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Captivate Training: Using Captivate
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Overview
This Adobe Captivate course is designed to take participants through the development process of building software demonstrations and interactive simulations. The course is task-based, with participants learning by recording and updating projects. Along with covering the key features of Captivate, the course focuses on best practices to record Captivate projects.
This course is designed for people who are both beginner and intermediate Adobe Captivate users who want to create software demonstrations and interactive simulations. This course will help you to quickly get the most out of your Captivate investment.
Instructor Biography
Vijay-Kumar Solanki
Vijay-Kumar Solanki has been an instructor since 1985. He has been teaching Dreamweaver, Captivate and Robohelp at d’Vinci Interactive for over three years. Vijay is one of our most requested instructors and has a reputation for keeping the students entertained while they learn. As an Adobe Certified Instructor, Vijay has taught Captivate at Ohio State University, West Virginia University, the F.B.I., the U.S. Coast Guard, and the Department of Homeland Security, to name a few.
Vijay also uses Captivate, on an almost daily basis, for developing e-learning websites. His Captivate development clients have included MICROS Software (for whom we developed over 50 course hours of material), Johns Hopkins, The College Board and Found Value.
Vijay attended Shepherd College studying Music Education and Music Composition.
Prerequisites
Familiarity with Windows Operating Systems, using Microsoft Internet Explorer, and a basic understanding of computer terminology is required. Knowledge of Flash concepts is helpful, but not required.
Course Outline
Day 1 - Course Outline
Unit 1: Introducing Adobe Captivate
- Introductions
- About the Course
- Course Prerequisites
- Course Format
- Course Objectives
- Course Outline - Day 1
- Course Outline - Day 2
- Captivate Key Features
- Defining the Difference Between Demonstrations and Simulations and Defining When to Use Which One
- Describing Your Captivate Projects
Unit 2: Recording A Software Demonstration
- Describing the Workflow Process
- Showing the Adobe Captivate Workflow
- Recording Your Project
- Preparing to Record an Application
- Recording a New Movie
- Describing New Project Options
- Describing the Recording Window
- Describing Recording Options
- Selecting the Recording Mode
- Describing Full Motion Recording
- Describing the Change Recording Keys
- Describing the Preview Project Options
- Describing How to Save Your Project
- Exploring Captivate's Working Environment
- Introducing the Storyboard View
- Introducing the Edit View
- Introducing the Menu Bar, Toolbar, Timeline, and Filmstrip
- Describing Slides
- Working with Blank and Colored Slides
- Describing the Slide Properties Dialog Box
- Using the Color Dialog Box
- Labeling Slides
- Reordering Slides
- Using the Filmstrip
Unit 3: Working With Text Captions
- Describing Text Captions
- Describing the Auto-Generated Text Captions
- Editing Text Captions
- Inserting New Text Captions
- Resizing Text Captions
- Inserting and Stacking New Text Captions
- Changing Caption Properties
- Working with Pointer Paths
Unit 4: Working With The Timeline
- Describing the Timeline
- Describing Major Components of the Timeline
- Using the Playhead to Preview the Timeline
- Scrubbing the Timeline
- Changing the Order of Object Layers
Unit 5: Working With Images And Objects
- Inserting Images
- Describing the New Image Dialog Box
- Resizing Images
- Aligning Images
- Using Various Tools to Align Images
- Describing the New Image Dialog Box
- Stacking Images/Objects
- Sending Image to the Background
- Merging Images/Objects
- Describing the New Image Dialog Box - Audio Tab
Unit 6: Finishing Touches and Publishing Your Project
- Inserting Text Animation
- Describing the New Text Animation Dialog Box
- Inserting Animation
- Describing the New Animation Dialog Box
- Changing Highlight Box Properties
- Describing the Highlight Box Dialog Box
- Checking the Spelling of Your Project
- Setting Project Preferences
- Describing Movie Preferences Dialog Box
- Publishing Projects
- Publishing Project as a Handout
- Publishing Project to a Flash (SWF) File
- Exporting From Captivate to Flash
Unit 7: Recording Software Demonstration With Audio
- Referring to Appendix A - Planning A Captivate Project
- Planning Your E-learning Projects
- Recording a Custom-sized Project
- Describing Audio Features
- Recording Audio While Creating a Project
- Scripting Your Project
- Recording Audio Tips
- Describing The Record Audio Dialog Box
- Importing Audio
- Importing Background Audio
- Previewing Audio
- Editing Audio Files
- Describing the Edit Audio Dialog Box
- Describing the Movie Preferences Dialog Box
- Describing the Advanced Audio Management Dialog Box
- Publishing Project To A Flash (SWF) File
- Day 1 Summary
Day 2 - Course Outline
Unit 8: Recording A Simulation With Interactivity
- Describing Your Software Simulation
- Recording Options Dialog Box
- Describing the Custom Recording Dialog Box
- Describing Click Boxes
- Using the Click Box Dialog Box
- Using Click Box - Options Dialog Box
- Using the Success Caption
- Importing PowerPoint Slides
- Describing the PowerPoint Slide Options Dialog Box
- Describing the Insert Slides Dialog Box
- Moving Slides on Filmstrip
- Inserting Buttons
- Describing the New Button Dialog Box
- Using the Button - Options Dialog Box
- Inserting Text Entry Boxes
- Describing New Text Entry Box Dialog Box
- Using Shortcut Key Dialog Box
- Using Text Entry Box - Options Dialog Box
- Moving and Resizing Text Entry Box
Unit 9: Inserting Rollover Captions And Images
- Explaining Differences Between Rollover Captions and Images
- Describing Rollover Captions
- Using New Rollover Caption Dialog Box
- Changing the Rollover Area and Rollover Caption
- Changing Rollover Area Properties
- Describing Rollover Images
- Using the New Rollover Image Dialog Box
- Using the Rollover Image Options Dialog Box
Unit 10: Inserting Question Slides
- Planning for Questions
- Describing the Question Types
- Using Interactive Elements
- Using the Question Types Dialog Box
- Using the True/False Question Slide
- Describing Branching
- Using Multiple Choice Question Slide
- Establishing Reporting Options With Other Interactions
Unit 11: Using E-learning Features
- Describing E-learning Benefits
- Describing Learning Objects
- Describing a Learning Management System
- Organizing Quizzes
- Using the Quiz Manager - Reporting Tab
- Using the Quiz Manager - Quiz Tab
- Describing the Manifest File
- Creating a PIF
Unit 12: Updating Your Projects
- Recording Additional Slides
- Importing Slides From One Project to Another
- Importing PowerPoint Slides
- Inserting Text Animation
- Describing the New Text Animation Dialog Box
- Checking the Spelling of Your Project
- Checking the Timing of Your Project
- Describing the Major Components of the Timeline
Unit 13: Resizing And Publishing Projects
- Planning to Publish Your Projects
- Resizing Your Project
- Analyzing Bandwidth
- Publishing Projects
Unit 14: Using MenuBuilder
- Introducing the MenuBuilder
- Using MenuBuilder
- Creating a MenuBuilder Project
- Using the MenuBuilder Dialog Box
- Selecting a Template
- Adding Text Items
- Linking to Adobe SWF Files
- Using Advanced Settings Dialog Box
- Setting Project Options
- Previewing the MenuBuilder Project
- Exporting MenuBuilder Projects
- Class Summary
Reference Material
Appendix A: Planning a Captivate Project
- Planning Your Project
- Using the Systematic Approach
- Using Storyboards
- Developing a Style Guide
- Using a Project Template
- Developing Your Project
- Recording Tips
- Describing Full Motion Recording
- Describing the Change Recording Keys
- Publishing Your Project