Fast Track To Adobe Captivate 6 Video Tutorial Series

Fast Track to Adobe Captivate 6 is a set of 40 ~ 3-5 minute videos (2 1/4 hours total) that takes you through step-by-step instructions on how to use Adobe Captivate 6 from start to finish. There are many tips and tricks, so even if you've used Captivate previously, you'll probably learn a lot in this course. It comes with written instructions and takes you through creating a project from start to finish with over 40 downloadable source files!

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Here is the direct link to Packt Publishing description and price, just $14, you can't beat it! http://www.packtpub.com/fast-track-to-adobe-captivate-6/video . They also provide a sample clip from the course.

It was great experience creating it and I learned a great deal, I hope you will too! 

Creating this video tutorial series on Adobe Captivate with Packt Publishing has been an amazing experience and the inspiration and ability to do this was not done alone. 

I would like to thank several people for the influence and references:

• Rob Porter, Training Objectives, for his expertise and getting me started in Adobe Captivate.
• Sean Mullen, Engage Systems, for his confidence in me, and hiring me as an instructor
• Jeff Harris, SkillQ, for being an inspiration and fantastic conference partner.
• Jim Leichliter, CaptivateDev.com, and for his encouragement and referrals. 
• Rick Zanotti, RELATE Corp, for his audio suggestions and ongoing support. 
• Damien Bruyndonckx,  for his advice and reassurance and, of cause, his book Mastering Adobe Captivate 6, also published by Packt Publishing. 
• Diane Elkins, for her book: eLearning Uncovered, Adobe Captivate 6
• Pooja Jaisingh, Shivaswarmy Viswanath, and Allen Partridge, Adobe, for their continual inspiration and patronage. 
• Alice Acker and Erik Eisel for doing a fantastic job reviewing the video tutorials. 

And there are so many others in the Adobe Captivate community that have influenced and assisted me along the way; such as, Lieve  Weymeis for her amazing blog and advice on the forums, Rod Ward, Michael Hinze, and Rick Stone for their continual input on the forums,  Kevin Siegel for his Adobe Captivate blog and tutorials, Josh Cavalier for his knowledge and support, and there are many others.

Lastly, the staff at Packt Publishing, for their persistence and conviction in hiring me as an author!

REVIEWS: 

I recently purchased your video course on Captivate 6 from Packt publishing.
Congratulations on a great job. It was wonderfully prepared, planned and executed.
I am learning Captivate 6 and learnt a lot from it. Robert

The author’s presentation of a difficult subject in such plain terms testifies to the forethought that went into the prep for these videos.  What the author has accomplished here is so far ahead of other tutorials it is hard to put a number on these videos.

Master Themes and Slides is, usually, a stressful topic, and I have heard of designers who have quit using CP, because they never got past the process of customizing Master Slides.  The author should be commended for demonstrating how easy this feature is to use. 

The author clearly has a gift in expressing complex topics in a straightforward, reducing the mystique and mystery surrounding Captivate. She has a gift for clarity. Nice voice. 

The author is very thorough on her approach to each topic for instance

-- Great detail on how to use and customize Smart Shapes, especially for making caption boxes or frames for images

-- Good quick tip on using Align feature

-- Great overview on managing objects on the Timeline, i.e. such as grouping, hiding or locking

-- And good information about managing/deleting objects in the library...a beginner's mistake is to make the file too fat with unused objects

I liked the section on Audio Editing.  The author makes it appear simple, and gives an effective explanation, as well as takes some time pointing out different options for recording.  

The highlight for me is the author does a thorough job on going over the Table of Contents. 

I appreciate the author's clarity and honesty, all the information in this course is thorough, necessary  and well articulated. I look forward to to seeing more products. 

Lots of work went into this project!  There's a lot of good stuff in these videos. Anita did a great job! 

OUTLINE of video tutorial sections: 

Section 1. Adobe Captivate 6 Fundamentals

0.     Introduction

1.     ELearning Concepts and Planning

2.     Global Settings and Welcome Window

3.     Exploring the Captivate Interface

4.     Customizing the Workspace

5.     Opening, Saving, and Navigating Files

6.     Create a Power Point and Image Project

         Section 2. Adding and Managing Slides

7.     Inserting New Slides

8.     Slide Properties

9.     Managing Slides

10.  Themes and Master Slides

         Section 3. Adding Content Using Standard Objects

11.  Working with Captions

12.  Working with Images

13.  Working with Characters and Photoshop

            14.  Working with Smart Shapes

            15.  Adding Animations

            16.  Adding Highlight Boxes and Zoom Areas

         Section 4. Managing Objects and Assets

            17.  Common Object Properties

            18.  Managing Objects

            19.  Working with the Timeline

            20.  Using The Library

            21.  Creating Styles and Effects

Section 5: Inserting Actions and Interactions

            22.  Inserting Rollover Objects

23.  Smart Interactions and Widgets

24.  Action Types

25.  Adding Actions

26.  Working with Quiz Questions

Section 6: Working with Simulations and Video

            27.  Preparing a Software Simulation

28.   Recording Preferences

            29.  Editing a Software Simulation

            30.  Using High Definition Video

Section 7: Adding Audio

           31.  Importing Audio

           32.  Recording Narration

           33.  Editing Audio

           34.  Converting Text-to-Speech and Closed Captions

Section 8: Publishing Finished Projects

            35.  Skin Editor

            36.  Table of Contents

37.  Project Settings

38.  Reporting and Tracking

39.  Publishing Options

40.  Other Publishing Options & Summary