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Captivate 3 Training: Advanced

Class description

Adobe Captivate 3 is a powerful eLearning authoring tool for the delivery of robust and engaging computer-based simulations, scenario-based training, and interactive quizzes. This 2-day intensive hands-on Captivate training will get you comfortable with essential concepts and skills, from planning and creating a project, all the way to publishing and uploading it to an LMS. Topics include:

  • Recording a project
  • Adding captions
  • Creating interactivity
  • Adding audio
  • Creating quizzes
  • Publishing a project

adobe course curriculum

Introduction to Captivate 3

  • Getting comfortable with the interface
  • Setting General Preferences
  • Navigating a project
  • Previewing a project
  • Viewing the Library and the Timeline

Recording projects

  • Recording a project manually
  • Recording a project in demonstration mode
  • Recording an assessment simulation
  • Recording a training assessment
  • Recording a custom project

Working with text captions and the timeline

  • Duplicating a slide
  • Inserting, resizing and positioning text captions
  • Working with text caption properties
  • Changing the text caption display time
  • Changing the slide display time
  • Setting mouse options
  • Checking spelling

Working with images

  • Inserting and deleting slides
  • Inserting an image
  • Setting image size and slide position
  • Working with the library
  • Using transparency and watermarks
  • Setting image timing and properties
  • Adding a visual mouse click & click sound

Pointers, buttons & highlight boxes

  • Changing the pointer path and type
  • Working with text & image buttons
  • Setting button options
  • Working with highlight boxes

Rollovers & zoom areas

  • Inserting rollover captions
  • Inserting rollover images
  • Inserting zoom areas
  • Inserting rollover slidelets
  • Setting rollover area properties

Slide labels, notes and audio

  • Adding slide labels
  • Adding slide notes
  • Adding audio to an object
  • Adding audio to a slide
  • Adding background audio
  • Recoding & editing audio

Animation & Flash video

  • Working with the project frame rate
  • Adding animation to a slide
  • Working with text animation
  • Inserting Flash video
  • Setting Flash video properties

Importing & branching

  • Importing PowerPoint files
  • Resizing a project
  • Importing project slides and objects
  • Working with the branching tab
  • Creating a slide group

Skins & templates

  • Working with bitmap playbars & skins
  • Editing and saving a skin
  • Adding a loading screen
  • Creating a project template
  • Recording additional slides

Compliant movies, bandwidth & publishing

  • Enabling 508 compliance
  • Adding accessibility text
  • Adding closed captions
  • Linking to a web site
  • Publishing a Flash swf
  • Publishing Word handouts
  • Reforming roundtrip edits

Quizzes

  • Setting quiz preferences
  • Inserting question slides
  • Creating question pools
  • Adding random question slides

Learning Management Systems (LMS)

  • Setting reporting options
  • Creating a manifest file
  • Publishing a content package
  • Working with an LMS

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Adobe Captivate Training Advanced

2 day class, cost: $749

Students receive a course text, Essentials of Adobe Captivate 3, which includes a CD of class files. These resources provide students with a valuable tool for post-training practice, using familiar files and lessons.

All Mira Images Adobe authorized training is provided by certified instructors at our location or yours. Because we know your time is valuable,

We will never cancel your class.

The Mira Images Classroom is located just outside of Philadelphia, PA and is convenient to Harrisburg, PA; New York, NY; New Jersey; Baltimore, MD; Wilmington, DE; and Washington DC.

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