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Adobe Captivate 3 User Manual (408 pages)

User Guide

Brand: Adobe | Category: Software | Size: 3.27 MB

Table of Contents
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Chapter 1: Getting Started

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- Installation
  11
- Adobe Help
  12
  - Customer Support
    13
  - Adobe Labs
    13
  - Adobe Design Center
    14
  - User Communities
    14
- What's New
  15
Chapter 2: Exploring the Workspace

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- About Adobe Captivate Views
  17
- About the Timeline
  18
- Customizing the Work Environment
  19
- Displaying and Docking Toolbars
  20
- Using the Filmstrip
  22
- Using the Library
  23
- Displaying Confirmation Messages
  24
- Using Shortcut Keys
  26
- Magnification Shortcuts
  28
- Undoing and Redoing Actions
  29
- About the Bandwidth Monitor
  30
Chapter 3: Creating Projects

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Chapter 4: Adding Text Captions

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- About Adding Text Captions
  99
- Adding Plain Text to a Slide
  101
- Adding Text Captions Automatically
  102
- Adding Rollover Captions
  104
- Changing the Rollover Area
  105
- Converting Tooltips to Rollover Captions
  106
- Adding a Language for Text Captions
  107
- Localizing Text Captions
  109
- Editing Text Captions
  110
- Creating Custom Text Caption Styles
  110
- Moving and Resizing Text Captions
  113
- Copying and Pasting Text Captions
  114
- Importing Text Captions
  114
- Exporting Text Captions
  115
- Changing Text Caption Order
  116
- Deleting Text Captions
  117
Chapter 5: Adding Audio and Video

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- About Adding Audio
  119
- Adding Existing Audio
  119
- Equipment for Recording Audio
  120
- Tips for Recording Audio
  121
- Setting Audio Recording Options
  122
- Calibrating Microphones for Recording
  125
- Recording Audio
  125
- Recording Audio While Creating a Project
  126
- Creating Background Audio
  128
- Using a Custom Keyboard Tap Sound
  129
- Adding Silence to an Audio File
  130
- Adjusting Audio Volume
  131
- Adding Existing Audio to Objects
  132
- Recording Audio for Objects
  133
- Setting Keyboard Tap Sounds
  134
- Editing Audio Files
  134
- Editing Audio Timing
  135
- Viewing Audio Details
  137
- Adding Closed Captions
  138
- Previewing Audio
  139
- Exporting Audio
  140
- Deleting Audio
  141
- About Adding Video
  142
- Adding a Video File
  143
- Setting Video Options
  144
- Setting Audio Options for the Video
  145
- Setting Position Options for the Video
  145
Chapter 6: Adding Images and Animation

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- Adding Images
  147
- Adding Rollover Images
  149
- Inserting Images as Slides
  152
- Creating Watermark Images
  152
- Changing JPEG Quality
  153
- Deleting Images
  153
- About Animation in Adobe Captivate
  154
- Adding Animations
  154
- Adding Animated Text
  157
- Adding Animation Slides
  160
Chapter 7: Adding Boxes and Buttons

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- Highlight Boxes
  161
- Click Boxes
  161
- Text Entry Boxes
  161
- Buttons
  161
- Adding Highlight Boxes
  162
- Adding Click Boxes
  164
- Adding Text Entry Boxes
  167
- Adding Buttons
  172
- Modifying Buttons on Question Slides
  176
- Adding Javascript to Boxes and Buttons
  178
- Adding Existing Audio to Boxes and Buttons
  179
- Deleting Buttons and Boxes
  180
Chapter 8: Editing Mouse Movement

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- Changing Mouse Pointers
  181
- Changing Mouse Pointer Size
  182
- Changing Mouse Click Sounds
  182
- Setting Mouse Click Effect
  183
- Changing Mouse Movements
  184
- Aligning Mouse Paths
  185
- Using Straight and Curved Mouse Paths
  185
- Hiding the Mouse Pointer
  186
- Enabling the Mouse Wheel
  186
- Creating Mouse over Effects Using a Rollover Slidelet
  187
Chapter 9: Changing Timing

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- Customizing Timeline Appearance
  193
- Changing the Order of Object Layers
  195
- Hiding and Locking Object Layers
  196
- Previewing a Slide Using the Playhead
  197
- Changing Slide Timing
  198
- Setting Caption Speed Automatically
  198
- Changing Keystroke Speed
  199
- Changing Mouse Pointer Speed
  199
- Changing Object Timing
  200
- Controlling Adobe Captivate Projects with Variables
  201
Chapter 10: Slides

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- Adding Slides to a Project
  203
- Grouping Slides
  208
- Editing Slides
  209
- Adding Transitions
  216
- Changing How a Project Starts and Ends
  222
- Adding Skins
  224
- Securing Slides
  234
Chapter 11: Adding and Managing Objects

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- Importing Objects
  238
- Using the Library
  239
- Managing Objects with the Stage Toolbar
  241
- Duplicating Objects
  242
- Copying and Pasting Objects
  242
- Copying and Pasting Objects from Other Projects
  243
- Aligning Objects
  244
- Aligning Objects on the Timeline
  245
- Changing Object Display Order
  246
- Changing the Size of Multiple Objects
  247
- Aligning Objects with the Grid
  248
- Adjusting Object Size and Position by Pixel
  249
- Merging Objects into a Slide
  250
- Managing Interactive Objects
  250
Chapter 12: Editing Projects

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- Determining the Size of Your Project
  253
- Deleting Projects or Templates
  253
- Hiding Projects
  254
- Previewing Projects
  254
- Renaming Projects
  255
- Resizing Projects
  255
- Setting the Background Color
  257
- Setting Project Preferences
  257
- Adding a Loading Screen
  261
- Setting Project Properties
  262
- Using a Custom Keyboard Tap Sound
  263
- Checking Spelling in Adobe Captivate Projects
  264
- Changing Spell Check Dictionary
  266
- Searching Slides and Replacing Content
  266
Chapter 13: Creating Elearning Content

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- About Branching in Adobe Captivate Projects
  269
- About Editing Branching in Adobe Captivate Projects
  270
- Going to a Slide in the Branching View
  271
- Exporting Branching View
  271
- Creating Question Slides
  272
- Setting Elearning Pass Rate
  299
- Creating Question Review Messages for Quizzes
  302
- Creating a Manifest File
  304
- Creating a PIF
  306
- Organizing Quizzes
  306
Chapter 14: Creating a Menu of Adobe Captivate Projects

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Chapter 15: Publishing Projects

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Chapter 16: Adobe Captivate and Other Software Applications

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Chapter 17: Troubleshooting

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Index

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Adobe Captivate 3 User Manual (408 pages)

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Getting Started

Chapter 2: Exploring the Workspace

Chapter 3: Creating Projects

Chapter 4: Adding Text Captions

Chapter 5: Adding Audio and Video

Chapter 6: Adding Images and Animation

Chapter 7: Adding Boxes and Buttons

Chapter 8: Editing Mouse Movement

Chapter 9: Changing Timing

Chapter 10: Slides

Chapter 11: Adding and Managing Objects

Chapter 12: Editing Projects

Chapter 13: Creating Elearning Content

Chapter 14: Creating a Menu of Adobe Captivate Projects

Chapter 15: Publishing Projects

Chapter 16: Adobe Captivate and Other Software Applications

Chapter 17: Troubleshooting

Index

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