Essentials of Adobe Captivate 3

by Kevin A. Siegel

Using this step-by-step workbook, you can teach yourself to use Adobe Captivate 3 and quickly create interactive eLearning lessons. Recording Step Through a Script | Set the Recording Type and Options | Record a Project Manually | Record a Demonstration | Record an Assessment Simulation | Record a Training Assessment | Record a Custom Project Text Captions and 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 Text Caption Display Times | Show/Hide Timeline Objects | Use Options to Control Object Timing | Set Mouse Properties | Check Spelling | Align Slide Objects Images Insert and Delete Slides | Insert an Image | Set Image Size and Slide Position | Use the Library | Manage Unused Images | Create an Image Transparency | Create an Image Watermark | Replace an Image | Set Image Timing Options and Transition Effects | Work With Image Stacks | Add a Visual Mouse Click and Click Sound Pointer Paths, Buttons and Highlight Boxes Change the Pointer Path | Change the Pointer Type | Edit a Slide and Object Display Times | Insert a Text Button | Set a Button's Options | Insert an Image Button | Insert and Format a Highlight Box 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 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 Add a Slide Label | Add a Slide Note | Add a Sound Effect to an Object | Add Background Music to a Project | Calibrate a Microphone | Record a Slide Note | Edit an Audio File | Insert Silence Animation and Flash Video Change a Project's Frame Rate | Add Animation to a Slide | Change an Animation's Slide Position | Insert Text Animation | Add Flash Video Importing and Branching Import PowerPoint Animation | Import PowerPoint Backgrounds | Resize a Project | Import Project Slides and Objects | Label a Slide | Use Buttons to Create a Branch | Explore the Branching Tab | Export the Branching View | Create a Slide Group | Work with a Slide Group Skins and Templates Apply a BMP Playbar | Apply a Skin | Edit and Save a Skin | Delete a Skin | Add a Loading Screen | Create a Project Template | Create a New Project From a Template | Record Additional Slides | Edit a Template Compliant Movies, Bandwidth and Publishing Enable 508 Compliance | Add Accessibility Text | Add Closed Captions | Link to a Web Site | Set Project Information | Check Bandwidth | Publish a Flash (SWF) | Publish Word Handouts | Export Captions | Perform a "Round Trip" From Word Creating Quizzes 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 | Create and Rename Question Pools | Add Questions to Question Pools | Insert Random Question Slides MenuBuilder Publish a Standalone Project | Create a MenuBuilder Project | Add Text Items to a Menu | Format Styles | Edit Text Items | Export a MenuBuilder Project … and much, much more!

298 pages, Spiral-bound

First published August 15, 2007

About the author

evin A. Siegel is the founder and president of IconLogic, Inc. He has written more than 100 step-by-step computer training books, including Camtasia Studio 6: The Essentials, Adobe Captivate 5: The Essentials, Adobe Captivate 4: The Essentials, Adobe Captivate 4: Beyond the Essentials, Essentials of Macromedia Captivate, Essentials of RoboDemo 5, Essentials of Adobe RoboHelp 8, Essentials of Adobe RoboHelp 7, Essentials of Adobe Dreamweaver CS3, QuarkXPress 8: The Basics and Essentials of Adobe InDesign CS3.

Kevin spent five years in the U.S. Coast Guard as an award-winning photojournalist and has more than two decades experience as a print publisher, technical writer, instructional designer and eLearning developer. He is a certified technical trainer, has been a classroom instructor for more than 17 years and is a frequent speaker at trade shows and conventions. Kevin holds multiple certifications from companies such as Adobe and the CompTIA.

Reviews

[Tim Pixley · Rating 4 out of 5]

The tutorials not only provided basic how-to knowlege, but they also demonstrated best practices (development, workflows, etc.) regarding project management for eLearning projects.

[Becky · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great for getting up to speed on this tool. Lessons build on each other and progress at a nice pace. I used a later version, and went on to get the next volume to continue.