Adobe® Captivate® 4 is a tool that automates the creation of software training materials and transforms your on-screen actions and usage tips into a software simulation from which others can learn. In this course, you will use Adobe® Captivate® 4 to develop demonstrations and interactive simulations of software applications. eLearning and Captivate · Education Through Pictures · Planning eLearning Projects · The Development Process · The Captivate 4 Interface · Set General Preferences · Explore a Project · Explore Project Views · Navigate a Project · Preview a Project · Zoom Closer to a Slide · View the Timeline and Library Recording Demonstrations and Assessments · Rehearse a Script · Set Recording Preferences and Keys · Record a Demonstration · Record an Assessment Simulation · Record a Training Simulation · Record a Custom Assessment Simulation FMRs, Panning and Image Slideshows · Create an FMR · Record a Lesson With Panning · Create an Image Slideshow Text Captions & the Timeline · Duplicate a Slide and Hide the Mouse · Insert, Resize and Move Text Captions · Change Text Caption Properties · 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 Options to Control Object Timing · Set Mouse Properties · Check Spelling · Align Slide Objects Images and Drawing Objects · Insert and Delete Slides · Insert an Image · Set Image Size and Slide Position · Use the Library · Manage Unused Project Assets · Control Transparency · Create an Image Watermark · Set Image Timing Options and Transition Effects · Work With Image Stacks · Add a Visual Mouse Click and Click Sound · Insert a Drawing Object Pointers, Buttons and Highlight Boxes · Change the Pointer Path · Change the Pointer Type · Edit Slide and Object Display Times · Insert a Text Button · Set a Button’s 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 · Insert a Zoom Area · Insert a Rollover Slidelet · Set Rollover Slidelet Properties · Format and Position a Slidelet · Insert a Caption Into a Slidelet · Insert an Image Into a Slidelet Slide Labels, Notes and Audio · Change Slide Background Quality · Add a Slide Label · Add a Slide Note · Add Sound to a Slide Object · Add Background Audio · Calibrate a Microphone · Record Audio · Import Slide Audio · Edit an Audio File · Insert Silence · Convert Slide Notes to Speech Animation and Flash Video · Change a Project’s Frame Rate · Add Animation to a Slide · Insert Text Animation · Insert Flash Video · Set Flash Video Properties Converting Demonstrations Into Simulations · Hide the Mouse · Replace Phrases · Insert a Click Box · Set Click Box Options · Change a Slide’s Display Time · Set a Text Caption Transition · Insert a Text Entry Box Introduction to Question Slides · Set Quiz Preferences · Insert a Question Slide · Add an Image to a Question Slide · Reuse a Slide Background · Format the Question Title · Use the Slide Grid · Format the Progress Indicator Publishing · Link to a Web Site · Apply a Skin · Edit and Save a Skin · Delete a Skin · Add a Loading Screen · Set Project Information · Create a TOC · Publish a Flash (SWF) · Publish Word Handouts · Export Captions · Perform a “Round Trip” |