Advanced Captivate Training: $895
Course Description
City Desktop's Advanced Captivate course follows on from the 2 day Essentials Captivate course. It enables current Captivate users to improve their production skills by incorporating higher-end features such as project templates, design templates, custom styles, system variables, advanced actions and scripts.
What you will learn
During the 2 day Advanced Captivate course, the following topics are covered.
- — Captivate Essentials Overview
- — Working with PowerPoint
- — Custom Styles, Branching & Aggregating
- — Question Pools
- — Accessible eLearning
- — Variables and Widgets
- — Master Slides and Project Templates
- — Reporting Results & LMS
- — Actions
- — Conditional Actions
- — Naming Objects
Who Should Attend and Prerequisites
Anyone who has completed the 2-day Essentials Captivate course or who has been using Captivate for more than one year. (If you are self taught, and would like to attend this course, please call City Desktop to discuss your current level of experience with one of our Captivate trainers.)
See the outline below for more in-depth detail:
Course Outline
Captivate Essentials Overview
- General Preferences - Best Practices
- Production Tips
- Resolution and Recording Size
- Recordings Preferences and Keys
- Scripts and Rehearsals
- Custom Recordings
- Text Caption Pre-Editing
Working with PowerPoint
- Import a PowerPoint Presentation
- Round-Trip PowerPoint Edits
- Rescaling Projects
- Synchronise with Source
Custom Styles, Branching & Aggregating
- Creating Text Caption Styles
- Applying Styles Globally
- Importing & Exporting Styles
- Combining Projects
- Using Buttons to Create a Branch
- Create a Slide Group
- Publish and Aggregate SWFs
Question Pools
- Insert a Question Slide
- Create and Rename Question Pools
- Add Questions to Question Pools
- Insert Random Question Slides
Accessible eLearning
- Set Document Information
- Enable Accessibility
- Add Accessibility Text to Slides
- Import Slide Audio
- Add Shortcut Keys
- Add Closed Captions
Variables and Widgets
- Add Project Information
- Insert and Edit a System Variable
- Create a User Variable
- Use a Variable to Gather Data
- Insert and Format a Widget
Master Slides and Project Templates
- Adding, Editing and Applying Master Slides
- Create a Project From a Template
- Copy & Paste Project Assets
- Import & Export Project Assets
Master Slides and Project Templates (cont)
- Create a Mask
- Add a Text Animation Placeholder
- Create a Project from a Template
Reporting Results & LMS
- Acrobat.com as an LMS Alternative
- Port Results to Acrobat.com
- Using the Quiz Results Analyzer
- Review and Chart Quiz Data
- LMS Reporting Options
- Create a Manifest File
- Report Button Interaction
- Adjust Slide Object Interaction
- Publish a Content Package
- Creating an Inquisiq LMS Account
- Creating an LMS Lesson
- Creating an LMS Course
- Creating an LMS Curriculum
- Test an eLearning Course
Actions
- Standard Actions:
- Create a User Variable
- Create Rollover Slidelets
- Control Object Visibility
- Create, Copy & Delete Standard Actions
Conditional Actions
- Create more User Variables
- Duplicate and Label Slides
- Create a Conditional Action
Naming Objects
- Insert and Name Text Captions
- Create a Conditional and Standard Action Combo
- Name a Decision Block
- Add Multiple IF Statements
- Create an Action to Show a Button
- Attach Actions to Objects
Adobe Captivate
COURSE OUTLINES Captivate Essentials Outline
2 day course: $895.
| SYDNEY | January | February | March | April | May | June |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Captivate Essentials | 16 & 17 | 9 & 10 |
1 & 2 20 & 21 |
17 & 18 | 7 & 8 30 & 31 |
19 & 20 |
| Advanced Captivate | — | 16 & 17 | 22 & 23 | — | 9 & 10 | 21 & 22 |
| Captivate Online Course | — | 28 & 29 | — | 19 & 20 | — | — |
| MELBOURNE | January | February | March | April | May | June |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Captivate Essentials | 16 & 17 | 20 & 21 | 26 & 27 | — | 3 & 4 | 5 & 6 |
| Advanced Captivate | — | — | 28 & 29 | — | — | 7 & 8 |
| Captivate Online Course | — | 28 & 29 | — | 19 & 20 | — | — |
| BRISBANE | January | February | March | April | May | June |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Captivate Essentials | — | — | 7 & 8 | — | 28 & 29 | — |
| Advanced Captivate | Currently not available as a public course in Brisbane. Private training can be organised onsite or online. | |||||
| Captivate Online Course | — | 28 & 29 | — | 19 & 20 | — | — |
