Key details

Adobe Captivate training course for beginners, teaching how to develop professional-standard interactive e-learning content.

Adobe Captivate is the industry standard tool for developing interactive e-learning tutorials and presentations featuring spoken narrative, animation, video and tests. Content is accessible locally, via Intranet or the Web, and it integrates smoothly with Learning Management Systems.

Introduction to Captivate provides a thorough grounding for beginners, teaching all key techniques including:

• Working with slides and masters
• Applying effects, adding buttons and rollover captions
• Using the timeline
• Inserting images and sound
• Inserting audio, video and animations
• Creating questions and assessments
• Publishing for Learning Management Systems
• Publishing for HTML5

This course is ideal for newcomers to Captivate, and those with limited Captivate experience.

Courses are hosted by highly experienced instructors. For details, see Expert trainers.

Upcoming course dates

Accredited Captivate training

Armada is an Adobe Authorised Training Centre (AATC), accredited by Adobe to provide Captivate training.

How will I learn?

Captivate training is hands-on and practical.

Our trainers teach the necessary theory then demonstrate techniques step-by-step. You then practice the techniques taught on a computer running Captivate.

There is plenty of time to ask questions, and you can take away all the files you create.

Captivate training guide and certificate

Course delegates receive:

• A comprehensive training guide for Captivate, to refer to throughout the course, and to use as a refresher afterwards.
• An e-certificate confirming successful completion of an Adobe‑accredited Captivate training course. Click here to see an example of the certificate you receive.

After course support

Following Captivate training, delegates are entitled to 30 days’ email support from their Captivate trainer to help with any post-course issues. For further details, see Support.

Prerequisites

No prior Captivate knowledge is necessary.

Captivate version

Training is based primarily on Captivate 2019, as contained in Adobe Technical Communication Suite 2019. The techniques taught are relevant to all recent releases of Captivate .

All Captivate training is suitable for both Windows and Mac users.

Our guarantees to you

We offer:

• A price guarantee that you’re getting the best value for money.
• A training guarantee that you’ll learn the concepts and skills you need.

On-request Captivate training available

Introduction to Captivate training is available on-request, i.e. one-to-one training or a ‘closed course’ for your group, hosted at one of our centres, your venue or online.

On-request Captivate training can be tailored to take into account any existing knowledge you have, and the work you’re going to be doing. Please contact us for a quote.

General information

Course times

9.30am–4.30pm.

Payment

Payment for Captivate training can be made bank transfer or card.

We accept purchase orders from UK-registered companies.

If you’re self-funding your training, you can pay in staged payments, interest-free, over 12 months.

For further details, see training course payment options.

Cancellations and transfers

If a booking on a scheduled Introduction to Captivate course is cancelled giving less than 10 working days’ notice, a cancellation fee is payable. View cancellation terms.

If a delegate requests a transfer to a different scheduled Introduction to Captivate course giving less than 10 working days’ notice, a transfer fee is payable. View transfer terms.

Terms and conditions

Training course bookings are subject to our terms and conditions.

Expert trainers

Introduction to Captivate courses are hosted by Mark Waterfield and Greta Powell.

Mark Waterfield

Mark is a long-established Adobe Certified Instructor (ACI) and an Adobe Certified Expert (ACE) in Captivate.

Mark uses Captivate extensively in his professional work as an e-Learning developer. He is a recognised expert in all aspects of e-Learning, including hosting and LMS development.

Prior to focusing on e-Learning, Mark worked in website development and Flash programming.

Away from e-Learning training and development, Mark works in the music industry as a programmer, writer, producer and performer. He recently co-wrote a song featured in the Oscar nominated movie ‘Volver’, starring Penelope Cruz.

Greta Powell

Greta is long-established consultant and trainer with expert knowledge of Adobe Captivate who has worked for some of the biggest companies in Europe.

Her knowledge of a diverse range of applications compliments her Captivate knowledge. These applications include:

• Articulate Storyline (alternative e-Learning development application).
• Adobe InDesign, Photoshop and Illustrator (for graphic design, print and digital publishing).
• The Microsoft Office suite of applications.

Away from her training and consultancy work, Greta has a passion for photography.

Course content

Day 1

The Captivate learning environment

Creating a new project

Adding and editing slides

Working with text captions

Modifying the pointer

Working with the timeline

Working with objects

Using Smart Shapes

Applying Themes

Inserting animations and applying effects

Adding video to a Captivate project

Adding audio to a Captivate project

Exploring the ‘panning’ function

Day 2

Recording software simulations

Using clickboxes

Importing PowerPoint slides

Inserting buttons

Using text entry boxes

Using variables

Advanced actions

Inserting rollover captions and images

Inserting question slides

Setting reporting options

Updating projects

High definition screencasts

Themes and project templates

Reviewing

Publishing for a Learning Management System (LMS)

Publishing to HTML5

Other reporting and publishing options

Creating aggregator projects

Miscellaneous

Discounts and bundles

To make your Captivate training as affordable as possible, we offer:

• A range of training discounts on our scheduled Captivate training courses.
• A price guarantee that you won’t get Captivate training for less.

Training discounts

Multiple places

If you book multiple course places, we can offer you:

• 10% discount if you book two places.
• 15% discount if you book three or four places.
• 20% discount if you book five or more places.

This can be for several people attending one course, one person attending several courses, or a combination.

These discounts are available for both classroom-based courses and remote training.

Concessions

We offer a 10% discount on scheduled Captivate course places to:

• Students, teachers and lecturers.
• People who work for a registered charity.
• ISTC members.

These discounts are available for both classroom-based courses and remote training.

Please call us if you qualify for a discount. Evidence of your status that entitles you to a discount may be requested.

Terms and exclusions

Only one of the above discounts can be applied to any booking.

The above discounts are not available for training bundles or on-request course bookings (one-to-one training or a ‘closed course’ for your group).

Price guarantee

When you book training with Armada, we want you to be certain that you’re not paying over-the-odds. So, if you book a place on any scheduled (public) course and then find the same course at a lower price elsewhere, we will match that price.

To qualify for the price match:

• The course you find must be comparable. By this we mean it must:
  • Cover the same subject.
  • Be the same duration or longer.
  • Hold the same accreditations as our course, i.e. it must be provided by an Adobe Authorised Training Centre (AATC).
  • For classroom-based courses, be in the same region, i.e. within 50 miles of our centre.
  • For remote training, be a live course, i.e. not pre-prepared e-learning content.
• The lower price must be advertised on the other company’s website.

To claim a price match, just call any time before attending your course and tell us where you saw the price.

Complementary services

We offer a range of services to support your Adobe Captivate e-learning development.

Bureau service

If you have a peak workload, or require assistance with a specific project, Armada’s in-house team of highly experienced e-learning developers can carry out Captivate development work for you. We’ll be happy to quote for any project you’re looking to outsource.

We can create high-quality e-learning material from your defined brief, or we can help you create your storyboard for maximum impact. If you have existing material, we can import and re-use it wherever practical to reduce your costs.

Clients for whom our team has completed successful projects include Arqiva, Honda, Priory Group and Securewest International.

Hosting

We can host your e-learning courses on Armada’s Learning Management System (LMS). We can provide you with an administrator account to manage your courses and content yourself, or you can leave everything to us and we’ll supply you with regular reports on course participation, results and more.

Audio

We can assist you with the production of audio to include in your Captivate tutorials. We can:

• Provide spoken narrative, sourced by voiceover professionals.
• Edit your audio. We can trim and repair audio clips, add effects, set levels and mix.

Video production

We can produce professional-standard video footage to incorporate into your Captivate tutorials. We can cover all aspects of the filming process including:

• Production
  We’ll film the scenes you want to include in your tutorials. With 25 years’ experience, our cinematographers/camera operators know how to convey your message with maximum visual impact. All equipment is provided, including cameras, lighting, microphones, etc.
• Post-production
  From the footage recorded, we’ll produce professional-standard video, with audio and visual effects, that tells the story you require.

Consultancy

Our consultants can provide expert advice on best practice and approach for your e-learning development. We can:

• Advise on which Learning Management System (LMS) best meets your requirements.
• Create standards and design templates for your team to use.