Captivate Training: Essential Skills II

THE BASICS AND NEW FEATURES OF CAPTIVATE 

• Project Preparation Guidelines
• Set Recording Preferences and Keys
• Record a Custom Simulation
• Exploring the New InterFace
• Personalizing the Workspace
• Working with Captivate Objects
• Using the New Properties Panel
• View and Modify Recorded Slide

KEEPING IT CONSISTENT

• Apply Consistent Formatting with Object Styles
• Set Formatting Attributes as an Object Style
• Applying Object Styles to a Selected Object
• Set Object Style as Default Formatting Across a Project
• Use Object Style Manager to Re-Define Formatting Attributes
• Maintaining and Managing Library Assets
• Removing Un-Used Library Assets
• Sharing Library Assets Across Multiple Projects

MASTER SLIDES

• Create Project Consistency with Master Slides
• Designing a New Master Slide
• Creating a New Page Based from Master Slide
• Creating Multiple Master Slides
• Managing Master Slides

VARIABLE AND ACTIONS

• Understanding Variable and Their Purpose
• Defining a System Variable
• Using a Defined System Variable
• Defining a User Variable
• Assigning a Value to a User Defined Variable
• Capture User Information with a Text Entry Box
• Control Object Visibility
• Name Items
• Attach Multiple Actions to Objects
• Create a Script
• Attach a Script to a Slide
• Test and Edit a Script
• Using Captivate Widgets
• Insert a Question Widget
• Insert a Certificate Widget

WORKING WITH PHOTOSHOP FOR CAPTIVATE

• Creating a New Photoshop File
• Image Preferences for Captivate
• Importing Images into One Canvas
• Understanding Photoshop Layers
• Using Photoshp Adjustment Layers
• Cropping an Image
• Adding a Text Layer
• Compression for single file output
• Importing Multilayered Photoshop files into Captivate
• Working with Transparent PNGs

RICH ANIMATION EFFECTS

• Simple Transitions for Objects
• Creating Complex Multi Effect Animations
• Setting Triggers for Animation Effects
• Importing PowerPoint Animated Slides
• Create Custom Animations in Flash Professional
• Using Flash Motion Tweens for Animation
• Import Flash Animations into Captivate

WORKING WITH VIDEO

• Use Adobe Media Encoder
• Understanding Video Compression Settings
• Using the Right Compression Format
• Importing Video into Captivate
• Synchronize Video Across Multiple Slides
• Editing Timing and Transitions with the Video Preview Panel

CREATING A REVIEW PROCESS

• Overview of Acrobat.com
• Publish Captivate Project to Acrobat.com
• Starting the Review Process through Acrobat.com
• Using the Captivate Review Player
• Add Comments to Captivate Timeline
• Collaboration Between Project Tester and Captivate Developer

TRACKING AND REPORTING

• Using Acrobat.com for Hosting Captivate Projects
• Publishing to Acrobat.com
• Send Invites to Hosted Captivate Projects
• Tracking User Data through Acrobate.com
• Viewing Results with Quiz Results Analyzer
• Publishing for Learning Management Systems
• Setting Scorm/AICC Preferences
• Packaging for LMS Deployment