Captivate Essentials - An Introduction to Captivate

Module 1: Exploring the Workspace

• Exploring a Finished Captivate Project
• Zooming and Magnifying a Slide
• Navigating a Project
• Exploring and Resetting the Workspaces
• Previewing Projects

Module 2: Creating Projects

• Create a Blank Project
• Adding Images to Placeholders
• Adding Content Slides
• Import Images
• Using Smart Shapes as Buttons

Module 3: Screen Recordings

• Using Scripts
• Setting up the Recording Area
• Reviewing Recording Settings
• Understanding the Recording Modes
• Using Custom Simulations
• Recording Multiple Modes
• Using Panning
• Manually Recording the Screen

Module 4: Video Projects

• Recording a Video Demo
• Editing a Video Project
• Using Pans and Zooms
• Splitting and Trimming Video
• Using Transitions
• Smoothing Mouse Paths
• Showing Visual Clicks
• Inserting Video Projects into a Project
• Publishing Video Demos

Module 5: Captions, Styles, and Timing

• Inserting and Editing Text Captions
• Default Caption Styles
• Using Callout Types
• Creating Text Captions
• Controlling Slide Timing
• Controlling Slide Object Timing
• Spell Checking a Project
• Aligning and Distributing Slide Objects
• Exporting Captions to Word for Editing
• Reimporting Caption Edits from Word

Module 6: Pointers, Paths, and Buttons

• Controlling Mouse Effects
• Editing Mouse Paths
• Cloning Object Styles
• Inserting Highlight Boxes
• Inserting Image Buttons
• Controlling Timeline Timing

Module 7: Images and Videos

• Inserting Images
• Resize, and Restore Image Properties
• Importing Images to the Library
• Resize, Transform, and Align Images
• Managing Unused Library Assets
• Creating Image Slideshows
• Inserting Videos
• Setting Video Properties

Module 8: Audio

• Importing Slide Audio
• Importing Audio onto a Slide Object
• Importing Background Audio
• Adding Slide Notes
• Recording Slide Audio
• Calibrating Microphones
• Replacing Audio
• Editing Audio Files
• Inserting Silence
• Converting Text-to-Speech

Module 9: States, Animations, and Object Effects

• Working Multi State Objects
• Changing State Views
• Creating Multi State Objects
• Adding an Animation to Slides
• Applying Effects to Slide Objects
• Controlling Effect Timing
• Using Multiple Effects

Module 10: Software Demonstration Conversion

• Hiding and Showing a Mouse
• Using Find and Replace
• Inserting Click Boxes
• Inserting Text Entry Boxes

Module 11: PowerPoint Projects

• Creating a Project from PowerPoint Projects
• Using Linking, Embedding, and Exporting
• Editing the Source PowerPoint Project
• Updating Linked PowerPoint Projects
• Rescaling a Project

Module 12: Quizzes

• Creating Quizzes
• Setting up Quiz Properties
• Using Quiz Object Styles
• Multiple Choice Question Slides
• True False Question Slides
• Matching Question Slides
• Sequence Question Slides
• Hot Spot Question Slides
• Fill in the Blank Question Slides
• Short Answer Question Slides
• Rating Scale Question Slides
• Random Question Slides
• Inserting Question Slides
• Editing a Question Slide
• Comparing Submit All to Submit Buttons
• Inserting a Knowledge Check Slide
• Reviewing and Importing GIFT Files
• Creating Question Pools
• Moving Questions to Pools
• Inserting Random Question Slides
• Importing Question Pools

Module 13: Publishing

• Applying Playback Controls and a Table of Contents
• Editing, Saving, and Deleting Skins
• Creating Custom Playback Controls
• Creating a Table of Contents
• Organizing a Table of Contents
• Displaying Project Information
• Checking Publish Settings
• Using the HTML5 Tracker
• Using Adobe Web Fonts
• Publishing to HTML5
• Publishing to Video