Course outline
Introducing Captivate• Setting General Preferences
• Viewing Project Information and Open Slides
• Previewing a Project
• Zooming Closer to a Slide
• Viewing the Library and Timeline
Recording
• Set Through a Script
• Set the Recording Type and Options
• Record a Project Manually/ Demonstration/ Assessment Simulation/ Training Assessment
• Record a Custom Project
• Record a Project in Different Languages
• Record a Project in Multiple Modes at One
Time
Text Captions and the Timeline
• Duplicate a Slide and Hide the Mouse
• Insert, Resize and Move Text Captions
• Change Text Caption Properties
• Change an Object’s Slide Position and Size
• View the Timeline
• Change a Slide’s Display Time and Timeline View Settings
• Use the Timeline to Set Text Caption Display Times
• Show/ Hide Timeline Objects
• Use Options to Control Object Timing
• Set Mouse Properties
• Check Spelling
• Align Objects
Images
• Insert and Delete Slides
• Insert an Image
• Set Image Size and Slide Position
• Use the Library
• Manage Unused Images
• Create an Image Transparency
• Create an Image Watermark
• Replace an Image
• Set Image Timing Options and Transition Effects
• Work With Image Stacks
• Add a Visual Mouse Click and Click Sound
Pointer Paths, Buttons and Highlight Boxes
• Change the Pointer Path
• Change the Pointer Type
• Edit a slide and Object Display Times
• Insert a text Button
• Set a Button’s Options
• Insert an Image Button
• Insert and Format a Highlight Box
Converting Demonstrations into Simulations
• Hide the mouse
• Replace Phrases
• Insert a Click Box
• Set Click Box Options
• Change a Slide’s Display Time
• Set a Text Caption Transition
• Insert a Text Entry Box.
Rollovers and Zoom Areas
• Insert a Rollover Caption
• Set Rollover Area Properties
• Insert a Rollover Image
• Insert a zoom area
• Insert a Rollover Slidelet Properties
• Format and Position a Slidelet
• Insert an Image in a Slidelet
Slide Labels, Notes and Audio
• Add a Slide Label and Note
• Add a Sound Effect to an object
• Add Background Music to a Project
• Calibrate a Microphone
• Record a Slide Note
• Edit an Audio file
• Insert Silence
Animation and Flash Video
• Change a Project’s Frame Rate
• Add animation to a slide
• Change an Animation’s Slide Position
• Insert Text Animation and Flash Video
Importing and Branching
• Import PowerPoint Animation and Backgrounds
• Resize a Project
• Import Project slides and Objects
• Label a slide
• Use buttons to create a Branch
• Explore the Branching Tab
• Export the branching View
• Create and work with a Slide Group
Skin and Templates
• Apply a Playbar
• Apply, Edit,Save and Delete a Skin
• Edit and Save a Skin
• Add a Loading Screen
• Create a Project Template
• Create a New Project from a Template
• Record Additional Slides
• Edit a Template
Compliant Movies, Bandwidth and Publishing
• Enable 508 Compliance
• Add Accessibility Text and Closed Captions
• Link to a Web Site
• Set Project Information
• Check Bandwidth
• Publish Flash (SWF)
• Publish Word Handouts
• Export Captions
• Perform a “Round Trip’ from Word
Creating Quizzes
• Set Quiz Preferences
• Insert a Question Slide
• Add an Image to a Question Slide
• Reuse a Slide Background
• Format the Progress Indicator
• Create and Rename Question Pools
• Add Questions to Question Pools
• Insert Random Question Slides
MenuBuilder
• Publish a Standalone Project
• Create a MenuBuilder Project
• Add Text Items to a menu
• Format styles
• Edit Text Items
• Export Menu Builder
Learning Management Systems
• Set Reporting Options
• Create a Manifest File
• Adjust Slide Object Interaction
• Publish a Content Package
• Create an LMS Account, Lesson, Course and Curriculum
• Test an E-Learning Course
