Adobe 65029940 - Captivate - PC, User Manual

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CHAPTER 3
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Creating projects
During recording, the text in the Auto text entry box is stopped when you press Enter or Tab to complete the text
box.
To enable auto text entry boxes during recording:
1 Open an Adobe Captivate project. Select Edit > Preferences. In the Category panel of the Preferences dialog
box, expand Recording, and select Mode(s).
2 In Mode, select a simulation type. The available options are Demonstration, Assessment Simulation, Training
Simulation, and Custom.
3 In the Text Entry Boxes section, select Automatically add text entry boxes for text fields, and select from the
following options:
Hint caption
Automatically adds a caption with a hint for the user.
Success caption
Automatically adds a caption with a success message for the user. For example, a success
caption may read, “Yes, that is correct.”
Failure caption
Automatically adds a caption with a failure message for the user. For example, a failure caption
may read, “Sorry, that is incorrect. Please try again.”
Limit attempts to [#]
Specifies the number of times a user may attempt to enter text correctly in a text entry box.
Type a number or use the up and down arrows to select a number.
Note: This option is unavailable if you have chosen Demonstration mode.
4 Click OK.
Note:
An auto text entry box cannot be created on applications such as Java, JavaScript, Flash, and DOS.
Tip:While typing characters that require the use of the Shift key, ensure that you hold the Shift key down until you
press the required character key. For example, to include the “!” character in the text, hold the Shift key down, and
simultaneously press the “!” key.
Highlight boxes
Highlight boxes are created during recording in the Demonstration and Custom modes. Highlight boxes are
transparent, colored squares that can be placed over areas on a slide to draw attention to the area, just like a
highlighter pen spotlights an area on a printed page. You have complete control over the formatting, color, trans-
parency, and size of all highlight boxes.
If you automatically record a project or slides, Adobe Captivate can automatically create a highlight box for any
area on which a mouse click is performed. If you have an existing project, you can add highlight boxes manually.