Captivate Intro Course
Captivate Intro Course
Suitable for complete beginners and professionals alike, the course gives you the practical skills to design professional e-learning modules without writing any code.
Key Learning Points
Key Learning Points
- Build basic and branching e-learning presentations
- Create and apply animations to slides and objects
- Record, edit and integrate voiceover audio
- Produce screen recordings and software simulations
- Add quizzes, branching and interactive elements
If attending an online course you must have a licensed copy of any software required and access to a suitable computer.
You need no previous experience to attend this course.
Who is this course for?
Suited to trainers, HR professionals, L&D teams and instructional designers who need to create interactive e-learning content. No prior Captivate experience required.
ACP Trainers
Course leader is an Adobe Certified Expert
Course Dates
Course Outline
Introduction
What does Captivate do?
The Captivate workflow and eLearning essentials
Building a basic presentation
Setting up a project
Adding slides
Setting up the Object Style Manager
Adding and editing Master Slides
Previewing your project
Inserting an image
Using the Properties Panel
Adding basic navigation buttons
Adding and editing text
Copying, pasting and duplicating slides
Building a branched presentation
Navigation with buttons
Adding pre-recorded video and audio
Saving object styles
Animating with the timeline
Understanding the Timeline and slide timing
Adding and editing pauses using buttons
Adding Highlight Boxes
Audio recordings
Preparing to record audio
Adding audio to slides and objects
Splitting audio over multiple slides
Using templates
Creating a template
What are Themes?
Importing preferences, styles, libraries and question slides
Screen recording and software simulation
Understanding different kinds of screen recording and software simulations
Creating a full motion recording
Adding Demonstration, Training and Assessment simulations
Setting up your recording preferences
Simulations using click boxes
Creating quizzes
Setting your quiz preferences
Connecting to your LMS
Adding questions slides
Using the Quiz panel
Editing and formatting quiz slides
Adding and editing question pools
Customising your interactions
Adding videos and interactions
Inserting Learning Interactions
Incorporating YouTube videos
Incorporating live web pages
Publishing a project
Previewing your project in an LMS
Publishing to HTML5
Publishing for video
Questions and answers
This course is available as a private course. If you wish we can tailor the content for your team. Please contact us for more details.
Career paths
Roles this course supports
People training on Captivate Intro often work in the careers below.
Who attends?
Career Progressives
Professionals who wish to develop skills for their current role and companies who believe in developing their talent.
Career Changers
People seeking opportunities which require new skills. Industry relevant training for those pursuing a new role.
Graduates
Certified courses for those who have earned their theoretical stripes, but need to prove capability to future employers.
Learn Your Way
Face To Face
Learn face-to-face with expert mentors in a dynamic setting that inspires growth and confidence.
Live Online
Join remotely with expert mentors in real time — flexible, interactive learning that fits your lifestyle.
Team Training
Upskill your team together. Build your team and develop consistency, and collective confidence.
Three Steps To Success
Identify Your Path
Define your direction with purpose, aligning your learning journey to personal and career goals.
Learn With Experts
Gain practical insight from real-world experts who bring clarity, confidence, and momentum to your growth.
Earn Certification
Your certificate of attendance is proof of progress — benchmarking your skills and commitment to growth.
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