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Topics covered on this course include:
Introduction to Captivate
- Introduction to the Course
- What is Captivate?
- Course Overview
- Key Features of Captivate
- Typical Uses of Captivate
- Resources for Learning Captivate
- New in Captivate
Exploring the Captivate Workspace
- The Captivate Work Environment
- The Filmstrip
- Toolbars & Menus
- Recording Movies
- Editing Movies
- Movie Preferences pt. 1
- Movie Preferences pt. 2
- Customizing the Work Environment
Recording Options & Tips
- Planning Movies
- Recording Options pt. 1
- Recording Options pt. 2
- Recording Options pt. 3
- Recording Tips pt. 1
- Recording Tips pt. 2
Creating Movies
- The Recording Process: A Summary
- Recording Modes
- Setting the Recording Capture Area
- Full Motion Recording
- Recording New Application Movies
- Recording Custom-Sized & Full Screen Movies
- Recording New Blank Movies
- Inserting Content into Blank Movies
- Recording New Image Movies
- Creating New Movies with Templates
Working with the Timeline
- The Captivate Timeline
- Customizing the Timeline Appearance
- Previewing Slides Using the Timeline Playhead
- Changing Slide Timing
- Changing Object Timing
- Changing Caption Speed
- Aligning Objects on the Timeline & Stage
- Importing Objects Between Movies
- Changing Object Sizes
- Duplicating & Merging Objects
Adding Text Captions
- Adding Text Captions Manually
- Adding Text Captions Automatically
- Creating Rollover Captions
- Converting Tooltips to Rollover Captions
- Editing Text Captions
- Creating Custom Text Captions
- Working with Custom Text Captions
- Importing & Exporting Captions
Adding Audio
- Recording Equipment & Tips
- Audio Recording Options
- Calibrating Microphones
- Recording Audio
- Creating Background Audio
- Using Audio with Slide Objects
- Adjusting Audio Volume
- Editing Audio
- Editing Audio Timing
- Advanced Audio Management
Adding Multimedia
- Adding Images
- Other Image Techniques
- Adding Rollover Images
- Adding Animations
- Adding Animated Text
- Adding Animation Slides
- Preparing Video for Captivate pt. 1
- Preparing Video for Captivate pt. 2
- AVI Video & Other Formats
Adding Interactive Elements
- Adding Highlight Boxes
- Adding Click Boxes pt. 1
- Adding Click Boxes pt. 2
- Adding Click Boxes pt. 3
- Adding Text Entry Boxes pt. 1
- Adding Text Entry Boxes pt. 2
- Adding Buttons pt. 1
- Adding Buttons pt. 2
- Adding JavaScript to Boxes & Buttons
Editing Movies
- Editing Mouse Movement pt. 1
- Editing Mouse Movement pt. 2
- Changing Object Layer Ordering pt. 1
- Changing Object Layer Ordering pt. 2
- Object & Slide Timing
- Caption Mouse & Keystroke Speed
- Working with Movie Properties
- Setting Movie Preferences pt. 1
- Setting Movie Preferences pt. 2
- Spell Check
Adding Interactivity
- Creating Branching Movies
- Creating Question Slides
- Creating a True/False Question Slide
- Creating Fill-in the Blank Slides
- Creating Matching Question Slides
- Creating Multiple Choice Question Slides
- The Quiz Manager pt. 1
- The Quiz Manager pt. 2
Linking Movies With the Menu Builder
- Creating a MenuBuilder Project
- Modifying a MenuBuilder Project
- Adding Interactivity to Your Menus
- Exporting MenuBuilder Projects
Publishing Movies
- Publishing EXE Files
- Publishing Flash Files
- Publishing Movies as Handouts
- Publishing to the Web Using FTP
Course Wrap-up
- Course Wrap-up
Credits
- About the Author
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