macromedia captivate

Course Title:

Using Captivate

Duration:

2 days

Prerequisites:

Go to contentNo prior Captivate experience is required

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Objectives:

Macromedia Captivate is an increasingly popular way to create software demonstrations and interactive simulations for distribution in Flash format

Captivate records your actions in any software application and creates a simulation which can be published online or on CD for use in training, sales, marketing or user support

This two-day task-based Macromedia authorised course is designed to give you the skills to build powerful and engaging software simulations and demonstrations

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INTRODUCTION

The differences between simulations and demonstrations
Describing Captivate projects

RECORDING A SOFTWARE DEMONSTRATION

Using the menu bar, toolbar, timeline and filmstrip
The storyboard and edit views
The Slide properties dialog box
Checking the timings of your project

WORKING WITH TEXT CAPTIONS

Auto-generated text captions
Inserting and editing captions

WORKING WITH THE TIMELINE

Previewing the Timeline

WORKING WITH IMAGES AND OBJECTS

Inserting images
Setting image properties
Setting object transitions
Merging images
Setting project preferences

RECORDING SOFTWARE DEMONSTRATIONS WITH AUDIO

Scripting and recording a project
Enhanced audio management

RECORDING AN INTERACTIVE SIMULATION

Recording options dialog box
Importing Powerpoint slides
Moving slides on filmstrip
Inserting buttons and text entry points

INSERTING ROLLOVER CAPTIONS AND IMAGES

The rollover caption dialog box
Adding click boxes
Adding animations
Adding highlight boxes

INSERTING QUESTION SLIDES

Planning for questions
The Question Types dialog box

USING E-LEARNING FEATURES

A learning management system
Describing the manifest file

USING MENUBUILDER

Linking to Macromedia SWF files

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

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