Bruyndonckx D. Mastering Adobe Captivate 7

Packt Publishing, 2014. — 532 p. — ISBN: 978-1-78355-988-6.About This Book
Enhance your projects by adding interactivity, animations, sound, and more
Deploy e-Learning content on a SCORM, AICC, or a Tin Can-compliant LMS
Publish you project in a wide variety of formats including Flash and HTML 5Who This Book Is For
If you are a designer, eLearning developer, or webmaster who wants to construct an interactive and fun-filled eLearning project using Adobe Captivate 7, this book is ideal for you. Just a basic knowledge of operating system is expected from developers interested in this book.What You Will Learn
Utilize the panning feature and the automatic recording modes of Captivate
Add sophisticated interactivity to your demonstrations and simulations
Provide personalized feedback based on the actions and answers of your students
Embed sound and closed captions to your demonstrations and simulations
Deploy your simulations, demonstrations, and quizzes in any SCROM, AICC, or Tin Can-compliant LMS
Use the templates and the master slides to implement consistent formatting and rapid development
Exploit Captivate with other applications such as Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Audition, Adobe Flash, Microsoft PowerPoint, and Microsoft Word
Unleash the true power of Captivate by using widgets variables and advanced actionsIn Detail
Adobe Captivate 7 helps you rapidly author a wide range of interactive and HTML5-based e-Learning content with minimum programming. With Adobe Captivate 7, you can capture the on-screen action and also enhance your e-Learning projects by including animations, videos, Smart Shapes, buttons, and drag-and-drop interactions.This book is a perfect introduction to Adobe Captivate
7. It will help you get started with the tool quickly and efficiently. This book demonstrates each and every feature of Adobe Captivate 7 giving you the expertise you need to create and deploy your own professional-quality e-Learning courses. You will be able to publish your work in various formats virtually on any desktop and mobile device.This book will guide you through the creation of four e-Learning projects including a demonstration, an interactive simulation, a YouTube-like screencast, and a SCORM compliant quiz. The first part of the book will drive you through the three main steps of the Captivate production process. In the first step, you will use the powerful capture engine of Captivate to generate the slides and screenshots required for the project. In the second step, you will enhance your slides and screenshots using the objects provided by Captivate. These objects include animations, sophisticated interactions, videos, sound, and more. In the third step, you will make your projects available to the outside world by publishing them in various formats including Adobe Flash and HTML 5 so that you content can be played back on every desktop and mobile device. The second part of the book will focus on the advanced tools of Captivate. These tools include the questions slides that make up a quiz, SCORM, AICC, and Tin Can compliance, localization of your e-Learning content and widgets among others. In the last chapter, you will unleash the true power of Captivate by using the variables and the advanced actions to create a unique e-Learning experience.Authors
Damien Bruyndonckx
Damien Bruyndonckx has an interest in teaching that dates back to his original training as an elementary school teacher. He began his career in 1998, teaching French as a foreign language in two elementary public schools in Louisiana, USA. In 2001, he came back to Belgium, his home country, and began to work as an IT trainer. He soon acquired the title of Adobe Certified Instructor on various Adobe products, which allowed him to work for a large number of customers and Adobe-authorized training centers across Europe. In 2009, he went back to teaching in a school. He now works at IHECS (http://www.ihecs.be), a higher education school of communications, based in Brussels, where he teaches multimedia and serves as the eLearning coordinator of the school. Thanks to his work at IHECS, Damien became an Adobe Education Leader in November 2011. He also has his own company that provides Adobe Training and eLearning consultancy. Damien is the author of Adobe Captivate 7 for Mobile Learning, published in August 2013, and Mastering Adobe Captivate 7, published in February 2014, both by Packt Publishing. You will find him speaking at various Captivate and eLearning-related events around the world. He lives in Thuin, Belgium, with his girlfriend and his two children. Damien is a music lover and occasionally works as a sound and lighting technician in the entertainment industry. You can contact him on Twitter at @damienbkx and via his website at http://www.dbr-training.eu.