Adobe Captivate 4.0

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

Course Synopsis

Using Adobe Captivate 4.0 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.

Who Should Attend

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.

What You Will Learn

CBT Development Process
Recording Projects
Editing Text Captions and the Timeline
Working with Images
Pointer Paths and Buttons
Adding Audio
Working with Flash Video
Adding Animation
Adding Question Slides
Using Skins and Templates

LESSON PLANS

Captivate Basics
Planning Your Project
The CBT Development Process
Resolution and Recording Size
The Captivate Interface
Recording Projects
Hybrid Projects

Text Captions and the Timeline
Inserting a Text Caption
Working with the Timeline
Using Check Spelling
Aligning Captions
Editing Objects - Position and Size

Working with Images
Working with Blank Slides
Set Image Size and Position
Timing Options and Transition Effects
Working with Image Stacks
Using the Library

Pointer Paths, Buttons and Highlight Boxes
Pointer Paths and Types
Insert a Text Button
Insert an Image Button
Highlight Boxes

Rollover Captions
Rollover Area Properties
Inserting a Rollover Image
Inserting a Zoom Area

Slide Labels and Notes
Add a Slide Label
Add a Slide Note
Adding Audio Files to Projects
Add a Sound Effect to an Object
Add Background Music to a Project
Recording Audio
Calibrate a Microphone
Record a Slide Note
Edit an Audio File
Insert Silence

Animation and Flash Video
Frame Rates
Change a Project’s Frame Rate
Add Animation to a Slide
Change an Animation’s Slide Position
Text Animation
Insert Text Animation
Insert Flash Video
Set Flash Video Properties

Captivate and PowerPoint Slides
Import a PowerPoint Presentation
Resizing Projects
Importing Captivate Slides and Objects
Use Buttons to Create a Branch
Explore the Branching Tab
Export Branching View
Print Documents
Publish Word Handouts
Exporting and Importing Captions
Perform a “Round Trip” From Word

Skins and Templates
Apply a BMP Playbar to a Project
Apply a Skin to a Project
Edit and Save a Skin
Loading Screens
Add a Loading Screen
Templates
Create a Project Template
Record a New Project Based on a Template

Compliant Movies, Bandwidth and Publishing
Enable 508 Compliance
Closed Captioning
Add Closed Captions
Link to a Web Site
Set Project Properties
Use the Bandwidth Monitor
Publishing Flash and Standalone Project
Publish a Flash File

Question Slides
Insert a Question Slide
Add an Image to a Question Slide
Copy and Paste a Slide Background
Format the Question Title
Use the Slide Grid
Format the Question Answer
Set Question Slide Options
Edit the Submit Button Text

MenuBuilder
Creating Menu Builder Projects
Publish Projects
Create a MenuBuilder Project
Format Styles
Edit Items
Export a MenuBuilder Project

Learning Management Systems
Reporting Options and the Manifest
Set Reporting Options
Create a Manifest File
Advanced Interaction
Adjust Slide Object Interaction
Publish a Zipped Flash Project
Create an LMS Account
Create an LMS Lesson
Create an LMS Course
Create an LMS Curriculum
Test an E-Learning Course

 

 

 

Adobe Captivate 4.0 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: $1295
Registration: Click Here to Register

Course Synopsis

Adobe Captivate 4: 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.

Who Should Attend

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.

What You Will Learn

Reviewing the Essentials
Set General Preferences
Rehearse a Script
Set Recording Preferences and Keys
Record a Custom Simulation
Edit a Text Capture Template

Importing and Branching
Import a PowerPoint Presentation
Edit a PowerPoint Presentation
Resize a Project
Import Project Slides and Objects
Label a Slide
Use Buttons to Create a Branch
Explore the Branching Tab
Create a Slide Group
Aggregate Published SWFs

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

Module 4: Accessible Projects
Set Document Information
Enable Accessibility
Add Accessibility Text to Slides
Import Audio
Add Shortcut Keys
Add Closed Captions

Commenting, Image Editing and PhotoShop Layers
Send a Project for Review
Create a Background Mask
Edit a Slide Background
Delete a Slide Background
Import a PhotoShop File
Work with PhotoShop Layers

Variables, Widgets and Buttons
Add Document Information
Insert a System Variable
Edit a System Variable
Create a User Variable
Use a Variable to Gather Data
Insert a Question Widget
Insert a Certificate Widget
Create Custom Buttons

Project and Design Templates
Create a Project Template
Create a Project From a Template
Record Additional Slides
Delete Unused Objects
Create a Mask
Add a Text Animation Placeholder
Create a Design Template
Format Design Template Objects
Apply a Design Template to a Project

Advanced Actions
Control Object Visibility
Name Items
Attach Multiple Actions to Objects
Create Variables
Add Text Entry Boxes
Create a Script
Attach a Script to a Slide
Test and Edit a Script

Module 9: Learning Management Systems
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