Create a Project from a Presentation
  • Edit the Source Presentation
  • Synchronize with Source
  • Rescale a Project

12 - QUIZZING

  • Edit Quizzing Object Styles
  • Set the Quiz Preferences
  • Question Slides
  • Insert Question Slides
  • Edit a Question Slide
  • Compare Submit All to Submit Buttons
  • Insert a Knowledge Check
  • Review a GIFT File
  • Import a GIFT File into a Project
  • Create Question Pools
  • Move Questions to Pools
  • Insert Random Question Slides

13 - PUBLISHING

  • Apply a Skin
  • Edit, Save, and Delete a Skin
  • Name Slides
  • Check Publish Settings and Add a Loading Screen
  • Publish as SWF and PDF
  • Run the HTML5 Tracker
  • Publish as HTML5

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Class Dates & Times

Class times are listed Mountain time

This is a 2-day class

Price: $790.00

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Register 11/25/2024 7:00AM - 3:00PM Online VILT