Adobe Captivate: Beyond the Essentials
Take your Adobe Captivate skills to the next level. In this hands-on, three-day course, you’ll build branching scenarios, use variables and Advanced Actions, create drag-and-drop interactions, interactive videos, and virtual reality projects, design responsive and accessible eLearning, and publish SCORM-compliant courses that report results to your LMS.
Take your Adobe Captivate skills to the next level. In this hands-on, three-day course, you’ll build branching scenarios, use variables and Advanced Actions, create drag-and-drop interactions, interactive videos, and virtual reality projects, design responsive and accessible eLearning, and publish SCORM-compliant courses that report results to your LMS.
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- Learning Style: Virtual
- Difficulty: Beginner
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Course Information
About This Course
Once you’ve mastered the basics of Captivate, the next step is building eLearning that adapts to each learner, works on any screen, meets accessibility requirements, and tracks results. This course shows you how. Content moves at a faster pace than the introductory course, with a focus on shortcuts, real-world tips, and workflow improvements, and every lesson uses challenging project files.
Course Objectives
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Record interactive software simulations using custom recording mode and pre-edit caption text
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Create, apply, export, and import custom object styles
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Combine projects and use buttons and branch groups to create branching scenarios
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Insert and edit system variables, create user variables, and use variables to gather learner data
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Insert and configure widgets to extend Captivate’s functionality
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Create interactive videos with bookmarks and slide overlays
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Build virtual reality projects with text hotspots, audio hotspots, and quizzes
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Create Smart Learning Interactions and basic and advanced drag-and-drop interactions
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Use object states to change the appearance of shapes and swap images
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Make eLearning accessible using Section 508 best practices, including accessibility text, closed captions, shortcut keys, and tab order
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Create standard and conditional Advanced Actions, including decision blocks
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Work with master slides and themes, and create projects from custom templates
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Build responsive projects with Fluid Boxes and breakpoints for any screen size
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Set quiz reporting options and publish SCORM content packages
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Test content in SCORM Cloud and upload and test lessons in an LMS
Audience
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Instructional designers and eLearning developers with Captivate experience
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Corporate trainers and learning and development (L&D) professionals
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Technical writers and documentation specialists who create interactive software training
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Compliance and HR professionals who need accessible, trackable training
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Captivate users who have completed Adobe Captivate: The Essentials or have equivalent experience
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Anyone who wants to build advanced, interactive, LMS-ready eLearning with Captivate
Prerequisites
You should have hands-on experience with Adobe Captivate and a working knowledge of the skills covered in Adobe Captivate: The Essentials, including:
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Creating projects and recording software demonstrations
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Adding text captions, object styles, and slide timing
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Working with images, buttons, and basic interactivity