This book has been created as a companion to our Adobe Captivate 4: The Essentials book. The goal of the "Essentials" book is to get you up and running using Adobe Captivate 4 as quickly as possible. After completing that book, which tips the scales at over 200 pages, you will have an excellent grasp of how to both record and produce eLearning lessons using Adobe Captivate 4. However, there is a ton of information that just didn't fit into that book.
"Adobe Captivate 4: Beyond the Essentials" picks up where the "Essentials" book left off. You will quickly learn Captivate's higher-end functionality while improving your production skills via project templates, design templates, advanced actions and scripts. You will learn to collaborate with team members via Captivates' powerful commenting features. You'll enhance your users experience via variables that will make it seem like each eLearning lesson you produce has been customized for and is talking directly to your customer.
Note: There is an Errata Page for this workbook. Click here to download.
Here is what you will learn during lessons covered in this book:
Module 1: Reviewing the Essentials
- Set General Preferences
- Rehearse a Script
- Set Recording Preferences and Keys
- Record a Custom Simulation
- Edit a Text Capture Template
Module 2: Importing and Branching
- Import a PowerPoint Presentation
- Edit a PowerPoint Presentation
- Resize a Project
- Import Project Slides and Objects
- Label a Slide
- Use Buttons to Create a Branch
- Explore the Branching Tab
- Create a Slide Group
- Aggregate Published SWFs
Module 3: Question Pools
- Insert a Question Slide
- Create and Rename Question Pools
- Add Questions to Question Pools
- Insert Random Question Slides
Module 4: Accessible Projects
- Set Document Information
- Enable Accessibility
- Add Accessibility Text to Slides
- Import Audio
- Add Shortcut Keys
- Add Closed Captions
Module 5: Commenting, Image Editing and PhotoShop Layers
- Send a Project for Review
- Create a Background Mask
- Edit a Slide Background
- Delete a Slide Background
- Import a PhotoShop File
- Work with PhotoShop Layers
Module 6: Variables, Widgets and Buttons
- Add Document Information
- Insert a System Variable
- Edit a System Variable
- Create a User Variable
- Use a Variable to Gather Data
- Insert a Question Widget
- Insert a Certificate Widget
- Create Custom Buttons
Module 7: Project and Design Templates
- Create a Project Template
- Create a Project From a Template
- Record Additional Slides
- Delete Unused Objects
- Create a Mask
- Add a Text Animation Placeholder
- Create a Design Template
- Format Design Template Objects
- Apply a Design Template to a Project
Module 8: Advanced Actions
- Control Object Visibility
- Name Items
- Attach Multiple Actions to Objects
- Create Variables
- Add Text Entry Boxes
- Create a Script
- Attach a Script to a Slide
- Test and Edit a Script
Module 9: Learning Management Systems
- Set Quiz Reporting Options
- Create a Manifest File
- Report a Button Interaction
- Adjust Slide Object Interaction
- Publish a Content Package
- Create an Inquisiq LMS Account
- Create an LMS Lesson
- Create an LMS Course
- Create an LMS Curriculum
- Test an eLearning Course
Kevin Siegel is the founder and president of IconLogic, Inc. He has written more than 100 step-by-step computer training books including: Essentials of Adobe Captivate 6, Essentials of Adobe Captivate 5, Essentials of Adobe Captivate 4, Essentials of Adobe Captivate 3, Essentials of Macromedia Captivate, Essentials of RoboDemo 5, Essentials of RoboDemo 4, Essentials of RoboDemo 3, Essentials of Adobe Dreamweaver CS3, Essentials of QuarkXPress 7, Accelerated QuarkXPress 6, Essentials of Adobe InDesign CS3, Essentials of Adobe PageMaker 7 and Essentials of Adobe RoboHelp 8 and many more.
Kevin spent five years in the U.S. Coast Guard as an award-winning photojournalist and has more than 24 years experience as a print publisher and technical writer. He is a certified technical trainer, has been a classroom instructor for more than 18 years and is a frequent speaker at trade shows and conventions.
Kevin has been recognized by Adobe Systems, Inc., as one of the Top Five Most Highly-Rated Adobe Certified Instructors Worldwide.
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