
Captivate Fundamentals
Captivate Fundamentals is a 2-day course where you'll learn how to record and create software demonstrations in addition to editing and publishing projects. You'll learn how to create a variety of testing options for your e-learners, and add interactive simulations.
Upcoming Classes
Saint Paul, MN
This course is also offered as a Private Training. Please contact us to customize and schedule your individual or group event.
Course Outline
Exploring Captivate
- The Captivate Interface
- Explore a Finished Captivate Project
- Zoom and Magnify
- Navigate a Project
- Explore and Reset the Workspace
- Create a Workspace
- Previewing the Entire Project
New Projects
- Create a Blank Project
- Add Images to Placeholders
- Insert and Format a Text Button
Recording Screen Actions
- Resolution and Recording Size
- The Development Process
- Review Recording Settings
- Review Recording Modes
- Record Using Multiple Modes
- Record a Custom Simulation
- Record a Demonstration that Pans
- Manually Record the Screen
Captions, Styles and Timing
- Insert and Edit Text Captions
- Modify Text Caption Properties
- Edit the Default Caption Style
- Change a Callout Used by a Text Caption
- Control Slide and Object Timing
- Check Spelling
- Align Slide Objects
Images and Smart Shapes
- Insert, Resize and Restore an Image
- Transform an Image
- The Library
- Managing Unused Project Assets
- Image Editing
- Smart Shapes
- Characters / Assets
- Create and Image Mask
- Integrating Photoshop
- Delete a Slide Background
- Integrating Photoshop
Pointers, Buttons and Highlight Boxes
- Mouse Effects
- Pointer Paths and Types
- Highlight Boxes
- Image Buttons
Roll-overs and Zoom Areas
- Rollover Captions
- Rollover Images
- Rollover Slidelets
- Insert a Zoom Area
Audio
- Object Audio
- Background Audio
- Slide Notes
- Calibrating a Microphone
- Record Slide Audio
- Import Audio Onto a Slide
- Edit an Audio File
- Insert Silence
- Convert Text-to-Speech
Video, Animation and Effects
- Insert a Flash Video
- Set Flash Video Properties
- Add Animation to a Slide
- Text Animation
- Object Effect
- Modify Effect Properties
Adding Interactivity
- Demonstrations versus Simulations
- Hide the Mouse
- Find and Replace
- Click Boxes
- Text Entry Boxes
Working with PowerPoint
- Starting with PowerPoint
- Import a Presentation
- Edit the Presentation
- PowerPoint Collaboration
- Rescaling Projects
Introduction to Question Slides
- Quiz Setup
- Edit Quiz Object Styles
- Set the Quiz Preferences
- Apply a Theme and Hide an Object
- Insert Question Slides
- Edit a Question Slide
Finishing Touches
- URL Actions
- Skins
- Table of Contents
- Preloaders
- Publishing
- Text Caption / CC Round Tripping