Captivate CS4 Introduction Print E-mail

Adobe Captivate is used to create interactive computer-based simulations with captions, rollovers, clickable areas, typing areas & sound effects. Captivate simulations & demos are easy to publish online or burn to disc for  training, sales, marketing or user support.

Duration:

2 Days

Audience:

Anyone wishing to use Captivate to quickly create interactive, engaging training simulations, tutorials & quizzes.

Prerequisites:

Participants must have a working knowledge of your PC & Windows - be familiar with the mouse, using standard menu commands and basic file management techniques.

Course Content:

The Captivate Work Environment

• The Captivate Workflow
• Understanding the Captivate View Panels
• Using Captivate Filmstrip, Movie Preferences
• Working with the Captivate Toolbars

Creating Captivate Movies

• Planning & recording a Captivate Movie
• Creating and Using Captivate Project Templates
• Captivate Movie Properties
• Resizing Captivate Movies
• Adding Background Audio to Your Movie
• Adding, Changing, and Creating Custom Movie Playback Controls
• Creating an Image Movie
• Creating a Blank Captivate Movie

Using Slides to Build a Movie

• Adding Slides to Your Movie
• Features of the New Image Box Dialog Box
• Inserting Images into Slides
• Creating Animation Slides
• Using PowerPoint Presentations
• Adding Flash Movies to Slides
• Adding Full Motion Slides
• Editing Movie Slides

Captivate Timeline and Objects

• Object Basics
• Aligning Objects
• Changing the Order, Timing, and Size of Objects
• Creating a Rollover Image
• Animating Text

Adding Captions

• Adding Captions Automatically
• Creating Rollover Captions
• Customizing Captions
• Exporting and Importing Captions
• Changing the Order and Timing of Captions

Adding Audio

• The Audio Recording Options
• Recording a Background Audio Track
• Editing Audio Tracks
• Using Advanced Audio Management
• Adjusting Audio on the Timeline

Adding Interactivity

• Adding and Using
  -  Highlight Boxes
  -  Click Boxes
  -  Buttons
  -  Text Entry Boxes
  -  JavaScript to Extend Functionality

 Adding Rich Media

• Preparing Video for Captivate
• Working with AVI Video
• Importing Movies from Other Screen Recording Software
• Importing Animations into Your Movie

eLearning Applications

• Preparing a Movie for eLearning
• Providing Student Feedback
• Creating Question Slides
• Creating Branching in Captivate
• Creating PIF Files

MenuBuilder

• MenuBuilder Overview
• Creating a MenuBuilder Project
• Editing a MenuBuilder Project
• Adding Interactivity to MenuBuilder Projects
• Working with the MenuBuilder Options

Exporting Files

• Exporting Flash Files
• Using Email to Deliver Your Movies
• Creating Projectors
• Publishing Movies to a Web Site
• Exporting Your Movie to Microsoft Word
• Exporting Your Movie to Breeze
• Creating and Exporting Movies for PDA Playback

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