Fast-track your expertise and productivity with our 2-day Captivate Essentials course, available online or face-to-face. Learn best practices and efficient workflows to create and publish demonstrations, training simulations, and scenario-based training with multimedia content. 

Our industry-experienced instructors provide real-world tips and advice on eLearning. Adobe Captivate features include access to 25,000+ eLearning assets, tools for recording demos and simulations, audio recording and editing capabilities, quick creation of interactive quizzes, and streamlined eLearning development. Participants receive an Adobe-recognised certificate upon course completion.

eLearning & Captivate

• Planning eLearning Projects
• The elearning Development Process
• Navigate the Captivate Workspace
• Create and Customise Workspaces
• Preview and Zoom Projects

Recording Software Simulations

• Best Practice: Project Size and Resolution
• The Captivate Development Process
• Preparing your Recording Screen
• Rehearse an eLearning Script
• Edit Recording Settings
• Define Recording Preferences
• Record a Software Demonstration
• Record a Software Assessment
• Record a Training Simulation
• Record a Custom Training Simulation

Text Captions & Styles

• Insert, Resize and Move Text Captions
• Modify Text Caption Properties
• Use Styles for Speed and Consistency
• Edit the Default Caption Style
• Reset an Object Style

Timing & The Timeline

• Show/Hide the Timeline
• Customise Timeline View Settings
• Show/Hide/Lock Timeline Objects
• Preview a Slide with the Timeline
• Change a Slide’s Display Time
• Set Object Display Times
• Customise Mouse Properties
• Align Slide Objects

Images & Smart Shapes

• Change the Slide Background Quality
• Insert and Delete Slides
• Insert an Image
• Position and Size Images Precisely
• Use the Project Library
• Manage Unused Project Assets
• Crop Images
• Create an Image Watermark
• Set Image Timing and Transitions
• Work With Image Stacks
• Insert and Edit Smart Shapes

Pointers, Buttons & Highlight Boxes

• Change the Pointer Path & Type
• Add a Visual Mouse Click and Sound
• Insert a Text Button
• Set Button Timing and Options
• Insert an Image Button
• Define Button Actions (Click Events)
• Insert and Format a Highlight Box

Rollovers & Zoom Areas

• Insert a Rollover Caption
• Insert a Rollover Image
• Set Rollover Properties
• Insert a Zoom Area
• Insert and Format a Rollover Slidelet
• Insert a Caption & Image Into a Slidelet

Narration & Audio

• Import Audio Files to Slide Objects
• Add Background Audio
• Add a Slide Note
• Calibrate a Microphone
• Record a Narration
• Import Voice Narrations
• Edit an Audio File
• Convert Text to Speech

Video, Animation and Effects

• Insert Video Files
• Set Video Properties
• Add Animation to a Slide
• Insert Text Animation
• Apply a Fly-in Effect to a Text Caption
• Apply a Zig Zag Motion Path

Making Demonstrations Interactive

• Demonstrations versus Simulations
• Replace Phrases
• Insert a Click Box and Set Options
• Insert a Text Entry Box
• Show/Hide the Mouse

Working with PowerPoint

• Import a PowerPoint Presentation
• Round-Trip PowerPoint Edits
• Rescale Projects
• Synchronise with Source Files

Introduction to Question Slides

• Set Quiz Preferences
• Edit Quizzing Object Styles
• Insert a Question Slide
• Add an Image to a Question Slide
• Reuse a Slide Background
• Format the Question Title

Publishing

• Link to a Web Page
• Apply a Video Skin and Playbar
• Edit and Save a Skin
• Delete a Skin
• Add a Loading Screen
• Create a Table of Contents
• Publish to SWF and HTML5
• Publish Word Handouts
• Export Captions for Review
• Speed workflow with Round Tripping

Private/ Group Enrolments:
This course is available for individual enrolment and Private classes (min 10 students). Please contact Lumify to organise a quote.

What do I need to know to attend?

No prior Captivate experience is required. Ideal for professionals needing to create and maintain eLearning content, software demos, or simulations. Anyone wanting to get up to speed on Captivate without needing to learn complex programming.

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this course, you'll be able to:

• Plan effective eLearning projects.
• Record software demonstrations and simulations.
• Work with text captions, styles, and manage your project's timeline.
• Incorporate images, drawing objects, and create visually engaging elements like rollovers and zoom areas.
• Add narration, audio, video, and animation for dynamic content.
• Build interactive elements within your demonstrations.
• Design question slides and quizzes.
• Publish your Captivate projects in various formats.

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