Adobe 65029940 - Captivate - PC, User Manual

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Adding text captions
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To modify the rollover area attributes, double-click inside the rollover area box and use the Rollover Area dialog
box to make changes.
Converting tooltips to rollover captions
When you record a new project or record additional slides for an existing project, you can set a recording option
that requires Adobe Captivate to convert tooltips to rollover captions. When this option is selected, Adobe
Captivate creates a rollover caption for every tooltip that is selected during the recording process.
Converting tooltips to rollover captions is an easy way to automatically create an appropriate and descriptive
caption for action taking place in a project.
To convert tooltips to rollover captions automatically when recording a new project:
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Open Adobe Captivate.
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On the Start page, click Record or create a new project.
The New project options dialog box appears.
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Select the Application, Custom Size, or Full Screen option and click OK.
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Click Advanced. In Captions In, select the language in which you want the rollover captions to be written.
5 Click Settings.
The Preferences dialog box appears.
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In the Category panel, expand Recording, and do the following:
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Select Settings. In Recording type, select Auto Recording.
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Select Defaults, and customize the styles of default captions.
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Select Mode(s), and choose a mode from the Mode menu. In the Captions area, select Convert tooltips to
rollover captions.
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Click OK.
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Click Record to begin recording a new project and automatically converting tooltips to rollover captions.
To convert tooltips to rollover captions automatically when recording additional slides:
1
Open an Adobe Captivate project.
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Select File > Record/Create > Additional Slides.