Macromedia Captivate (formerly known as RoboDemo)- course outline
This is a 2 day introductory training course to Captivate. Ideal for beginners or people with little experience in Captivate.
We also offer custom Captivate training classes and consulting which can be tailored and targeted specifically to you and your staff. These courses can be held at either of our training centres or on-site at your location anywhere in the United States. Our Captivate training and support team are all Macromedia Certified. Please contact training@americanmediatraining.com if you would like more information on our Captivate custom or on-site classes.
We currently offer public Captivate training classes in many cities around the country.
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You can register for these classes by clicking on the schedule link at the top of this page.
COURSE OUTLINES
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Description
Overview
This 2-day instructor-led training course covers the basics of Captivate, and the development process of designing software simulations. You will be introduced to the Captivate authoring environment and create actual interactive Flash simulations. You will learn how to control the timing of your movies so that your users really feel like they are interacting with a live application. You will also explore the branching, scoring, and other interactive capabilities built into Captivate.
Course Outline
Unit 1: Introducing the Course
Understanding the course structure Outlining the course content
Unit 2: Introducing Captivate
Introducing Captivate Previewing a Captivate project Exploring Captivate's working environment
Unit 3: Recording a Demonstration
Describing the workflow process Recording an application demonstration Previewing and saving a demonstration Best practices for recording projects
Unit 4: Editing a Demonstration
Inserting slides Labeling slides Using the Filmstrip Working with text captions Editing text captions Inserting new text captions Changing caption properties Working with pointer paths Changing project pointers Changing mouse properties Changing highlight box properties
Unit 5: Working with Objects in the Timeline
Using the Timeline Exploring the major components of the Timeline Previewing a slide using the playhead Changing the slide timing Changing object display times and lengths Changing the order of object layers
Unit 6: Working with Images
Inserting images Resizing images Aligning images Setting image properties Stacking objects / images Merging objects / images Adding sound to a specific image
Unit 7: Publishing Your Project
Checking the spelling of your project Setting movie properties Setting movie preferences Resizing your project Analyzing bandwidth Publishing your project Exporting from Captivate to Flash Modifying Captivate projects with Flash
Unit 8: Adding Audio
Planning your e-learning projects Describing audio features Recording a custom-sized project Recording audio while creating a new project Calibrating your microphone Adding audio to an existing project Importing audio files Editing audio files Importing background audio
Unit 9: Recording a Simulation
Recording an assessment simulation project Customizing recording options Inserting click boxes Importing PowerPoint slides Inserting buttons Inserting text entry boxes
Unit 10: Adding Animation
Introducing rollover captions and images Inserting rollover captions Inserting rollover images Inserting text animation Inserting animation
Unit 11: Adding Question Slides
Planning for questions Inserting a true/false question slide Editing a question slide Introducing branching Creating a multiple path Inserting a multiple choice question slide Setting reporting options and tracking interactions Sending scoring results and tracking simulations
Unit 12: Sending Results to a Learning Management System
Defining e-learning benefits Introducing Learning Management Systems Using an LMS Defining AICC and SCORM standards Setting e-learning output options Introducing the Manifest File Creating a Package Interface File Using Captivate with Macromedia Breeze Meeting
Unit 13: Updating Your Projects
Recording additional slides Importing slides from one project to another
Unit 14: Creating Standalone Viewer with MenuBuilder
Introducing MenuBuilder Creating a MenuBuilder project Creating links Previewing a MenuBuilder project Editing a MenuBuilder project Exporting a MenuBuilder project Introducing CaptivatePlayer
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