Course Overview
TOPThis two-day advanced Adobe Captivate training course takes you beyond the basics for creating product demonstrations, training, e-learning, and application simulations. Discover how to make more sophisticated Captivate projects, including developing tests and quizzes. Learn to work with Captivate themes to keep projects consistent, and customize content with buttons and backgrounds. Discover how to work with audio and video content, create accessible e-learning, and work more efficiently using question pools and scripts. Learn to deliver content in various formats, and find out about capabilities for integration with learning management systems (LMS).
Scheduled Classes
TOP| 08/13/25 - AGI - Virtual Instructor-Led - Virtual Instructor-Led | (click to enroll)
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| 12/15/25 - AGI - Virtual Instructor-Led - Virtual Instructor-Led | (click to enroll)
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What You'll Learn
TOP- Record, import, add, and edit audio for training
- Create quizzes and tests in Captivate
- Add images and video to your training and simulation projects
- Create quizzes and tests in Captivate
- Creating and applying project-wide settings to create professional projects
- Using scripting and automation
Outline
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The following topics are generally covered in this advanced Captivate course:
LESSON 1: CREATING THEMES IN CAPTIVATE
- Understanding themes
- Using default themes
- Customizing themes and theme slides
- Using a custom theme for a project
LESSON 2: WORKING WITH EXTERNAL ASSETS USING CAPTIVATE
- Importing Powerpoint projects
- Building custom buttons
- Creating a Branch with buttons
- Explore the Branching tab
- Create slide groups
- Editing slides with imported assets.
- Using the Branching view with interactive Objects
LESSON 3: WORKING WITH AUDIO IN CAPTIVATE
- Using Slide Notes
- Working with Text to Speech
- Recording Audio for eLearning projects
- Adding audio to Slides
- Adding audio to Objects
- Editing Audio using Captivate
LESSON 4: ADDING VIDEO TO CAPTIVATE PROJECTS
- Video formats
- Working with streaming video
- Adding Flash video
- Adding video transitions
LESSON 5: USING CAPTIVATE TO CREATE AND USE QUESTION POOLS
- Inserting a Question Slide
- Creating Question Pools
- Add Questions to Question Pools
- Insert Random Question Slides
LESSON 6: CREATING ACCESSIBLE CAPTIVATE PROJECTS
- Setting Document Information
- Enabling Accessibility
- Add Accessibility Text to Slides
- Importing Audio
- Adding Shortcut Keys
- Adding Closed Captions
LESSON 7: USING PHOTOSHOP LAYER COMPS IN CAPTIVATE
- Creating a background mask
- Editing Slide Backgrounds
- Importing Photoshop files
- Using Photoshop layers
LESSON 8: USING VARIABLES, ADVANCED INTERACTIONS AND BUTTONS
- Inserting System variables
- Editing System variables
- Creating user variables
- Using variables to gather data
- Creating custom buttons in Captivate
- Using Captivate’s advanced interactions
LESSON 9: REFINING CAPTIVATE PROJECTS
- Selecting project-wide Quality settings
- Setting individual slide display quality
- Defining the background color
- Starting and ending options
- Creating and editing Skins
- Hiding navigation controls to define a
- learning path
- Adding Table of Contents and glossary
- Using HTML5 Output
- Final file delivery options
LESSON 10: USING SCRIPTING AND ACTIONS IN CAPTIVATE
- Creating Actions
- Adding interactivity with actions
- Creating scripts
- Adding scripts to slides
- Understanding user variables
- Creating system variables
- Triggering actions with scripts
LESSON 11: INTEGRATING CAPTIVATE WITH AN LMS
- Reporting options for quizzes
- Creating manifest files
- Reporting button interactions
- Adjusting slide object Interaction
- Publish content packages
- Create a trial Inquisiq LMS account
- Create an LMS course
- Create an LMS curriculum
- Testing an eLearning Course
Prerequisites
TOPThis Captivate training course is delivered using Captivate Classic. See our other Captivate classes for the new version of Captivate. You must have the Adobe Captivate software to attend this class. Virtual labs are not provided.
