ADOBE CAPTIVATE GETTING STARTED
This 1 day closed course gets you up and running on
Adobe Captivate
Highlander’s Captivate training course is designed to take participants through the development process of building software demonstrations and interactive simulations.
The course is task-based, with participants learning by recording and updating projects. Along with covering the key features of Captivate, the course focuses on best practices to record Captivate projects.
The course is suitable for anybody new to the product, so if you are looking for some Captivate training to get you or your colleagues up and running, look no further.
Experienced Instructors
Over 20 years experience
Post Course Support
Hours of videos & more
Closed Courses
Live Online or inhouse
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We currently offer this class as a closed course. Please contact us to discuss the options and prices.The following are some of the topics we typically cover in the Captivate Getting Started course. The actual topics and order in which they are covered can vary slightly in order to best accommodate the size, ability and requirements of each group.
Adobe Captivate Basics
- What is Captivate?
- Planning your projects
- Resolution and recording size
- Guided tour of the Captivate user interface
Text Captions and the Timeline
- Working with text captions
- Editing an object's position and size
- Using the timeline to control object timing
- Showing an object for the "Rest of Slide"
- Aligning captions
- Hiding and deleting slide objects
Working with Object Styles
- How object styles can increase consistency and make your projects easier to maintain
- Creating a style for text captions
- Applying a style to other text captions
- Modifying a style
- Using styles with other object types
- Copying styles from one project into another
Images
- Inserting images
- Setting image size and position
- Setting image timing options and transition effects
- Using the Library
Working with Master Slides
- What Master Slides are, and how they can help you to work more efficiently
- Creating a new content master slide
- Applying a master slide to other slides
- Modifying a master slide
Buttons and Highlight Boxes
- Inserting a Text Button
- Inserting an Image Button
- Using colour to highlight an area of the screen
- Highlighting an area by greying out the rest of the screen
Rollover Captions, Images, and Zoom Areas
- Introduction to Rollovers
- Working with Rollover Captions
- Working with Rollover Images
- Using Rollovers to provide a "true" Hint facility
- Using Rollovers to enable users to explore on their own
- Inserting Zoom Areas
Drag and Drop
- When to use Drag and Drop
- Setting up Drag and Drop scenarios
Creating interactive simulations and tutorials
- Introduction to eLearning tutorials
- Explanation of different types of recording
- Recording in different modes at the same time
- Hiding the mouse
- Inserting and working with Click Boxes
Audio
- Explanation of possible audio strategies
- Adding background music to a project
- Adding audio to a slide
- Recording and editing audio
Skins and Themes
- Editing and saving skins
- Saving and using Themes
Compliant Movies and Publishing
- Ensuring accessibility by enabling 508 Compliance
- Adding Closed Captions (subtitles)
- Setting Project Properties
Question Slides and Learning Management Systems
- Devising an appropriate quiz strategy
- Setting Quiz Preferences
- Inserting Question Slides
- Setting Question Slide options
- Formatting and laying out Question slides
- Adding Randomised Quiz Questions
Publishing
- Understanding the issues when publishing
- Publishing locally
- Publish for Devices
- What is Adobe Captivate Prime
The Captivate Getting Started course introduces a wide range of skills for those who are new to Adobe Captivate, teaching you best practice right from the start.
You will learn
- How to plan your elearning projects
- To set up your recording properly
- To use the Captivate interface properly
- How to record a demo, assesment, and training animation
- How to work with the timeline
- How to add text captions
- How to add images and use them effectively
- How to manipulate master slides effectively
- How to add buttons and highlight boxes
- How to control the movement of the mouse within your animation
- How to add rollover captions, images, and zoom areas
- How to setup and use a simple quiz
- How to export your project into multiple formats
Who should attend this course
This course is targeted at those who are looking at getting started with Captivate. You should have good general computer skills, such as the ability to copy and paste, open files and applications and resize windows. Prior experience of working with Adobe Captivate is not needed.
Some past comments from delegates that have attended
"He was very patient with us all and explained everything very well"
IT Training Team Administrator, Mid Yorks Hospitals NHS Trust
"Her knowledge of the subject and being able to apply the use of Captivate for our purposes was brill. The way she structured the course for our use of Captivate was also incredibly useful and I feel confident to be able to go out and start tinkering about with the programme to build my confidence and knowledge."
Project Manager, Legal Services Commission
"I would not have been able to work in Captivate without this course. It is very fiddly and I find i needed the course to show me where to find things."
Learning, Development and Quality Manager, International SOS
"The instructor had a great relaxed manner which helped the class but also with the content. By not sticking to the manual he helped bring the class together regardless of their skill level."
Training Communications Lead, Walt Disney
"Nicely paced - not too rushed. Plenty of hands on opportunities. He knew his stuff!"
IT Trainer, NHS
