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About the Converting PowerPoint to Captivate or Camtasia Movies Training Course
Our Converting PowerPoint to Captivate Training course focuses on instructing users on how to effectively reuse PowerPoint presentations in Captivate or Camtasia projects. Using a task-based approach, participants learn the key features of Captivate or Camtasia and apply best practices throughout the creation of an in-class project. Participants also learn how to create, maintain and update projects.
After Training Support
Six months of support is provided to all participants at no extra cost. Participants can communicate with their instructors by telephone, email, and receive immediate impromptu support through our remote desktop training tool.
Course Outline
Unit 1: Developing a Content Development Plan
This sections teaches you the basics required to plan your training development project. At the end of this section you will have a complete development plan that you can use for your projects.
Analyzing your Audience
- Bandwidth Considerations
- Analyzing your Resources
- Analyzing your Constraints
- Screen Resolution
- Instructional Design
- Linear or Interactive flow
Defining your Objectives
- Overall Training Objectives
- Activity Objectives
- Task Objectives
Creating a Content Outline
- Instructional Design for your Project
- Defining Modules
- Chunking Content
- Understanding Linear and Interactive Paths
- Interactive Module Access Points
Writing a Two-column Script
- Understanding the communication column and the Actions Column
- Writing to be Heard
- Associating Narrative and Screen Actions
- Writing for Team Development
- Defining your audio file name in your script
Creating a Storyboard
- Developing a Key Frame Storyboard
- Identifying Major Transitions
- Communicating Transitions and Actions
Defining Interactivity
- Creating an Interactive Flowchart
- Understanding Linear and Interactive Content
- Maintaining a Users Attention
- Planning to Create Multiple Paths - Branching
- Structuring your Captivate Movies
Unit 2: Recording A Software Demonstration
- Describing the Workflow Process
- Record your project
- Edit the content
- Publish and deliver
- Showing the Macromedia Captivate Workflow
- Recording Your Project
- Preparing to Record an Application
- Recording a New Movie
- Describing New Project Options
- Application/Custom size/Full screen
- Blank movie/Image movie
- Describing the Recording Window/Recording Options
- Selecting the Recording Mode/Demonstration Mode/Assessment Simulation Mode/Training Simulation Mode/Custom Mode
- Describing Full Motion Recording
- Describing the Change Recording Keys
Walkthrough 2-1: Recording a Software Demonstration
- Describing the Preview Project Options
- Play this slide (F3)/Movie (F4)/From this slide (F8)/Next 5 slides (F10)/ In Web Browser (F12)
- Describing How to Save Your Project
- Walkthrough 2-2: Previewing and Saving Your Project
- Exploring Captivate's Working Environment
- Storyboard view/Edit view/Menus/Toolbars/Timeline/Filmstrip
- Introducing the Storyboard View
- Introducing the Edit View
- Introducing the Menu Bar, Toolbar, Timeline, and Filmstrip
- Describing Slides
- Working with Blank and Colored Slides
- Describing the Slide Properties Dialog Box
- Using the Color Dialog Box
Walkthrough 2-3: Inserting a Blank Slide
- Labeling Slides
- Reordering Slides
- Using the Filmstrip
Walkthrough 2-4: Accessing, Labeling, and Reordering Slides
- Lab 2: Recording a Software Demonstration
Unit 3: Working With Text Captions
- Describing Text Captions
- Describing the Auto-Generated Text Captions
- Editing Text Captions
- Inserting New Text Captions
- Resizing Text Captions
- Inserting and Stacking New Text Captions
Walkthrough 3-1: Editing, Resizing, Moving, Inserting and Deleting Text Captions
- Changing Caption Properties
- Changing Caption Type
- Choosing a Transparent Background
Walkthrough 3-2: Changing Caption Properties
- Working with Pointer Paths
- Showing Pointer Paths
- Choosing Project Pointers
- Changing Mouse Size
- Showing or Not Showing Mouse
- Walkthrough 3-3: Changing Pointer Paths and Project Pointers
- Lab 3: Editing and Inserting Captions
Unit 4: Working With The Timeline
- Describing the Timeline
- Changing Caption Timing
- Changing Object Timing
- Changing Slide Timing
- Describing Major Components of the Timeline
- Using the Playhead to Preview the Timeline
- Scrubbing the Timeline
- Walkthrough 4-1: Working with the Timeline
- Changing the Order of Object Layers
- Example of Stacking Three Text Captions
Walkthrough 4-2: Changing the Stacking Order
- Lab 4: Working with the Timeline
Unit 5: Working With Images And Objects
- Inserting Images
- Using Images as Logos, Splash Screens, Pointers and More
- Importing Many Graphic Formats
- Describing the New Image Dialog Box
- Resizing Images
Walkthrough 5-1: Inserting and Resizing Images
- Aligning Images
- Working with Image Stacks
- Aligning with Show Grid
- Using Various Tools to Align Images
Walkthrough 5-2: Inserting and Aligning Images
- Describing the New Image Dialog Box
- Setting Image Properties
Walkthrough 5-3: Setting Image Properties
- Stacking Images/Objects
- Bring to Front/Send to Back/Bring Forward/Send Backward
- Sending Image to the Background
- Merging Images/Objects
Walkthrough 5-4: Stacking and Merging Images
- Describing the New Image Dialog Box - Audio Tab
Walkthrough 5-5: Adding Sound to a Specific Object (optional)
- Lab 5: Inserting and Aligning Images
Unit 6: Finishing Touches and Publishing Your Project
- Inserting Text Animation
- Changing Text Animation Effects
Changing Font Attributes
- Describing the New Text Animation Dialog Box
- Walkthrough 6-1: Inserting Text Animation
- Inserting Animation
- Adding Animation Files
- Describing the New Animation Dialog Box
Walkthrough 6-2: Inserting Animation
- Changing Highlight Box Properties
- Describing the Highlight Box Dialog Box
Walkthrough 6-3: Changing Highlight Box Properties
- Checking the Spelling of Your Project
- Text Captions, Slide Notes, and other text
- Walkthrough 6-4: Checking the Spelling of Your Project
- Setting Project Preferences
- Describing Movie Preferences Dialog Box
- Start and End Project
- Selecting a Playback Control
- Creating an Interactive Menu
- Customizing the border of your Captivate Movie
Walkthrough 6-5: Setting Project Preferences
- Publishing Projects
- Creating Publishing Templates
- Flash files (SWF)
- Macromedia Breeze Server
- EXE Files
- E-mail
- Handouts - Word document
- Web using FTP
- Publishing Project as a Handout
- Publishing Project to a Flash (SWF) File
Walkthrough 6-6: Publishing Your Project
- Exporting From Captivate to Flash
- Lab 6: Finishing Touches and Publishing Your Project
Unit 7: Recording Software Demonstration With Audio
- Referring to Appendix A - Planning A Captivate Project
- Using the Systematic Approach
- Planning Your E-learning Projects
- Similarity and differences between demonstration and simulation
- Record a demonstration of a software procedure with audio that
instructs the viewer on that is being shown
- Record same procedure as a software simulation to test the viewer - create a multiple path simulation
- Recording a Custom-sized Project
- Describing Custom Size Option
- Describing the Recording Window
Walkthrough 7-1: Recording Custom-sized Software Demonstration
- Describing Audio Features
- Record audio at the same time as the movie
- Add a background track that plays for the duration of the movie
- Add sound to an individual slide
- Add sound to a specific object, such as a caption, click box, highlight box, or button
- Recording Audio While Creating a Project
- Scripting Your Project
- Recording Audio Tips
- Setup
- Sound card settings
- Audio recording software settings
- Microphone placement
- Microphone technique
- Audio editing
- Add audio files to Captivate
- Give audio definition
- Describing The Record Audio Dialog Box
- Importing Audio
- Importing Background Audio
- Benefits of Importing Background Audio
- Previewing Audio
Demonstration 7-1: Recording and Playing Audio Files
- Editing Audio Files
- Editing Audio to Correct Narrative Mistakes
- Benefit - No Re-recording Necessary
- Describing the Edit Audio Dialog Box
- Describing the Movie Preferences Dialog Box
- Describing the Advanced Audio Management Dialog Box
- Demonstration 7-2: Deleting, Importing, and Editing Audio Files
- Publishing Project To A Flash (SWF) File
Walkthrough 7-2 - Publishing Your Project
- Day 1 Summary
- Lab 7: Recording a software demonstration and importing audio
Day 2 - Course Outline
Unit 8: Recording A Simulation With Interactivity
- Describing Your Software Simulation
- Recording Options Dialog Box
- Describing the Custom Recording Dialog Box
Walkthrough 8-1: Recording a Software Simulation
- Describing Click Boxes
- Modifying Click Box Captions
- Inserting Click Boxes
- Using the Click Box Dialog Box
- Using Click Box - Options Dialog Box
- Using the Success Caption
Walkthrough 8-2: Inserting Text Captions and Editing a Click Box
- Importing PowerPoint Slides
- Describing the PowerPoint Slide Options Dialog Box
- Describing the Insert Slides Dialog Box
- Moving Slides on Filmstrip
Walkthrough 8-3: Importing PowerPoint Slides
- Inserting Buttons
- Describing the New Button Dialog Box
- Using the Button - Options Dialog Box
- Walkthrough 8-4: Inserting Buttons
- Inserting Text Entry Boxes
- Describing New Text Entry Box Dialog Box
- Using Shortcut Key Dialog Box
- Using Text Entry Box - Options Dialog Box
- Moving and Resizing Text Entry Box
Walkthrough 8-5: Inserting Text Entry Boxes
- Lab 8: Recording a Software Simulation
Unit 9: Inserting Rollover Captions And Images
- Explaining Differences Between Rollover Captions and Images
- Describing Rollover Captions
- Contains of Text Caption and Rollover Area
- Using New Rollover Caption Dialog Box
- Changing the Rollover Area and Rollover Caption
- Changing Rollover Area Properties
- Walkthrough 9-1: Inserting Rollover Captions
- Describing Rollover Images
- Consists of Image and Rollover Area
- Using the New Rollover Image Dialog Box
- Using the Rollover Image Options Dialog Box
- Walkthrough 9-2: Inserting Rollover Images
- Lab 9: Inserting Rollover Captions and Images
Unit 10: Inserting Question Slides
- Planning for Questions
- Control over what happens when users answer question correctly or incorrectly
- Describing the Question Types
- Fill in the Blank
- Likert
- Matching
- Multiple Choice
- Short Answer
- True/False
- Using Interactive Elements
- Using the Question Types Dialog Box
- Using the True/False Question Slide
- Using True/False - Options Tab
- Using True/False - Reporting Tab
- Using the Reporting Options
- Using the Weighting Option
Walkthrough 10-1: Inserting a Question Slide
- Describing Branching
- Creating Branching
- Branching With Questions
- Using Multiple Choice Question Slide
- Using the Multiple Choice - Options Tab
- Using Multiple Choice - Reporting Tab
- Testing the Question Slides
- Walkthrough 10-2: Creating Multiple Paths
- Establishing Reporting Options With Other Interactions
- Buttons, Click boxes, and Text entry boxes
- Reviewing Your Score Results
Walkthrough 10-3: Establishing Reporting Options with Other Interactions
- Lab 10: Inserting Question Slides
Unit 11: Using E-learning Features
- Describing E-learning Benefits
- Create demonstrations and simulation that automatically integrates with LMS
- Manage all your student data in one application
- Determine the percentage of correct responses
- Describing Learning Objects
- Describing a Learning Management System
- Describing Features and Functions of an LMS
- Using an LMS
- Sending Data to the LMS
- Defining AICC and SCORM
- Describing Data Tracking and Content Packaging
- Organizing Quizzes
- Using the Quiz Manager - Reporting Tab
- AICC
- SCORM
- Questionmark Perception
- Authorware
- E-mail
- Using the Quiz Manager - Quiz Tab
Walkthrough 11-1: Using the Quiz Manager
- Describing the Manifest File
- Using the Manifest Dialog Box
Walkthrough 11-2: Creating a Manifest File
- Creating a PIF
- Publishing Your Project
- Accessing the ZIP File
Walkthrough 11-3: Publishing Your Project
- Lab 11: Using E-learning Features
Unit 12: Updating Your Projects
- Recording Additional Slides
- Using the Record Additional Slides Dialog Box
- Using the Recording Window
Walkthrough 12-1: Recording Additional Slides
- Importing Slides From One Project to Another
- Using Import Project Dialog Box
Walkthrough 12-2: Importing Slides from One Captivate Project into Another
- Importing PowerPoint Slides
- Describing the PowerPoint Slide Options Dialog Box
- Describing the Insert Slides Dialog Box
- Moving Slides on Filmstrip
Walkthrough 12-3: Importing PowerPoint Slides
- Inserting Text Animation
- Describing the New Text Animation Dialog Box
Walkthrough 12-4: Inserting Text Animation
- Checking the Spelling of Your Project
- Checking the Timing of Your Project
- Describing the Major Components of the Timeline
Walkthrough 12-5: Checking the Spelling and Timing of Your Projects
- Lab 12: Updating Projects
Unit 13: Resizing And Publishing Projects
- Planning to Publish Your Projects
- Setting Project Properties
- Using the Movie Properties Dialog Box
- Setting Playback Preferences
- Using the Move Preferences Dialog Box
- Selecting a Playback Control
Walkthrough 13-1: Selecting Project Properties and Preferences
- Resizing Your Project
- Resizing your Project - Options
- Resizing your Project - Best Practices
- Using the Move Resize Dialog Box
- Walkthrough 13-2: Resizing Your Projects
- Analyzing Bandwidth
- Using the Slide Summary Analysis
- Using the Graph Analysis
- Using the Movie Summary Analysis
Walkthrough 13-3: Using the Bandwidth Monitor
- Publishing Projects
- Publishing Project to a Flash (SWF) File
Walkthrough 13-4: Publishing Your Projects
- Lab 13: Resizing your Project
Unit 14: Using MenuBuilder
- Introducing the MenuBuilder
- Using MenuBuilder
- Creating a MenuBuilder Project
- Using the MenuBuilder Dialog Box
- Using the Project Wizard
- Selecting a Template
- Adding Text Items
- Linking to Macromedia SWF Files
- Using Advanced Settings Dialog Box
- Setting Project Options
Walkthrough 14-1: Creating a MenuBuilder Project
- Previewing the MenuBuilder Project
- Exporting MenuBuilder Projects
Walkthrough 14-2: Previewing and Exporting MenuBuilder
Class Summary
- Lab 14 (Optional): Creating a MenuBuilder Project
Reference Material
Appendix A: Planning a Captivate Project
- Planning Your Project
- Using Various Project Elements
- Showing the Macromedia Captivate Workflow
- Describing the Workflow Process
- Using the Systematic Approach
- Analyzing Your Audience
- Analyzing Your Resources
- Analyzing Your Constraints
- Using Storyboards
- Storyboarding Your Project
- Scripting Your Project
- Planning to Create Multiple Paths - Branching
- Developing a Style Guide
- Using a Project Template
- Developing Your Project
- Recording Tips
- Using the auto recording option
- Setting an appropriate screen resolution
- Turning off your desktop wallpaper
- Turning off your desktop icons
- Removing themes and nonstandard colors
- Removing color gradients
- Performing action to record slowly
- Describing Full Motion Recording
- Review Options
- Describing the Change Recording Keys
- Manual Capture
- Full Motion Recording
- Publishing Your Project |
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