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Using Adobe Captivate with Acrobat Connect Pro
for Rapid Training and Virtual Classrooms

Rapid Training

Get training where it’s needed, when it’s needed, through self-paced, on-demand courses that convey information quickly and effectively. Using Adobe Captivate with Acrobat Connect Pro, you can:

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Virtual Classrooms

Deliver video, audio, and interactive content in a live, virtual classroom, to address a variety of learning styles and increase knowledge retention. By inserting Adobe Captivate simulations or quizzes, every virtual classroom or web conferencing participant can fully interact with the content and practice the procedures being taught in real time:

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Flash-based Presentations from PowerPoint

Adobe Presenter can transform your Microsoft® PowerPoint® file into Flash-based presentations with voice-over and eLearning courses. Supplement presentations by inserting interactive SWF files from Adobe Captivate directly into a PowerPoint slide. The Adobe Captivate content becomes part of the presentation, so viewers do not have to download a plug-in or launch a separate application window.

Comparison Chart for Adobe Captivate and Adobe Presenter

Use Adobe Presenter for informational presentation content and Adobe Captivate for software simulations and scenario-based training.

Key: Limited functionality Full functionality
	Adobe Captivate	Adobe Presenter	Details
Presentation Viewer	none	advanced	Adobe Presenter includes a fully customizable viewing experience specifically designed for PowerPoint presentations.
Search Pane	none	advanced	Adobe Presenter allows viewers to search for particular slides or slide notes within a presentation.
Mobile viewing support	none	advanced	Adobe Presenter can create files optimized for mobile devices that support Adobe FlashLite 3.
PowerPoint Conversion to Flash	basic	advanced	Presenter is a plugin to PowerPoint to add voice over audio, media and more. Slides remain editable. Adobe Captivate only imports PowerPoint slides (non-editable).
Video Capture of speaker	none	advanced	Adobe Presenter offers video capture of the speaker as talking head video and edit options.
Software demonstrations/ simulations	advanced	none	Adobe Captivate records onscreen actions for software training and automatically adds interactivity.
Soft Skills scenarios with branching	advanced	none	Adobe Captivate enables complex branching including a branching view for creating interactive, scenario-based learning content.
Interactivity	advanced	basic	Interactive simulations can be included in PowerPoint via Adobe Presenter.
Quizzes	advanced	advanced	Both tools offer quiz functionality with import, pooling, randomization, and answer shuffle.
Audio and media	advanced	advanced	Audio, images, Flash video, and SWF files can be included with both tools.
SCORM/AICC			Both tools offer AICC/SCORM support and tracking.
Flash output			Both tools provide instant access using Adobe Flash® Player, already installed on more than 98% of Internet-connected computers

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