Macromedia Captivate Creating Software Demonstrations
Macromedia Captivate - Software Demonstration

Objectives

Upon completing this module, training participants will be able to: 1. Use Macromedia Captivate to create software demonstrations 2. Edit software demonstrations
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Open Demonstration Software
1. 2. Open the software that you wish to demonstrate. Minimize the application (Example: The software that is being used for this tutorial is Macromedia Audition.)
Open Macromedia Captivate
1. 2. Double-click the Captivate icon on your desktop. Under Record new movie, click Record or create a new movie.

Select the Type of Movie

1. 2. Under Record new movie, click the button next to Custom Size. Click OK.
Re-open Demonstration Software
1. 2. Re-open the software that you wish to demonstrate. The red frame around the window indicates the recording area. You can re-size the recording area by clicking and dragging the buttons inside the red frame. Note the recording dialog box in the upper left corner.
Recording the Demonstration
1. 2. Inside the recording dialog box, click Record. At this time, Macromedia Captivate will record a slide each time you click the mouse. Click through the demonstration and make sure to capture each feature that you wish to record. When you have nished recording, press End on your keyboard. The movie will appear in Storyboard view. To edit and preview the movie, click the Edit tab.

Edit View

1. 2. This is a sample of Edit view. From Edit view you can add or delete slides, add/delete/change captions, add click boxes, etc.
Preview your Demonstration
1. 2. To preview your movie, click Preview in the toolbar. Click the desired preview option.
Macromedia Captivate Website Demonstration
Macromedia Captivate - Website Demonstration
Upon completing this module, training participants will be able to: 1. Use Macromedia Captivate to create an interactive website demonstration movie 2. Preview and edit Captivate movies

Open the Website

1. 2. 3. Open the website that you wish to demonstrate. Go to the rst page of the demonstration. Minimize the website. (Example: www.eskeletons.org)
1. 2. Double-click the Captivate icon on your desktop. Under Record new movie, click Record or create a new movie. The New movie options box will open. 3. 4. Click the button next to Custom size. Click OK.

Re-open the Website

1. 2. Re-open the website that you wish to demonstrate. The red frame in the window indicates the recording area. You can adjust the recording area by clicking and dragging one of the buttons inside the red frame. Please note the Recording dialog box in the

Recording the Movie

1. 2. In the Recording dialog box, click Record. At this time, Macromedia Captivate will record a slide each time you click the mouse. Make sure to click through the entire demonstration. When nished recording, press End on your keyboard. The movie will appear in Storyboard view. To preview or edit the movie, click the Edit tab.
1. Once the movie is in Edit view you can add or delete slides, add/delete/change captions, add click boxes, etc. To preview the movie, click Preview on the toolbar. Click the desired preview option.
Macromedia Captivate Importing PowerPoint
Macromedia Captivate - Importing PowerPoint
Upon completion of this module, participants will be able to: 1. Convert a PowerPoint presentation into a Captivate/Flash movie 2. Transition from Storyboard view to Edit view
1. Double-click the Captivate icon on your desktop. 2. Under Other movie types, click Import Movie.
Locate the PowerPoint Presentation
1. Enter the name of the PowerPoint presentation to import, or click Browse to navigate to the le. 2. Once you have located the PowerPoint, click Next.

Select Movie Size

1. Select the desired size for the movie. You can use custom sizes or preset sizes. 2. Once you have selected the movie size, click Next.

Slide Selection

1. Select the slides you wish to import. You can select all slides, or you can select specied slides. 2. When you selected your slides, click Finish.

Storyboard View

1. The new movie is created and opens in Storyboard View. 2. To preview the movie, or to make changes such as adding/changing captions, adding narration, inserting click boxes, etc. click Edit.
This is a sample of Edit view. The look is virtually identical to PowerPoint.
Macromedia Captivate Creating Interactive Assessments
Macromedia Captivate - Interactive Assessments
Upon completing this module, training participants will be able to: 1. Open Macromedia Captivate 2. Create question slides in a variety of question formats 3. Edit a question slide

Movie Options

1. 2. From the movie options list, click the button next to Blank Movie. Click OK.
1. Select the desired size for the movie. You can use custom sizes or preset sizes. (It is recommended that you select a size no larger than 800 x 600) Once you have selected the movie size, click OK. A blank movie slide opens.

Insert a Question Slide

1. From the Captivate menu bar, click Insert>Question Slide.

Question Types

1. 2. The Question Types dialog opens. To select a question type, click the question type. (Example: True/False)

3. Click OK.

Create the Question
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Enter the question title. (Example: Question #1) Type the question. In the answer options box, click the button next to the correct answer. Select the numbering style. Click the Options tab. Select options for grading. Select options for action after correct answer and after incorrect answer Select display buttons. Click OK.

Question Slide

Your question slide has now been created. You can make edits to the slide by moving boxes, changing font, etc. Repeat the previous steps in order to create all of the different types of questions that Captivate allows.

Captivate 2

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Demonstration

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Audio

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Publish Flash (SWF) HTML Publish 2 .SWF .HTML Flash (SWF) Flash movie File (.swf) Adobe Connect Enterprise Online Standalone *.exe E-Mail E-Mail Print ( Microsoft Word) FTP File Transfer Protocal Output Options Zip File *.ZIP Full screen Export HTML *.HTML Generate autorun for CD autorun CD Flash Version Flash Perferent (Resolution), (Slides), (Slide with audio), (Audio Quality),e-learning Output, Movie (Playback Control) Preferences Start and End
Loading screen Load Loading Password protect project project Project expiration date e-learning Fade in on the first slide slide fade in Project and option slide project close project slide Fade out on the last slide slide fade out Preferences
Output options Advanced Compression Compress compiled SWF file SWF link 508 compliance project 508-compliant ( e-learning) ** What is Section 508 compliance? Section 508 is part of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 requiring that Federal agencies develop, maintain, acquire, or use electronic and information technology to make the
systems accessible to people with disabilities. The most recent (1998) version of Section 508 establishes enforceable, government-wide standards. Frames per second 30 frames (fps) flash 1 Visual and sound effect Project background color JPEG image quality JPEG Audio quality Specifies ( ) Include mouse when project is generated Include audio when project is generated publish Play tap audio for recorded typing when project is generated Background Audio background project

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Settings Click Fade in [#] seconds fade in Fade out [#] seconds fade out Lower background audio volume on slides with additional audio background Loop audio background audio project Stop audio at end of project project Defaults tab slide duration slide Preview Next slides slide preview Project