Captivate Beginner 2009

Captivate 4 for Beginners
Josh Cavalier
CEO, Lodestone Digital, LLC
www.lodestone.com – twitter hashtag: #ALS09 | @captncaptivate

Background
Josh Cavalier
CEO, Lodestone Digital
16 years in the eLearning space
Certified Captivate Expert
www.captaincaptivate.com

Background
About Lodestone Digital
Adobe Training Partner – 11 years
Boston, Charlotte, Cleveland, Houston, NYC
Public, Private/On-Site, Lodestone Live
Captivate 4 Templates

What We Will Cover
This presentation covers the following:
The History of Captivate
Who Uses Captivate?
Why Use Captivate?
Captivate Workflow
Captivate Features

The History of Captivate
Nexus Concepts – Flashcam (2002)
eHelp – RoboDemo 2-5 (2002-3)
Macromedia – Captivate (2004)
Adobe – Captivate 2-4 (2006-?)

Who Uses Captivate?
Instructional Designers
Subject Matter Experts (SMEs)
eLearning Content Developers
Trainers
Educators

Why Use Captivate?
Work quickly, intuitively, and collaboratively
Use powerful features
Create engaging content

What Types of Content Can I Create?
Assessments and Quizzes
Soft/Hard Skill
Scenario
Simulations
Mobile
Compliance Training
Business Messaging
Basic Games

Captivate Workflow

The Captivate Interface
Storyboard View
Edit View
Branching View

Templates
Captivate Templates
Created by Lodestone Digital
Kick start the content creation process
Template types
Mobile
Soft skill/Hard skill
Scenario
Simulation
Compliance
Business Presentation

Text Captions
How can I add text in Captivate?
Text Caption
Draw Text in a Shape
As Artwork
Text caption benefits:
Spell Check
Export/import
Publish to Word

Importing Visuals
Graphics
Import common formats: JPG, GIF & PNG
Flash Animations
Create content in Flash CS4
Video
Flash Video (FLV)

Quiz Questions
Captivate offers various quiz questions types
Tracking can be performed by:
Learning Management System
Sending e-mail
Adobe Connect Professional
PowerPoint Import

Highlight Boxes
Highlight Boxes:
Focuses the user’s attention
“Fill Outer Area” can dim the screen
Can be used as a cover

Widgets
A Widget allows you to extend the capabilities of Captivate
Three Types of Widgets:
Static
Interactive
Quiz
Can be coded as ActionScript 2.0 or AS 3.0
Must have Flash programming experience

Recording Demonstrations and Simulations
Demonstrations
Mouse
Highlight Box
Text Captions
Simulations
Click Box
Text Entry Interaction

My Challenge to You!
Establish templates early
Download the 30-day trial and create a short course
Blog: http://captaincaptivate.com
Twitter: @captncaptivate
Authorized Captivate Training: http://lodestone.com

Captivate Beginner 2009

by Lodestone Digital on Nov 16, 2009

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