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Overview of activation, system requirements, and available resources like videos, plug-ins, and tutorials.
Information on system requirements, installation, activation process, and product registration.
Details on using the Adobe Community Help client and accessing online help resources.
Information on enhancing the product with services, plug-ins, extensions, and downloading assets.
Introduction to the arrangement of panels, bars, and windows that constitute a workspace.
Description of panels like Filmstrip, Timeline, Library, and toolbars for application access.
Visual representation of objects on slides, used for organizing and controlling object timing.
Guide to rearranging and resizing windows and panels to create custom workspaces.
List of common keyboard shortcuts for efficient navigation and use of Adobe Captivate.
Overview of Adobe Captivate projects as sequences of slides forming a movie.
Methods for recording applications or screen areas to create projects.
Importing images to create slideshow projects with options for resizing and cropping.
Using templates to ensure consistency and reduce effort in creating similar projects.
Setting and saving custom project dimensions for width and height.
Configuring Adobe Captivate to automatically create backup files for projects.
Explains automatic, demonstration, training, assessment, and custom recording modes.
Capturing entire events in real-time as video for complex procedures or visual cues.
Manually capturing screenshots for projects, useful for procedures with many steps.
Customizing preferences for panning, audio input, and object defaults during recording.
Defining backgrounds and common objects to provide a uniform appearance for all slides.
Setting properties for slides including label, accessibility, master slide, background, quality, and display time.
Options to lock slides for viewing only or hide them from playback.
Methods for grouping slides for manageability and changing slide order in the Filmstrip.
Applying special effects that appear when one slide changes to another.
Classification of objects into interactive and noninteractive types for project enhancement.
Hiding objects on a slide and defining conditions for their display.
Creating, applying, and managing object styles for uniform appearance.
Applying visual effects and animation triggers to objects for attention and interaction.
Efficiently reusing objects by copying, pasting, or duplicating them within or across projects.
Techniques for aligning multiple objects precisely on slides and the Timeline.
Using text captions for explanations, attention, and as plain text on slides.
Displaying captions when the mouse hovers over a designated area on the slide.
Using highlight boxes to draw user attention to specific areas on a slide.
Customizing mouse pointer appearance, movement, clicks, and sounds.
Incorporating images for logos, backgrounds, and rollover effects.
Adding SWF, AVI, FLA, or GIF animations and animated text to slides.
Setting navigation options for interactive objects based on user actions.
Creating clickable areas on slides for demonstrating functionality and triggering actions.
Fields for users to enter text, useful for testing knowledge and gathering input.
Adding buttons to increase project interactivity, with options for styling and actions.
Configurable SWF objects from Flash for enhanced interactivity and rich content.
Distinguishing between static, interactive, and question widgets.
Adding, sorting, and changing the default location of widgets in the panel.
Steps for creating static, interactive, and question widgets in Flash.
Specifying variables to pass data from Flash to Captivate for customization.
Using MovieHandle to access runtime properties and methods within widgets.
Methods for adding audio via narration, importing files, or converting slide notes.
Steps for recording audio directly onto slides or for the entire project.
Using the Edit Audio dialog box to cut, copy, paste, delete, and adjust audio.
Adjusting timing of audio files to synchronize smoothly with slides.
Improving accessibility by adding transcripts for audio files as closed captions.
Exporting audio files from slides or projects for podcasting or other uses.
Using variables as placeholders for data to provide feedback and create advanced interactivity.
Variables available in the system for controlling movie behavior and retrieving computer data.
Creating custom variables to store and update data used multiple times in a project.
Scripting custom actions for interactive objects and slides using an Object-Event-Action model.
Assigning advanced actions to slides and interactive objects based on events.
Configuring general quiz settings like name, user requirements, and progress indicators.
Defining minimum score to pass and actions for passing or failing a quiz.
General workflow for adding various question types like multiple-choice and hotspot.
Using question pools to create unpredictable quizzes with randomly selected questions.
Overview of project editing, including adding/editing slides, objects, and skins.
Adjusting SWF file size and quality, and defining project start/end behavior.
Trimming, inserting, splitting, and merging FMR SWF files for editing.
Customizing project appearance using skins, playbars, and borders.
Generating and organizing tables of contents for project navigation.
Checking spelling, setting options, and finding/replacing content within projects.
Designing projects compliant with Section 508 for users with disabilities.
Setting the default folder for published project files.
Configuring options like frames per second, metadata, mouse, and audio.
Creating Flash SWF files for independent use or embedding in web pages.
Creating stand-alone EXE/APP files or F4V video files from projects.
Uploading projects directly to a website via FTP.
Emailing projects in various formats like CPTX, EXE, SWF, or XML files.
Receiving assessment results as CSV files via e-mail for analysis.
Importing, editing, and linking PowerPoint presentations into Captivate projects.
Creating LMS-ready packages compliant with SCORM/AICC standards.
Hosting meetings, presentations, and training with interactive simulations.
Importing Captivate projects into Questionmark Perception for test management.
Recording and editing SWF files using Flash features for enhanced projects.
Adding Captivate projects to RoboHelp for HTML online help systems.
Synchronizing animation display with the Captivate Timeline for better control.
Resolving distortion by disabling hardware acceleration on Windows.
Improving full motion recording quality by disabling hardware acceleration.
Fixing inaccurate colors by changing video quality settings.
Troubleshooting issues with FLV files not playing or displaying correctly.
Resolving text distortion by using HTM files instead of linking directly to SWF files.
Ensuring users complete quizzes before navigating to result slides.
Troubleshooting JavaScript execution issues by adjusting Skin Editor settings.
Step-by-step guide for safely removing Adobe Captivate from your system.
Managing global privacy and security settings in Flash Player 9 or later.
General| Version | 5 |
|---|---|
| Release Date | 2010 |
| Platform | Windows, Mac |
| Free Hard Disk Space | 2 GB |
| License | Commercial |
| Category | E-Learning Authoring Software |
| Operating System | Windows, Mac |
| Minimum RAM | 1 GB |
| Key Features | Interactive elements, quizzes, SCORM compliance |
| Output Formats | SWF, HTML5 |
| Supported Languages | English, French, German |
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