Adobe Captivate 7 Beyond The Essentials

Course details

This course is intended for individuals who want to gain advanced knowledge of using Adobe® Captivate® 7

Course Outline

1 - Essential Skills with a Twist

• Plan eLearning Projects
• Check Captivate’s Recording Settings
• Rehearse a Script
• Record a Custom Simulation
• Edit a Text Capture Template

2 - Video Demos

• Record a Video Demo
• Zoom and Pan
• Smoothen a Mouse Path and Show Visual Clicks
• Split a Video
• Trim a Video

3 - Custom Styles, Branching and Aggregating

• Create a Text Caption 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

4 - Question Pools

• Import a Question from a GIFT File
• Rename and Create Question Pools
• Add Questions to Question Pools
• Insert Random Question Slides

5 - 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

6 - Variables, Widgets and Interactions

• 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
• Insert and Format an Interaction

7 - Actions

• Name Objects
• Control Object Visibility
• Create a Simple Action
• Attach an Action to a Button
• Group Objects
• Create a Variable
• Create a Conditional Action
• Create Decision Blocks
• Create, Export and Import a Shared Action

8 - Reviewing and Background Editing

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

9 - Master Slides, Themes and Project Templates

• Add an Image to a Master Slide
• Insert a Content Master Slide
• Apply a Master Slide to Project Slides
• Edit a Master Slide
• Apply a Theme to a Project
• Edit and Save a Theme
• Use and Create a Project Templates

10 - Reporting Results

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

Target Audience: This advanced class will teach you to create and produce video projects that will enable you to record screen actions in real-time.