This course teaches more advanced features of Captivate such as: Advanced actions & variables, animation effects, toggle buttons, video editing, editing skins, Picture-in-Picture, editing Full motion recordings, adding video to the TOC, Pan and Zoom, Video Transitions, widgets, and Templates.
Adobe Captivate 9 Level 2 is a course for intermediate Captivate users who already have an understanding of the application and want to expand their skills.
Prerequisites: Basic Computer Skills & File Management on Windows or Mac and have taken the Captivate : Level 1, or equivalent knowledge.
Course Outline:
Reviewing the Essentials
- Setting General Preferences
- Styling Object Defaults
- Set Recording Preferences and Keys
- Standard Simlulations vs Video Simulations
- Automatic vs Full Motion Recording
- Panning and Zooming
- Trimming Video Simulations
- Trimming Full Motion Recordings
Advanced Customization
- Modifying Skins
- Editing and Creating Borders
- Editing TOC defaults
- Adding Video to the TOC
- Creating Captivate CPR preferences files
- Modifying the Preloader
Importing and Branching
- Import a PowerPoint Presentation
- Edit a PowerPoint Presentation
- Resizing a Project
- Importing Question Pools
- Use Buttons to Create a Branch
- Explore the Branching Tab
- Create Custom Buttons
- Aggregate Published SWFs
Accessible Projects
- Set Document Information
- Enable Accessibility
- Add Accessibility Text to Slides
- Import Audio
- Add Shortcut Keys
- Add Closed Captions
Commenting, Image Editing and Inserting PhotoShop Files
- Send a Project for Review
- Commenting Projects and Quality Assurance
- Create a Background Mask
- Edit a Slide Background
- Delete a Slide Background
- Import a PhotoShop File
- Work with PhotoShop Layers
Variables, Widgets and Buttons
- Add Document Information
- Insert a System Variable
- Edit a System Variable
- Create a User Variable
- Use a Variable to Gather Data
- Insert a Question Widget
- Insert a Certificate Widget
- Create Custom Buttons
- Defining Widgets
- Using Widgets
- Widget Settings
- Custom Widgets
Project and Design
- Templates
- Create a Project Template
- Create a Project From a Template
- Record Additional Slides
- Delete Unused Objects
- Create a Mask
- Add a Text Animation Placeholder
- Create a Design Template
- Format Design Template Objects
- Apply a Design Template to a Project
Advanced Actions
- Control Object Visibility
- Name Items
- Attach Multiple Actions to Objects
- Create Variables
- Add Text Entry Boxes
- Create a Script
- Attach a Script to a Slide
- Test and Edit a Script
Learning Management Systems
- 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
Note: ALL of our classes come with a CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION.
This course is available for "remote" learning and will be available to anyone with access to an internet device with a microphone (this includes most models of computers, tablets). Classes will take place with a "Live" instructor at the date/times listed below.
Upon registration, the instructor will send along additional information about how to log-on and participate in the class.
School Notes: Important - Students must bring their own laptop with the Adobe application loaded to be prepared for class. We do not supply computers. It's Bring Your Own
Computer.