Captivate Essentials - An Introduction to Captivate

• A practical working knowledge of Mac OS X or Windows
• Basic Web knowledge
 
 

Day 1

Lesson 1: Exploring Captivate

• Understanding Explore a Finished Captivate Project
• Zoom and Magnify
• Navigate a Project
• Explore and Reset the Workspace
• Preview the Entire Project

Lesson 2: New Project & Soft Skills eLearning

• Create a Blank Project
• Add Images to Placeholders
• Insert and Format a Text Button

Lesson 3: Recording Demos and Sims

• Rehearse a Script
• Review Recording Settings
• Enable Access for Assistive Devices
• Review Default Recording Mode Settings
• Record Using Multiple Modes
• Record a Custom Simulation

Lesson 4: Captions, Styles and Timing

• Insert, Resize and Move Text Captions
• Modify Text Caption Properties
• Edit the Default Caption Style
• Change a Callout Type Used by a Text Caption
• Control Slide Timing
• Control Slide Object Timing
• Check Spelling
• Align Slide Objects

Day 2

Lesson 5: Images and Smart Shapes

• Understanding Insert, Resize, and Restore an Image
• Transform an Image
• Use the Library
• Manage Unused Project Assets
• Crop and Rename an Image
• Remove a Background Color
• Insert a Cloud Callout
• Create an Image Mask
• Delete a Slide Background
• Work with Photoshop Layers
• Create an Image Slideshow

Lesson 6: Pointers, Paths, Boxes, and Buttons

• Control Mouse Effects
• Edit a Mouse Path
• Clone an Object Style
• Insert a Highlight Box
• Insert an Image Button
• Control Appear After Timing

Lesson 7: Rollovers and Zooms

• Insert a Rollover Caption
• Insert a Rollover Image
• Insert a Rollover Slidelet
• Insert a Zoom Area

Lesson 8: Audio

• Import Audio onto a Slide Object
• Import Background Audio
• Add a Slide Note
• Calibrate a Microphone
• Record Slide Audio
• Import a Voiceover onto a Slide
• Edit an Audio File
• Insert Silence
• Convert Text-to-Speech

Day 3

Lesson 9: Video, Animation and Effects

• Organizing Insert a Flash Video
• Set Flash Video Properties
• Add Animation to a slide
• Insert Text Animation
• Apply an Effect to a Slide Object
• Apply a Glow Filter Effect
• Modify Effect Properties
• Save and Import Effects

Lesson 10: Adding Interactivity

• Hide the Mouse
• Replace Phrases
• Insert a Click Box
• Insert a Text Entry Box

Lesson 11: Working With PowerPoint

• Import PowerPoint slides
• Resize One Object and Apply to All
• Round-Trip PowerPoint Edits
• Synch With Source
• Rescale a Project

Lesson 12: Introduction to Question Slides

• Edit Quizzing Object Styles
• Set the Quiz Preferences
• Apply a Theme
• Hide a Slide Image
• Insert Question slides
• Add an Image to a Question slide

Lesson 13: Finishing Touches

• Create a Link to a Web Site
• Apply a Skin
• Edit, Save and Delete a Skin
• Create a TOC
• Check Publish Settings and Add a Loading Screen
• Publish a SWF and PDF
• Run the HTML5 Tracker
• Publish as HTML5
• Export Captions
• Perform a “Round Trip"