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Storyboards are rough sketches that show the contents of each slide in your project. If you rely
heavily on pure screenshots in your project (without many captions or explanatory text), a
storyboard may be the best foundation for your project.
Tip: You can use Adobe Captivate to create storyboards. Record a "rough" version of your project,
add some blank slides where appropriate, and then publish the project as handouts. You can include
from one to nine slides per page and add blank lines for notes.
Scripts use text-based pages. They are similar to pages in a book: logical, sequential, and
containing as much detail as you care to provide. If your project includes a great deal of text
(captions), a script may be the best place to begin.
When planning projects, don't forget to consider adding the following elements:
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Title page
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Credits page
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Copyright page
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Opening/closing graphic or splash screen
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Sound, including narration, music, or sound effects
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Images
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Animated text
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Interactive boxes
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If appropriate, quizzing functionality
Recording tricks and tips
The following tips and tricks can help you create Adobe Captivate projects quickly and easily,
while also giving you professional, high-quality results.
Tip 1 - Consider auto-recording
Adobe Captivate lets you create projects in two ways.
You can record onscreen action manually. This means that each time you want to capture what is
displayed on your screen, you press the Print Screen key (or another designated key) on the
keyboard. Then you make a change on your screen (such as moving your mouse, clicking an icon,
or selecting a menu) and press Print Screen again.
You can also let Adobe Captivate automatically record screen action (auto-recording). This option
automatically captures screenshots during the recording process each time you click the mouse,
change the focus of your application or web page, or press a key.
Another efficient way to create projects is to use auto-recording and manual recording together.
Set the auto-record option, but press Print Screen whenever you need to take an extra screenshot.
This method is particularly effective if you are recording a website that contains many pop-ups,
frames, and special effects. If you have the feature turned on, Adobe Captivate will play a camera
shutter sound each time a screenshot is automatically captured. If you see a special effect take
place on the website you are recording, but do not hear the camera shutter sound, press Print
Screen to manually take a screenshot.
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