Macromedia captivate 2 User Manual

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Chapter 10:  Slides

Flash button naming conventions

Each SWF button contains three layers: a button, an icon, and an action layer.

The SWF filename consists of the following elements:

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Acronym for playback control (“pbc”)

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Playback element identifier (“Btn” for button, “Bar” for bar, etc.)

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Name of the button (“play”)

Localize the Flash playbar

English is the default language for Flash playbars. Adobe Captivate also installs localized Flash 
playbars in French, German, Italian, Spanish and Japanese. These Flash playbars are stored in 
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Captivate 2\Gallery\PlaybackControls\SwfBars\Localization\. 

When you copy any of these Flash playbars to the folder C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe 
Captivate 2\Gallery\PlaybackControls\SwfBars\ the localized versions appear in the Playbar pop-
up menu in the Skin Editor dialog box. The tooltips for these playbars will appear in the selected 
language selected. 

You can also add a new language if it is not available. The default SWF playbar Flash file is stored 
in C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Captivate 2\Templates\PlaybackFLA.

Adding a border to your project

You can specify the style, size, texture, and width of the border around your project.

To add a border to your project:

1.

Open an Adobe Captivate project. 

2.

From the Project menu, select Skin.

The Skin Editor dialog box appears.

3.

Click the Borders tab.

4.

Select Show Borders.

Note: When you select the Show Borders options, the borders will appear outside the boundary of 
your project. When you clear the Show borders option, the borders may overlap some of the 
project content. If you prefer the playback controls to appear outside the boundary of the project, 
select the Show Borders option.

5.

Click the buttons that represent the sides of the project window to which you want to add 
borders. You can have borders on any combination of sides.

The preview window reflects any changes you make to border settings.

6.

From the Style pop-up menu, select Rounded corners or Square edge.

7.

To create a textured border, click the Texture pop-up menu and select a texture.

Note: Choosing an image from the Texture list will supersede any color choice for your border. If 
you want to choose a specific color for your border, select None from the Texture list.

8.

Enter a number or use the arrows to determine the width (in pixels) of the border.