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Where do i start?

Aug 10, 2012 1:18 AM

I am new to Adobe and have been tasked to learn Captivate 6 in an effort to enhance our eLearning development team, i am familiar with your competitor Articulate, but from my research Captivate is the better prodict for functionality, however: I have found the tutorials rather hard to understand, is there any video tutorials (similar to this website http://community.articulate.com/tutorials, Yes your competitor i know but they are easy to understand and follow) which are developed for the "new guy" as the tutorials i have been looking at assume the viewer has a basic understanding of Captivate

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  • AnitaHorsley
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    1. AnitaHorsley,
    Aug 10, 2012 3:59 AM   in reply to Ausdrill
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    You Tube: here is my channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/anitahorsley?feature=mhee

     

    Captivate Blog: http://blogs.adobe.com/captivate/

     

    Adobe Captivate: http://www.adobe.com/support/captivate/gettingstarted.html?utm_source= twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

     

    You can download a PDF of multiple captivate resources on my website here: http://captivatecrazy.blogspot.com/2012/04/download-pdf-with-links-to- captivate_9412.html

     

    Hope that helps

     
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  • CyrelleK
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    2. CyrelleK,
    Aug 10, 2012 12:17 PM   in reply to Ausdrill
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    lynda.com has a very good introductory course called Captivate Essential training. It seems to provide a comprehensive overview and is understandable by a novice Captivate user.

     
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    3. zaqza,
    Aug 11, 2012 9:15 AM   in reply to Ausdrill
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    You mentioned videos, but as far as a book, I've made a lot of progress with this (found on Amazon):

    "eLearning Uncovered: Adobe Captivate 5.5" by Diane Elkins and Desiree Pinder.

    Even though I'm learning v. 6 I've found it very useful.....it assumes you are starting at the beginning.

     

    The chapters are very well divided into logical features, with many tips and screenshots throughout. Here's a list of chapters:

    1: Getting to know captivate

    2: Creating new projectss

    3: Adding and managing slides

    4: Adding content objects

    5: Audio and video

    6:Object properties

    7. Actions and interactions

    8: Editing software simulations

    9: Variables and advanced actions

    10: Questions and quizzes

    11: Special tools and wizards

    12: Publishing

    Appendix:  tips for Mac, keyboard shortcuts, etc

     
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  • Ausdrill
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    4. Ausdrill,
    Aug 12, 2012 10:36 PM   in reply to Ausdrill
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    A big THANKS for those.

     

    However lynda.com doesnt appear to have caught up with Captivate yet because everything appears to still be 5.5, I have tried using 5.5 to learn Captivate 6 but it became too confusing, in the same sense i have found the Adobe website a little difficult to navigate around and also the Tutorials by Doctor Partridge and other eLearning evangelists all assume there is a basic understanding of the Captivate program which doesnt help the beginner like myself.

     

    The search continues

     
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