Overview Using Adobe Captivate, you can capture screen shots on your computer and quickly turn them into eLearning lessons (movies). The lessons you create can be highly interactive--you can add images, captions, rollovers, clickable areas, typing areas and sound effects. 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. -eLearning and Captivate- As your class ramps up, you won't just learn how to start Captivate and click each tool, you'll begin the process of creating eLearning lessons from the ground up. You'll not only learn how to create effective eLearning, but whythose lessons will be effective. eLearning Concepts Planning eLearning Projects Explore the Captivate Interface Create and Manage Workspaces Preview a Project Use the Zoom Features -Recording Demonstrations and Sims- Recording your desktop actions is one of Captivate's key features... and you'll cover the hottest recording modes: demo, assessment, training and custom. Rehearse a Script Edit Recording Settings Set Recording Keys Record a Demonstration Record an Assessment Record a Training Simulation Record a Custom Simulation -Captions, Styles and Timing- Once you've recorded your lessons, the real work begins. During these lessons, you will learn how to add text caption, set object styles and control the timing of slides objects. Duplicate a Slide and Hide the Mouse Insert, Resize and Move Text Captions Modify Text Caption Properties Edit the Default Caption Style Reset an Object Style Change an Object's Position & Size View the Timeline Change a Slide's Display Time Use the Timeline to Set Object Display Times Show/Hide Timeline Objects Use the Properties Panel to Control Timing Set Mouse Properties Check Spelling Align Slide Objects -Images and Drawing Objects- Adding images to your project will enhance the lesson. These lessons will teach you how to add images, maninpulate them and manage them. Change Slide Background Quality Insert and Delete Slides Insert an Image Set Image Size & Slide Position Use the Library Manage Unused Project Assets Crop An Image Create an Image Watermark Control Image Timing and Transition Work With Image Stacks Add a Visual Click and Sound Draw a Line -Pointers, Buttons and Highlight Boxes- If you've created a demonstration, that pesky mouse can sometimes have a mind of its own. You'll learn how to tame that wild mouse during these lessons. Then you'll learn how to add some basic interactivity to a lesson via buttons. Modify the Mouse Pointer Edit Slide and Object Display Times Insert a Text Button Set a Button's Timing and Options Work with Image Buttons Insert and Format a Highlight Box Rollovers and Zoom Areas Insert a Rollover Caption Insert a Rollover Image Insert a Zoom Area Insert and Format a Rollover Slidelet Format the Rollover Area Add a Caption and Image to a Rollover Area -Audio- eLearning lessons that contain voiceover audio and sound effects are more effective than lessons that don't... and that's just a fact! Learn how to add, edit and record audio during these lessons. And if that's not enough, you'll also learn how to convert Text-to-Speech, which is just cool! Add Audio to a Slide Object Add Background Audio Add a Slide Note Calibrate a Microphone Record a Narration Import Voice Narrations Edit an Audio File Insert Silence Convert Text-to-Speech -Flash Video, Animation & Effects- In a word, Flash Video is cool! Learn how to add Flash Video to your eLearning lessons. There are lessons for adding Animation and special effects too. Insert Flash Video Set Flash Video Properties Add Animation to a Slide Insert Text Animation Apply a Fly-In Effect to a Text Caption Apply a ZigZag Motion Path -Click and Text Entry Boxes- Interacitve eLearning is generally thought to be more effective than passive demonstration videos. During these lessons, learn how to convert a demonstration video in a highly engaging, interactive affair. Hide the Mouse Replace Phrases Insert a Click Box Insert a Text Entry Box -Introduction to Question Slides- Captivate sports some robust quizzing tools. You'll learn how to setup, create and edit question slides. Edit Quizzing Object Styles Set the Quiz Preferences Insert a Question Slide Format a Question Slide Add an Image to a Question Slide Paste as Background -Publishing- No project is finished until it's published. Learn the best publishing format to use for the widest audience. Learn how to add a TOC to your lessons and the best settings for publishing to Flash (SWF). Link to a Web Site Apply a Skin Edit and Save a Skin Delete a Skin Create a TOC Add a Loading Screen Publish a Flash (SWF) Publish Word Handouts Export Captions Perform a "Round Trip" Price: $1,095.00 Duration: 2 days Time: 10am - 6pm Contact: Cari Jones, Corporate Account Manager Email: CariJ@fmctraining.com Phone: 407-354-4866 FUTURE MEDIA CONCEPTS, INC., the nation's premier digital media training center, provides manufacturer-authorized training in all areas of digital media including digital video and film editing, web design and development, sound design, DVD authoring, 3D animation, motion graphics, desktop publishing, architectural and mechanical design and Mac IT. FMC is an authorized training provider for Adobe, Apple, Autodesk, Avid, Boris FX, Digidesign, NewTek and Softimage. Founded in 1994, FMC has training centers located in New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Washington DC, Orlando, Chicago and Dubai. www.fmctraining.com