Taste Tester Session
Microsoft OneNote and
Adobe Captivate basics
Nicolette Leto : St George Girls High School
Contact: nicolette.leto@det.nsw.edu.au
Objectives
2.Learn the basic
tools to create a
OneNote Notebook
1. Learn the basic tools
of Adobe Captivate
to create your own
instructional video
1. Adobe
Captivate
2.
Microsoft
OneNote
3. Insert your published
captivate video into your
Notebook and Publisha resource you will have produced
and can take home completed
3.
Publishing and
combining them
in a OneNote
Notebook
How does a OneNote Notebook work?
A OneNote Notebook
is just like a paper
notebook; it also has
section dividers and
pages.
• A notebook is a container for a set of pages. Each
notebook is divided into sections, and each
section has pages.
• You can also have many notebooks; exactly how
you organize your notes is up to you.
Getting started with OneNote
Creating a new notebook:
Click: File > New > Notebook
1
Name your file > Choose a blank Notebook > Click next
If you’re frequently on
the go, you can use
your notebooks across
several computers.
OneNote will :
Automatically
synchronize the
changes from each
computer.
In the next window click the option to use
the notebook on multiple computers 2
1
Confirm the
location of where
you want your
notebook saved. It
will default to your
documents folder.
‘Browse’ to choose
another location if
desired.
2
3
Un-check this box if you haven’t set up your mail wizard.
Click ‘Create’
You have now set-up your notebook.
1. Insert new sections
2. Rename sections: Name one Adobe Captivate
3. Add in an extra page in a section
4. Try dragging the sections or pages and swapping them
over
1
Click ‘New’
2
Right-click ‘Rename’
3
Click ‘New Page’
Note: OneNote automatically saves your work every 30 seconds!
Or when you close OneNote
How does Adobe Captivate work?
Captivate builds and edits interactive software demonstrations, simulations,
podcasts, games, program demos and lessons.
For software demos, it can either record in real time or use an event-based
screen capture that snaps a sequence of still images and then builds mouse
movement simulations to create the appearance of a running program.
Captivate users can edit Captivate presentations to add captions, clickable
hotspots, text entry boxes, rollovers etc.
Authors can edit the content (including mouse pointer path, position, image)
and change the timing for each item to appear and disappear.
Captivate supports the import of still images, PowerPoint, video, .flv, and audio
tracks onto any Captivate slide.
For fantastic instructional videos created by Adobe, visit:
http://www.adobe.com/designcenter/captivate/videos/
Getting started with Adobe Captivate
Click the ‘Software
Simulation’ option under
the ‘Create Project’
heading
Recording
Leave it as the application recording setting
Choosing the program to record
Ensuring that you have the
program you wish to record
already open, select the
program from the drop
down menu.
Setting up the recording area
Choose the custom
size, size can vary
but approximately
the size below will
capture the whole
window:
Width: 800 by
Height: 600
Then click ‘OK’
3
Recording the video
1
A red frame will
appear around
the program you
selected to record
4
2
Choose the camera
option.
It will record every
30 seconds, when
you click or press
enter.
Click the record button
and it will start recording
your mouse movements
instantly!
Finish recording by
pressing the ‘end’ key on
your keyboard. (If you
are using the school
laptop you will also need
to hold down the
function key)
Naming and Saving the file
When you ‘end’ the recording,
this window will pop-up. Name
the project ‘OneNote’ and click
‘OK’ to save your work.
Created Slides
Double-click the first slide to
view the slide in detail to start editing
Editing
During the editing phase, you may wish to; add audio, add in a
title page, add in extra captions- it is up to the creator and what
information is needed. It is also a chance to delete any slides
which don’t add to the presentation.
Use the timeline
to lengthen or
shorten actions
Adding Text Animations
Text animations are great when used for title pages.
1 Insert a blank slide to use as your title
page.
3
Decide on an effect
Type in your title
Choose your font
2
Choose text animation
Click ‘Apply’.
This can
sometimes take a
minute.
Adding your own text captions
There are different types of
captions suited to different
needs. The basic ‘text
caption’ is best for adding
in annotations which
weren’t automatically
included or to add more
information for the viewer.
Publishing your Captivate video
There are many
different options
when it comes time
to publish your
instructional video
depending on your
needs. Go to FILE
menu and ‘Publish’:
SWF-flash files are
great and will open
up in a web browser
or as a PDF.
Publishing options
The word
option will
allow to
publish step
by step
instructions
from your
video.
Click ‘Publish’
once you have
decided on the
appropriate file
type.
Inserting your video into OneNote
1
Choose the PDF or SWF 2
file you wish to insert
(your captivate video)
and click ‘insert’
Go to the insert menu > Files
You will see your file
appear as an icon on
the OneNote page you
had open.
This can be doubleclicked to be viewed.
Publishing your OneNote Notebook
1
Choose the PDF File type, choose 2
destination to save the file and click
‘publish’. You will now have your
notebook published as a PDF File.
Go to File > Publish as PDF or XPS
Notes