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Captivate 6 Fundamentals

Course Prerequisites

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

Course Objectives

• Create interactive demonstrations and simulations
• Easily Modify and Enhance Presentations
• Add animations and Flash video to a presentation

Course Outline

Unit 1: About This Book

• About the Author
  
• About IconLogic Books
  
• Book Conventions
  
• Confidence Check
  
• System Requirements
  
• Data files
• Download the Mac Data Files
• Download the PC Data Files
• Need More Books?
  

Unit 2: eLearning and Captivate

• Education Through Pictures
  
• Planning eLearning Projects
  
• The Captivate Interface
  
• Explore a Project
• Workspaces
  
• Explore the Default Workspaces
  
• Modify and Reset a Workspace
  
• Create a Workspace
• Navigate a Project
• Previewing
  • Preview a Project
  • Zoom Closer to a Slide
    

Unit 3: Recording Demos and Sims

• Resolution and Recording Size
• The Development Process
• Preparing to Record
• Rehearse a Script
• Edit Recording Settings
• Set Recording Keys
• Access for Assistive Devices
  • Enable Access for Assistive Devices
• Demonstrations
• Record a Demonstration
• Assessment Simulations
• Record an Assessment
• Training Simulations
• Record a Training Simulation
• Custom Recordings
• Record a Custom Simulation
  

Unit 4: Captions, Styles and Timing

• Text Captions
• Duplicate a Slide and Hide the Mouse
• Insert, Resize and Move Text Captions
• Modify Text Caption Properties
• Caption Styles
  • Edit the Default Caption Style
  • Reset an Object Style
  • Change an Object's Position and Style
• The Timeline
• 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

Unit 5: Images and Drawing Objects

• Slide Quality
  • Change Slide Background Quality
• Blank Slides
• Insert and Delete Slides
• Images
• Insert an Image
• Set Image Size and Slide Position
• The Library
• Use the Library
• Manage Unused Project Assets
• Image Editing
• Crop an Image
• Create an Image Watermark
• Control Image Timing and Transition
• Work With Image Stacks
• Mouse Visuals and Sounds
• Add a Visual Click and Sound
• Drawing Objects
  • Draw a Line
    

Unit 6: Pointers, Buttons, and Highlight Boxes

• Pointer Paths and Types
• Modify the Mouse Pointer
• Buttons
• Edit Slide and Object Display Times
• Insert a Text Button
• Set a Button's Timing and Options
• Work with Image Buttons
• Highlight Boxes
• Insert and Format a Highlight Box
  

Unit 7: Rollovers and Zoom Areas

• Rollover Captions
• Insert a Rollover Caption
• Rollover Images
• Insert a Rollover Image
• Zoom Areas
• Insert a Zoom Area
• Rollover Slidelets
• Insert and Format a Rollover Slidelet
• Format the Slidelet
• Add a Caption and Image to a Slidelet

Unit 8: Audio

• Importing Audio Files
  
• Add Audio to a Slide Object
• Add Background Audio
• Slide Notes
• Add a Slide Note
• Recording Audio
• Calibrate a Microphone
• Record a Narration
• Import Voice Narrations
• Edit an Audio File
• Silence
• Insert Silence
• Text to Speech
• Convert Text-to-Speech

Unit 9: Flash Video, Animation and Effects

• Flash Video
• Insert Flash Video
• Set Flash Properties
• Animation
• Add Animation to a Slide
• Text Animation
• Insert Text Animation
• Object Effects
  • Apply a Fly-In Effect to a Text Caption
  • Apply a ZigZag Motion Path
    

Unit 10: Converting Demonstrations into Simulations

Unit 11: Working with Powerpoint

Unit 12: Introduction to Question Slides

• Quiz Setup
• Edit Quizzing Object Styles
• Set the Quiz Preferences
• Add Question Slides
  • Insert Question Slides
  • Format a Question Slide
  • Add an Image to a Question Slide
  • Paste as Background
    

Unit 13: Publishing

• URL Actions
• Link to a Web Site
• Skins
• Apply a Skin
• Edit and Save a Skin
• Delete a Skin
• Table of Contents
• Create a TOC
• Preloaders
• Add a Loading Screen
• Publishing
• Publish a Flash (SWF)
• Publish Word Handouts
• Round Tripping
• Export Captions
• Perform a "Round Trip"
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