Adobe Captivate 5 Basics

Topics Covered

ELearning and Captivate

Planning eLearning Projects

The Captivate Interface

Workspaces

Previewing

Explore a Project

Explore the Default Workspaces

Modify and Reset a Workspace

Create a Workspace

Navigate a Project

Preview a Project

Zoom Closer to a Slide

Recording Demos and Sims

Resolution and Recording Size

The Development Process

Preparing to Record

Demonstrations

Assessment Simulations

Training Simulations

Custom Recordings

Rehearse a Script

Edit Recording Settings

Set Recording Keys

Record a Demonstration

Record an Assessment

Record a Training Simulation

Record a Custom Simulation

Captions, Styles and Timing

Text Captions

Caption Styles

The Timeline

Duplicate a Slide and Hide the Mouse

Insert, Resize and Move Text Captions

Modify Text Caption Properties

Edit the Default Caption Style

Reset an Object Style

Change an Object’s Position & Size

View the Timeline

Change a Slide’s Display Time

Use the Timeline to Set Object Display Times

Show/Hide Timeline Objects

Use the Properties Panel to Control Timing

Set Mouse Properties

Check Spelling

Align Slide Objects

Images and Drawing Objects

Slide Quality

Blank Slides

Images

The Library

Image Editing

Mouse Visuals and Sounds

Drawing Objects

Change Slide Background Quality

Insert and Delete Slides

Insert an Image

Set Image Size and Slide Position

Use the Library

Manage Unused Project Assets

Crop an Image

Create an Image Watermark

Work With Image Stacks

Add a Visual Click and Sound

Draw a Line

Pointers, Buttons and Highlight Boxes

Pointer Paths and Types

Buttons

Highlight Boxes

Modify the Mouse Pointer

Edit Slide and Object Display Times

Insert a Text Button

Set a Button’s Timing and Options

Work With Image Buttons

Insert and Format a Highlight Box

Rollovers and Zoom Areas

Rollover Captions

Rollover Images

Zoom Areas

Rollover Slidelets

Insert a Rollover Caption

Insert a Rollover Image

Insert a Zoom Area

Insert and Format a Rollover Slidelet

Format the Slidelet

Add a Caption and Image to a Slidelet

Audio

Importing Audio Files

Slide Notes

Recording Audio

Inserting Silence

Text-to-Speech

Add Audio to a Slide Object

Add Background Audio

Add a Slide Note

Calibrate a Microphone

Record a Narration

Import Voice Narrations

Edit an Audio File

Insert Silence

Convert Text-to-Speech

Flash Video, Animation and Effects

Flash Video

Animation

Text Animation

Object Effects

Insert Flash Video

Set Flash Video Properties

Add Animation to a Slide

Insert Text Animation

Apply a Fly-In Effect to a Text Caption

Apply a ZigZag Motion Path

Converting Demonstrations Into Simulations

Demonstrations versus Simulations

Find and Replace

Click Boxes

Text Entry Boxes

Hide the Mouse

Replace Phrases

Insert a Click Box

Insert a Text Entry Box

Introduction to Question Slides

Quiz Setup

Add Question Slides

Edit Quizzing Object Styles

Set the Quiz Preferences

Insert Question Slides

Format a Question Slide

Add an Image to a Question Slide

Paste as Background

Publishing

URL Actions

Skins

Table of Contents

Preloaders

Publishing

Round Tripping

Link to a Web Site

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”

FMRs, Panning, Manual Mode & Slideshows

Full Motion Recording

Panning

Manual Mode

Image Slideshows

Create an FMR

Record a Lesson With Panning

Record Manually

Create an Image Slideshow

 

Required Textbook

Captivate 5 The Essentials

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