Intermediate Adobe Captivate

2 Days, 9:00-4:00

Course Overview

This 2-day course teaches students the higher-end, more advanced functionality of Adobe Captivate. Students will record and edit video demos, create quizzes using question pools, work with master slides, and more!

Softek’s courses are instructor-led and students are given the opportunity for interaction in our small group setting. This course is geared for users who are comfortable using Adobe Captivate.

Course Objectives

• Rehearse a script
• Record a video demo
• Create styles and buttons to create a branch
• Create random quizzes
• Create accessible eLearning
• Work with variables and widgets
• Created advanced drag and drop projects
• Work with actions
• Work with masters, themes and templates
• Design responsive projects
• Report results

Caption Pre-Editing

• Rehearse a Script
• Set Recording Preferences
• Record a Software Simulation
• Edit a Text Capture Template

Video Demos

• Record a Video Demo
• Add a Video Zoom
• Add a Video Pan
• Smooth a Mouse Path and Show Visual Clicks
• Split a Video
• Trim a Video
• Insert a Video Project into a Standard Project
• Publish a Video Demo

Custom Styles, Branching and Aggregating

• Create a Text Style
• Apply a Style Globally
• Export and Import a Style
• Name a Slide
• Copy/Paste Project Assets
• Use Buttons to Create a Branch
• Explore the Branching Tab
• Create a Slide Group
• Publish SWFs
• Aggregate SWFs

Random Quizzes

• Review a GIFT File
• Import a Question from a GIFT File
• Create Question Pools
• Move Questions to Pools
• Insert Random Question Slides

Accessible eLearning

• Set Document Information
• Enable Accessibility
• Add Accessibility Text to Slides
• Import Slide Audio
• Add Shortcut Keys
• Add Closed Captions
• Set a Tab Order

Variables and Widgets

• Add Project Information
• Insert a System Variable
• Edit a System Variable
• Create a User Variable
• Use a Variable to Gather Data
• Insert and Format a Widget

Interactions

• Insert a Process Circle
• Create a Basic Drag and Drop Interaction
• Manage Drag and Drop Buttons and Write Captions
• Create a “Trick” Retry Slide
• Explore an Advanced Drag and Drop Project
• Create an Advanced Drag and Drop Interaction
• Change the States of a Smart Shape
• Use States to Swap Images

Actions

• Use a Completed Action
• Name Objects
• Create a Mask
• Control Object Visibility
• Create a Standard Advanced Action
• Attach an Action to a Button
• Group Timeline Objects
• Create a Variable
• Create a Conditional Action
• Create Decision Blocks

Masters, Themes, and Templates

• Work with the Main Master Slide
• Work with Content Masters
• Apply a Master to Filmstrip Slides
• Edit a Master
• Apply a Theme
• Create a Custom Theme
• Review a Template
• Base a Project on a Template
• Create a Project Template
• Insert a Placeholder

Responsive Projects

• Review a Responsive Project
• Customize Breakpoints
• Save a Standard Project as Responsive
• Insert and Name Fluid Boxes
• Add Content to Fluid Boxes
• Switch Design Modes
• Use the Position Inspector
• Modify a Single Breakpoint
• Exclude from View
• Add a New Breakpoint
• Position and Link Objects
• Edit Breakpoint Object Styles

Reporting Results

• Set Quiz Reporting Options
• Create a Manifest File
• Report a Button Interaction
• Adjust Slide Object Interaction
• Preview in SCORM Cloud
• Publish a Content Package
• Create an LMS Account
• Create an LMS Course
• Attach a Lesson to a Course
• Test an eLearning Course