Captivate Books and Training?

I just bought Captivate 3. The tutorials seem to be very
generic and I want to become an expert user. I don't see Adobe
classes or books for training. Can anyone recommend some resources
for making a newbee into and expert?

Hi there acreli34
Rick (Captiv8r) is being ridiculously modest again. There is
a really great practical guide available out there for Captivate
Users that was written and published by Rick. At the bottom of
Rick's post you will see a link to
"Click here for Captivate and RoboHelp HTML eBooks!"
Select the link and for a miniscule price you can get a
manual that details a lot of the important little details that make
the difference between a Captivate module and a GREAT Captivate
module.
PS
Rick, even Yoda was not as self effacing as this, no charge
from me for the plug, the book is good and worth the purchase for
any Captivate user

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