Macromedia captivate 2 User Manual

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Chapter 5:  Adding Audio and Video

To select an audio file from the Library:

Note: To select an audio file from the Library, the Adobe Captivate project must contain one or more 
audio files. If a project has no audio files, this option is unavailable.

1.

Open an Adobe Captivate project.

2.

Select the slide that contains the button or box to which you want to add audio. Then double-
click the button or box.

3.

Click the Audio tab.

4.

Click Select audio from library.

5.

From the list of audio files, select a file. 

6.

(Optional) To listen to the audio file, click Play.

7.

To add the selected audio file to the button or box, click OK.

Tip: You can also record a new audio file to use with boxes and buttons.

Tip: You can attach an audio file to a button or click box and have the audio play when the user clicks 
on the button or click box instead of when the button or click box displays. To do this, create the 
button or click box and select the Success caption option. Make the Success caption transparent 
and do not add any text. Add an audio file to the Success caption.

Recording audio for boxes and buttons

You can record an audio file to use with buttons, highlight boxes, click boxes, or text entry boxes. 
Recording audio requires some basic equipment. 

Note: You can also add existing audio to boxes and buttons. 

To record an audio file:

1.

Open an Adobe Captivate project.

2.

Double-click the slide that contains the button or box to which you want to add audio. Then 
double-click the button or box.

OR

Double-click a slide to which you want to add a button. Then, from the Insert menu, select 
Highlight Box, Click Box, Text Entry Box, or Button.

3.

Click the Audio tab.

4.

Click Record new.

5.

On the Record Audio dialog box, click Record.

6.

When you are finished recording, click Stop.

7.

To listen to and test the audio file, click Play.

8.

When you are finished, click OK.

9.

Click OK again.