Adobe Captivate 2019: The Essentials

ADOBE CAPTIVATE IS A SMART AUTHORING TOOL THAT HELPS YOU EASILY DESIGN COMPELLING, fully responsive, and immersive e-learning content. ADOBE CAPTIVATE 2019 THE ESSENTIALS INSTRUCTOR-LED TRAINING Adobe Captivate is a smart authoring tool that helps you effortlessly design compelling, fully responsive, and immersive e-learning content on any subject. This two day, Instructor led training class provides hands-on, step-by-step instruction, giving you the essential knowledge and practical experience you need to create complete Captivate projects. COURSE OUTLINE PREFACE • Education Through Pictures • RoboDemo to Captivate • Planning eLearning Projects • eLearning Development Phases • Budgeting Considerations • Project Size and Display Resolution • Designing Slides in Captivate • Fonts and eLearning MODULE 1: EXPLORING CAPTIVATE As you work through the lessons in this class, the goal is to get you comfortable with each specific Captivate area or feature before proceeding. Like any feature-rich program, mastering Captivate is going to be a marathon, not a sprint. Soon enough you’ll be in full stride, creating awesome eLearning content using Captivate. But before the sprint comes the crawl. During these first few activities, we give you a chance to familiarize yourself with Captivates user interface. • The Captivate Interface • Previewing • Explore a Finished Captivate Project • Zoom and Magnify • Navigate a Project • Explore and Reset the Workspace • Preview the Entire Project MODULE 2: NEW PROJECTS & SOFT SKILLS ELEARNING You can create two types of eLearning with Captivate: software simulations or soft skills lessons. A software simulation is essentially a recording of step-by-step actions performed on a computer. You can use Captivate to create interactive software simulations (often referred to as “Let Me Try” lessons), demonstrations (often referred to as “Show Me” lessons, and videos (much like the kind you’ve likely seen on YouTube). Soft Skills eLearning encompasses anything that doesn’t fall into the category of a software simulation or demonstration (terrorism awareness, compliance training, conflict resolution, policies and procedures). Anything that’s a life skill would fall into the category of soft skills. During the lessons in this module, you will create a soft skills lesson that includes multiple slides, text, images, and buttons that allow the learner to move through the lesson at their own pace. Create a Blank Project Add Images to Placeholders Import Images Use a Smart Shape as a Button Disable Click Sounds MODULE 3: SCREEN RECORDINGS Recording desktop actions is one of Captivates key features… and you’ll cover the hottest recording modes: demo, assessment, training and custom. Rehearse a Script Review Recording Settings Review Recording Modes Record Using Multiple Modes Record a Custom Simulation Record a Demonstration that Pans Manually Record the Screen MODULE 4: VIDEO DEMOS If you need to record seamless, real-time screen actions, nothing beats Captivates Video recording mode. This section will teach you how to effectively capture videos, but you’ll get a jump start on publishing your videos for use on video sites such as YouTube. Record a Video Demo Add a Video Zoom Add a Video Pan Smooth a Mouse Path and Show Visual Clicks Split a Video Trim a Video Insert a Video Project into a Standard Project Publish a Video Demo MODULE 5: CAPTIONS, STYLES, TIMING, AND ROUND TRIPPING Once you’ve recorded your lessons, the real work begins. During these lessons, you will learn how to add text caption, set object styles and control the timing of slides objects. You’ll also learn how to leverage the power of Microsoft Word to share your slide text content with team members and incorporate their changes. Insert and Edit Text Captions 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 Export Captions to Word Import Captions from Word into Captivate MODULE 6: POINTERS, PATHS, PATHS, BOXES, AND BUTTONS If you’ve created a demonstration, that pesky mouse can sometimes have a mind of its own. You’ll learn how to tame that wild mouse during these lessons. Then you’ll learn how to add some basic interactivity to a lesson via buttons. Control Mouse Effects Edit a Mouse Path Clone an Object Style Insert a Highlight Box Insert an Image Button Control Appear After Timing MODULE 7: IMAGES AND VIDEOS Nothing breaks of the tedium of learning than images and videos. During this module, you’ll learn how to import, resize, and align images. You’ll learn the power of the Library and how it can make managing assets project-wide a snap. You’ll also learn how to import and work with videos, Insert, Resize, and Restore an Image Import Images into the Library Resize, Transform, and Align Images Manage Unused Library Assets Create an Image Slideshow Insert a Video Set Video Properties MODULE 8: AUDIO eLearning lessons that contain voiceover audio and sound effects are more effective than lessons that don’t… and that’s just a fact! Learn how to add, edit and record audio during these lessons. You’ll also learn how to convert Text-to-Speech Work with Rollover Captions Import Audio onto a Slide Object Import Background Audio Add a Slide Note Calibrate a Microphone Record Slide Audio Import Audio onto a Slide Edit an Audio File Insert Silence Convert Text-to-Speech MODULE 9: STATES, ANIMATIONS, AND OBJECT EFFECTS Interactive objects can do more than just serve as clickable objects. You can make them perform all kinds of visual tricks with simple changes to their states. You’ll also learn how to make any objects perform some awesome animation effects. Change State Views for a Button Add an Animation to a slide Insert a Text Animation Apply an Effect to a Slide Object Apply a Free Fall Effect to an Object MODULE 10: SOFTWARE SIMULATIONS Interactive software simulations is generally thought to be more effective than passive demonstrations. During these lessons learn how to convert an existing demonstration into a highly engaging, interactive powerhouse. Hide the Mouse Replace Phrases Insert a Click Box Insert a Text Entry Box MODULE 11: WORKING WITH POWERPOINT Often times the eLearning project begins in Microsoft PowerPoint. Why not use that content in your Captivate project? These lessons will help you master the PowerPoint to Captivate workflow. Create a Project from a Presentation Edit the Source Presentation Synchronize with Source Rescale a Project MODULE 12: QUIZZING Captivate sports some robust quizzing tools. You’ll learn how to setup, create, import, and edit question slides and how to create question pools. Edit Quizzing Object Styles Set the Quiz Preferences Question Slides Insert Question Slides Edit a Question Slide Compare Submit All to Submit Buttons Insert a Knowledge Check Review a GIF File Import a GIF File into a Project Create Question Pools Move Questions to Pools Insert Random Question Slides MODULE 13: PUBLISHING No project is finished until it’s published so that it can be consumed by your learners. Learn the best publishing format to use for the widest audience (including SWF and HTML5 output). Learn how to add a TOC to your lessons and the ideal settings for publishing. Apply a Skin Edit, Save, and Delete a Skin Name Slides Check Publish Settings and Add a Loading Screen Publish as SWF and PDF Run the HTML5 Tracker Publish as HTML5