Adobe Captivate 5.0 Introduction

Duration: 2 days
Time: 10am - 5pm. Breaks are scheduled throughout the day and lunch is typically scheduled between 12-1pm
Course Materials: Vendor Authorized Courseware provided
Locations: Reston, VA / On-Site
Related Courses:
Cost: $1095
Registration: Click Here to Register

Description

Using Adobe Captivate 5.0 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. 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.

Audience

Educators, training developers or technical experts who wish to create engaging, rich-media learning applications, deliver them to employees and customers on the Web, LANs, and CD-ROM, and track student results.

Prerequisites

Because of the amount of material we cover in class, we do require students to be comfortable using a mouse, opening and saving files, and the general operations of computers. While we will make every reasonable effort to help, students with insufficient skills may be required to observe the class lessons or do their best to keep up without slowing down the rest of the class. We highly recommend working with the application tutorial before coming to the course.

Bonus ( Time Permitting )

• Optimizing images for use in Captivate 5 with Photoshop and Fireworks
• Creating visual elements to spice up Captivate projects with Fireworks or Photoshop
• Flash Integration- Creating animations in Flash for use in Captivate
• Dreamweaver Integration
• PDF Integration using Acrobat 9
• InDesign Integration
• Using Soundbooth to enhance audio

eLearning and Captivate

In This Module You Will Learn About:

• Education Through Pictures
• Planning eLearning Projects
• The Captivate Interface
• Workspaces
• Previewing
• Explore a Project
• Explore the Default Workspaces
• Modify and Reset a Workspace
• Create a Workspace
• Navigate a Project
• Preview a Project
• Zoom Closer to a Slide

Recording Demos and Sims

In This Module You Will Learn About:

• Resolution and Recording Size
• The Development Process
• Preparing to Record
• Demonstrations
• Assessment Simulations
• Training Simulations
• Custom Recordings
• Rehearse a Script
• Edit Recording Settings
• Set Recording Keys
• Record a Demonstration
• Record an Assessment
• Record a Training Simulation
• Record a Custom Simulation

Captions, Styles and Timing

In This Module You Will Learn About:

• Text Captions
• Caption Styles
• The Timeline
• Duplicate a Slide and Hide the Mouse
• Insert, Resize and Move Text Captions
• Modify Text Caption Properties
• Edit the Default Caption Style
• Reset an Object Style
• Change an Object’s Position & Size
• View the Timeline
• Change a Slide’s Display Time
• Use the Timeline to Set Object Display Time
• Show/Hide Timeline Objects
• Use the Properties Panel to Control Timing
• Set Mouse Properties
• Check Spelling
• Align Slide Objects

Images and Drawing Objects

In This Module You Will Learn About:

• Slide Quality
• Blank Slides
• Images
• The Library
• Image Editing
• Mouse Visuals and Sounds
• Drawing Objects
• Change Slide Background Quality
• Insert and Delete Slides
• Insert an Image
• Set Image Size and Slide Position
• Use the Library
• Manage Unused Project Assets
• Crop an Image
• Create an Image Watermark
• Work With Image Stacks
• Add a Visual Click and Sound
• Draw a Line

Pointers, Buttons and Highlight Boxes

In This Module You Will Learn About:

• Pointer Paths and Types
• Buttons
• Highlight Boxes
• Modify the Mouse Pointer
• Edit Slide and Object Display Times
• Insert a Text Button
• Set a Button’s Timing and Options
• Work With Image Buttons
• Insert and Format a Highlight Box

Rollovers and Zoom Areas

In This Module You Will Learn About:

• Rollover Captions
• Rollover Images
• Zoom Areas
• Rollover Slidelets
• Insert a Rollover Caption
• Insert a Rollover Image
• Insert a Zoom Area
• Insert and Format a Rollover Slidelet
• Format the Slidelet
• Add a Caption and Image to a Slidelet

Audio

In This Module You Will Learn About:

• Importing Audio Files
• Slide Notes
• Recording Audio
• Silence
• Text-to-Speech
• Add Audio to a Slide Object
• Add Background Audio
• Add a Slide Note
• Calibrate a Microphone
• Record a Narration
• Import Voice Narrations
• Edit an Audio File
• Insert Silence
• Convert Text-to-Speech

Flash Video, Animation and Effects

In This Module You Will Learn About:

• Flash Video
• Animation
• Text Animation
• Object Effects
• Insert Flash Video
• Set Flash Video Properties
• Add Animation to a Slide
• Insert Text Animation
• Apply a Fly-In Effect to a Text Caption
• Apply a ZigZag Motion Path

Converting Demonstrations Into Simulations

In This Module You Will Learn About:

• Demonstrations versus Simulations
• Find and Replace
• Click Boxes
• Text Entry Boxes
• Hide the Mouse
• Replace Phrases
• Insert a Click Box
• Insert a Text Entry Box

Introduction to Question Slides

In This Module You Will Learn About:

• Quiz Setup
• Add Question Slides
• Edit Quizzing Object Styles
• Set the Quiz Preferences
• Insert Question Slides
• Format a Question Slide
• Add an Image to a Question Slide
• Paste as Background

Publishing

In This Module You Will Learn About:

• URL Actions
• Skins
• Table of Contents
• Preloaders
• Publishing
• Round Tripping
• Link to a Web Site
• Apply a Skin
• Edit and Save a Skin
• Delete a Skin
• Create a TOC
• Add a Loading Screen
• Publish a Flash (SWF)
• Publish Word Handouts
• Export Captions
• Perform a “Round Trip”

FMRs, Panning, Manual Mode & Slideshows

In This Module You Will Learn About:

• Full Motion Recording
• Panning
• Manual Mode
• Image Slideshows
• Create an FMR
• Record a Lesson With Panning
• Record Manually
• Create an Image Slideshow

 

 

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Adobe Captivate 5.0 Advance

Duration: 2 days
Time: 10am - 5pm. Breaks are scheduled throughout the day and lunch is typically scheduled between 12-1pm
Course Materials: Vendor Authorized Courseware provided
Locations: Reston, VA / On-Site
Related Courses:
Cost: $1095
Registration: Click Here to Register

Description

Adobe Captivate 5: Advance. You will quickly learn Captivate's higher-end functionality while improving your production skills via project templates, design templates, advanced actions and scripts. You will learn to collaborate with team members via Captivates' powerful commenting features. You'll enhance your users experience via variables that will make it seem like each eLearning lesson you produce has been customized for and is talking directly to your customer.

Audience

Educators, training developers or technical experts who wish to create engaging, rich-media learning applications, deliver them to employees and customers on the Web, LANs, and CD-ROM, and track student results.

Prerequisites

Because of the amount of material we cover in class, we do require students to be comfortable using a mouse, opening and saving files, and the general operations of computers. While we will make every reasonable effort to help, students with insufficient skills may be required to observe the class lessons or do their best to keep up without slowing down the rest of the class. We highly recommend working with the application tutorial before coming to the course.

Bonus ( Time Permitting )

• Optimizing images for use in Captivate 5 with Photoshop and Fireworks
• Creating visual elements to spice up Captivate projects with Fireworks or Photoshop
• Flash Integration- Creating animations in Flash for use in Captivate
• Dreamweaver Integration
• PDF Integration using Acrobat 9
• InDesign Integration
• Using Soundbooth to enhance audio

Module 1: Essential Skills with a Twist

In This Module You Will Learn About:

• Planning eLearning Projects
• The Development Process
• Resolution and Recording Size
• Custom Recordings
• Text Caption Pre-Editing
• Rehearse a Script
• Edit Captivate’s Preferences
• Set Recording Keys
• Record a Custom Simulation
• Edit a Text Capture Template

Module 2: Working with PowerPoint and Rescaling

In This Module You Will Learn About:

• PowerPoint
• PowerPoint Collaboration
• Rescaling Projects
• Import a PowerPoint Presentation
• Round-Trip PowerPoint Edits
• Synch with Source
• Rescale a Project

Module 3: Custom Styles, Branching and Aggregating

In This Module You Will Learn About:

• Custom Styles
• Combining Projects
• Branching
• Slide Groups
• Aggregator
• Create a Text Caption Style
• Apply a Style Globally
• Export and Import a Style
• Label a Slide
• Copy/Paste Project Assets
• Use Buttons to Create a Branch
• Explore the Branching Tab
• Create a Slide Group
• Publish SWFs
• Aggregate SWFs

Module 4: Question Pools

In This Module You Will Learn About:

• Pools and Random Question Slides
• Insert a Question Slide
• Rename and Create Question Pools
• Add Questions to Question Pools
• Insert Random Question Slides

Module 5: Accessible eLearning

In This Module You Will Learn About:

• Accessibility and Captivate
• Accessibility Text
• Shortcut Keys
• Closed Captioning
• Set Document Information
• Enable Accessibility
• Add Accessibility Text to Slides
• Import Slide Audio
• Add Shortcut Keys
• Add Closed Captions

Module 6: Variables and Widgets

In This Module You Will Learn About:

• Variables
• Widgets
• Add Project Information
• Insert a System Variable
• Edit a System Variable
• Create a User Variable
• Use a Variable to Gather Data
• Insert and Format a Widget

Module 7: Reviewing and Background Editing

In This Module You Will Learn About:

• Shared Review
• Background Editing
• Work with Photoshop Layers
• Send a Project for Shared Review
• Add Comments to a Review File
• Review and Reply to Comments
• Create a Image Mask
• Edit a Slide Background
• Work with Photoshop Layers
• Delete a Slide Background
• Import Layers
• Work With Photoshop Layers

Module 8: Master Slides and Project Templates

In This Module You Will Learn About:

• Master Slides
• Project Templates
• Template Placeholders
• Add an Image to a Master Slide
• Apply a Master Slide to Project Slides
• Edit a Master Slide
• Unlink a Master Slide
• Create a Project Template
• Copy/Paste Project Assets
• Export/Import Project Assets
• Create a Mask
• Insert a Text Animation Placeholder
• Create a Project From a Template

Module 9: Reporting Results

In This Module You Will Learn About:

• Acrobat.com
• LMS Reporting Options
• Manifest Files
• Advanced Interaction
• Content Packages
• Uploading to an LMS
• Configure Acrobat.com as an LMS
• Post Results to Acrobat.com
• Use The Quiz Results Analyzer
• Review and Chart Quiz Data
• Set Quiz Reporting Options
• Create a Manifest File
• Report a Button Interaction
• Adjust Slide Object Interaction
• Publish a Content Package
• Create an Inquisiq LMS Account
• Create an LMS Lesson
• Create an LMS Course
• Create an LMS Curriculum
• Test an eLearning Course

Module 10: Actions

In This Module You Will Learn About:

• Standard Actions
• Conditional Actions
• Create a User Variable
• Insert Variables into a Text Caption
• Create Rollover Slidelets
• Control Object Visibility
• Create Standard Actions
• Copy and Delete Standard Actions
• Create More User Variables
• Duplicate and Label Slides
• Create a Conditional Action
• Insert and Name Text Captions
• Create a Conditional and Standard Action Combo
• Name a Decision Block
• Add Multiple IF Statements
• Create an Action to Show a Button
• Attach Actions to Objects

 

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Adobe Captivate 5.0 Complete

Duration: 4 days
Time: 10am - 5pm. Breaks are scheduled throughout the day and lunch is typically scheduled between 12-1pm
Course Materials: Vendor Authorized Courseware provided
Locations: Reston, VA / On-Site
Related Courses:
Cost: $1695
Registration: Click Here to Register

Description

Using Adobe Captivate 5.0 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. 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.

Audience

Educators, training developers or technical experts who wish to create engaging, rich-media learning applications, deliver them to employees and customers on the Web, LANs, and CD-ROM, and track student results.

Prerequisites

Because of the amount of material we cover in class, we do require students to be comfortable using a mouse, opening and saving files, and the general operations of computers. While we will make every reasonable effort to help, students with insufficient skills may be required to observe the class lessons or do their best to keep up without slowing down the rest of the class. We highly recommend working with the application tutorial before coming to the course.

Bonus ( Time Permitting )

• Optimizing images for use in Captivate 5 with Photoshop and Fireworks
• Creating visual elements to spice up Captivate projects with Fireworks or Photoshop
• Flash Integration- Creating animations in Flash for use in Captivate
• Dreamweaver Integration
• PDF Integration using Acrobat 9
• InDesign Integration
• Using Soundbooth to enhance audio

What You Will Learn in This Training Course

• Recording and Editing a Demonstration
• Working with Objects in the Timeline
• Publishing Your Project
• Adding Audio, Animation, and Question Slides
• Updating Your Projects
• Creating Standalone Viewer with MenuBuilder Importing and Branching
• Question Pools
• Accessible Projects
• Commenting, Image Editing and PhotoShop Layers
• Variables, Widgets and Buttons
• Project and Design Templates
• Advanced Actions
• Learning Management Systems

 

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