Captivate Jumpstart – Zero to HERO

• Course content

  Introduction to Captivate

  • project and user requirements
  • resolution & recording size
  • explore the interface
  • discuss project workflows

  Work with Themes

  • use themes
  • create themes
  • set default themes

  Smart objects

  • add and edit smart objects
  • use for interactivity

  Preferences and Object Styles

  • create project preferences
  • create captivate preferences
  • share project preferences
  • use and create objects Styles
  • update and reset object styles
  • share object styles

  Text Captions

  • insert text captions
  • use the check spelling
  • create and applying styles
  • edit objects

  Timeline

  • work with the timeline
  • adjust time & transition effects
  • control the stacking order

  Work with Slides and Masters

  • add different slide types
  • understand different slide types
  • use and create master slides
  • control timing and effects

  Work with Images

  • set image size & position
  • align, arrange and distribute
  • use the library

  Add buttons

  • add different button types
  • create links and branching
  • explore the branching view
  • create custom buttons
  • click boxes

  Adding visual items

  • pointer paths & types
  • highlight boxes

  Rollover Captions

  • insert a rollover Image
  • edit rollover area properties
  • insert a zoom area

  Add sound

  • record audio
  • calibrate a microphone
  • edit an audio file
  • insert silence
  • add closed captioning

  Demonstrations and Simulation

  • capture software simulations
  • edit software simulations
  • capture training simulations
  • edit training simulations
  • capture assessment simulations
  • edit assessment simulations

  Animation & Flash video

  • discuss frame rates
  • add animation to a slide
  • insert text animation
  • insert flash video
  • set flash video properties

  Captivate & PowerPoint Slides

  • import a PowerPoint presentation
  • PowerPoint “round tripping”
  • resizing projects
  • perform a “round trip” from word

  Skins

  • apply a skin to a project
  • edit & save a skin Project settings
  • set project properties
  • add project information
  • add a preloader

  Question Slides

  • insert a question slide
  • add content to a question Slide
  • format the question title
  • format the question answer
  • set question slide options

  Publishing and LMS

  • publish options
  • reporting options & the manifest
  • set reporting options
  • create a manifest file
  • publish a zipped flash project
  • upload to an LMS

  Question Pools

  • create a question pool
  • add questions to a question pool
  • export question pools
  • insert random question slides
  • use the question pool manager
  • create multi answer feedback
  • add partial and negative quiz scoring

  Widgets

  • insert widgets to enhance the project
  • edit widgets to enhance the project
  • setup widgets with variables

  Buttons

  • smart shape buttons
  • create custom buttons using Photoshop and Captivate
  • create toggle buttons using advanced actions

  Advanced interaction

  • add document information for use with system variables
  • create & insert system variables
  • create & insert user system variables
  • create sound toggle buttons
  • using variables to gather data
  • display variable data within a project
  • create advanced Interactions
  • create multiple interactions
  • control object visibility
  • named items
  • text entry boxes for user input
  • create project navigational buttons
  • writing scripts
  • attach a script to a slide
  • create conditional actions
  • use IF and ELSE conditions

  Projects

  • learn to create complex projects
  • create breadcrumb trail
  • create a slide counter
  • create navigation buttons/menu
  • create a sequence visibility
  • create a password protected project
  • create a forced interaction
  • creating flash based content
  • create HTML 5 friendly content
  • output to HTML 5
  • and many more…

  Animation

  • add animation to a project
  • create trigger based animation

  Advanced interaction with Flash

  • customise Captivate widgets
  • create interactive navigational buttons
  • create advance image map navigation
  • inserting a Flash animation that contains ActionScript 3
  • create Flash animations for inclusion into Captivate

  Image editing with Photoshop

  • edit slide backgrounds
  • create custom buttons using correct naming conventions
  • optimising projects