Adobe Captivate Course outline

Introducing Captivate

• Start Adobe Captivate 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

Publishing

• link to a Web Site
• Set Project Information
• 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

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Adobe Captivate Advanced Course outline

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

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

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