Captivate Training: Essential Skills I

NEW FEATURES OF CAPTIVATE 5 COVERED

• Object Styles
• Master Slides
• New Tracking and Reporting Feature
• Rich Animation Effects

INTRODUCING CAPTIVATE

• Start Adobe Captivate and
• Set General Preferences
• Open and Close Existing Projects
• View Project Information and Open Slides
• Preview a Project
• View the Library and Timeline

RECORDING

• Step Through a Script
• Set the Recording Type and Options
• Record a Project Manually
• Record a Demonstration
• Record an Assessment Simulation
• Record a Training Assessment

TEXT CAPTIONS AND THE TIMELINE

• Duplicate a Slide and Hide the Mouse
• Insert, Resize and Move Text Captions
• Change Text Caption Properties
• Change an Object’s Slide Position and Size
• View the Timeline
• Change a Slide’s Display Time
• Change Timeline View Settings
• Use the Timeline to Set Text Caption Display Times
• Show/Hide Timeline Objects
• Use Options to Control Object Timing
• Set Mouse Properties
• Check Spelling
• Align Slide Objects

IMAGES

• Insert an Image
• Set Image Size and Slide Position
• Use the Library
• Manage Unused Images
• Create an Image Transparency
• Create an Image Watermark
• Replace an Image
• Set Image Timing Options and Transition
• Effects
• Work With Image Stacks
• Add a Visual Mouse Click and Click Sound

POINTER PATHS, BUTTONS AND HIGHLIGHT BOXES

• Change the Pointer Path
• Change the Pointer Type
• Edit a Slide and Object Display Times
• Insert a Text Button
• Set a Button’s Options
• Insert an Image Button
• Insert and Format a Highlight Box

CONVERTING DEMONSTRATIONS INTO
SIMULATIONS

• Hide the Mouse
• Insert a Click Box
• Set Click Box Options
• Change a Slide’s Display Time
• Set a Text Caption Transition
• Insert a Text Entry Box

ROLLOVERS AND ZOOM AREAS

• Insert a Rollover Caption
• Set Rollover Area Properties
• Insert a Rollover Image
• Insert a Zoom Area
• Insert a Rollover Slidelet
• Set Rollover Slidelet Properties
• Format and Position a Slidelet
• Insert a Caption into a Slidelet
• Insert an Image into a Slidelet

SLIDE LABELS, NOTES AND AUDIO

• Add a Slide Label
• Add a Slide Note
• Add a Sound Effect to an Object
• Add Background Music to a Project
• Calibrate a Microphone
• Record a Slide Note
• Edit an Audio File
• Insert Silence

ANIMATION AND FLASH VIDEO

• Change a Project’s Frame Rate
• Add Animation to a Slide
• Change an Animation’s Slide Position
• Insert Text Animation
• Add Flash Video

IMPORTING AND BRANCHING

• Import PowerPoint Animation
• Import PowerPoint Backgrounds
• Resize a Project
• Import Project Slides and Objects
• Label a Slide
• Use Buttons to Create a Branch
• Explore the Branching Tab
• Export the Branching View
• Create a Slide Group
• Work with a Slide Group

SKINS AND TEMPLATES

• Apply a BMP Playbar
• Apply a Skin
• Edit and Save a Skin
• Delete a Skin
• Add a Loading Screen
• Create a Project Template
• Create a New Project From a Template
• Record Additional Slides
• Edit a Template

COMPLIANT MOVIES, BANDWIDTH AND PUBLISING

• Enable 508 Compliance
• Add Accessibility Text
• Add Closed Captions
• Link to a Web Site
• Check Bandwidth
• Publish a Flash (SWF)
• Publish Word Handouts
• Export Captions

CREATING QUIZZES

• Set Quiz Preferences
• Insert a Question Slide
• Add an Image to a Question Slide
• Reuse a Slide Background
• Format the Question Title
• Use the Slide Grid
• Format the Progress Indicator
• Create and Rename Question Pools
• Add Questions to Question Pools
• Insert Random Question Slides

MENUBUILDER

• Publish a Standalone Project
• Create a MenuBuilder Project
• Add Text Items to a Menu
• Format Styles
• Edit Text Items
• Export a MenuBuilder Project

LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS

• Set Reporting Options
• Create a Manifest File
• Adjust Slide Object Interaction
• Publish a Content Package
• Test an E-Learning Course