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Captivate Introduction

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Captivate Introduction

Our trainer was amazing, he is really passionate about passing on tips he's learnt over the years. I normally really struggle to enjoy training of any kind so just goes to show what training can be!
East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust
November 2024
Captivate Introduction

Transmedia - brilliant - the course I did was excellent and they are so helpful! Thank you just isn't enough!
Spencer S
October 2024
Captivate Introduction

Tony's extensive knowledge will be invaluable for me moving forward at QinetiQ.
QinetiQ
November 2024
Captivate Introduction

Very clear instruction and presentation.
Hay Group
November 2024
Captivate Introduction

Certificates sentThank you for the session on Captivate - very, very helpful! I would like to recommend this Training Centre and my tutor on providing great online courses, specifically Captivate!
East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust
November 2024
Captivate Introduction

Our tutor was very good at covering the course content. He was also very good at explaining what we had to do and very patient. Overall I thought the course was run really well.
East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust
November 2024
Captivate Introduction

Very good course and very well presented.
DX Network Services Ltd
October 2024
Captivate Introduction

The trainer was fantastic. His dedication in coming up to us in Hertfordshire even though it snowed was commendable. The course was great and very hands on with the product.
East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust
October 2024
Captivate Introduction

The training for Captivate really helped me to determine how to build my training modules. I have got some really good ideas and the pointers throughout the day gave me a perfect starting point.
Babcock Land Defence Limi
November 2024
Captivate Introduction

Great course! Instructor went at a good pace and broke down complex functions into simple steps.
Adam W
October 2024
Captivate Introduction

A fantastic trainer, very calm and able to answer all our questions. I will be going forward with a sound knowledge and look forward to using what I have learned in the workplace
University College Hospital
October 2024
Captivate Advanced

This training really helped me building my training modules. I got some really good ideas from Tony and the advice he gave throughout the day gave me a perfect starting point. Thanks for your help.
House of Hearst
November 2024
Great delivery, enjoyable training session.

October 2024
An excellent trainer with extreme depth of knowledge in the product. Also some really good and helpful shortcuts.

November 2024

Course Facts

2 day course
Our Trainers are Authorised Professionals
Live Online or Classroom-based
Certificate of completion
Maximum class size of 6 for scheduled courses
Unlimited support after your course
Courses at all levels: Introduction, Intermediate, Advanced and Masterclasses

Course Outline

Introduction to Captivate
Adding slides
Adding media blocks
Widgets
Creating quizzes

FULL OUTLINE

Related Courses

Captivate Advanced

Captivate Introduction

Our trainer was amazing, he is really passionate about passing on tips he's learnt over the years. I normally really struggle to enjoy training of any kind so just goes to show what training can be!
East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust
November 2024
Captivate Introduction

Transmedia - brilliant - the course I did was excellent and they are so helpful! Thank you just isn't enough!
Spencer S
October 2024
Captivate Introduction

Tony's extensive knowledge will be invaluable for me moving forward at QinetiQ.
QinetiQ
November 2024
Captivate Introduction

Very clear instruction and presentation.
Hay Group
November 2024
Captivate Introduction

Certificates sentThank you for the session on Captivate - very, very helpful! I would like to recommend this Training Centre and my tutor on providing great online courses, specifically Captivate!
East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust
November 2024
Captivate Introduction

Our tutor was very good at covering the course content. He was also very good at explaining what we had to do and very patient. Overall I thought the course was run really well.
East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust
November 2024
Captivate Introduction

Very good course and very well presented.
DX Network Services Ltd
October 2024
Captivate Introduction

The trainer was fantastic. His dedication in coming up to us in Hertfordshire even though it snowed was commendable. The course was great and very hands on with the product.
East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust
October 2024
Captivate Introduction

The training for Captivate really helped me to determine how to build my training modules. I have got some really good ideas and the pointers throughout the day gave me a perfect starting point.
Babcock Land Defence Limi
November 2024
Captivate Introduction

Great course! Instructor went at a good pace and broke down complex functions into simple steps.
Adam W
October 2024
Captivate Introduction

A fantastic trainer, very calm and able to answer all our questions. I will be going forward with a sound knowledge and look forward to using what I have learned in the workplace
University College Hospital
October 2024
Captivate Advanced

This training really helped me building my training modules. I got some really good ideas from Tony and the advice he gave throughout the day gave me a perfect starting point. Thanks for your help.
House of Hearst
November 2024
Great delivery, enjoyable training session.

October 2024
An excellent trainer with extreme depth of knowledge in the product. Also some really good and helpful shortcuts.

November 2024

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Overview

This course introduces users to Adobe Captivate. The 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 in the creation of learning materials with Adobe Captivate. All our Adobe Captivate courses are taught by industry professionals who are also Adobe Certified Professional trainers. They will share years of their industry experience with you, imparting best practice techniques as well mastery of the tools. Topics covered include Introduction to Captivate, Responsive Design, Editing a recording, Using the Workspace, Laying out objects, Properties, Library, Slides, Object styles, Effects, Audio, Video, Timeline, Non-Interactive and interactive objects, Recording software, Quiz, Accessibility, Skins and Table of Contents and Publishing.

Course Outline

Introduction to Captivate

Overview of e-learning tools
Benefits of Captivate
Creating Simulations: Fullscreen capture, Application window, Custom size

Adding slides

Slide navigator in Adobe Captivate
Adding a conversation slide
Adding characters to your Adobe Captivate project
Editing the background image on a slide
Creating a long scroll project
Adding text blocks
Adding text to a project

Adding media blocks

Adding images to a project
Adding quotes
Adding SVGs to a project

Widgets

Adding a Card
Adding Tabs
Adding a Certificate
Adding a Hotspot

Creating quizzes

Adding a Multiple-choice question
Adding a True or false question
Adding a Match the column question
Adding a Short answer question
Adding a Sequence question
Importing questions as CSV

Audio, Video and Animation

Adding audio to a project
Adding videos to a project
Adding animations to a project

Interactions

Adding interactions to a project
Creating interactive video with overlay
Creating a slide-level interaction
Creating an object-level interaction

Accessibility

Understanding the importance of accessibility
Making a Captivate project accessible

Editing project properties

Customising the Table of Contents and the Playbar
Table of Contents in Adobe Captivate
Preferences
Themes

Publishing and sharing a project

Sharing a project for review
Publishing a project

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Captivate Advanced

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