eLearning and Captivate

• Planning eLearning Projects
• The Development Process
• The Captivate Interface
• Work spaces: Creating, Modifying and Resetting
• Previewing and zooming Projects

Recording Demonstrations & Simulations

• Resolution and Recording Size
• The Development Process
• Preparing to Record
• Rehearse a Script
• Edit Recording Settings
• Set Recording Preferences and Keys
• Access for Assistive Devices
• Record a Demonstration
• Record an Assessment
• Record a Training Simulation
• Record a Custom Assessment Simulation

Text Captions, Styles & the Timeline

• Insert, Resize and Move Text Captions
• Modify Text Caption Properties
• Edit the Default Caption Style
• Reset an Object Style

The Timeline

• Change an Object’s Slide Position and Size
• View the Timeline
• Change a Slide’s Display Time
• Change Timeline View Settings
• 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 Smart Shapes

• Change the Slide Background Quality
• Insert and Delete Slides
• Insert an Image
• Set Image Size and Slide Position
• Use the Library
• Manage Unused Project Assets
• Cropping Images
• Create an Image Watermark
• Set Image Timing Options and Transition Effects
• Work With Image Stacks
• Add a Visual Mouse Click and Sound
• Drawing Lines

Pointers, Buttons and Highlight Boxes

• Change the Pointer Path & the the Pointer Type
• Edit Slide and Object Display Times
• Insert a Text Button
• Set a Button’s Timing and Options
• Insert an Image Button
• Insert and Format a Highlight Box

Rollovers and Zoom Areas

• Insert a Rollover Caption
• Set Rollover Area Properties
• Insert a Rollover Image

Rollovers and Zoom Areas (cont)

• Insert a Zoom Area
• Insert and Format a Rollover Slidelet
• Insert a Caption & Image Into a Slidelet

Audio

• Importing Audio Files
• Add Background Audio
• Add a Slide Note
• Record Audio
• Calibrate a Microphone
• Record a Narration
• Import Voice Narrations
• Edit an Audio File
• Inserting Silence
• Convert Text to Speech

Flash Video, Animation and Effects

• 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 Zig Zag Motion path

Converting Demonstrations Into Simulations

• Demonstrations versus Simulations
• Replace Phrases
• Insert a Click Box and set Options
• Insert a Text Entry Box

Working with PowerPoint

• Import a PowerPoint Presentation
• Round-Trip PowerPoint Edits
• Rescaling Projects
• Synchronise with Source

Introduction to Question Slides

• Set Quiz Preferences
• Edit Quizzing Object Styles
• Insert a Question Slide
• Add an Image to a Question Slide
• Reuse a Slide Background
• Format the Question Title

Publishing

• Link to a Web Site
• Apply a Skin
• Edit and Save a Skin
• Delete a Skin
• Add a Loading Screen
• Create a TOC
• Publish a Flash (SWF)
• Publish Word Handouts
• Export Captions
• Perform a “Round Trip”

FMRs, Panning, Manual Mode and Slide shows

• Full Motion Recording
• Record a Lesson With Panning
• Record Manually
• Create an Image Slide show