Adobe Captivate Level 1

Summary

Course Aim:

This comprehensive course introduces users to working with Adobe Captivate. Users will examine the essentials of the application and create professional eLearning content with interactivity.

Course Prerequisites:

Previous experience using applications on a PC or Macintosh is an essential prerequisite for this course.

Course Duration:

Two days 9:00am – 4:30pm

Classroom courses include:

  • Adobe Certified instructors (with min 10 yrs experience)
  • Commercial coursenotes with tutorials and exercises
  • Certificates
  • eLearning DVD Package (FREE at course registration where available, see our SPECIALS)
  • After course support, unlimited HELP DESK (via email, to reinforce the learning), helpdesk@alphacc.com.au
  • Training guarantee
  • FREE repeat of public course within 6 months (where required, and on same version), see terms & conditions

Content

Course Content

During this course you will learn about:

Topic 1 eLearning and Captivate

  • Topic Objectives
  • Set general preferences
  • Explore a project
  • Explore project views
  • Navigate a project
  • Preview a project
  • Zoom closer to a slide
  • View the timeline and library
  • Topic Summary
  • Topic Review

Topic 2 Demonstrations and Simulations

  • Topic Objectives
  • Rehearse a script
  • Set Recording Preferences and Keys
  • Record a demonstration
  • Record an assessment simulation
  • Record a training simulation
  • record a custom simulation
  • Topic Summary
  • Topic Review

Topic 3 FMRs, Panning and Image Slideshows

  • Topic Objectives
  • Create an FMR
  • Record a lesson with panning
  • Create an image slideshow
  • Topic Summary
  • Topic Review

Topic 4 Text Captions and the Timeline

  • Topic Objectives
  • Duplicate a slide and hide the mouse
  • Insert, resize and move text captions
  • Change text caption properties
  • View the timeline
  • Change a slide's display time
  • Change timeline view settings
  • Use the timeline to set object display times
  • Show/hide timeline objects
  • Use optins to control object timing
  • Set mouse properties
  • Check spelling
  • Align slide objects
  • Topic Summary
  • Topic Review

Topic 5 Images and Drawing Objects

  • Topic Objectives
  • Insert and delete slides
  • Insert an image
  • Set image size and slide position
  • Use the library
  • Manage unused project assets
  • Control transparency
  • Create an image watermark
  • Set image timing options and transition effects
  • Work with image stacks
  • Add a visual mouse click and click sound
  • Insert a drawing object
  • Topic Summary
  • Topic Review

Topic 6 Pointers, Buttons and Highlight Boxes

  • Topic Objectives
  • Change the pointer path
  • Change the pointer type
  • Edit slide and object display times
  • Insert a text button
  • Set a button's options
  • Insert an image button
  • Insert and format a highlight box
  • Topic Summary
  • Topic Review

Topic 7 Rollovers and Zoom Areas

  • Topic Objectives
  • Rollver Captions
  • Rollover Images
  • Zoom Areas
  • Rollover Sldelet
  • Topic Summary
  • Topic Review

Topic 8 Slide Labels, Notes and Audio

  • Topic Objectives
  • Change slide background quality
  • Add a slide label
  • Add a slide note
  • Add sound to a slide object
  • Add background audio
  • calibrate a microphone
  • Record audio
  • Import slide audio
  • Edit an audio file
  • Insert silence
  • Convert slide notes to speech
  • Topic Summary
  • Topic Review

Topic 9 Animation and Flash Video

  • Topic Objectives
  • Change slide background quality
  • Add a slide label
  • Add a slide note
  • Add sound to a slide object
  • Add background audio
  • Calibrate a microphone
  • Record audio
  • Import slide audio
  • Edit an audio file
  • Insert silence
  • Convert slide notes to speech
  • Topic Summary
  • Topic Review

Topic 10 Click and Text Entry Boxes

  • Topic Objectives
  • Hide the mouse
  • Replace phrases
  • Insert a click box
  • Set clcik box options
  • Change a slide's display time
  • Change transition effects
  • Insert a text entry box
  • Topic Summary
  • Topic Review

Topic 11 Introduction to Question Slides

  • Topic Objectives
  • Set quiz preferences
  • Insert a question slide
  • Insert an image onto a question slide
  • Reuse a slide background
  • Format the question title
  • Use the slide grid
  • Format the progress indicator
  • Topic Summary
  • Topic Review

Topic 12 Finishing Touches

  • Topic Objectives
  • Link to a website
  • 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
  • Topic Summary
  • Topic Review

Topic 13 Consolidating Project

  • Topic Objectives
  • Consolidating Exercise
  • Topic Summary
  • Topic Review
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Packages

We offer various packages, designed for users who want to upgrade their skills across a range of Adobe applications.

This course is not currently available as part of a package. Please click the specials link above to see if specials are currently available for this course.

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Specials

2010 Training Special for Sydney-Brisbane-Melbourne-Canberra Centres

Option 1 (SYD-BRIS-MELB):

Selected Level 1 courses $800 from 27/04/2010

Selected Level 1 public courses in our Sydney-Brisbane-Melbourne Training Centres are now $800 (RRP $935) during the promotional period. The offer can’t be taken with another offer or promotion.

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Course cost

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Duration

2 days

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