Course Synopsis: Using Adobe Captivate 3.0 provides students with the knowledge and hands-on practice you need to develop and build software demonstrations and interactive simulations with Captivate. In addition to learning key concepts, students also learn best practices for creating and publishing Captivate projects. This four day bootcamp training class also offers two days of Script Writing and Production Techniques for Adobe Captivate.
Who Should Attend: This course is for beginning and intermediate Captivate users who want to create software demonstrations and interactive simulations.
Prerequisites: Because of the amount of material we cover in the workshop, we do require students to be comfortable using a mouse, opening and saving files, and the general operations of computers. While we will make every reasonable effort to help, students with insufficient skills may be required to observe the class lessons or do their best to keep up without slowing down the rest of the class. This class is a discounted combination of the Captivate Intro and Captivate Script Writing classes. For student cancellation purposes, each separate component is treated as a
separate class.
What You Will Learn:
• CBT Development Process
• Recording Projects
• Editing Text Captions and the Timeline
• Working with Images
• Pointer Paths and Buttons
• Adding Audio
• Working with Flash Video
• Adding Animation
• Adding Question Slides
• Using Skins and Templates
• Script Writing Basics
• CBT Development Process
• Publishing for an LMS
• Version Control
Time: Class time is 9:00 a.m.- 4:00 p.m. Breaks are scheduled throughout the day and lunch is typically scheduled 12-1. Students provide their own lunch.
Locations: We have company-operated facilities in Atlanta, Chicago, Denver, San Diego and Washington DC. We also work with a network of rental facilities to offer our classes regularly across the United States and in Canada. Please double-check the location of your class with our office to make sure you get to the right location.
Related Courses: We recommend the following courses that relate to this class: Dreamweaver and Flash Professional. Please take a look at our other course outlines.
Goals: Sterling Ledet and Associates realizes the importance of education and we take pride in being able to offer you classes that are more custom fit to your needs. Call us at (770) 414-5007 if you have any special questions or e-mail us at sales@ledet.com.
Registration: Please fill out our registration form and fax it to us at (312) 896-9094. |
LESSON 1
• Captivate Basics
• Planning Your Project
• The CBT Development Process
• Resolution and Recording Size
• The Captivate Interface
• Recording Projects
• Hybrid Projects
LESSON 2
• Text Captions and the Timeline
• Inserting a Text Caption
• Working with the Timeline
• Using Check Spelling
• Aligning Captions
• Editing Objects - Position and Size
LESSON 3
• Working with Images
• Working with Blank Slides
• Set Image Size and Position
• Timing Options and Transition Effects
• Working with Image Stacks
• Using the Library
LESSON 4
• Pointer Paths, Buttons and Highlight Boxes
• Pointer Paths and Types
• Insert a Text Button
• Insert an Image Button
• Highlight Boxes
LESSON 5
• Rollover Captions
• Rollover Area Properties
• Inserting a Rollover Image
• Inserting a Zoom Area
LESSON 6
• Slide Labels and Notes
• Add a Slide Label
• Add a Slide Note
• Adding Audio Files to Projects
• Add a Sound Effect to an Object
• Add Background Music to a Project
• Recording Audio
• Calibrate a Microphone
• Record a Slide Note
• Edit an Audio File
LESSON 7
• Animation and Flash Video
• Frame Rates
• Change a Project’s Frame Rate
• Add Animation to a Slide
• Change an Animation’s Slide Position
• Text Animation
• Insert Text Animation
• Insert Flash Video
• Set Flash Video Properties
LESSON 8
• Captivate and PowerPoint Slides
• Import a PowerPoint Presentation
• Resizing Projects
• Importing Captivate Slides and Objects
• Use Buttons to Create a Branch
• Explore the Branching Tab
• Export Branching View
• Print Documents
• Publish Word Handouts
• Exporting and Importing Captions
• Perform a “Round Trip” From Word
LESSON 9
• Skins and Templates
• Apply a BMP Playbar to a Project
• Apply a Skin to a Project
• Edit and Save a Skin
• Loading Screens
• Add a Loading Screen
• Templates
• Create a Project Template
• Record a New Project Based on a Template
LESSON 10
• Compliant Movies, Bandwidth and Publishing
• Enable 508 Compliance
• Closed Captioning
• Add Closed Captions
• Link to a Web Site
• Set Project Properties
• Use the Bandwidth Monitor
• Publishing Flash and Standalone Project
• Publish a Flash File
LESSON 11
• Question Slides
• Insert a Question Slide
• Add an Image to a Question Slide
• Copy and Paste a Slide Background
• Format the Question Title
• Use the Slide Grid
• Format the Question Answer
• Set Question Slide Options
• Edit the Submit Button Text
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LESSON 12
• MenuBuilder
• Creating Menu Builder Projects
• Publish Projects
• Create a MenuBuilder Project
• Format Styles
• Edit Items
• Export a MenuBuilder Project
LESSON 13
• Learning Management Systems
• Reporting Options and the Manifest
• Set Reporting Options
• Create a Manifest File
• Advanced Interaction
• Adjust Slide Object Interaction
• Publish a Zipped Flash Project
• Create an LMS Account
• Create an LMS Lesson
• Create an LMS Course
• Create an LMS Curriculum
• Test an E-Learning Course
LESSON 14
• Script Writing
• The Process
• Ignorance Is Not a Dirty Word
• The Audience
• The Subject Matter Expert (SME)
• Find and Promote the “Wow” Factor
• Rules for Writing and Tools of the Trade
• Hard-News Writing
• Feature Writing
• Technical and Script Writing
• Avoid Plagiarism
• Writing Style Guides
• So Many Guides, So Little Time
LESSON 15
• Grammar Workshop
• Comma Inside or Comma Outside the Quotation Mark?
• Less is More, But is Fewer Very Much?
• Led/Lead/Leading/Leading
• When We Join Things, Are They Always Plural?
• Commas Between Adjectives
• Hyphens
LESSON 16
• Writing Workshop
• Active vs. Passive Voice
• Death to Deadwood
• Writing Concisely
• Writing Narratives
• Writing Step-By-Step Procedures
• Sample Script
LESSON 17
• Production & Style Guide
• The CBT Development Process
• Adobe Captivate 3 Preferences
• Global Settings
• Recording Settings
• Full Motion Recording Settings
• Recording Keys Settings
• Custom Recording Mode Settings
• Display Settings
• Screen Resolution
• Desktop Wallpaper and Icons
• Windows XP Display Properties
• Windows Vista Personalized Settings
• The Recording Phase
• Download the Template
• Record a Project Using a Template
LESSON 18
• Script Writing
• Production Phase
• Version Control
• Project Settings
• The Cleanup Process
• Slide Properties
• Text Captions
• Buttons
• Click Boxes
• Text Entry Boxes
• Audio/Narration
• Publishing Audio Scripts
• Importing Narration Files
• Pre-Publish Settings
• Project Start and End
• Project Background Audio
• Project Skin
• Project Info
• Publishing Projects
• Publishing for an LMS
• Publishing for a Web Server
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