Captivate
Fundamentals Training Course
On this beginner Adobe certified class you will learn the skills needed to create interactive eLearning content and software demonstrations.
The instructor will show you step-by-step how to create soft-skills lessons, software demonstrations, interactive training simulations, and video demos.
You will learn to add such standard objects to a slide as text captions, images, characters, videos, PowerPoint content, audio, Smart Shapes, and more. You will add to the user experience by adding interactivity via click boxes, buttons, text entry boxes, and quizzes. You will finish by learning how to publish your content on practically any device including desktop computers, laptops, smart phones, and tablets.
What's Included
- Certificate of Course Completion
- Training Manual
- FREE Class Repeat | valid for 6 months


Live face-to-face training
No minimum class size - all classes guaranteed to run!
No prior experience of Captivate is needed. All classes taught by live trainers present in the classroom. Training available on Mac or Windows.
View our full range of Adobe Captivate training courses, or see below for the detailed outline for Captivate Fundamentals.
Detailed Course Outline
- Explore a Finished Captivate Project
- Zoom and Magnify
- Navigate a Project
- Explore and Reset the Workspace
- Preview the Entire Project
- Create a Blank Project
- Add Images to Placeholders
- Import Images
- Use a Smart Shape as a Button
- Disable Click Sounds
- Rehearse a Script
- Review Recording Settings
- Review Recording Modes
- Record Using Multiple Modes
- Record a Custom Simulation
- Record a Demonstration that Pans
- Manually Record the Screen
- Record a Video Demo
- Add a Video Zoom
- Add a Video Pan
- Smooth a Mouse Path and Show Visual Clicks
- Split a Video
- Trim a Video
- Insert a Video Project into a Standard Project
- Publish a Video Demo
- Insert and Edit Text Captions
- Edit the Default Caption Style
- Change a Callout Type Used by a Text Caption
- Control Slide Timing
- Control Slide Object Timing
- Check Spelling
- Align Slide Objects
- Export Captions to Word
- Import Captions from Word into Captivate
- Control Mouse Effects
- Edit a Mouse Path
- Clone an Object Style
- Insert a Highlight Box
- Insert an Image Button
- Control Appear After Timing
- Insert, Resize, and Restore an Image
- Import Images into the Library
- Resize, Transform, and Align Images
- Manage Unused Library Assets
- Create an Image Slideshow
- Insert a Video
- Set Video Properties
- Work with Rollover Captions
- Import Audio onto a Slide Object
- Import Background Audio
- Add a Slide Note
- Calibrate a Microphone
- Record Slide Audio
- Import Audio onto a Slide
- Edit an Audio File
- Insert Silence
- Convert Text-to-Speech
- Change State Views for a Button
- Add an Animation to a slide
- Insert a Text Animation
- Apply an Effect to a Slide Object
- Apply a Free Fall Effect to an Object
- Hide the Mouse
- Replace Phrases
- Insert a Click Box
- Insert a Text Entry Box
- Create a Project from a Presentation
- Edit the Source Presentation
- Synchronize with Source
- Rescale a Project
- Edit Quizzing Object Styles
- Set the Quiz Preferences
- Question Slides
- Insert Question Slides
- Edit a Question Slide
- Compare Submit All to Submit Buttons
- Insert a Knowledge Check
- Review a GIFT File
- Import a GIFT File into a Project
- Create Question Pools
- Move Questions to Pools
- Insert Random Question Slides
- Apply a Skin
- Edit, Save, and Delete a Skin
- Name Slides
- Check Publish Settings and Add a Loading Screen
- Publish as SWF and PDF
- Run the HTML5 Tracker
- Publish as HTML5
Our outlines are a guide to the content covered in a typical class. We may change or alter the course topics to meet the objectives of a particular class.