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Mastering Adobe Captivate 7. Bring a new level of interactivity and sophistication to your e-learning content with the user-friendly features of Adobe Captivate. This practical tutorial will teach you everything from automatic recording to advanced tips and tricks

Damien Bruyndonckx

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Mastering Adobe Captivate 7
- Table of Contents
- Mastering Adobe Captivate 7
- Credits
- Foreword
- About the Author
- Acknowledgments
- About the Reviewers
- www.PacktPub.com
  - Support files, eBooks, discount offers and more
    - Why Subscribe?
    - Free Access for Packt account holders
- Preface
  - What this book covers
  - What you need for this book
  - Who this book is for
  - Conventions
  - Reader feedback
  - Customer support
    - Downloading the example code
    - Errata
    - Piracy
    - Questions
- 1. Getting Started with Captivate
  - Obtaining Captivate
  - A glance at the Captivate production process
    - Step zero the preproduction phase
    - Step one capturing the slides
    - Step two the editing phase
    - Step three the publishing phase
  - Touring the Captivate interface
    - The first look at the Captivate interface
    - Working with panels
      - Adding and removing panels
      - Moving panels around
    - Creating a custom workspace
    - Renaming and deleting custom workspaces
  - Exploring the sample applications
    - Experiencing the Encoder demonstration
    - Experiencing the Encoder simulation
    - Experiencing the Driving In Belgium sample application
    - Experiencing the Encoder Video Demo
  - Discussing the sample apps scenario
  - Summary
  - Meet the community
    - Pooja Jaisingh
    - Bio
    - Contact details
- 2. Capturing the Slides
  - Choosing the right resolution for the project
    - What exactly is the problem?
    - Resizing the project after the initial shooting
    - Downsizing the application during shooting
    - Using the panning feature of Captivate
    - Using the Scalable HTML Content feature
    - Conclusion
  - Shooting your first movie
    - Preparing the application to shoot
    - Rehearsing the scenario
      - Resetting the application
    - Shooting the movie
      - Enabling access to assistive devices (Mac users only)
      - Preparing Captivate to shoot the movie
      - And Action!
    - Previewing the rushes
  - The inner working of the Captivate capture engine
    - The Full Motion Recording mode
  - Controlling Captivate during the shooting session
  - Exploring the preferences
    - The automatic recording modes
    - Exploring the recording settings
    - The Video Demo preferences
  - Shooting the other versions of the project
    - Previewing the second rushes
  - Shooting with System Audio
  - The Video Demo recording mode
  - Automatic and manual panning
  - Rescaling a project
  - Summary
  - Meet the community
    - Anita Horsley
    - Contact details
- 3. Working with Standard Objects
  - Preparing your work
  - Working with the Properties panel
  - Exploring the objects of Captivate
    - The Text Caption object
      - Modifying the content of a Text Caption
      - Creating new Text Captions
        
        Extra credit adding Text Captions
      - Formatting a Text Caption
        
        Resizing and moving Text Captions
        
        Changing the Callout and the Caption type
        
        Formatting characters and paragraphs
        
        Working with Text Effects
    - The Highlight Box object
    - Working with the mouse
      - Understanding the mouse movements
      - Formatting the Mouse object
      - Editing a full motion recording
    - Working with images
      - Inserting a slide from another project
      - Inserting an image into a slide
      - Using the image editing tools
      - Inserting a picture slide
      - Extra credit working with Characters
    - Working with Smart Shapes
      - Formatting a Smart Shape
        
        Using Smart Guides
        
        Grouping objects
      - Adding text inside Smart Shapes
    - Working with Text Animations
      - Duplicating slides
      - Converting a Typing object into a Text Animation
      - Extra credit creating the introductory and ending slides of another project
    - Inserting external animations in the project
    - Inserting a Video file
    - The Equation Editor
  - Using the Align toolbar
    - Selecting multiple objects
    - Extra credit aligning and distributing the remaining objects
  - Working with the Timeline panel
    - Using the Timeline panel to select objects
    - Hiding and locking objects with Timeline
    - Using Timeline to change the stacking order of the objects
    - Using Timeline to set the timing of the objects
      - Extra credit adjusting the timing of the other slides
  - Adding effects to objects
    - Combining effects
      - Extra credit adding effects to images
      - Finishing touches
  - Working with the Library panel
    - Reusing Library items
    - Importing objects from another Library
    - Deleting unused assets from the Library panel
  - Summary
  - Meet the community
    - Lieve Weymeis
    - Contact details
- 4. Working with Styles, Master Slides, Themes, and Templates
  - Working with Styles
    - Managing Styles with the Properties panel
      - Resetting a style
      - Creating new styles
      - Applying styles
      - Modifying a style
      - Applying styles automatically
        
        Extra credit 1 applying Styles automatically
        
        Extra credit 2 creating Styles for another type of object
    - Working with the Object Style manager
      - Exporting a style
      - Importing a style
      - Creating a style in the Object Style Manager
        
        Extra credit exporting and importing styles
  - Working with the Themes
    - The elements of a Theme
      - The Master Slides
        
        Creating slides based on Master Slides
        
        Inserting a blank slide in a themed project
        
        Changing the Master Slide of an existing slide
      - The Styles
  - Creating a Theme
    - Customizing the Master Slides of the Theme
      - Customizing the Main Master Slide
      - Adding a Master Slide to the Theme
      - Adding Placeholders to the Master Slides
      - Applying the Master Slides to the slides of the project
      - Modifying a Master Slide
    - Adding Styles to the Theme
      - Styling the titles
      - Working with the Swatches panel
        
        Importing custom Swatches to the Swatches panel
      - Styling the Smart Shapes using the Swatches panel
    - Saving the Styles in the Theme
  - Working with Templates
    - Creating a Template
    - Adding Placeholder Slides
    - Adding the last slides
    - Saving the Template
    - Creating a new Captivate project from a Template
  - Summary
  - Meet the community
    - Jim Leichliter
    - Contact details
- 5. Adding Interactivity to the Project
  - Preparing your work
  - Working with Buttons
    - Formatting Buttons
    - Using Smart Shapes as Buttons
    - Branching with Buttons
  - Discovering Rollover objects
    - Working with Rollover Captions
      - Working with Rollover Smart Shapes
    - Working with Rollover Images
    - Working with Rollover Slidelets
      - Inserting and formatting a Rollover Slidelet
      - Inserting objects in a Rollover Slidelet
  - Creating a simulation
    - Hiding the Mouse object
    - Using Find and Replace
    - Working with Click Boxes
      - Extra Credit adding the remaining Click Boxes
    - Working with Text Entry Boxes
    - Finishing touches
  - Working with the Drag and Drop Interaction
    - Using the Drag and Drop Interaction wizard
    - Using the Drag and Drop panel
    - Using the Drag and Drop Interaction for branching and navigation
  - Objects and Animations in Video Demo projects
    - Interactivity in Video Demo projects
    - Standard objects in Video Demo projects
    - Animations in Video Demo projects
      - Using Pan and Zoom
      - Adding Transitions in Video Demos
  - Summary
  - Meet the community
    - Rod Ward
    - Tristan Ward
    - Contact details
- 6. Working with Audio
  - Preparing your work
  - Adding audio to objects
    - Extra credit adding sound effects to objects
  - Adding background music to the entire project
  - Adding audio to slides
    - Recording narration with Captivate
      - Setting up the sound system
      - Recording the narration
    - Importing an external sound clip
    - Using the library to import the remaining audio files
    - Editing a sound clip in Captivate
    - Extra credit synchronizing the audio clips
  - Using Text-to-Speech to generate narration
    - Installing the Captivate speech agents
    - Working with the Slide Notes panel
    - Converting text to speech
    - Using the Speech Management window
  - Using the Advanced Audio Management window
  - Adding Closed Captions to the slides
    - Viewing Closed Captions
    - Closed Captioning a video file
    - Extra credit adding Closed Captions
  - Summary
  - Meet the community
    - Allen Partridge
    - Contact details
- 7. Working with Quizzes
  - Preparing your work
  - Introducing the quiz
  - Creating Question Slides
    - Inserting the first Question Slide
    - Using the Multiple Choice question
      - Understanding the basic question properties
      - Working with Partial Scoring
      - Branching with Question Slides
      - Finalizing the Question Slide
    - Importing Question Slides from a GIFT file
    - Working with the Matching question
    - Working with the Short Answer question
    - Working with the True/False question
    - Adding the remaining Question Slides
    - Working with the Fill-In-The-Blank question
    - Working with the Hotspot question
    - Working with the Sequence question
    - Creating surveys with Likert questions
  - Previewing the quiz
  - Creating a Pretest
  - The Quiz Preferences
    - Setting the passing score of a quiz
  - Working with Question Pools
    - Creating a Question Pool
    - Inserting questions in a Question Pool
    - Inserting random Question Slides into the main project
  - Styling the elements of the Question Slides
    - Styling the quiz buttons
    - Extra credit styling the elements of the Question Slides
  - Reporting scores to an LMS
    - Understanding SCORM, AICC, and Tin Can
    - Enabling reporting in Captivate
      - Reporting options at the interaction level
        
        Extra credit assigning Interaction IDs to quiz questions
        
        Reporting the random Question Slides
        
        Using a Drag and Drop interaction as a Question Slide
        
        Using the other scorable object
      - Setting up project-level reporting options
    - Creating a SCORM manifest file
  - Using Acrobat.com as an alternate reporting method
    - Configuring the Captivate project for Acrobat.com reporting
    - Uploading files to Acrobat.com
    - Taking the Quiz
    - Using the Adobe Captivate Quiz Results Analyzer
  - Summary
  - Meet the community
    - Kevin Siegel
    - Contact details
- 8. Finishing Touches and Publishing
  - Preparing your work
  - Finishing touches
    - Checking spelling
    - Exploring the Start and End preferences
    - Discussing the project metadata and accessibility
    - Exploring other project preferences
    - Exporting project preferences
    - Working with the Skin Editor panel
      - Customizing the Playback Controls bar
      - Working with Borders
      - Adding a Table of Contents
      - Applying the same Skin to other projects
  - Publishing a Captivate project
    - Publishing a Video Demo project
    - Publishing to Flash
      - Using the Scalable HTML content option
    - Publishing to HTML5
      - Using the HTML5 Tracker panel
      - Publishing the project in HTML5
    - Publishing an eLearning-enabled project
      - Working with the MultiSco packager
        
        Creating a SCORM package from the Video Demo project
        
        Creating a single course package from multiple SCOs
    - Publishing to PDF
    - Publishing as a standalone application
    - Publishing as a .mp4 video file
      - Publishing to YouTube
    - Publishing to Microsoft Word
      - Extra credit publishing to Word
    - Other publishing options
  - Summary
  - Meet the community
    - Joe Ganci
    - Contact details
- 9. Using Captivate 7 with Other Applications
  - Preparing your work
  - Integrating Captivate with PowerPoint
    - Converting an existing presentation to Captivate
      - Viewing the presentation in PowerPoint
      - Creating a Captivate project from a PowerPoint presentation
    - Round Tripping between Captivate and PowerPoint
    - Updating a linked PowerPoint presentation
    - Inserting a PowerPoint slide in a Captivate project
  - Localizing a Captivate project using Microsoft Word
  - Exporting the project to XML
  - Importing a Photoshop file into Captivate
    - Round Tripping between Captivate and Photoshop
  - Exporting to Flash Professional
  - Summary
  - Meet the community
    - Richard Jenkins
    - Contact details
- 10. Reviewing a Captivate Project
  - Preparing your work
  - The review process at a glance
  - Distributing the project
  - Commenting a Captivate project
    - Installing the Adobe Captivate Reviewer application
    - Using the Captivate Reviewer to create new comments
    - Exporting comments
  - Collecting and addressing comments
    - Addressing comments in Captivate
    - Using Acrobat.com in the review process
    - Ending a review
  - Summary
  - Meet the community
    - Michael Lund
    - Contact details
- 11. Variables, Advanced Actions, and Widgets
  - Preparing your work
  - Working with Variables
    - System and user-defined Variables
      - Exploring System Variables
    - Generating text dynamically
      - Extra credit generating a Quiz Results slide for the Pretest
    - Using user-defined Variables
      - Creating a User Variable
      - Capturing values with Text Entry Boxes
      - Using user-defined variables to dynamically generate text
  - Working with Advanced Actions
    - Using Standard Action
      - Automatically turning on Closed Captions with Advanced Actions
      - Extra credit turning Closed Captions off
    - Using Conditional Actions
      - Creating the necessary variables
      - Assigning a score to each possible answer
      - Giving names to objects
      - Conditionally showing and hiding objects
      - Using a Conditional Action to implement branching with the Pretest
    - Discussing Shared Actions
  - Understanding and using Widgets
    - Locating Widgets
    - Understanding the three types of Widgets
      - Using Static Widgets
    - Finding Widgets
      - Adobe Captivate Exchange
      - Blogs and websites
  - Working with Smart Learning interactions
    - Working with the Accordion interaction
    - Working with the YouTube Interaction
    - Working with the Web Object interaction
    - Extra credit working with the Award of Excellence interaction
  - Summary
  - Meet the Community
    - Josh Cavalier
    - Contact details
- Index

Title: Mastering Adobe Captivate 7. Bring a new level of interactivity and sophistication to your e-learning content with the user-friendly features of Adobe Captivate. This practical tutorial will teach you everything from automatic recording to advanced tips and tricks
Author: Damien Bruyndonckx
Original title: Mastering Adobe Captivate 7. Bring a new level of interactivity and sophistication to your e-learning content with the user-friendly features of Adobe Captivate. This practical tutorial will teach you everything from automatic recording to advanced tips and tricks.
ISBN: 9781783559893, 9781783559893
Date of issue: 2014-02-21
Format: Ebook
Item ID: e_3atc
Publisher: Packt Publishing

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