Using Macromedia Captivate

Highlander
London, York, United Kingdom

Course Format: Classroom | E-learning | Virtual Class | Online | On-site | Blended | Self-paced

Course Description:

'' This course introduces users to Macromedia Captivate. The course is designed to take participants through the development process of building software demonstrations and interactive simulations. The course is task-based, with participants learning by recording and updating projects. Along with covering the key features of Captivate, the course focuses on best practices to record Captivate projects.

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

Length
This will be a two-day course.

Prerequisites
Familiarity with the Microsoft Windows operating system.
Familiarity with using Microsoft Internet Explorer.
Familiarity with basic computer terminology.
Objectives
In this course, the participants will learn the following:

Create effective training by first understanding the workflow process and storyboarding.
Record software demonstrations and simulations with on-screen action.
Create engaging training by using multimedia.
Set initial recording options and project preferences.
Preview and save projects.
Update content by editing captions.
Insert slide elements such as text captions, images, objects, sound, and animated text.
Use the Timeline feature to change caption and object timing.
Edit projects by recording additional slides.
Ensure narrative accuracy by spell checking your project.
Create handouts for reviewers so they can understand the projects sequence and narrative.
Publish your project to Word documents and SWF files.
Add narration by recording or importing audio into projects.
Increase user interactivity by inserting click boxes and highlight boxes, and text entry boxes.
Add interest by inserting rollover captions and rollover images.
Test e-learners by inserting question slides and scoring options.
Create interest by branching to different slides and projects.
Create a backup of a project.
Resize a project.
Leverage existing content by importing PowerPoint slides, importing printable documentation into a project.
Increase usability of projects by creating hyperlinks to websites and to another project.
Create a MenuBuilder project to tie all the projects together so viewers can easily access one project after another.
Course Outline Day 1 ¨C Course Outline Unit 1: Introducing Macromedia Captivate
Introductions
About the Course
Course Prerequisites
Course Format
Course Objectives
Course Outline ¨C Day 1
Course Outline ¨C Day 2
Captivate Key Features
Defining the Difference Between Demonstrations and Simulations and Defining When to Use Which One
Describing Your Captivate Projects
Unit 2: Recording A Software Demonstration
Describing the Workflow Process
Showing the Macromedia Captivate Workflow
Recording Your Project
Preparing to Record an Application
Recording a New Movie
Describing New Project Options
Describing the Recording Window
Describing Recording Options
Selecting the Recording Mode
Describing Full Motion Recording
Describing the Change Recording Keys
Describing the Preview Project Options
Describing How to Save Your Project
Exploring Captivate’s Working Environment
Introducing the Storyboard View
Introducing the Edit View
Introducing the Menu Bar, Toolbar, Timeline, and Filmstrip
Describing Slides
Working with Blank and Colored Slides
Describing the Slide Properties Dialog Box
Using the Color Dialog Box
Labeling Slides
Reordering Slides
Using the Filmstrip
Unit 3: Working With Text Captions
Describing Text Captions
Describing the Auto-Generated Text Captions
Editing Text Captions
Inserting New Text Captions
Resizing Text Captions
Inserting and Stacking New Text Captions
Changing Caption Properties
Working with Pointer Paths
Unit 4: Working With The Timeline
Describing the Timeline
Describing Major Components of the Timeline
Using the Playhead to Preview the Timeline
Scrubbing the Timeline
Changing the Order of Object Layers
Unit 5: Working With Images And Objects
Inserting Images
Describing the New Image Dialog Box
Resizing Images
Aligning Images
Using Various Tools to Align Images
Describing the New Image Dialog Box
Stacking Images/Objects
Sending Image to the Background
Merging Images/Objects
Describing the New Image Dialog Box - Audio Tab
Unit 6: Finishing Touches and Publishing Your Project
Inserting Text Animation
Describing the New Text Animation Dialog Box
Inserting Animation
Describing the New Animation Dialog Box
Changing Highlight Box Properties
Describing the Highlight Box Dialog Box
Checking the Spelling of Your Project
Setting Project Preferences
Describing Movie Preferences Dialog Box
Publishing Projects
Publishing Project as a Handout
Publishing Project to a Flash (SWF) File
Exporting From Captivate to Flash
Unit 7: Recording Software Demonstration With Audio
Referring to Appendix A ¨C Planning A Captivate Project
Planning Your E-learning Projects
Recording a Custom-sized Project
Describing Audio Features
Recording Audio While Creating a Project
Scripting Your Project
Recording Audio Tips
Describing The Record Audio Dialog Box
Importing Audio
Importing Background Audio
Previewing Audio
Editing Audio Files
Describing the Edit Audio Dialog Box
Describing the Movie Preferences Dialog Box
Describing the Advanced Audio Management Dialog Box
Publishing Project To A Flash (SWF) File
Day 1 Summary
Day 2 ¨C Course Outline
Unit 8: Recording A Simulation With Interactivity
Describing Your Software Simulation
Recording Options Dialog Box
Describing the Custom Recording Dialog Box
Describing Click Boxes
Using the Click Box Dialog Box
Using Click Box ¨C Options Dialog Box
Using the Success Caption
Importing PowerPoint Slides
Describing the PowerPoint Slide Options Dialog Box
Describing the Insert Slides Dialog Box
Moving Slides on Filmstrip
Inserting Buttons
Describing the New Button Dialog Box
Using the Button ¨C Options Dialog Box
Inserting Text Entry Boxes
Describing New Text Entry Box Dialog Box
Using Shortcut Key Dialog Box
Using Text Entry Box ¨C Options Dialog Box
Moving and Resizing Text Entry Box
Unit 9: Inserting Rollover Captions And Images
Explaining Differences Between Rollover Captions and Images
Describing Rollover Captions
Using New Rollover Caption Dialog Box
Changing the Rollover Area and Rollover Caption
Changing Rollover Area Properties
Describing Rollover Images
Using the New Rollover Image Dialog Box
Using the Rollover Image Options Dialog Box
Unit 10: Inserting Question Slides
Planning for Questions
Describing the Question Types
Using Interactive Elements
Using the Question Types Dialog Box
Using the True/False Question Slide
Describing Branching
Using Multiple Choice Question Slide
Establishing Reporting Options With Other Interactions
Unit 11: Using E-learning Features
Describing E-learning Benefits
Describing Learning Objects
Describing a Learning Management System
Organizing Quizzes
Using the Quiz Manager ¨C Reporting Tab
Using the Quiz Manager ¨C Quiz Tab
Describing the Manifest File
Creating a PIF
Unit 12: Updating Your Projects
Recording Additional Slides
Importing Slides From One Project to Another
Importing Powe ...''

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