Mastering Adobe Captivate 8电子书

Mastering Adobe Captivate 8

Table of Contents

Mastering Adobe Captivate 8

Credits

Foreword

About the Author

Acknowledgments

About the Reviewers

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Preface

What this book covers

What you need for this book

Who this book is for

Conventions

Reader feedback

Customer support

Downloading the example code

Downloading the color images of this book

Errata

Piracy

Questions

1. Getting Started with Adobe Captivate 8

Obtaining Captivate

The Captivate perpetual license

The Captivate subscription

Captivate in Technical Communication Suite

The first look at a typical production workflow

Step zero – the preproduction phase

Step one – capturing the slide

Step two – the editing phase

Step three – the publishing phase

Touring the Captivate interface

Using the advanced interface mode

Working with panels

Creating a new workspace

Extra credit

Renaming and deleting custom workspaces

Workspaces in normal mode

Exploring the sample applications

Experiencing the Encoder demonstration

Experiencing the Encoder simulation

Experiencing the Driving in Belgium sample application

Experiencing the Going Mobile responsive application

Experiencing the Encoder Video Demo

Discussing the sample apps scenario

Summary

Meet the community

Dr. Pooja Jaisingh

Bio

Contact details

2. Capturing the Slides

Choosing the right resolution for the project

Describing the problem

Resizing the project after the initial shooting

Downsizing the application during shooting

Using the panning feature of Captivate

Using the Scalable HTML Content feature

Using a Responsive Project

Conclusion

Recording the first project

Preparing the application to record

Rehearsing the scenario

Resetting the application

Recording the movie

Enabling access to assistive devices (Mac users only)

Preparing Captivate to record the sequence

And… action!

Previewing the rushes

The inner working of the Captivate capture engine

Understanding the FMR mode

Controlling Captivate during the shooting session

Exploring the preferences

Exploring the automatic recording modes

Exploring the recording settings

The Video Demo preferences pane

Recording the other versions of the project

Previewing the second rushes

Recording with System Audio

The Video Demo recording mode

Automatic and manual panning

Responsive capture

Rescaling a project

Summary

Meet the community

Anita Horsley

Contact details

3. Working with Standard Objects

Preparing your work

Working with the Properties panel

Exploring the objects of Captivate

Using the Text Caption object

Modifying the content of a Text Caption

Creating new Text Captions

Extra credit – adding Text Captions

Formatting a Text Caption

Resizing and moving Text Captions

Changing the Callout and the Caption Type

Character and paragraph formatting

The Highlight Box object

Working with the mouse

Understanding the mouse movements

Formatting the mouse object

Working with images

Inserting a slide from another project

Inserting an image on a slide

Using the image editing tools

Inserting a picture slide

Extra credit – working with characters

Working with Text Animations

Duplicating slides

Converting a Typing object into a Text Animation object

Working with Smart Shapes

Drawing a simple Smart Shape

Drawing additional Smart Shapes

Creating and saving your own Smart Shapes

Modifying a custom shape

Saving a custom shape

Using Smart Shapes as Highlight Boxes

Extra credit – replacing the remaining Highlight Boxes of the project.

Adding text inside Smart Shapes

The Equation editor

Working with Text Effects

Summary

Meet the community

Lieve Weymeis

Contact details

4. Working with Multimedia

Editing a Full Motion Recording

Inserting external animations into the project

Importing Flash animations

Importing HTML5 animations

Working with video

Working with audio

Adding audio to the objects

Adding background music to the entire project

Adding audio to the slides

Recording narration with Captivate

Setting up the sound system

Recording the narration

Importing an external sound clip

Using Text-to-Speech to generate narration

Installing the Captivate speech agents

Working with the Slide Notes panel

Converting text to speech

Using the Speech Management window

Editing a sound clip in Captivate

Using the Advanced Audio Management window

Adding Closed Captions to the slides

Viewing the Closed Captions

Closed captioning a video file

Extra credit – adding Closed Captions

Summary

Meet the community

Allen Partridge

Contact details

5. Working with the Timeline and Other Useful Tools

Preparing your work

Working with the Library

Importing external assets into the library

Reusing library items

Importing objects from another library

Deleting unused assets from the library

Laying out the objects on the slides

Using Smart Guides

Grouping objects

Using the Align toolbar

Selecting multiple objects

Extra credit – aligning and distributing the remaining objects

Putting it all together

Working with the Timeline

Using the Timeline to select objects

Using the Timeline to lock and unlock objects

Using the Timeline to show and hide objects

Using the Timeline to change the stacking order of the objects

Using the Timeline to set the timing of the objects

Tips and tricks for great syncing

Using the Sync with Playhead feature

Syncing and positioning

Extra credit – adjusting the timing of the other slides

Adding effects to objects

Combining effects

Extra credit – adding effects to images

Finishing touches

Summary

Meet the community

Kevin Siegel

Contact details

6. Working with Interactive Objects

Preparing your work

Working with Buttons

Formatting Buttons

Using Smart Shapes as Buttons

Branching with Buttons

Discovering the Rollover objects

Working with Rollover Captions

Working with Rollover Smart Shapes

Working with Rollover Images

Working with Rollover Slidelets

Inserting and formatting a Rollover Slidelet

Inserting objects in a Rollover Slidelet

Working with the Drag and Drop interaction

Using the Drag and Drop interaction wizard

Using the Drag and Drop panel

Using the Drag and Drop interaction for branching and navigation

Creating a simulation

Hiding the Mouse object

Replacing the video file and the project title

Using Find and Replace

Working with Click Boxes

Branching with Click Boxes

Working with feedback messages

Arranging slideless branching

Extra credit – adding the remaining Click Boxes

Working with Text Entry Boxes

Finishing touches

Summary

Meet the community

Joe Ganci

Contact details

7. Working with Styles, Master Slides, Themes, and Templates

Working with the Swatch Manager

Importing custom Swatches to the Swatches panel

Using custom colors

Extra credit – importing custom swatches

Working with Styles

Managing Styles with the Properties panel

Resetting a style

Creating new Styles

Applying Styles

Modifying a Style

Applying styles automatically

Extra credit – applying styles automatically

Extra credit – creating styles for another type of object

Working with the Object Style Manager

Renaming styles

Exporting a style

Importing a style

Creating a style in the Object Style Manager

Extra credit – exporting and importing styles

Working with Themes

Applying a Theme to an existing project

The elements of a Theme

The Master Slides

Creating slides based on Master Slides

Changing the Master Slide of an existing slide

Inserting a blank slide in a themed project

Styles

Creating a custom Theme

Customizing the Master Slides of the Theme

Customizing the Main Master Slide

Adding a Master Slide to the Theme

Adding Placeholders to the Master Slides

Applying the Master Slides to the Slides of the Project

Extra credit – creating the ending slide of the project

Modifying a Master Slide

Adding Styles to the Theme

Styling the titles

Placing the Master Slide objects on top

Extra credit – styling the remaining objects

Saving the styles in the Theme

Extra credit – applying the Theme to another project

Working with Templates

Creating a Template

Adding Placeholder Slides

Adding the last slides

Saving the Template

Creating a new Captivate project from a Template

Summary

Meet the community

Richard John Jenkins

Contact details

8. Producing a Video Demo

The Video Demo interface

The postproduction phase of a Video Demo project

Adding objects to a Video Demo project

Inserting images in a Video Demo project

Extra credit – inserting the end image of the Video Demo project

Inserting objects in a Video Demo project

Removing unwanted popups

Adding Pan & Zoom animation

Adding Transitions

Publishing a Video Demo project

Publishing to YouTube

Summary

Meet the community

Michael Lund

Contact details

9. Creating a Responsive Project

About Responsive Projects

Viewport size versus screen size

Understanding breakpoints

Setting up a Responsive Project

Adjusting the breakpoints

Adjusting the slide height

Applying a responsive theme

Testing a Responsive Project

Testing in the authoring environment

Testing in a browser

Testing with Adobe Edge Inspect

Installing Adobe Edge Inspect

Testing a Captivate project on your mobile devices

Adding content in a Responsive Project

Understanding the view hierarchy

Extra credit – adding text content in a Responsive Project

Relinking views

Extra credit – relinking text content

Excluding content from views

Excluding content from other views

Extra credit – creating the remaining arrows

Sizing and positioning content in a Responsive Project

Making images responsive

Creating responsive text

Pixel and percent positioning

Using Percent Relative positioning

Using Smart Position

Extra credit – smart positioning the other objects

Summary

Meet the community

Josh Cavalier

Contact details

10. Working with Quizzes

Introducing the quiz

Creating Question Slides

Inserting the first Question Slide

Using the Multiple Choice question

Understanding the basic question properties

Working with Partial Scoring

Branching with Question Slides

Finalizing the Question Slide

Using Smart Shapes as feedback messages

Importing Question Slides from a GIFT file

Working with Matching questions

Working with Short Answer questions

Working with True/False questions

Adding the remaining Question Slides

Working with Fill-In-The-Blank questions

Working with Hotspot questions

Working with Sequence questions

Creating surveys with Likert questions

Previewing the quiz

Creating a Pretest

Exploring the Quiz Preferences

Setting the passing score of a quiz

Working with Question Pools

Creating a Question Pool

Inserting questions in a Question Pool

Inserting random Question Slides in the main project

Styling the elements of the Question Slides

Reporting scores to an LMS

Understanding SCORM, AICC, and Tin Can

Enabling reporting in Captivate

Reporting options at the interaction level

Reporting the random Question Slides

Using a Drag and Drop interaction as a Question Slide

Using the other scorable objects

Setting up project-level reporting options

Creating a SCORM manifest file

Summary

Meet the community

Rod Ward

Tristan Ward

Contact details

11. Using Captivate with Other Applications

Integrating Captivate with PowerPoint

Converting an existing presentation to Captivate

Viewing the presentation in PowerPoint

Creating a Captivate project from a PowerPoint presentation

Round Tripping between Captivate and PowerPoint

Updating a linked PowerPoint presentation

Inserting a PowerPoint slide in a Captivate project

Localizing a Captivate project using Microsoft Word

Importing a Photoshop file into Captivate

Round Tripping between Captivate and Photoshop

Editing audio with Adobe Audition

Exporting to Flash Professional

Exporting the project to XML

Summary

Meet the community

Jim Leichliter

Contact details

12. Working with Variables, Advanced Actions, and Widgets

Working with variables

System and User Variables

Exploring System Variables

Generating text dynamically

Extra credit – generating a Quiz Results slide for the Pretest

Using User Variables

Creating a User Variable

Capturing values with Text Entry Boxes

Using user-defined variables to dynamically generate text

Working with Advanced Actions

Using Standard Actions

Automatically turning on Closed Captions with Advanced Actions

Extra credit – turning Closed Captions off

Using Conditional Actions

Creating the necessary variables

Assigning a score to each possible answer

Giving names to objects

Conditionally showing and hiding objects

Using a Conditional Action to implement branching with the Pretest

Using Shared Actions

Importing the necessary slides

Creating the necessary variables and naming the objects

Extra credit – creating the remaining variables

Creating the Shared Action

Saving the Shared Action

Using and reusing the Shared Action

Extra credit – reusing the Shared Action

Geolocation in Adobe Captivate

Inserting an extra slide

Detecting the location of the learner

Creating a custom Geolocation variable

Altering the content based on the learner's location

Working with Smart Learning Interactions

Working with the Accordion Interaction

Working with the Web Object Interaction

Extra credit – working with the Award of Excellence Interaction

Summary

Meet the community

Rick Zanotti

Contact details

13. Finishing Touches and Publishing

Finishing touches

Checking the spelling

Exploring the Start and End preferences

Using the project metadata and accessibility

Exploring other project preferences

Exporting project preferences

Customizing the project Skin

Customizing the Playback Controls bar

Working with Borders

Adding a Table of Contents

Applying the same Skin to other projects

Publishing a Captivate project

Publishing to Flash

Using the Scalable HTML content option

Publishing to HTML5

Using the HTML5 Tracker panel

Publishing the project in HTML5

Publishing a Responsive Project

Using Mobile Palette

Publishing a Responsive Project

Publishing an eLearning-enabled project

Hiding and showing slides

Publishing the SCORM package in HTML5

Extra credit – publishing the Flash version of the SCORM package

Working with the Multi SCO packager

Creating a SCORM package from the Video Demo project

Creating a single-course package from multiple SCOs

Publishing to PDF

Publishing as a standalone application

Publishing as an .mp4 video file

Publishing to YouTube

Publishing to Microsoft Word

Extra credit – publishing to Word

Publishing for devices

Summary

Meet the community

Kirsten Rourke

Contact details

Index