Adobe Captivate Online Tutorial

Adobe Captivate online tutorials are available in a variety of mediums.

Adobe Captivate is software that allows users to create interactive courses for online training. Users can create quizzes and interactive simulators, demonstrate how certain software works, and include rich animations in their training. If you are not familiar with Captivate's features and tools, you may want to take an Adobe Captivate Online Tutorial to learn how to effectively use the software. Here are several options for Adobe Captivate Online Tutorials

Instructions

1. Visit the Adobe website for free online video tutorials. These tutorials are very short and give brief overviews of how to perform certain tasks with Adobe Captivate. Participants can learn how to use Captivate to record and edit audio, create a table of contents for their projects, draw templates, create a quiz and how to publish the content once it is complete.

2. Join a membership site such as Lynda.com or VTC. After you subscribe and pay the membership fee, you will have the opportunity to watch detailed Adobe Captivate Online Tutorials. These tutorials are narrated and teach participants how to navigate through Captivate from the basics to the complex tasks that can be performed. As of November 2010, a basic monthly membership to the VTC costs $30, and $25 to Lynda.com. Premium memberships are available at Lynda.com that include exercise files users can open to practice what they are learning. Both sites offer free basic Captivate tutorials that participants can preview before making a purchase.

3. View free Adobe Captivate Online Tutorials at YouTube. About 100 Captivate tutorials are in YouTube's library. YouTube videos are best for Captivate users who want to learn how to perform a single task. For example, if you want to specifically learn how to link slides, how to publish your content once it is complete, or how to branch from one slide to the next, you may be able to find brief video content on YouTube produced by experienced users.

4. Read online print tutorials. Step-by-step PDF guides are available through Adobe to help users learn how to use Captivate. These resources are printable and cover topics such as publishing interactions, working with audio and video files, creating quizzes, editing projects and creating simulations. There is no charge to print the online material or save to your desktop for future reference.

5. Visit specific informational sites, such as Captain Captivate, for tips and tricks for using Adobe Captive. They also offer a few free online tutorials to help you with specific tasks. Tutorials are available for Captivate version 3, 4 and 5 to help users learn tasks, such as steaming video or working with slide labels.

References

• Adobe: Captivate 4 Tutorials
• VTC: Adobe Captivate 2 Tutorials
• Lynda: Captivate Tutorials & Training
• Adobe Captivate Blog: Captivate 4 Tutorials
• Captain Captivate: Adobe Training Videos, Tips, Tricks and Learning Resources