2012 Schedule

Calendar for virtual training course

3 Days. 6 hours per day (9am - 4pm)

 

US $895.00

 

This class WILL BE delivered
by an Adobe Certified Instructor.

Instructor
Foster Johnson

Foster

Captivate ACI

 

PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS:

Creative Director and Owner
Foster Johnson Studios
Los Angeles and Glendale, California. USA

 

Resume

 

Foster Johnson is Adobe certified in multiple Adobe applications, however the company doing business as SFJ Academy is NOT an Adobe Authorized Training Center. We will be seeking AATC status in the next year's first quarter.

Captivate 5

Adobe Captivate 5 Advanced

Topics Covered

Module 1: Essential Skills with a Twist
In This Module You Will Learn About:

  • Planning eLearning Projects
  • The Development Process
  • Resolution and Recording Size
  • Custom Recordings
  • Text Caption Pre-Editing

And You Will Learn To:

  • Rehearse a Script
  • Edit Captivate’s Preferences
  • Set Recording Keys
  • Record a Custom Simulation
  • Edit a Text Capture Template

Module 2: Working with PowerPoint and Rescaling
In This Module You Will Learn About:

  • PowerPoint
  • PowerPoint Collaboration
  • Rescaling Projects

And You Will Learn To:

  • Import a PowerPoint Presentation
  • Round-Trip PowerPoint Edits
  • Synch with Source
  • Rescale a Project

Module 3: Custom Styles, Branching and Aggregating
In This Module You Will Learn About:

  • Custom Styles
  • Combining Projects
  • Branching
  • Slide Groups
  • Aggregator

And You Will Learn To:

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

Module 4: Question Pools
In This Module You Will Learn About:

  • Pools and Random Question Slides

And You Will Learn To:

  • Insert a Question Slide
  • Rename and Create Question Pools
  • Add Questions to Question Pools
  • Insert Random Question Slides

Module 5: Accessible eLearning
In This Module You Will Learn About:

  • Accessibility and Captivate
  • Accessibility Text
  • Shortcut Keys
  • Closed Captioning

And You Will Learn To:

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

Module 6: Variables and Widgets
In This Module You Will Learn About:

  • Variables
  • Widgets

And You Will Learn To:

  • 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

Module 7: Reviewing and Background Editing
In This Module You Will Learn About:

  • Shared Review
  • Background Editing
  • Work with Photoshop Layers

And You Will Learn To:

  • Send a Project for Shared Review
  • Add Comments to a Review File
  • Review and Reply to Comments
  • Create a Image Mask
  • Edit a Slide Background
  • Work with Photoshop Layers
  • Delete a Slide Background
  • Import Layers
  • Work With Photoshop Layers

Module 8: Master Slides and Project Templates
In This Module You Will Learn About:

  • Master Slides
  • Project Templates
  • Template Placeholders

And You Will Learn To:

  • Add an Image to a Master Slide
  • Apply a Master Slide to Project Slides
  • Edit a Master Slide
  • Unlink a Master Slide
  • Create a Project Template
  • Copy/Paste Project Assets
  • Export/Import Project Assets
  • Create a Mask
  • Insert a Text Animation Placeholder
  • Create a Project From a Template

Module 9: Reporting Results
In This Module You Will Learn About:

  • Acrobat.com
  • LMS Reporting Options
  • Manifest Files
  • Advanced Interaction
  • Content Packages
  • Uploading to an LMS

And You Will Learn To:

  • Configure Acrobat.com as an LMS
  • Post Results to Acrobat.com
  • Use The Quiz Results Analyzer
  • Review and Chart Quiz Data
  • Set Quiz Reporting Options
  • Create a Manifest File
  • Report a Button Interaction
  • Adjust Slide Object Interaction
  • Publish a Content Package
  • Create an Inquisiq LMS Account
  • Create an LMS Lesson
  • Create an LMS Course
  • Create an LMS Curriculum
  • Test an eLearning Course

Module 10: Actions
In This Module You Will Learn About:

  • Standard Actions
  • Conditional Actions

And You Will Learn To:

  • Create a User Variable
  • Insert Variables into a Text Caption
  • Create Rollover Slidelets
  • Control Object Visibility
  • Create Standard Actions
  • Copy and Delete Standard Actions
  • Create More User Variables
  • Duplicate and Label Slides
  • Create a Conditional Action
  • Insert and Name Text Captions
  • Create a Conditional and Standard Action Combo
  • Name a Decision Block
  • Add Multiple IF Statements
  • Create an Action to Show a Button
  • Attach Actions to Objects

 

Required Textbook

Captivate 5 Beyond The Essentials

by Kevin Siegel

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