In this FREE Adobe Captivate 5 Training Video Series, you can learn everything you need to know to create and publish professional eLearning courses. We start with the basics of a real-world project and move on to advanced production techniques in Adobe Captivate. This Adobe Captivate Tutorial learning series is currently in production and actively being uploaded as the videos are created. Please subscribe to our RSS feed or YouTube channel and follow along!

Introduction to the Adobe Captivate 5 Learning Video Series

Adobe Captivate Learning Series Overview
Creating a New Project in Adobe Captivate
Adobe Captivate Project Planning and Resources

Module 1: Getting Started and Learning the Basics

Importing and Editing Images
Working with the Vector Drawing Objects in Adobe Captivate
Creating a Custom Color Theme in Adobe Kuler
Round-Trip Image Editing – Adobe Captivate, Adobe Fireworks, and Adobe Photoshop
Adding Slides and Creating Master Slides in Adobe Captivate
Managing Project Assets with the Adobe Captivate Library
Previewing your Project

Module 2: Adding Text Captions, Buttons, and Managing Styles

Adding and Styling Text Captions
Creating Styles with the Object Style Manager
Adding and Styling Buttons in Adobe Captivate
Working with Multiple Image/Buttons (Align Tools)
Button Actions and Project Branching

Module 3: Mastering the Adobe Captivate Timeline

Introduction to the Captivate Timeline
Object Management on the Timeline
Preparing Images for Timeline Animation (Adobe Fireworks/Photoshop)
Adding Animation and Timeline Effects

Module 4: Adding Navigation and Table of Contents (TOC)

Adding Navigation (Playback Control) and Table of Contents (TOC)
Adding and Customizing the Table of Contents (TOC)
Adobe Captivate 5 Table of Contents Advanced Tips and Tricks

Module 5: Adding Standard Objects in Captivate (Highlight Boxes, Rollover Captions, Rollover Images, etc …)

Adding and Modifying Highlight Boxes for Emphasis
Adding and Styling a Rollover Caption
Adding Rollover Images – Creating Images in Adobe Fireworks CS6
Adding a Rollover Slidelet

Module 6: Adding Flash Animations, Flash Video, and Custom Flash Content

Adding Adobe Flash Animations and Content
Adding Adobe Flash Video to Your Captivate Project (FLV and F4V Format)
Building Custom Flash Content for Your Captivate Projects (Requires Adobe Flash CS6 and ActionScript 3.0)
Roundtrip Editing with Adobe Flash Professional and Captivate
Adding and Working with Captivate Widgets

Module 7: Adding Quiz Slides and Building and Assessment

Adding and Modifying a Multiple Choice Question Slide
Adding True/False and Matching Question Slides
Modifying Quiz Styles and Adding a Hotspot Question Slide
Scoring Buttons and Standard Objects
Global Quiz Properties and the Advanced Interaction Window

Module 8: Captivate Variables and Advanced Actions

Introduction to Adobe Captivate Variables
Introduction to Advanced Actions
Controlling Object Properties with Advanced Actions
Controlling the Visibility of the Playback Control with Advanced Actions

Module 9: Publishing and Testing your Captivate Project

Publishing Options in Adobe Captivate
LMS Reporting Options and the Manifest File
Posting and Testing Quiz Results with Acrobat.com