Macromedia captivate 2 User Manual
Changing the size of multiple objects
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5.
If you have two objects that overlap on the slide, you need to select the object you want to
appear in front by setting the stacking order. Changing the stacking order consists of moving
objects to the back and front of the slide “stage.” The key point to remember is that objects at
the back of the stage appear behind other objects. Use one of the following methods to set the
stacking order.
appear in front by setting the stacking order. Changing the stacking order consists of moving
objects to the back and front of the slide “stage.” The key point to remember is that objects at
the back of the stage appear behind other objects. Use one of the following methods to set the
stacking order.
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In Edit view, right-click an object on the slide and select one of the object order options. If
necessary, right-click other objects on the slide and adjust their order.
necessary, right-click other objects on the slide and adjust their order.
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In Edit view, on the Timeline, move the mouse over an object until the hand appears and
drag the object up or down to change its position in the stacking order. Moving an object
higher in the stacking order moves it to the front of the stage, while moving an object lower
moves it to the back of the stage.
drag the object up or down to change its position in the stacking order. Moving an object
higher in the stacking order moves it to the front of the stage, while moving an object lower
moves it to the back of the stage.
Changing the size of multiple objects
If you have multiple objects on a slide, such as several captions, a highlight box, and a click box,
you can change the size of all the objects at one time. The objects can be sized to an exact
measurement or relative to one another.
you can change the size of all the objects at one time. The objects can be sized to an exact
measurement or relative to one another.
To change the size of multiple objects:
1.
Open an Adobe Captivate project.
2.
Open a slide that contains more than one object, such as two captions. You can also open a slide
and add more than one object to the slide.
and add more than one object to the slide.
3.
Select the objects by holding down the Shift key and clicking the individual objects.
4.
From the Edit menu, select Size, or right-click one of the selected objects and select Size.
5.
Select the width and height you want.
In the Width area, you see the following options:
No change
Select this option to keep the width of the selected objects the same.
Shrink to smallest
Select this option to change the width of all selected objects to the width
of the smallest object.
Grow to largest
Select this option to change the width of all selected objects to the width of
the largest object.
Custom Width
Select this option to set an exact width for the selected objects.
Type a number or use the arrows to set a new width.
In the Height area, you see the following options:
No change
Select this option to keep the height of the selected objects the same.
Shrink to smallest
Select this option to change the height of all selected objects to the height
of the smallest object.
Grow to largest
Select this option to change the height of all selected objects to the height of
the largest object.
Custom Height
Select this option to set an exact height for the selected objects.
Type a number or use the arrows to set a new height.