Captivate Essentials - An Introduction to Captivate is a three – day course designed to teach the core Adobe Captivate skills needed to create interactive eLearning and mLearning content. By following step-by-step instructions, you will learn how to create a soft-skills lesson from scratch. You’ll learn to record and produce software demonstrations, and interactive training simulations. This course will take you through three e-learning projects: a demonstration, a simulation and a SCORM-compliant quiz.
Prerequisites:
A practical working knowledge of Mac OS X or Windows
Basic Web knowledge
Who Should Use Captivate?
Corporate training professionals, educators, instructional designers, and all types of business users with limited programming capabilities who want to create product demos, application simulations, soft skill and compliance training, and mobile learning. Also educators and trainers who are currently using PowerPoint and need to add interactivity to their training materials.
Course Outline
Note: The curricula below comprise activities typically covered in a class at this skill level. The instructor may, at his/her discretion, adjust the lesson plan to meet the needs of the class.
Course Outlines
Lesson 1: Exploring Captivate
Understanding Explore a Finished Captivate Project
Zoom and Magnify
Navigate a Project
Explore and Reset the Workspace
Preview the Entire Project
Lesson 3: Recording Demos and Sims
Rehearse a Script
Review Recording Settings
Enable Access for Assistive Devices
Review Default Recording Mode Settings
Record Using Multiple Modes
Record a Custom Simulation
Lesson 5: Images and Smart Shapes
Understanding Insert, Resize, and Restore an Image