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Adobe Captivate 4 is an industry leader in screen capture and development training technology. In Captivate 4 Essential Training, Tim Plumer, Jr., shows how to use this program, along with its multifaceted screen capture tools, to its fullest potential. Starting from scratch, Tim demonstrates how to create a presentation using video, text, voiceover, music, and more. He even covers how to create e-learning tests and assess the results. Exercise files accompany the course.

Course Captivate 4 Essential Training Author Tim Plumer, Jr. SKU ISBN Release Date 2009-06-16 Duration 7.05 hrs / 102 tutorials Work files Yes Price $ 49.95 Retail price $ 99.95 Language Tags Captivate

1. Understanding Captivate Introducing Captivate 01:26 Exploring presentations 02:18 Introducing simulating software 01:21 Understanding e-learning with quizzes 03:06 2. Getting Started Starting Captivate 01:43 Exploring Captivate's interface 02:21 Using the storyboard 03:14 Using the Edit view 03:15 Using the Branching view 02:19 Setting preferences 04:47 3. Creating a Basic Presentation Starting from scratch 03:36 Setting a background image 02:50 Adding text 05:09 Aligning and distributing objects 05:22 Adding shapes 06:23 Adding images 04:15 Duplicating images 02:49 Finishing and previewing your project 04:13 4. Using External Assets Importing Photoshop files 05:16 Creating slideshows with images 02:46 Adding animations 08:09 Inserting video 04:56 Importing PowerPoint presentations 04:19 Taking advantage of libraries 04:38 5. Animating with the Timeline Touring the Timeline 05:51 Adjusting timing 04:43 Adjusting timing precisely 05:26 Adding transitions to objects 05:58 Animating text 04:15 Zooming for emphasis 05:59 6. Adding Audio Adding background audio 03:12 Adding audio to an object 03:22 Recording and adding voiceovers 07:05 Editing audio in Captivate 03:36 Splitting audio among slides 05:53 Editing audio with an external editor 01:53 Using the Advanced audio panel 05:27 Creating closed captioning 04:14 7. Adding Interactivity Adding buttons 07:15 Making hotspots 04:47 Creating image buttons 05:56 Adding click boxes 03:50 Highlighting objects 02:19 Adding pop-up images 02:20 Adding pop-up captions 02:51 Adding pop-up mini-slides 05:07 Adding input fields 05:49 Creating branching presentations 08:16 Using best practices 07:11 8. Templates Revisiting libraries 08:57

Sharing assets 05:02 Creating project templates 06:43 Using project templates 04:48 Creating design templates 04:04 Using design templates 04:34 9. Recording a Software Simulation Introducing software simulations 02:44 Preparing simulations 05:17 Recording simulations 07:02 Editing simulations 06:05 Panning while recording 04:56 Converting simulations into quizzes 06:02 Creating simulations from scratch 04:49 Capturing full motion video 03:44 10. Quizzing Creating questions 05:25 Editing questions 02:40 True or false 01:49 Fill in the blank 02:16 Short answer 01:45 Matching 02:54 Hot spot 03:24 Sequencing 01:19 Rating scale 02:27 Assessing software simulations 05:58 Creating custom short-answer questions 03:00 Randomizing questions 05:07 Managing quizzes 05:14 Reporting results 06:44 Creating assessment templates 03:49 11. Customizing the Project Interface Introducing skins 01:56 Editing playback controls 05:31 Creating a table of contents 05:32 12. Publishing Your Project Analyzing bandwidth 05:22 Securing the project 02:23 Spell-checking 02:27 Cleaning up 03:32 Resizing a project 03:11 Publishing a project 03:29 Publishing to Flash 05:16 Publishing to AVI 04:10 Setting up Flash player security 03:38 Generating SCORM-compliant output 02:29 Exporting to Flash FLA 02:59 13. Reviewing Your Project Initiating a project review 04:39 Reviewing a project 04:52 Collecting reviewer comments 04:53 14. Variables Creating a variable 03:17 Using a variable to hold user-input information 02:22 Using system variables 03:03 Adding cool prebuilt features 06:27 Conclusion Goodbye 00:20