Macromedia Captivate - CC, Captivate - 7.0 User Manual

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What’s new................................................................................................................................................... 1

What’s new in Adobe Captivate 7 2...........................................................................................................................................

What’s new in Adobe Captivate 6 update (for subscription and Adobe Software Assurance

customers) 5..............................................................................................................................................................................

What’s new in Cp 6.................................................................................................................................................................6

Workspace 7....................................................................................................................................................

Adobe Captivate Library 8.........................................................................................................................................................

Branching panel 9......................................................................................................................................................................

Customizing the workspace 11..................................................................................................................................................

Disable confirmation messages 13............................................................................................................................................

Filmstrip 14................................................................................................................................................................................

Grids 15.....................................................................................................................................................................................

Panels 16...................................................................................................................................................................................

Shortcut keys 17........................................................................................................................................................................

Timeline 22................................................................................................................................................................................

Toolbars 25................................................................................................................................................................................

Undoing and redoing actions 27................................................................................................................................................

Creating Projects 28........................................................................................................................................

Create projects 29.....................................................................................................................................................................

Customize the project size 32....................................................................................................................................................

Enable backup file creation 33...................................................................................................................................................

Themes 34.................................................................................................................................................................................

Recording Projects 36.....................................................................................................................................

Record video demonstrations 37...............................................................................................................................................

Pause while recording projects 44.............................................................................................................................................

Record software simulations 45.................................................................................................................................................

Set recording preferences 47....................................................................................................................................................

Types of recording 50................................................................................................................................................................

Slides 52..........................................................................................................................................................

Slide notes 53............................................................................................................................................................................

Add slides 56.............................................................................................................................................................................

Change slide order 59...............................................................................................................................................................

Delete slides 60.........................................................................................................................................................................

Edit slides 61.............................................................................................................................................................................

Group slides 63..........................................................................................................................................................................

Hide slides 64............................................................................................................................................................................

Lock slides 65............................................................................................................................................................................

Master slides 66.........................................................................................................................................................................

Slide properties 69.....................................................................................................................................................................

Slide transitions 71....................................................................................................................................................................

Tips for introductory slides 72....................................................................................................................................................

Adding and Managing Objects 73....................................................................................................................

Edit object information using the Advanced Interaction panel 74..............................................................................................

Add reflection to objects 75.......................................................................................................................................................

Align objects 76.........................................................................................................................................................................

Apply shadows to objects 78.....................................................................................................................................................

Change the display order of objects 79.....................................................................................................................................

Controlling the visibility of objects 80.........................................................................................................................................

Copy, paste, and duplicate objects 81.......................................................................................................................................

Group objects 83.......................................................................................................................................................................

Manage Library objects 85........................................................................................................................................................

Managing objects with the Main Options toolbar 86..................................................................................................................

Merge objects into a slide 87.....................................................................................................................................................

Object effects 88........................................................................................................................................................................

Object style 93...........................................................................................................................................................................

Resize and reposition objects by pixel 95..................................................................................................................................

Rotate objects 96.......................................................................................................................................................................

Noninteractive Objects and Media 97..............................................................................................................

Insert Mathematical equations (Cp 7) 98...................................................................................................................................

Smart shapes 100......................................................................................................................................................................

Text captions 105......................................................................................................................................................................

Animations 115..........................................................................................................................................................................

Fix size and position of noninteractive objects 118...................................................................................................................

Highlight boxes 119...................................................................................................................................................................

Images and rollover images 120................................................................................................................................................

Mouse 124.................................................................................................................................................................................

Rollover captions 127................................................................................................................................................................

Rollover slidelets 129.................................................................................................................................................................

Set audio for noninteractive objects 132....................................................................................................................................

Zoom areas 133.........................................................................................................................................................................

Interactive Objects 135....................................................................................................................................

Text entry boxes 136.................................................................................................................................................................

Add JavaScript to boxes and buttons 139.................................................................................................................................

Add audio to boxes and buttons 140.........................................................................................................................................

Buttons 141................................................................................................................................................................................

Click boxes 144.........................................................................................................................................................................

Project navigation using interactive objects 147........................................................................................................................

Audio 148.........................................................................................................................................................

System audio (Cp 7) 149...........................................................................................................................................................

Recording in sync 152...............................................................................................................................................................

Insert audio 157.........................................................................................................................................................................

Edit audio 159............................................................................................................................................................................

Preview audio 164.....................................................................................................................................................................

View audio details 165...............................................................................................................................................................

Export audio 166........................................................................................................................................................................

Video 167.........................................................................................................................................................

Differences between event and synchronized videos 168.........................................................................................................

Event video 169.........................................................................................................................................................................

Multi-slide synchronized video 171............................................................................................................................................

Widgets 175.....................................................................................................................................................

Learner Notes interaction 176...................................................................................................................................................

Drag-and-drop interaction (Cp 7) 178........................................................................................................................................

Smart learning interactions 184.................................................................................................................................................

Create WDGT files 186..............................................................................................................................................................

New widget APIs in Adobe Captivate6 192...............................................................................................................................

Create widgets 193....................................................................................................................................................................

Accessing Adobe Captivate movie properties 194....................................................................................................................

Add widgets 196........................................................................................................................................................................

Defining visibility mode for widgets 197.....................................................................................................................................

Properties of widgets 199..........................................................................................................................................................

Question widgets 201................................................................................................................................................................

Twitter widget 202......................................................................................................................................................................

Types of widgets 206.................................................................................................................................................................

Using ActionScript 3.0 in widgets 207.......................................................................................................................................

Using XML in widgets 208.........................................................................................................................................................

Using variables in widgets 209..................................................................................................................................................

Widget panel 210.......................................................................................................................................................................

Variables and Advanced Actions 212..............................................................................................................

Shared actions (Cp 7) 213.........................................................................................................................................................

Advanced actions 217...............................................................................................................................................................

Adobe Captivate SWF events 219.............................................................................................................................................

Assign advanced actions to an event 221.................................................................................................................................

Create a user-defined variable 222...........................................................................................................................................

Edit/delete a user-defined variable 224.....................................................................................................................................

Tutorial on scripting 225............................................................................................................................................................

Creating a Quiz 230.........................................................................................................................................

Import questions from GIFT format files (Cp 7) 231..................................................................................................................

Allow users to return to quiz 232...............................................................................................................................................

Insert pretests 233.....................................................................................................................................................................

Insert question slides 235..........................................................................................................................................................

Quiz preferences 237................................................................................................................................................................

Random question slides 241.....................................................................................................................................................

Set up question slides 243.........................................................................................................................................................

Submitting all answers simultaneously 248...............................................................................................................................

Advanced Editing and Project Reviews 249....................................................................................................

Projects and project preferences 250........................................................................................................................................

Spelling and search 254............................................................................................................................................................

Using the AIR Review application 257.......................................................................................................................................

Combining multiple SWF files with aggregator 262...................................................................................................................

Creating accessible projects 264...............................................................................................................................................

Import, export, and delete content 268......................................................................................................................................

Link Adobe Captivate projects 270............................................................................................................................................

Localizing Adobe Captivate projects 271...................................................................................................................................

Preview projects 273.................................................................................................................................................................

Resize projects 274...................................................................................................................................................................

Skins 275...................................................................................................................................................................................

Table of contents (TOC) 278.....................................................................................................................................................

Publishing Projects 281...................................................................................................................................

Publish projects as HTML5 files 282.........................................................................................................................................

Change the default location of published files 285....................................................................................................................

Collaboration with Acrobat.com 286..........................................................................................................................................

Publish projects as MP4 files 287..............................................................................................................................................

Publish projects as SWF files 290.............................................................................................................................................

Publish projects as executable files 292....................................................................................................................................

Publish projects to the web using FTP 293...............................................................................................................................

Report to Acrobat.com or internal server 294............................................................................................................................

Set publishing preferences 296.................................................................................................................................................

Using Adobe Captivate with OtherApplications 297........................................................................................

Learning management system (LMS) 298.................................................................................................................................

Adobe Multi-SCORM Packager 302..........................................................................................................................................

Adobe Bridge (Cp 7) 305...........................................................................................................................................................

Adobe Captivate App Packager (Cp 7) 306...............................................................................................................................

Adobe Connect 308...................................................................................................................................................................

Microsoft PowerPoint 312..........................................................................................................................................................

Adobe Flash 317........................................................................................................................................................................

Microsoft Word 319....................................................................................................................................................................

RoboHelp 322............................................................................................................................................................................

Troubleshooting 324........................................................................................................................................

Adobe Captivate output 325......................................................................................................................................................

Animation timing 326.................................................................................................................................................................

Application distortion when recording 327.................................................................................................................................

Capture of elevated applications in Windows Vista/Windows 7 328.........................................................................................

Capturing while recording a web application 329......................................................................................................................

Choppy full motion recording 330..............................................................................................................................................

Correcting colors in slides 331...................................................................................................................................................

JavaScript that does not appear 332.........................................................................................................................................

Publishing projects 333..............................................................................................................................................................

Quizzing errors 334...................................................................................................................................................................

Recording Applications on Mac 335..........................................................................................................................................

Recording audio produces recording(Clip).wav file 336............................................................................................................

Security warning with Flash Player 9 or later 337......................................................................................................................

Text viewed in a browser 338....................................................................................................................................................

The Skin Editor 339...................................................................................................................................................................

Uninstalling Adobe Captivate 340..............................................................................................................................................

Video errors 341........................................................................................................................................................................

What’s new

What's new in Adobe Captivate 7

Roundtripping with Microsoft® PowerPoint Advanced Action templates (Shared actions) Equation editor Learning notes In-course web browsing In-course YouTube videos Support for GIFT format Multiformat publishing Drag-and-drop interactions HTML5 support for PowerPoint Adobe Captivate App Packager Improved social media engagement Enhanced interactions library Enhanced quizzing with HTML5 Record system audio RTL language support Publish HTML5 courses to Adobe Connect

Roundtripping with Microsoft® PowerPoint

Import your PowerPoint slides, including PowerPoint 2013, in eLearning projects. Bring in objects, animations, and multimedia, easily update the content, and keep your PowerPoint and Adobe Captivate projects in sync with the dynamically.

Advanced Action templates (Shared actions)

Use Advanced Actions to configure and modify the learning experience by enabling conditional or multiple actions in an interaction. Now create Advanced Action templates which can be reused across projects. See Shared actions for more information.

Equation editor

Easily add complex mathematical equations, with operators and scientific symbols, to courses using the multi-purpose equation editor from [Math+Magic]™. See Insert Mathematical equations for more information.

Learning notes

Enable learners to add and edit notes as they take their course, thereby allowing them to place cues within the course for reference.

In-course web browsing

Enable more effective learning by embedding a browser interface within your courses. Allow your learners to access additional web-based reference material that complements course content

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In-course YouTube videos

Stream YouTube videos within your courses, for greater impact and retention. Specify which section of the video you want the learner to view, to make it contextually relevant.

Support for GIFT format

Easily convert offline questions into a GIFT format question bank that you can draw on to create quizzes. Import GIFT format questions quickly and conveniently into Adobe Captivate 7 projects to create assessment modules. Maximize instructor time by using the same questions in multiple

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quizzes. See Import questions from GIFT format files for more information.

Multiformat publishing

Publish projects in multiple formats (MP4, SWF, EXE, PDF) to the web, desktops, notebooks, tablets, smartphones, iOS, and Android™devices, and leading Tin Can -, SCORM - and AICC-compliant LMSs.

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Drag-and-drop interactions

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Make eLearning fun with drag and drop games, quizzes, and learning modules that users can access on desktops and iPads. Choose from a variety of drag- drop combinations based on what a drop target can accept, reject, or replace with while providing audio feedback for every user attempt. For more information see Drag -and-drop interactions.

HTML5 support for PowerPoint

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Import your Microsoft PowerPoint project including text, shapes, audio and animations into Adobe Captivate and publish them directly to HTML5.

Adobe Captivate App Packager

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Embed a range of HTML5 animations and synchronize them with your Adobe Captivate course. Publish the course as an app to multiple mobile platforms, including Windows RT—Metro using the PhoneGap Service.

Note:

You need to purchase PhoneGap service separately.

From an expert:

Overview on building HTML5 native apps

using Adobe Captivate App Packager....

http://blogs.adobe.com/captivate/2012/11/new-...

by Suresh Jayaraman, Adobe Systems.

Contribute your expertise to Adobe Community Help

Improved social media engagement

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From an expert:

Video tutorial on how to setup collaboration using Twitter and Adobe Course Companion

widget.... Read More

http://blogs.adobe.com/captivate/2012/11/soci...

Enhanced interactions library

Easily create engaging courses with a large library of professionally designed interactions, including Hangman and Jigsaw, which can be customized to suit your needs. For more information on interactions, see Smart Learning Interactions.

Enhanced quizzing with HTML5

by Suresh Jayaraman, Adobe Systems.

Contribute your expertise to Adobe Community Help

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Outupt all your quizzes with Matching, Short Answer, and Fill in the blanks question types to HTML5.

Record system audio

With Adobe Captivate 6.1, record system audio along with narration in an Adobe Captivate course. Use the system audio edit options to modify and synchronize the system audio across your course. For more information, see System audio.

RTL language support

Widen your learner base by making your courses available in more languages than earlier. Adobe Captivate now supports Right-to-Left languages such as Arabic, Hebrew and Urdu. For more information, see Author in right-to- left languages.

Publish HTML5 courses to Adobe Connect

Make your content more 'mobile' by publishing as HTML5 to Adobe Connect. Leverage the 'pause-resume anywhere' feature to provide seamless learning experience to your users on virtually any device or any browser.

Twitter™ and Facebook posts are not covered under the terms of Creative Commons.

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What's new in Adobe Captivate 6 update (for subscription and Adobe

Software Assurance customers)

Drag-and-drop interactions

and iPads. Choose from a variety of drag -drop combinations based on what a drop target can accept, reject, or replace with while providing audio feedback for every user attempt. For more information see Drag-and-drop interactions.

HTML5 support for PowerPoint

publish them directly to HTML5.

Adobe Captivate App Packager

course as an app to multiple mobile platforms, including Windows RT—Metro using the PhoneGap Service.

You need to purchase PhoneGap service separately.

Note:

From an expert:

Enhanced interactions library

and Jigsaw, which can be customized to suit your needs. For more information on interactions, see Smart Learning Interactions.

Make eLearning fun with drag and drop games, quizzes, and learning modules that users can access on desktops

Import your Microsoft PowerPoint project including text, shapes, audio and animations into Adobe Captivate and

Embed a range of HTML5 animations and synchronize them with your Adobe Captivate course. Publish the

Overview on building HTML5 native apps

using Adobe Captivate App Packager....

http://blogs.adobe.com/captivate/2012/11/new-...

Easily create engaging courses with a large library of professionally designed interactions, including Hangman

by Suresh Jayaraman, Adobe Systems.

Contribute your expertise to Adobe Community Help

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Enhanced quizzing with HTML5 Record system audio

edit options to modify and synchronize the system audio across your course. For more information, see System audio.

Publish HTML5 courses to Adobe Connect

resume anywhere' feature to provide seamless learning experience to your users on virtually any device or any browser.

Twitter™ and Facebook posts are not covered under the terms of Creative Commons.

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With Adobe Captivate 6.1, record system audio along with narration in an Adobe Captivate course. Use the system audio

Outupt all your quizzes with Matching, Short Answer, and Fill in the blanks question types to HTML5.

Make your content more 'mobile' by publishing as HTML5 to Adobe Connect. Leverage the 'pause-

What’s new in Cp 6

High- definition Screencast

them to YouTube, social media (Twitter, Facebook), or as MP4 files. Use the edit mode to enhance your videos with Pan and Zoom effects, or add more objects and Picture-In-Picture videos (PIP). Also, add or edit mouse paths and points that you recorded in the video. See Creating video projects for more information.

HTML5 Publishing

as HTML5 files for more information.

Themes

styles, fonts, and layouts. Apply them within and across projects to maintain a consistent look and feel. You can also customize themes to suit your requirements. For more information, see Themes.

Smart shapes

eLearning content. Customize them and convert them into buttons. For more information, see Smart shapes.

Reflections Object grouping

move, or format all the objects in the group as if they were a single object. See Group objects for more information.

Hyperlinks

for more information.

Text margins and custom bullets Pre-test and branch-aware quizzing

results, direct learners to the appropriate section, and quiz them at the end to gauge what they have learned. See Insert pretests for more information.

Partial and negative scoring

by penalizing learners for wrong answers. See Multiple -choice question slides and Quiz properties for more information.

Spend less time and effort to liven up your courses. Choose from attractive, professionally designed themes that blend backgrounds,

Publish your Adobe Captivate projects in HTML5 format for use on devices such as iPad and iPhones. See Publish projects

Add a wide range of shapes, including circles, rectangles, triangles, callouts, arrows, lines, banners, and flowchart symbols, to your

Add a new dimension to text, images, and even videos using reflections. See Add reflection to objects for more information.

Group a set of smart shapes, images, or other objects so that you can work with them collectively. Resize, rotate, time, flip,

Insert text hyperlinks to direct learners to other sections of the course or external sources for more information. See Insert hyperlinks

Create high-definition product demos with a new capture-as-a -video workflow. Preview them instantly and publish

Improve the appearance and readability of text by adding margins and custom bullets.

Use pre- tests to assess the knowledge, skill level, or training needs of individual learners. Based on the

Assign a score to each correct option when a question has more than one correct answer. Discourage guesswork

Remediation

When answering a quiz question incorrectly, let learners revisit the relevant section, understand the concept correctly, and retry the question. See

Allow users to return to quiz for more information.

Enhanced integration with SCORM and AICC compliant LMSs

and Saba, rest assured that your scoring data will integrate smoothly with your LMS. See Learning management system (LMS) for more information.

Smart learning interactions

stunning out-of-the-box interactions such as Process, Accordion, and Pyramid, customize the content and appearance, and you're done. Click Insert > Interactions, choose the interaction, and double-click the text placeholders to type your text.

Ready-to- use character images

Captivate projects. Click Insert > Characters, choose a category, and click the image you require.

Roundtrip with Microsoft PowerPoint (enhanced)

Bring in objects, animations and multimedia, easily update the content, and keep your PowerPoint and Adobe Captivate projects in sync with the dynamically linked import option.

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Make eLearning content more effective and improve the percentage of successful outcomes using the all-new remedial workflow.

Publish your courses effortlessly to leading LMSs such as Moodle, Blackboard,

Insert aesthetically designed interactive elements to eLearning content with just a click. Select from a wide range of

Choose different personas, for example, a business executive or a medical practitioner, to add to your Adobe

Import your existing presentations, including PowerPoint 2010 slides in eLearning projects.

Twitter™ and Facebook posts are not covered under the terms of Creative Commons.

Workspace

Adobe Captivate Library

Library overview Import objects into the Library

Library overview

An Adobe Captivate library is a repository of resources, such as, audio files, images, and animations. Every Adobe Captivate project contains its own library.

Resources or ‘items’ are automatically added to the library when you use them in the project. However, you can also import them into the library and use them when needed.

By default, the Library panel is displayed in all the preset workspaces, except in the Quizzing workspace. To hide (or show) the Library panel, select Window > Library.

The items in the library are categorized and organized in folders, such as, Audio, Images, and Media. The following information is displayed for each item:

Name Type Size (in kilobytes) Use Count, which indicates the number of times the item is used in the project. Date Modified

Note: Click the title of any of these columns to sort the list of items within each folder.

Using the Library panel, you can do the following:

Edit the properties of the items. Reuse the items within a project as well as across other Adobe Captivate projects by exporting or importing them. Synchronize the items with their source files. You can also open and edit the source files directly in the supported programs.

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Import objects into the Library

You can import objects from other Adobe Captivate projects or templates into the library of your current project.

1. Select File > Import > External Library.

2. In the Open dialog box, navigate to and select the Adobe Captivate project or project template from which you want to import objects.

3. Click Open. The external library panel appears.

4. Drag-and-drop the required items from the external library panel to the current project’s library.

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Branching panel

Panes in the Branching panel Editing the links between slides Grouping slides using the Branching view

The Branching panel (Window > Branching View) provides a visual representation of all links between the slides in a project and lets you quickly edit those links. Using this panel, you can analyze and interpret how the slides in a project are interlinked.

The Branching panel is particularly helpful when creating instructional materials containing question slides and specifying different paths for right and wrong answers. For example, you can set one action (such as “Go to the next slide”) when a user supplies a correct answer, and you can set a different action (such as “Jump To Slide”) when a user supplies an incorrect answer. Using the Branching view, you can easily make changes to the branching design.

You can also export the Branching view of an existing Adobe Captivate project into a BMP, JPEG/JPG, PNG, or a GIF file.

Panes in the Branching panel

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Preview pane

This pane is at the bottom of the panel and displays all the slides in the project. If the pane is not visible, click the arrow at the bottom of the panel.

The rectangle in the pane indicates the slides that are currently displayed in the main pane. To bring a different set of slides into the main pane, click and move the rectangle to the required area.

Main pane

This pane is at the center of the panel and is the main area where you interpret and edit the branches in your project. The arrows between the slides indicate how they are related to each other.

Black Arrow Indicates that the slide from which the arrow originates does not have any interactive object. During runtime, after this slide's duration elapses, the next slide (to which the arrowhead points) appears.

Green Arrow Indicates that the slide from which the arrow originates contains an interactive object. When users click this object during runtime, the slide to which the arrowhead points appears.

Red Arrow Points to the slide that appears when users fail to click an interactive object on the slide from which the arrow originates. When you click an arrow, a pop-up appears and shows the name of the object that links the slides.

Options in this pane: Create Slide Group Combines the selected slides into a single group. For more information on grouping slides, see Grouping slides using the

Branching view.

Expand Slide Group Displays all the slides belonging to the selected group. The slides in a group are by default in a collapsed state. Collapse Slide Group Combines the expanded slides of a group back into a group. Remove Slide Group Ungroups the grouped slides. Export Branching View Export the Branching view as a BMP, JPEG/JPG, PNG, or a GIF file using the dialog box that appears. Zoom Zooms the main view in or out based on the value selected in the list or the slider.

For more information on using this pane for editing the slide links, see Editing the links between slides.

Unlinked slides pane

This pane lists all the slides that are not linked to any slide in the project. If this pane is not visible, click the arrow on the left of the panel.

Editing the links between slides

To change the linkage of a slide, double -click the thumbnail of the slide, and in the pop-up that appears, choose an option in the Action (Success) list.

To change the linkage of an interactive object, double-click the thumbnail of the slide, and click the object. In the pop-up that appears, choose an option from the Action (Success) and Action (Failure) lists, and click the Save icon.

For example, consider Slide 1 has a button. When users click the button, Slide 4 must appear and when the button is not clicked (Failure), Slide 23 must appear. Using the pop-up box, you can specify the slides for success and failure events accordingly. If the target slide (Slide 23) contains

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an interactive object that brings the users back to Slide 1, a reverse-link to Slide 1 appears below the slide.

The Action (Success) and Action (Failure) lists show the following options:

Go to the Next Slide Go to the Previous Slide Jump to Slide

To assign other actions such as send an email or open a URL or a file, use the Property Inspector of the slide. The Advanced Interaction panel (Project > Advanced Interaction) helps you view all the interactions in the project.

Grouping slides using the Branching view

1. Click in the panel (not on any slide), hold down the mouse button, and move the mouse over the slides you want to group. A rectangular marquee appears and the selected slides are highlighted with a bold border around them.

2. Click the Create Slide Group icon. A single group slide appears in the panel.

To expand the group, click the arrow on the group slide, or select the group slide and click the Expand Slide Group icon. To ungroup the slides, select the group slide and click the Remove Slide Group icon.

Note: Use the Property Inspector to name the group slide. For more information, see Name slide groups and mark them.

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Customizing the workspace

Rearrange document windows Move panels Dock and undock panels Add and remove panels from docks Stack floating panels Resize panels Collapse and expand panel icons Save customized workspaces Switch workspaces Rename and delete workspaces

You can create a custom workspace by rearranging and resizing document windows and panels. You can save the customized workspaces and switch between them.

Rearrange document windows

When you open more than one file, the Document windows are tabbed. To rearrange the tabbed Document windows, drag and drop the window’s tab to the new location.

Move panels

To move a panel, drag it by its tab. To move a panel group, drag the title bar.

As you drag the panels, you see blue highlighted drop zones, areas where you can drop the panels. If you drag to an area that is not a drop zone, the panel floats freely in the workspace.

Note: The position of the mouse pointer, rather than the position of the panel, activates the drop zone.

Press Ctrl (Windows) or Command (Mac OS) while moving a panel to prevent it from docking. Press Esc while moving the panel to cancel the operation.

Dock and undock panels

A dock is a collection of panels or panel groups displayed together, generally in a vertical orientation. You dock and undock panels by moving them into and out of a dock.

To dock a panel, drag it by its tab into the dock, at the top, bottom, or in between other panels. To dock a panel group, drag it by its title bar (the solid empty bar above the tabs) into the dock. To remove a panel or panel group from a dock, drag it out of the dock by its tab or title bar. You can also drag it into another dock or make it

free-floating. To resize a panel, move the mouse over the edges of the panel. When double-sided arrow appears, drag the panel to the required size.

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Add and remove panels from docks

If you remove all panels from a dock, the dock disappears. You can create a dock by moving panels to the right edge of the workspace until a drop zone appears.

To remove a panel, right-click (Windows) or Control -click (Mac) its tab and then select Close, or deselect it from the Window menu. To add a panel, select it from the Window menu and dock it wherever you want.

Stack floating panels

When you drag a panel out of its dock but not into a drop zone, the panel floats freely. The floating panel allows you to position it anywhere in the workspace. You can stack floating panels or panel groups so that they move as a unit when you drag the topmost title bar.

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To stack floating panels, drag a panel by its tab to the drop zone at the bottom of another panel.

To change the stacking order, drag a panel up or down by its tab.

Note: Be sure to release the tab over the narrow drop zone between panels, rather than the broad drop zone in a title bar.

To remove a panel or panel group from the stack, so that it floats by itself, drag it out by its tab or title bar.

Resize panels

To minimize or maximize a panel, panel group, or stack of panels, double-click a tab. You can also single-click the tab area (the empty space next to the tabs).

To resize a panel, drag any side of the panel when the mouse cursor turns into an arrow.

Collapse and expand panel icons

You can collapse panels to icons to reduce clutter on the workspace. In some cases, panels are collapsed to icons in the default workspace.

To collapse or expand all panel icons in a column, click the double arrow at the top of the dock. To expand a single panel icon, click it. To resize panel icons so that you see only the icons (and not the labels), adjust the width of the dock until the text disappears. To display the

icon text again, make the dock wider. To collapse an expanded panel back to its icon, click its tab, its icon, or the double arrow in the panel’s title bar. To add a floating panel or panel group to an icon dock, drag it in by its tab or title bar. (Panels are automatically collapsed to icons when

added to an icon dock.) To move a panel icon (or panel icon group), drag the icon. You can drag panel icons up and down in the dock, into other docks (where they

appear in the panel style of that dock), or outside the dock (where they appear as floating, expanded panels).

Save customized workspaces

By saving the current size and position of panels as a named workspace, you can restore that workspace even if you move or close a panel. The names of saved workspaces appear in the workspace switcher in the Application bar.

1. Go to Window > Workspace > New Workspace.

2. Type a name for the new workspace, and click OK.

Any changes that are made to the workspace are saved automatically. To revert to the default state of a workspace, select Window > Workspace > Reset [Workspace Name].

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Switch workspaces

Select a workspace from the workspace switcher in the Application bar.

Rename and delete workspaces

Select Window > Workspace > Manage Workspace.

To rename a workspace, select the workspace and click Rename. To delete a workspace, select the workspace and click Delete.

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Disable confirmation messages

Confirmation messages appear when you perform important, and often permanent, actions in Adobe Captivate. The confirmation messages give you an opportunity to reconsider your decisions when deleting information or changing key attributes.

If you find that certain messages are not necessary for the way you work or are slowing down your work, you might want to disable them.

1. In an open project, select Edit > Preferences (Windows) or Adobe Captivate > Preferences (Mac OS).

2. In the Category panel, select Global > General Settings.

3. Click Confirmation Messages in the General Settings panel.

4. In the Confirmation Messages dialog box, deselect the options for which you do not require confirmation messages.

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Filmstrip

The Filmstrip displays all the slides in the project in the order in which they appear when published. You can change the order of a slide by dragging it to a new location within the Filmstrip. To select multiple slides, hold down the Shift or Control

key when clicking on slides. To select all slides, press Control+A. To change the size of the thumbnails in the Filmstrip, right-click (Windows) or Control-click (Mac OS) on any slide, select Filmstrip, and then select

Small, Medium, or Large. If a slide has a label (short title) assigned, the label appears under the slide. It might be easier to move slides and jump to a specific slide if you

have assigned labels instead of just using the slide number.

A. Slide Label B. Slide Number

A handycam icon

Video Demo mode Full Motion Recording (FMR) mode. You can record in the FMR mode by pressing F9 (to start FMR) and F10 (to end FMR) while doing

Automatic or Manual recording.

If a slide has an audio file associated with it, the audio icon appears at the bottom of the slide. You can click the sound icon with sound options such a Play, Import, and Edit.

If a slide is locked, the lock icon appears on the upper-right corner of the slide. You can click the lock icon If a slide contains mouse movement, the mouse icon appears at the bottom of the slide. You can click the mouse icon to modify some of mouse

properties. For more information on mouse properties, see Change mouse properties.

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appears at the bottom of slides if the slide was recorded in:

to show a menu

to unlock the slide.

Grids

Work with grids Change the dimensions of a grid

The Snap To Grid option helps you position objects accurately on a page. A grid is a set of lines to which the objects “stick” when the Snap To Grid feature is enabled. When you bring an object close to a grid line, the object snaps to the line much in the same way as iron sticks to a magnet. For example, you can stack objects accurately one above the other using a grid.

Work with grids

Select View > Show Grid. The grid is displayed as a matrix of dots on the slide. Select View > Snap To Grid. Select View > Snap To Object Snap To Object is applicable only when you are drawing objects on a slide and not when you are editing or moving them. When both Snap

To Grid and Snap To Object options are selected, the Snap To Object option takes precedence.

Change the dimensions of a grid

1. Select Edit > Preferences (Windows) or Adobe Captivate > Preferences (Mac OS).

2. In the Preferences dialog box, select General Settings from the Global menu.

3. Change the Grid Size value. The smaller the value, the smaller is the gap between the dots in the grid.

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Panels

To show or hide panels, select Window and then select the name of the panel.

Filmstrip Displays a thumbnail view of the slides in the project in the order of their appearance. For more information, see Filmstrip. Question Pool Displays a thumbnail view of the slides in question pools from where quiz questions are randomly picked at run-time. For more

information, see Random question slides. Master Slide Displays the slides that define background and common objects, such as logos, headers, and footers for other slides. For more

information, see Master slides.

Timeline Displays the timeline of a slide and its objects. For more information, see Timeline. Library Displays all the resources, such as, images and audio files that are currently available for a project. For more information, see Adobe

Captivate Library.

Properties Displays the properties associated with the selected slide or object. Quiz Properties Displays the properties associated with quiz slides. Slide Notes Displays notes that are added for a slide. For more information, see Slide notes. Widget Displays widgets available in the widget gallery that you can add to a slide. For more information, see Widgets. Comments Displays review comments provided by reviewers. For more information, see View or sort comments in the Adobe Captivate project. Effects Displays the effects applied to the selected object on the slide. For more information, see Object effects. Skin Editor Displays the options for the ‘skin’ of the project output. Using this panel, you can switch between the interfaces for playback control,

table of contents, and borders, and edit their settings. For more information, see Skins. Advanced Interaction Lists the names of all the interactive objects, widgets, questions, and hidden slides in the project. For more information, see

Edit object information using the Advanced Interaction panel. Branching View Displays the linkage between the slides in the project and lets you edit the way the slides and objects are linked. For more

information on Branching View, see Branching panel. Progress Indicator Indicates the progress of the conversion of non-flash video files into FLV/F4V format by Adobe Media Encoder (AME). For

more information, see Inserting non-Flash video file formats. HTML5 Tracker Shows the objects and features that are not supported in HTML5 output. When you make changes to these objects in the project,

this panel updates the list accordingly. For more information, see Publish projects as HTML5 files

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Shortcut keys

Magnification shortcuts Shortcut keys for recording Change shortcut keys for recording

Shortcut keys provide an easier and quicker way to navigate and use Adobe Captivate. They let you use keyboard key combinations instead of a mouse or program menu. The common shortcut keys are listed in the table.

Shortcut key Action

F1 (Win & Mac) Open Adobe Captivate Help (To access dialog-box-level help,

F2 (Win & Mac) Rename the selected object

F3 (Win & Mac) Test view the current slide

F4 (Win & Mac) Preview the project

F5 (Win & Mac) Record audio

F6 (Win & Mac) Import audio

F7 (Win & Mac) Perform a spelling and grammar check

F8 (Win only) Preview project from current slide

F9 (Win only) Show the Advanced Interaction panel

F10 (Win only) Preview the current slide and the following “N” slides

F12 (Win), Command+F12 (Mac) Preview the project in a web browser

Page Up (win & Mac) Scroll to the previous slide

Page Down (win & Mac) Scroll to the next slide

Alt+A (Win), Option+A (Mac) Create question pool

click the Help button on individual dialog boxes.)

Alt+Up, Down, Left, Right Arrows (Win), Option+Up, Down, Left, Right Arrows

Control+A (Win), Command+A (Mac) Select all

Control+B (Win), Command+B (Mac) Find audio in the Library/Change text to Bold

Control+C (Win), Command+C (Mac) Copy (slide in Filmstrip, and selected object on stage)

Control+D (Win) Duplicate (slide in Filmstrip, and selected object on stage)

Control+E (Win), Command+E (Mac) Extend the length of the object display time to the end of the slide

Control+F (Win), Command+F (Mac) Find/replace a particular object in the project Library

Control+I (Win), Command+I (Mac) Increase the indent (selected object on stage)/Change text to

Control+L (Win), Command+L (Mac) Sync the selected object to the playhead

Control+M (Win), Command+M (Mac) Merge the selected object with the background

Click the object, click a resize handle, and use these options to resize the object in the selected direction by 1 pixel

on the Timeline

Italics. Indentation is equal to the grid size.

Control+N (Win), Command+N (Mac) Open new project

Control+O (Win), Command+S (Mac) Open the project

Control+Q (Win), Shift+Option+R (Mac) Insert a random question slide

Control+R (Win), Command + R (Mac) Start/record new capture project

Control+S (Win), Command+S (Mac) Save

Control+T (Win), Command+T(Mac) Open project template

Control+U (Win) Underline the selected text

Control+V (Win), Command+V (Mac) Paste what is on the clipboard (for example, slide, image, object,

and so on)

Control+W (Win), Command+W (Mac) Close the project

Control+X (Win), Command+X (Mac) Cut (selected object on stage)

Control+Y (Win), Command+Y (Mac) Redo

Control+Z (Win), Command+Z (Mac) Undo

Control+Enter (Win), Conmmand+Enter (Mac) Preview the project

Control+Alt+A (Win), Command+Option+A (Mac) Export PowerPoint slides as animation

Control+Alt+B (Win), Command+Option+B (Mac) Show or hide Filmstrip

Control+Alt+C (Win), Command+Option+C (Mac) Show the Closed Captioning dialog box

Control+Alt+D (Win), Shift+Option+D (Mac) Update the Library

Control+Alt+E (Win), Command+Option+E (Mac) Edit points of polygon drawing object

Control+Alt+F (Win), Command+Option+F (Mac) Find in the Library

Control+Alt+G (win), Command+Option+G (Mac) Create a slide group and autoadjust the rollover area

Control+Alt+H (Win), Command+Option+H (Mac) Hide the selected object

Control+Alt+I (Win), Command+Options+I (Mac) Find PowerPoint slides in the Library

Control+Alt+J (Win), Command+Option+J (Mac) Edit PowerPoint slides

Control+Alt+K (Win), Command+Option+K (Mac) Lock the selected object

Control+Alt+L (Win), Command+Option+L (Mac) Show or hide the Library

Control+Alt+M (Win), Command+Option+M (Mac) Insert master slide

Control+Alt+N (Win), Command+Option+N (Mac) Show slide notes

Control+Alt+O (Win), Command+Option+O (Mac) Record additional slides

Control+Alt+P (Win), Command+Option+P (Mac) Remove a slide group.

Control+Alt+Q (Win), Option+Shift+Q (Mac) Show the Question Pools Manager

Control+Alt+S (Win only) Edit PowerPoint slide

Control+Alt+T (Win), Command+Option+T (Mac) Show or hide the Timeline

Control+Alt+U (Win), Command+Option+U (Mac) Library usage

Control+Alt+V (Win), Command+Option+V (Mac) Import video file

Control+Alt+X (Win), Command+Options X (Mac) Show/hide the SWF-Commenting pane

Control+Alt+Z (Win), Command+Option+Z (Mac) Show/hide the Widget panel

Shift+F7 (Win & Mac) Show objects style manager

Shift+F8 (Win), Command + , (Mac) Preferences dialog box

Shift+F9 (Win), Shift+Command+F9 (Mac) Actions dialog box

Shift+F10 (Win), Shift+Command+F10 (Mac) Table of contents

Shift+F11 (Win), Shift+ Command+F11 (Mac) Skin Editor panel

Shift+F12 (Win), Shift+Option+F12 (Mac) Publish the file

Shift+A (Win & Mac) Insert Animation placeholder

Shift+F (Win & Mac) Insert Flash video placeholder

Shift+R (Win & Mac) Insert rollover caption placeholder

Shift+O (Win & Mac) Insert rollover image placeholder

Shift+C (Win & Mac) Insert Text Caption placeholder

Shift+V (Win & Mac) Insert video place holder

Shift+M (Win & Mac) Insert Image placeholder

Shift+Q (Win), Option + Q (Mac) Insert Question slide placeholder

Shift+X (Win & Mac) Insert Text Animation placeholder

Shift+Alt+A (Win), Shift+Option+A (Mac) Show Audio Management panel

Shift+Alt+W (Win), Shift+Option+W (Mac) Close all the open projects

Shift+Alt+O (Win), Shift+Option+O (Mac) Insert recording slide placeholder

Shift+Alt+P (Win), Shift+Option+P (Mac) Import Photoshop file

Shift+Alt+S (Win), Shift+Option+A (Mac) Show Speech Management panel

Shift+Alt+V (Win), Shift+Option+V (Mac) Paste as Background

Shift+Alt+Up, Down, Left, Right Arrows (Win), Shift+Option+Up, Down, Left, Right Arrows

Click the object, click a resize handle, and use these options to resize the object in the selected direction by 10 pixel

Shift+Control+A (Win), Shift+ Command+A (Mac) Add an animation object

Shift+Control+B (Win), Shift+Command+B (Mac) Add a new button

Shift+Control+C (Win), Shift+ Control+C (Mac) Add a new text caption

Shift+Control+D (Win), Command+Shift+D (Mac) View slide properties

Shift+Control+E (Win), Shift+Command+E (Mac) Insert a new zoom area

Shift+Control+F (Win), Shift+Command+F (Mac) Insert an FLV file

Shift+Control+H (Win), Shift+Command+H (Mac) Hide/show slide

Shift+Control+I (Win), Shift+Command+I (Mac) Decrease the indent

Shift+Control+J (win), Shift+Command+J (Mac) Insert a blank slide

Shift+Control+K (Win), Shift+Command+K (Mac) Add a new click box

Shift+Control+L (Win), Shift+Command+L (Mac) Insert a highlight box

Shift+Control+M (Win), Shift+Command+M (Mac) Add a new image

Shift+Control+N (Win), Shift+Command+N (Mac) Add a new animation slide

Shift+Control+O (Win), Shift+Command+O (Mac) Add a new rollover image

Shift+Control+P (Win), Shift+Command+P (Mac) Import PPT

Shift+Control+Q (Win), Shift+Q (Mac) Insert a question slide

Shift+Control+R (Win), Shift+Command+R (Mac) Insert a rollover caption

Shift+Control+S (Win), Shift+Command+S (Mac) Save the project with different name

Shift+Control+T (Win), Shift+Command+T (Mac) Insert a text entry box

Shift+Control+U (Win), Shift+Command+U (Mac) Insert the mouse

Shift+Control+W (Win), Shift+Command+W (Mac) Insert a widget

Shift+Control+X (Win), Shift+Command+X (Mac) Insert a text animation

Shift+Control+Y (Win), Shift+Command+Y (Mac) Copy the background

Shift+Control+Z (Win), Shift+Command+Z (Mac) Insert Slidelet

Shift + Control + Alt + B (Win), Shift+Command+Option+B (Mac) Show Branching View

Shift+Control+Alt+S (Win), Shift+Command+Option+S (Mac) Insert an image slide

Shift+Control+Alt+E (Win), Shift+Command+Option+E (Mac) Show/Hide effects panel

Shift+Control+V (Win), Shift+Command+V (Mac) Insert stencil slides

Shift+Control+G (Win), Shift +Command+G (Mac) Edit gradient

Magnification shortcuts

Shortcut key Magnification level

Control+1 (Win), Command + 1 (Mac) 100%

Control+2 (Win), Command + 2 (Mac) 200%

Control+3(Win), Command + 3 (Mac) 300%

Control+4 (Win), Command + 4 (Mac) 400%

Control+ - (Win), Command + - (Mac) Zoom out

Control++ (Win), Command + + (Mac) Zoom in

Control + 0 (win), Command + 0 (Mac) Best Fit Zoom / Center Align Workspace

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Shortcut keys for recording

The following table lists the default shortcut keys used during recording. These shortcuts should be used only after you start the recording process. The same keys function differently when you are editing a project.

Shortcut key Action

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Control+R (Win), Command + R (Mac) Start/record new capture project

Control+Alt+O (Win), Command+Option+O (Mac) Record additional slides

End (Win), Command+Enter (Mac) Stop recording

Delete (Win & Mac) Delete the current selection

Pause (Win), Command+F2 (Mac) Pause or resume recording

Print Screen (Win), Command +F6 (Mac) Capture a screenshot manually

F4 (Win & Mac) Preview project

F3 (Win & Mac) Preview single slide

F2 (Win & Mac) Edit caption text

F12 (Win & Mac) Preview project in browser

F4 (Win), Command+F4 (Mac) Auto panning

F3 (Win), Command+F3(Mac) Manual panning

F7 (Win), Command+F7(Mac) Stop panning

F9 (Win), Command+F9 (Mac) Start Full Motion Recording

F10 (Win), Command+F10 (Mac) Stop Full Motion Recording

F11 (Win), Command+F11 (Mac) Snap recording window to mouse

F12 (Win), Command+F12 (Mac) Toggle mouse capture

Change shortcut keys for recording

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1. Select Edit > Preferences (Windows) or Adobe Captivate > Preferences (Mac OS).

2. In the Preferences dialog box, select Keys from the Recording menu.

3. To change keys, click once in one of the text boxes and, on the keyboard, press the key or key combination you want to use. For example, click inside the To Stop Recording text box and then press Shift+Alt+4. The key combination you entered now appears in the To Stop Recording text box. You can use almost any key, including the Control, Alt, Shift+Control, and Shift+Alt keys. For example, you could change the stop recording key to Alt+R.

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Timeline

Show or hide the Timeline Rearrange the Timeline panel Change the zoom level of the Timeline panel Change the order of object layers Hide objects during editing Timeline for slidelets Lock objects Set time for objects and slides using the Timeline Preview a slide using the playhead

The Timeline is a visual representation of the timing of all objects on a slide. The Timeline provides an easy way to view, at a high level, all objects on a slide and their relationship to each other.

With the Timeline, you can organize objects and precisely control the timing of objects. For example, on a slide that contains a caption, an image, and a highlight box, you can display the caption, then the image 4 seconds later, and then the highlight box 2 seconds after that. The Timeline also shows any audio associated with the slide or with objects on the slide. You can easily coordinate the timing of audio with the slide using the Timeline.

A. Show/Hide All Items B. Lock/Unlock All Items C. Playhead D. Timeline Header E. Fly-Out Menu F. Move the Playhead to the beginning G. Stop H. Play I. Move the Playhead to the end J. Mute K. Elapsed Time L. Selected Start Time M. Selected Duration N. Slide Duration O. Zoom Slider

The major components of the Timeline are objects, the header, and the playhead. The objects on a slide are displayed as stacked bars in the right pane of the Timeline. The header at the top of the Timeline indicates time in seconds (and parts of seconds). The playhead shows the point in time in which the slide is being viewed.

The Timeline header shows time, in minutes:seconds format. For example, 01:05 indicates 1 minute and 5 seconds. The markings helps you see exactly when objects appear.

You can use the Timeline to hide or lock objects easily. This is useful when a slide contains many objects and you need to edit the objects separately.

Show or hide the Timeline

Select Window > Timeline.

Rearrange the Timeline panel

By default, the Timeline panel is docked at the bottom of any slide in an Adobe Captivate project. You can move, resize, group, or dock the Timeline panel to suit your requirement.

Change the zoom level of the Timeline panel

Use the slider in the Timeline panel. The center of the slider indicates 100% zoom. To increase the zoom level, drag the slider to the right. To reduce the zoom level, drag the slider to the left.

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Change the order of object layers

1. Move the mouse over the object in the Timeline panel until the hand icon appears and drag the object up or down to reposition it.

2. If you have two objects that overlap on the slide, you need to select the object you want in front by setting the stacking order. Changing the stacking order consists of moving objects to the back and front of the slide Stage. The key point to remember is that objects at

the back of the Stage appear behind other objects. Use one of the following methods to set the stacking order:

Right-click (Windows) or Control-click (Mac OS) an object on the slide, click Arrange, and select one of the object order options. If necessary, right-click (Windows) or Control-click (Mac OS) other objects on the slide and adjust their order.

Bring To Front This option brings the selected object to the top. When the project plays, the object appears on top of all others. Send To Back This option sends the selected object to the background. When the project plays, the object appears behind all others. Bring Forward This option moves the object one layer forward. Send Backward This option moves the object one layer back.

On the Timeline, move the mouse over an object until the hand appears and drag the object up or down to change its position in the stacking order. Moving an object higher in the stacking order moves it to the front of the Stage, while moving an object lower moves it to the back of the Stage.

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Hide objects during editing

In the Timeline, click the dot below the eye icon in the layer that you want to hide. The object disappears from the slide and an X icon appears in the column. To display the object on the slide, click the X icon. When you hide an object layer, it is hidden only on the Stage. You can still view the layer when it is previewed or published.

Timeline for slidelets

A slidelet is a slide within a slide. A slidelet has its own Timeline. All the objects in the slidelet are displayed in its Timeline. When you select a slidelet, the Timeline changes automatically to that of the slidelet. To display the Timeline for the slide containing the slidelet, click anywhere outside the slidelet. For more information on slidelets, see Rollover slidelets.

Lock objects

In the Timeline, click the dot below the lock icon in the layer that you want to lock. The layer and its corresponding object cannot be edited or moved until you unlock the layer. To unlock the layer, click the lock icon.

Set time for objects and slides using the Timeline

You can change the amount of time an object or slide appears in the movie using its Property Inspector or by using the Timeline. You may find this feature useful in several situations. For example, you may want to set exact object timing when coordinating a voice-over with a highlight box; you may want the highlight box to appear only when the voice-over says, “Enter the date here.”

Move the mouse over the left or right edge of the slide or object on the Timeline until the resize pointer appears. Click and drag the edge to the required position in the Timeline.

To set two objects to appear at the same time, align their left and right edges. For example, you can set a highlight box to appear at the same time as an image so that the highlight box can appear over the image.

To adjust the display time of interactive objects (such as text entry boxes, click boxes, and buttons) rest the pointer over the line between Active and Inactive in the bar until the slider handle appears. Drag the slider to adjust the display time.

You can select multiple objects and move them at the same time. Hold down the Shift key and click objects to select consecutive stacked objects in the Timeline, or to select nonconsecutive objects, hold down the Control key and click the objects to move.

You can determine whether keystrokes are played slowly or quickly in a project. If the project has many keystrokes, increasing the speed will make the pace of the project faster. However, if keystrokes are critical in the project, you may want them to play slowly so users can view them clearly. Use the Timeline to change keystroke speed. Keystrokes are contained in a Timeline object named Typing.

You determine the speed at which the mouse moves on any individual slide in a project. A high mouse speed increases the pace at which the project plays. However, if mouse movements are complicated, you may want to decrease the mouse speed so users can view all movements. Mouse movement is contained in a Timeline object named Mouse. To shorten the amount of time it takes for the mouse movement to play, move the mouse pointer over the left edge of the Mouse object until the resize pointer appears. Click and drag the edge to the left.

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The red line that moves across the Timeline is the playhead. The playhead moves through the Timeline to indicate how the currently displayed slide appears in the project. It is a quick and efficient way to preview a single slide and check object timing.

To see how the playhead functions, press F3. You can stop a playhead when it is playing by clicking it. To drag the playhead to a required position, move the mouse over its “head” in the area displaying the time. When the pointer appears, drag the playhead to the required position.

Do one of the following to preview a slide:

“Scrub” the slide by dragging the playhead to the left or right. As you move the playhead, objects appear and fade as they will when users view the slide. Scrubbing gives you the ability to control the pace and view the slide at any speed from very slowly to very quickly.

With the playhead in any location on the Timeline, press the Spacebar or F3 to begin playing the slide. With the playhead in any location on the Timeline, press in the lower-left corner of the Timeline. (To end playback, press , or to wait,

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Toolbars

Rearranging the Object Toolbar

Toolbars provide you an easier access to the most commonly used menus. You can quickly complete a task or a procedure by clicking the buttons on the toolbar instead of navigating to the menu.

You can hide or show toolbars according to your requirements. To show or hide a toolbar, select Window and then select the name of the toolbar.

Main Options Shortcuts to frequently performed actions, such as, save, record, and preview. Object Toolbar Shortcuts for adding Adobe Captivate objects, such as, text captions, buttons, and highlight boxes. Using this toolbar you can also

draw smart shapes, such as, lines and rectangles, and also set the stroke and fill colors.

A. Smart Shapes B. Smart Shapes fly-out C. Insert Text Caption D. Insert Rollover Caption E. Insert Image F. Insert Rollover Image G. Insert Highlight Box H. Insert Rollover Slidelet I. Insert Zoom Area J. Insert Mouse K. Insert Click Box L. Insert Button M. Insert Text Entry Box N. Insert Text Animation O. Insert Animation P. Insert Video Q. Insert Interaction

Align Shortcuts for aligning different objects on a slide. For more information, see Align objects.

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Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

Contents

What’s new

What's new in Adobe Captivate 7

What’s new in Cp 6

Workspace

Adobe Captivate Library

Branching panel

Customizing the workspace

Disable confirmation messages

Filmstrip

Grids

Panels

Shortcut keys

Timeline

Toolbars