This course is for beginning and intermediate Captivate users who want to create software demonstrations and interactive simulations. Captivate appeals to a wide variety of audiences, typically grouped in training and education, sales and marketing, or technical support and documentation.

The ability to navigate and work with Microsoft Windows, open and close files and save to specfic folders.

--eLearning and Captivate
Education Through Pictures
Planning eLearning Projects
The Captivate Interface
Workspaces
Previewing

Including How to:
Explore a Project
Explore the Default Workspaces
Modify and Reset a Workspace
Create a Workspace
Navigate a Project
Preview a Project
Zoom Closer to a Slide

--Recording Demos and Simulations
Resolution and Recording Size
The Development Process
Preparing to Record
Record a Demonstration
Record an Assessment Simulation
Training Simulations
Custom Recordings
-Including How to:
Rehearse a Script
Edit Recording Settings
Set Recording Keys
Record a Demonstration
Record an Assessment
Record a Training Simulation
Record a Custom Simulation

--Captions, Styles and Timing
Text Captions
Caption Styles
The Timeline
Including How to:
Duplicate a Slide and Hide the Mouse
Insert, Resize and Move Text Captions
Modify Text Caption Properties
Edit the Default Caption Style
Reset an Object Style
Change an Object’s Position & Size
View the Timeline
Change a Slide’s Display Time
Use the Timeline to Set Object Display Times
Show/Hide Timeline Objects
Use the Properties Panel to Control Timing
Set Mouse Properties
Check Spelling
Align Slide Objects

--Images and Drawing Objects
Slide Quality
Blank Slides
Images
The Library
Image Editing
Mouse Visuals and Sounds
Drawing Objects
-Including How to:
Change Slide Background Quality
Insert and Delete Slides
Insert an Image
Set Image Size and Slide Position
Use the Library
Manage Unused Project Assets
Crop an Image
Create an Image Watermark
Work With Image Stacks
Add a Visual Click and Sound
Draw a Line

--Pointers, Buttons and Highlight Boxes
Pointer Paths and Types
Buttons
Highlight Boxes
Including How to:
Modify the Mouse Pointer
Edit Slide and Object Display Times
Insert a Text Button
Set a Button’s Timing and Options
Work With Image Buttons
Insert and Format a Highlight Box
Rollovers and Zoom Areas
Rollover Captions
Rollover Images
Zoom Areas
Rollover Slidelets
-Including How to:
Insert a Rollover Caption
Insert a Rollover Image
Insert a Zoom Area
Insert and Format a Rollover Slidelet
Format the Slidelet
Add a Caption and Image to a Slidelet

--Audio
Importing Audio Files
Slide Notes
Recording Audio
Silence
Text-to-Speech
Including How to:
Add Audio to a Slide Object
Add Background Audio
Add a Slide Note
Calibrate a Microphone
Record a Narration
Import Voice Narrations
Edit an Audio File
Insert Silence
Convert Text-to-Speech

--Flash Video, Animation and Effects
Flash Video
Animation
Text Animation
Object Effects
-Including How to:
Insert Flash Video
Set Flash Video Properties
Add Animation to a Slide
Insert Text Animation
Apply a Fly-In Effect to a Text Caption
Apply a ZigZag Motion Path

Converting Demonstrations Into Simulation
Demonstrations versus Simulations
Find and Replace
Click Boxes
Text Entry Boxes
-Including How to:
Hide the Mouse
Replace Phrases
Insert a Click Box
Insert a Text Entry Box

-Introduction to Question Slides
Quiz Setup
Add Question Slides
Including How to:
Edit Quizzing Object Styles
Set the Quiz Preferences
Insert Question Slides
Format a Question Slide
Add an Image to a Question Slide
Paste as Background

--Publishing
URL Actions
Skins
Table of Contents
Preloaders
Publishing
Round Tripping: Export asset (Text Caption) from Captivate, edit and re-import it
-Including How to:
Link to a Web Site
Apply a Skin,
Edit and Save a Skin
Delete a Skin
Create a TOC
Add a Loading Screen
Publish a Flash (SWF)
Publish Word Handouts
Export Captions
Perform a “Round Trip” Edit

-"FMRs", Panning, Manual Mode & Slideshows
Full Motion Recording
Panning
Manual Mode
Image Slideshows
-Including How to:
Create an FMR
Record a Lesson With Panning
Record Manually
Create an Image Slideshow