Introduction to Adobe Captivate Training in Cheshire
Learn the essentials of Adobe Captivate and start creating clear, engaging eLearning content.
This introductory course is taught live either online or onsite at your premises. It gives you the practical skills and confidence to build interactive learning materials from scratch.
Online or onsite Adobe Captivate training
Many clients choose tailored or group sessions, with pricing based on the number of attendees and the content you want to cover.
About Adobe Captivate Training
Our Adobe Captivate Training in Cheshire give the skills to create, edi and publish professional, rich eLearning modules and projects.
These short hands on Captivate courses introduce you to eLearning and show you how to work with software simulations, video, voice overs, quizzes and virtual tours.
Introduction to Adobe Captivate Training in Chesire
This is an introduction to Captivate Training course so ideal for anyone new to the software or wishing to build on existing knowledge.
Our courses are run either as online Captivate Training sessions with a live instructor or as onsite Captivate Courses hosted on your premises.
Our onsite Captivate training courses run across the UK and Cheshire regions including Macclesfield, Nantwich and Knutsford.
What do you learn on an Adobe Captivate Course
By the end of this introductory Captivate course, you’ll understand the core tools and workflows needed to create clear, engaging eLearning content. The session focuses on practical skills you can use straight away, with each topic introduced step‑by‑step and applied to real examples.
You’ll learn how to:
- Navigate the Captivate interface and understand the key panels, tools and workspace layout
- Create new projects and structure slides for clear, accessible learning
- Add and format text, images and shapes to build clean, professional layouts
- Insert interactive elements such as buttons, click‑to‑reveal content and simple branching
- Work with audio and video to enhance your learning materials
- Use themes, styles and master slides to keep your project consistent
- Add quizzes and knowledge checks, including multiple‑choice and true/false questions
- Preview and publish your project for web, LMS or SCORM delivery
- Apply best‑practice eLearning principles for clarity, accessibility and learner engagement
Who is the course for?
This introductory Captivate course is ideal for anyone who’s new to eLearning creation and wants a clear, practical start. It’s designed for complete beginners as well as those who’ve opened Captivate before but never felt fully confident using it.
It’s particularly useful for:
- Learning and development teams creating internal training or compliance modules
- Educators and trainers producing online lessons, tutorials or blended‑learning content
- HR and onboarding teams building induction materials or knowledge checks
- Subject‑matter experts who need to turn their expertise into clear, structured eLearning
- Communications teams creating interactive content for staff or customers
- Anyone moving from PowerPoint to eLearning and wanting a guided introduction to Captivate
Whether you’re building your first module or looking to understand the fundamentals properly, this course gives you the confidence and skills to create clean, engaging eLearning content.
Adobe Captivate Training FAQ
How do Online Adobe Captivate Courses work?
Our Virtual Online Adobe Captivate Courses offer great flexibility timewise and are available on any time zone so we can offer 24 hour availability and over the weekend.
We run our online training sessions via the most popular video conferencing software including Zoom, Teams, Google and WebEx.
You will have direct contact with your Trainer throughout the duration of the course via video and audio link in real time and be in contact visually and audibly throughout the whole time.
It’s your choice which video conferencing software you prefer but we can offer Zoom, Teams, Google and WebEx
We are happy to record your training session for you to refer back to after the training. Please mention at time of booking if this is a requirement.
Added Bonus about Online Captivate Training Courses
An added bonus of our online courses is there’s no travel involved meaning less stress on the planet so environmentally it makes great sense.
No fighting traffic or public transport just get up, have tea /coffee and something to eat, turn on the computer and we’ll be there ready to deliver your course.
24 /7 and Weekend Adobe Captivate Courses
Yes we do and overnight as we’re totally time zone compliant with the online Adobe Captivate Courses running on a 24 /7 basis including weekends.
We are also able to organise our online training sessions as blocks so if you prefer we’re quite happy to split the course into half days.
Please be aware though flexible timings are only available with the online courses.
How does Onsite Adobe Captivate Training in Cheshire work?
- This is in-house training hosted on your premises at times and dates to suit you
- The Captivate Training Content can be tailored & designed your company
- No delegate travel involved saving both on expenses & travel
- Cost effective tailored training approach
- Prior to the course we arrange a chat with you to ensure you get the training you need.
- Flexible dates & times
Where else do you training Adobe Captivate Courses?
We’re UK wide and deliver training in just about every town and city including Manchester, Liverpool, Sheffield, Oxford, Peterborough and Nottingham.
Please get in touch to discuss availability in your area.
What do you learn on an Introduction to Adobe Captivate Course?
There is a full course overview at the bottom of the screen but you will learn how to create highly effective eLearning projects from scratch. Just below is a sample of few of the things you will learn.
Recording Video /Software simulations
Recording Properties
Planning your projects
Resolution and Recording size
Importing & Editing PowerPoint Decks /Slides
Captivate Workspace
Captivate Slides /Master Slides
Properties & Libraries Panels
Designing a Responsive Project
Intelligent Containers /Fluid Boxes
Interactive Video
Rich Media /Sound & Vision
Quizzing
Preview & Publishing
Who is this Captivate Course for?
The course is ideal for anyone new to interactive design and elearning development and who wishes to build skills in this field.
It’s also suitable for anyone with limited knowledge who wants to get a firmer understanding of the software.
It is popular with instructional designers, educators, HR Depts, Training & Development, Content Creators to name a few.
Is this Captivate Course suitable for beginners?
Absolutely, yes it is – it is ideal as we start right at the very beginning.
How to book your Adobe Captivate Training Course
Booking with us is quite straightforward. Just send us an email with your information and we will get right back to you with a number of dates for you to choose from.
Once you’ve done this we will send across a full confirmation of booking.
We’ll then organise a time and date for an *online meeting with your trainer (via Teams, Zoom, Google etc) to discuss the structure of the day, the content and any logistics involved.
*We usually suggest an online meeting prior to the training because it’s an ideal opportunity to meet the trainer before the course and also means that we can discuss the structure of the training day and what content is priority for you.
Adobe Captivate Introduction Course - Overviews
Introduction to Captivate
A Captivate project
Workflows in Captivate
Understanding the CBT principles
Demonstration of Captivate in action
Planning a Captivate Project
Captivate & Video
Inserting a Video
Adding Video to TOC’s
Learning Management System
e-learning benefits
Understanding e-learning management
Using e-learning output option
Project updates
Editing the Captivate Project
Captivate Workspace
Captivate Panels
Inserting/adding/manipulating slides
Filmstrip
Text captions
Mouse / Pointer paths / Mouse properties
Captivate & Animation
Frame Rates
Change a Project’s Frame Rate
Add Animation to a Slide
Change an Animation’s Slide Position
Insert Text Animation
Edit Text Animation
Publishing Projects
Export to MP3 / MP4
External media with .exe file
Export to HTML5
Export to PDF
Recording Captivate Projects
Recording Window
Demonstration Mode
Resolution & Recording Sizing
Recording simulations
Exploring recording simulations mode
Customising recording options
Captivate & Rollovers
Inserting a Rollover Caption
Inserting a Rollover Slidelet
Inserting a Rollover Image
Inserting a Zoom area
Captivates Timeline
Understanding the Timeline
Layers on the Timeline
Adjusting sliding timings
Skins and Templates
Apply a BMP Playbar to a Project
Apply a Skin to a Project
Edit and Save a Skin
Loading Screens
Add a Loading Screen
Templates
Create a Project Template
Record a New Project Based on a Template
Publish
Publish to Computer /Devices
Publish to LMS
HTML5 /SWF
Quizzes & Quiz Slides
Inserting quiz slides
Editing quiz slides
Multiple choice slides
False / True slides
Editing question slides
Reporting options
Track quiz scores
Using LMS (Learning Management System)
Menu Builder
Creating menu builder projects
Publish projects
Format Styles
Edit Projects
