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Training
Provided by Pentext Technical Communication
Macromedia Captivate - Online or Onsite Training Courses
There are three Macromedia Captivate courses to choose from:
One is completely online, using Flash-based video and audio tutorials. The other is a half-day Getting Started Course that gets you up and running with Captivate quickly. And the third is a more detailed two day course designed to take participants through the development process of building software demonstrations and interactive simulations. Using a task-based approach, participants learn the key features of Captivate and apply best practices throughout the creation of their in class project. Participants learn how to create, maintain and update projects.
There are three Macromedia Captivate courses to choose from:
One is completely online, using Flash-based video and audio tutorials. The other is a half-day Getting Started Course that gets you up and running with Captivate quickly. And the third is a more detailed two day course designed to take participants through the development process of building software demonstrations and interactive simulations. Using a task-based approach, participants learn the key features of Captivate and apply best practices throughout the creation of their in class project. Participants learn how to create, maintain and update projects.
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Macromedia Captivate
Macromedia Captivate Getting Started Course Outline
Unit 1: Defining your production goals
- Defining your project (view it/show it)
- Size considerations
- Script considerations
- Storyboard considerations
Unit 2: Recording a new movie
- Selecting the type of movie you want to record
- Selecting a size and application window for your recording
- Configuring your recording options
- Understanding how Captivate records
- Controlling how Captivate records
- Configuring your recording keys
Unit 3: Understanding the Storyboard area
- Understanding the Slide Tasks area (especially the Slide Properties )
Unit 4: Understanding the Editing Area
- Understanding how the timeline works
- Modifying slides from the editing area
Unit 5: Customizing Slide Content from the Timeline
- Reducing the duration of the slide
- Selecting slide elements
- Modifying slide elements from the timeline
Unit 6: Using Slide Elements
- Understanding slide elements
- Understanding how Captivate mouse movements work
- Inserting slide elements
- Modifying slide elements
Unit 7: Creating Audio
- Modifying your audio sources (microphone/line in)
- Calibrating your recording device
- Importing Audio
- Recording audio
- Editing audio
- Managing your audio
- Recording audio for multiple slides
Unit 8: Adding Slides to your Project
- Adding a blank slide
- Importing a PowerPoint slide
Unit 9: Understanding Captivates Quizzing Components
- Configuring the Quiz Manager
- Adding quiz slides to your project (multiple choice, true/false, fill in the blanks, short answer, matching, likert)
Unit 10: Publishing a Project
- Understanding publishing types
- Configuring publishing preferences
Note: This course may be modified based or customer requirements
Unit 1: Defining your production goals
- Defining your project (view it/show it)
- Size considerations
- Script considerations
- Storyboard considerations
Unit 2: Recording a new movie
- Selecting the type of movie you want to record
- Selecting a size and application window for your recording
- Configuring your recording options
- Understanding how Captivate records
- Controlling how Captivate records
- Configuring your recording keys
Unit 3: Understanding the Storyboard area
- Understanding the Slide Tasks area (especially the Slide Properties )
Unit 4: Understanding the Editing Area
- Understanding how the timeline works
- Modifying slides from the editing area
Unit 5: Customizing Slide Content from the Timeline
- Reducing the duration of the slide
- Selecting slide elements
- Modifying slide elements from the timeline
Unit 6: Using Slide Elements
- Understanding slide elements
- Understanding how Captivate mouse movements work
- Inserting slide elements
- Modifying slide elements
Unit 7: Creating Audio
- Modifying your audio sources (microphone/line in)
- Calibrating your recording device
- Importing Audio
- Recording audio
- Editing audio
- Managing your audio
- Recording audio for multiple slides
Unit 8: Adding Slides to your Project
- Adding a blank slide
- Importing a PowerPoint slide
Unit 9: Understanding Captivates Quizzing Components
- Configuring the Quiz Manager
- Adding quiz slides to your project (multiple choice, true/false, fill in the blanks, short answer, matching, likert)
Unit 10: Publishing a Project
- Understanding publishing types
- Configuring publishing preferences
Note: This course may be modified based or customer requirements
About The Training Provider: Pentext Technical Communication
Pentext Technical Communication - Pentext Technical Communication offers new media technical communiation courses for technical writers, information designers and other professionals in the technical communications field. The current training product suite includes courses in new media technical communications for corporate teams and for technical communication environments like technical support, sales, and technical...
