Adobe 65029940 - Captivate - PC, User Manual

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CHAPTER 7
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Adding boxes and buttons
Adding buttons
You can increase the interactivity of your Adobe Captivate projects by adding clickable buttons. To quickly add a
button, use the default button style (a plain, white rectangle) or import custom button images you have created.
You can size and position buttons on a slide. You determine what happens after the user clicks the button for
example, advancing to the next slide, opening a URL, or sending an e-mail message. After you have added a button
to your project, you can view and edit the object’s properties in the Advanced Interaction dialog box by selecting
Project > Advanced Interaction. This dialog box displays the properties of all interactive objects in your project
Note: It is recommended that you resize any buttons before resizing the project. This is because resizing a project will
not resize the buttons automatically.
To add a button:
1
Open an Adobe Captivate project.
2 Select the slide to which you want to add a button.
3
Select Insert > Button.
The New Button dialog box appears.
4 Click the Button tab.
This tab lets you determine how the Adobe Captivate project responds to user interaction. The options are divided
into two basic categories: what happens when the user clicks the button and what happens when the user clicks
outside the button.
The following options are in the Button type area:
Type
Click the pop-up menu and select the type of button you want to create. (Details about the three types and
the available options for each are explained below.)
Text button
Select this option to create a button that displays text. In the Button text box, enter the text you
want to appear.
•
Button Text
Type the text that should appear on the button.
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Font
Select this option to open the Font dialog box, which lets you select a font, font style, font size, color,
and effects for the button text.
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Transparent
Select this option to make the button transparent. When a text button is transparent, only its text
appears on the slide.