Captivate 5 Advanced

Cost:

$595.00 (Online Class - Lodestone Live)
$795.00 (Lodestone Training Center)

Time: 10 am - 4:30 pm
Length: 2 day class
Type: Instructor-led

Course Description:

This will cover the basics of the application and get the user started building content. Covers 8 units that are 1 hour in length. 5-6 uniques tasks or with overview, walk-through and 15min. Lab with quiz questions.

Learning Objectives:

In this course, the participants will learn the following:

• Create custom captions in Captivate
• Customize the automatic captions inCaptivate simulations
• Create new skins
• Modify the InfoBox
• Create a custom PreLoader
• Customize Captivate print output
• Use Captivate variables
• Using the Aggregator
• LMS publishing with SCORM
• Captivate Comments

Target Audience:

The audience for this course is intermediate Adobe Captivate 5 users who want to take thier work to the next level. At least 3-6 months of Captivate 5 experience is needed for this class.

Course Outline:

Lesson 1: Customizing Captions

• Creating Custom Artwork
• Setting Up Object Styles
• The .FCM file
• Modifying the .FCM files
• Implementing a New Caption Style
• Lab: Setting up a new Wrong Answer feedback caption

Lesson 2: Customizing Screen Recordings

• Reviewing the .RDL file
• Customizing the File
• Using Variables with the .RDL file
• Setting up your Captions before recording
• Testing your New Settings
• Lab: Changing another value in the .RDL file

Lesson 3: Captivate 5 for Mobile Delivery

• Strategies for Mobile Delivery - Flash 10.1 Player, Etc.
• Working with Device Central CS5
• Creating a new mobile application
• iPhone Considerations
• Blackberry Considerations
• Droid Considerations
• Lab: Publishing to a Flash Player 10.1 device

Lesson 4: Using Widgets

• What are Widgets?
• Using the Certificate Widget
• Using the Navigation Widget
• Using the ... Widget
• Using the ... Widget
• Lab: Adding one more Widget to a course

Lesson 5: Building an ActionScript 3 Widget

• Building a widget in Flash CS5
• Creating a Question Widget
• Widget ActionScript
• Breaking down the code
• Finalizing the code - Trying the new widget
• Lab: Understanding a Static Widget

Lesson 6: Captivate Skin / Table of Contents / Aggregator

• Modifying the Skin
• Changing the Border
• Using the TOC
• Using the Aggregator
• Lab: Creating a custom skin with no playback bar

Lesson 7: Object Styles

• Working with the Object Styles Panel
• Creating a default style for X
• Creating a default style for X
• Creating a default style for X
• Exporting and Importing Styles
• Lab: Importing a style

Lesson 8: JavaScript and Captivate Variables

• JavaScript/Captivate Communications
• JavaScript - Alert Box
• Scrolling long documents
• Grabbing a local value
• One other cool JavaScript thing
• Lab: Trying one more JavaScript feature

There are currently no public classes scheduled dates for this class. To schedule a private class, please call us toll free at 866-665-9441.

Please note, assigned instructor may change. Lodestone confirms instructor schedules two weeks prior to class date.

*Classes are online via Lodestone Live and at a Lodestone training center.
The only time that a class will cancel is either if there is a power failure or other major disruption in service.