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Applying Built-In Themes and Creating Your Own
Adobe Captivate 7 includes many built-in themes along with the ability to customize and reuse themes to create a well-planned and consistent look and feel across your projects. In this video; Bob Flisser demonstrates how to enhance a project by applying a Captivate built-in theme; customize the theme; and save it as a unique theme.
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Attaching Background Audio to a Single Object
Adobe Captivate 7 allows you to attach sound to specific objects in your slides to add emphasis to important steps and bring life to your project. In this video; Bob Flisser uses the Audio menu in Captivate to import an audio file that plays when a text caption appears on a mouse event.
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Creating a Project by Importing a PPT
A useful feature of Adobe Captivate 7 is that it integrates with Microsoft PowerPoint; allowing you to easily import and edit PowerPoint presentations when creating a project. In this video; Bob Flisser demonstrates the options for importing a PPT file; and how imported slides can be edited in a PowerPoint environment from within Captivate.
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Creating a Project Manually
In Adobe Captivate 7; you can create a new presentation manually by starting with a blank project and formatting slides to create a consistent look across your project. In this video; Bob Flisser demonstrates how to add slides to a blank project and format the theme elements within slides using the options provided in the PROPERTIES panel.
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Editing a Software Sim
Once you've recorded a software simulation; Adobe Captivate 7 provides a comprehensive set of tools that allow you edit your project and fine-tune the overall look of your finished simulation. In this video; Bob Flisser demonstrates the various features of the Captivate workspace while making changes to specific elements on the slides within a software simulation.
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Inserting a Hotspot Question
Adobe Captivate 7 allows developers to insert a hotspot question where the user needs to identify a particular item on screen. In this video; Bob Flisser demonstrates how to insert a hotspot on a graded question slide in a presentation on Microsoft Word; and covers associating an image with the hotspot and inserting buttons and text.
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Inserting a Multiple Choice Question
In Adobe Captivate 7; you can create and edit multiple choice questions. In this video; Bob Flisser demonstrates how to use the Quiz menu to insert a multiple choice question at the end of a presentation.
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Inserting a Premade Interaction
Adobe Captivate 7 has a library of premade interactive widgets; called interactions; which you can add to your projects. In this video; Bob Flisser demonstrates how to use the Insert Interaction feature to insert a glossary into a Word presentation.
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Inserting Background Audio for a Specific Slide
Adobe Captivate 7 provides options that allow you to import audio as the background track for individual slides in your project or distribute the audio over several slides. In this video; Bob Flisser demonstrates the different options you have when importing audio into a slide using the Audio Import dialog box from the Audio menu.
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Inserting Background Audio for an Entire Project
Adobe Captivate 7 allows you to enhance your project by adding a background audio track that plays while the project slides are shown. In this video; Bob Flisser demonstrates how to import a background music file into a project; and how you can manipulate the audio using the configuration options and edit tools in Captivate's Background Audio dialog box.
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Inserting Buttons that Run Actions
In Adobe Captivate 7; you can use buttons to allow for user interactivity in your presentations. In this video; Bob Flisser demonstrates how to use the Insert Text Caption option to insert two buttons so the user can restart or exit the presentation.
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Inserting Click Boxes
In Adobe Captivate 7; you can take a non-interactive project and add click boxes to make it interactive. In this video; Bob Flisser demonstrates how to use the Click Box feature to insert a click box containing an error message and a mouse action.
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Inserting Video and Animation
In Adobe Captivate 7; you can insert video clips and Flash animations into your projects. In this video; Bob Flisser demonstrates how to use the Insert Video feature to add a video clip to a Word file.
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Publishing Projects
After watching this video; you will be able to publish an Adobe Captivate 8 project for use on multiple devices.
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Randomizing Questions Using Question Pools
Adobe Captivate 7 allows developers to randomize questions in question pools to avoid predictability and reduce the opportunities for collaboration in tests. In this video; Bob Flisser demonstrates how to create a question pool containing various types of questions and setting Captivate to choose a random question each time the test is run.
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Recording New Narration onto a Slide
After watching this video; you will be able to record new narration onto a slide in Adobe Captivate 8.
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Setup and Record Software Demo
The new Video Demo mode in Adobe Captivate 7 allows you to easily create software demonstrations by capturing onscreen actions in real-time. In this video; Bob Flisser demonstrates how to configure recording options and global preferences then record a demonstration. He also highlights the publish settings; how the demonstration appears in the editing environment; and how to save the file.
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Setup and Record Software Sim
Adobe Captivate 7 allows you to rapidly setup and record your onscreen activity to create an interactive software simulation for your audience to use in a controlled environment. In this video; Bob Flisser demonstrates how to configure the recording options and global recording preferences; before recording a software simulation and viewing it in the Captivate development environment.
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Adding Captions
After watching this video; you will be able to insert text captions into a slide in Adobe Captivate 8.
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Adding Images and Smart Shapes
After watching this video; you will be able to add images and smart shapes to a slide in Adobe Captivate 8.
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Adding Slides and Responsive Content
After watching this video; you will be able to add slides and responsive text to a project in Adobe Captivate 8.
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Attaching Background Audio
After watching this video; you will be able to attach background audio in Adobe Captivate 8.
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Create a Captivate 8 Project
After watching this video; you will be able to create an Adobe Captivate 8 project.
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Creating a Project
After watching this video; you will be able to create an Adobe Captivate 8 project file manually.
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Creating a Project from PowerPoint
After watching this video; you will be able to create an Adobe Captivate 8 project file by importing a PowerPoint file.
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Editing Software Sims
After watching this video; you will be able to edit software sims in Adobe Captivate 8.
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Enhance an Project
After watching this video; you will be able to add media and interactive elements to an Adobe Captivate 8 project.
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Exploring Captivate
After watching this video; you will be able to navigate the Captivate 8 interface and specify preferences .
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Inserting Action Buttons
After watching this video; you will be able to insert action buttons in Adobe Captivate 8.
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Inserting and Using Click Boxes
After watching this video; you will be able to insert click boxes in Adobe Captivate 8.
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Inserting Hotspot Questions
After watching this video; you will be able to insert hotspot questions in Adobe Captivate 8.
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Inserting Multiple Choice Questions
After watching this video; you will be able to insert multiple choice questions in Adobe Captivate 8.
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Recording Software Demos
After watching this video; you will be able to set up and record a video demo in Adobe Captivate 8.
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Recording Software Sims
After watching this video; you will be able to set up and record software sims in Adobe Captivate 8.
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Using Characters
After watching this video; you will be able to work with characters in Adobe Captivate 8.
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Using Drag and Drop Elements
After watching this video; you will be able to include drag and drop elements in Adobe Captivate 8.
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Using Object Effects
After watching this video; you will be able to use object effects in Adobe Captivate 8.
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Using Premade Actions
After watching this video; you will be able to use premade interactions in Adobe Captivate 8.
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Using Preview Options
After watching this video; you will be able to explore project preview options for responsive design.
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Using Question Pools
After watching this video; you will be able to randomize questions using question pools in Adobe Captivate 8.
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Using the Timeline
After watching this video; you will be able to use the timeline to control timing in Adobe Captivate 8.
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Working with Rollovers and Zooms
After watching this video; you will be able to apply rollovers of different types and zoom areas in Adobe Captivate 8.
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Applying Responsive Themes
After watching this video; you will be able to create responsive projects and apply built-in themes in Adobe Captivate 8.
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Recording New Narration onto a Slide
In Adobe Captivate 7; you can add additional narration after you have recorded a demo or simulation. In this video; Bob Flisser demonstrates how to use the Record button to add a new narration that will go onto a single slide.
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Inserting Video and Animation
After watching this video; you will be able to insert video and animation including HTML 5 animation in Adobe Captivate 8.
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Publishing Projects
Adobe Captivate 7 provides numerous options that allow you to configure and publish your project in different formats so it can be viewed optimally by others depending on their device. In this video; Bob Flisser demonstrates the publish settings and how to publish a Captivate project using the SWF and HTML5 output format options.
