Adobe Captivate

Description

During this two-day hands-on Adobe Captivate course, attendees will learn the step-by-step proven methods top Instructional Designers use to create engaging online classes for their clients. The course covers all the tools needed to develop and build interactive eLearning courses. Some of the highlights of this immersive training are: how to create Captivate projects using objects such as hotspots, interactive elements, video, buttons, voice narrations and audio. In addition to mastering the key concepts of eLearning, the attendee will also be introduced to the best practices for creating and publishing Captivate projects in professional development workflows. This course is a must-have skill in your tool-belt if pursuing an exciting and innovative career in Instructional Design or its supportive disciplines and services.

Course taught by an expert Adobe Certified Instructor.

Prerequisites:

Basic knowledge of a Mac or PC computer is required.

Course Outline

Interface Overview Navigating the Menus Side Tool Bar Top Tool Bar Film Strip Timeline Master Slides Properties Library Quiz Properties Project Info

Setting Up The Project Creating the Master Slide Choosing Quality and Resolution Image Sizes The Skin Editor

Mastering the Timeline Locking and Unlocking Items Using the Eyeball Function Recording Slides

Creating Slides Text, Images and Videos Arranging Objects on a Slide Aligning Objects Snapping to Objects Image Editing  Crop and Renaming Images Timing, Transitions & Transform Positing Objects on Slides Adding Widgets Reordering Slides Editing Images Adding Web Links

Working with Images Resizing and Restoring Images Cropping and Renaming an image Removing Background Color Inserting a Cloud Callout Creating an Image Mask

Pointers, Paths, Boxes and Buttons Controlling Mouse Effects Editing a Mouse Path Inserting a Highlight Box Inserting an Image Button

Rollovers and Zooms Inserting a Rollover Caption Inserting a Rollover Image Inserting a Rollover Slidelet Inserting a Zoom Area

Actions Name Objects Creating a Mask Controlling Object Visibility Creating a Simple Action Attaching an Action to a Button Group Timeline Objects Creating a Variable Creating a Conditional Action

Click Boxes How to Use Them and Why

Animations and Effects Using Animation to Enhance your Slides Text Animation Modifying Effects Properties Creating Zoom Areas Interactions Animation Effects Adding Drop Shadows and Gradients Adding Visual Clicks and Sounds

Working with Video Recording a Video Demo Adding a Video Zoom Adding a Video Pan Splitting a Video Trimming a Video

Understanding Slide Actions On Start On Exit

Using Audio Recording Audio Calibrating a Microphone Importing Audio Inserting Silence Editing Audio Creating Loop Audio Removing Audio Creating Closed Captions Background Audio Inserting Silence Converting Text-to-Speech

Previewing and Recording Previewing Your Project Using Automatic Recording Mode Playing Your Project Check Captivate’s Recording Rehearsing a Script

Library How to Manage the Library Finding Items Deleting Unused Items

Saving, Publishing & Uploading Saving to Disk Sharing Files Uploading to YouTube Publishing

The Publishing Window Publishing to .swf, HTML5, Video, Adobe Connect, Media, E-mail, ftp, Print Publishing a pdf Publishing Settings Windows or Mac Executable Importing and Exporting

Importing from PowerPoint Transferring PowerPoint Presentations to Keynote

Creating Quizzes and Questions Testing Strategies Quiz Preferences Quiz Properties Question Slides Incorporating Interactions into Quizzes Question Pool Manager Adding and Deleting Questions Editing Captions and Buttons Creating Random Questions Formatting the Quiz Results Page Mobile Delivery and Quizzes

Building a Presentation Movie Exporting to Qucktime as a single movie