Adobe 65029940 - Captivate - PC, User Manual

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ADOBE CAPTIVATE 3
User Guide
Import from Microsoft PowerPoint
Creates a new Adobe Captivate project by importing slides from a Power-
Point project. When you choose this option, you can select all slides in the PowerPoint file or pick and choose
individual slides to include.
Create Project from Template
Creates a project using a previously saved template.
Recording software simulations
Adobe Captivate lets you record operations performed in a running software application as screenshots, and
create slides in Adobe Captivate containing the screenshots of the application’s user interface.
Recording a new application project
You can use Adobe Captivate to record or simulate all actions of a running software application in a scenario
simulation project. You can start any type of application such as a word processing program, a graphics program,
a spreadsheet program, or any kind of software you have and record the action that takes place within the appli-
cation.
Adobe Captivate contains a special feature called “full motion recording” that can automatically capture frames at
a higher frame rate when you record any drag-and-drop actions.
You can save the recording as a script file. When you run the script in a different project, the actions defined in
the file are performed and recorded.
To record a new application project:
1
Open the application you want to record. (You must do this before recording.)
2
Open Adobe Captivate.
3
On the Start page, click Record or create a new project.
The New project options dialog box appears.
4
In the left pane, click Software Simulation.
The Software Simulation window appears on the right.
5
In the right pane, select Application, and click OK.
The Recording window appears.
6
In the Select the window you’d like to record pop-up menu, select the application you want to record.