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You're reading from Mastering Adobe Captivate 2019 Build cutting edge professional SCORM compliant and interactive eLearning content with Adobe Captivate

Product type Paperback

Published in Jan 2019

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781789803051

Length 770 pages

Edition 5th Edition

Tools

Adobe Captivate

Concepts

Learning Management System

Authors (2):

Dr. Pooja Jaisingh

Damien Bruyndonckx

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Table of Contents (17) Chapters

Preface

1. Getting Started with Adobe Captivate 2019 FREE CHAPTER

2. Working with Standard Objects

3. Working with Multimedia

4. Working with the Timeline and Other Useful Tools

5. Developing Interactivity

6. Crafting the Graphical Experience with Styles and Themes

7. Working with Quizzes

8. Capturing Onscreen Action

9. Producing a Video Demo

10. Creating a Responsive Project

11. Creating Virtual Reality Projects

12. Using Captivate with Other Applications

13. Creating Accessible eLearning

14. Variables and Advanced Actions

15. Finishing Touches and Publishing

16. Other Books You May Enjoy

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Creating a Captivate project from a PowerPoint presentation

In this section, you will convert the file you viewed in PowerPoint into a Captivate project.

Should you use .ppt or .pptx?
Captivate can import both .ppt and .pptx files. However, when importing a .pptx file, it must first be converted into .ppt before being imported into Captivate. Conversion from .pptx to .ppt requires opening the file in PowerPoint. Consequently, PowerPoint must be installed on your computer when importing a .pptx file into Captivate. When importing a .ppt file, conversion is not needed, and therefore PowerPoint is not mandatory.

Before starting this exercise, make sure you have closed the file in PowerPoint. Perform the following steps to convert the PowerPoint presentation into a Captivate project:

Return to Captivate and close any open files. The exercise begins on the Welcome Screen of Captivate.
Switch to the New tab of the Welcome Screen, if needed.
Double-click the From PowerPoint Thumbnail, as...

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Authors (2)

Dr. Pooja Jaisingh

Dr. Pooja Jaisingh works as a senior learning evangelist at Adobe. She has created several award-winning eLearning courses and eBooks, and regularly conducts workshops and webinars on eLearning tools and services. In her previous roles, she has worked as a teacher trainer, instructional designer, and chief learning geek. Pooja holds a master's degree in education and economics and a doctorate in educational technology.

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Bruyndonckx

Damien Bruyndonckx is the founder and the CEO of One2Learn, a Belgian company specialized in content development, instructional video, virtual classrooms, and training on the leading eLearning content creation tools. Active in the eLearning industry for over 15 years, Damien has worked with many different customers and LMS implementations. He is a long-time Adobe partner and serves as an instructor for the official Adobe Captivate certification program. Damien is the author of over 30 video courses for LinkedIn Learning and is the coauthor of the Mastering Adobe Captivate series by Packt Publishing.

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