Macromedia captivate 2 Manual De Usuario
Changing the order of object layers
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To change the zoom level:
1.
Open an Adobe Captivate project.
2.
Double-click on any slide to open Edit view and the Timeline. (If the Timeline does not appear,
click the View menu and select Show Timeline.)
click the View menu and select Show Timeline.)
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Click in the Timeline ruler and spin the mouse wheel on your mouse to increase or decrease
the zoom level.
the zoom level.
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Alternatively, use keystrokes to change the zoom level. Click the ruler and then press Ctrl+[
to decrease zoom level, Ctrl+] to increase zoom level, or Ctrl+W to set the zoom level so all
objects fit within the current Timeline width.
to decrease zoom level, Ctrl+] to increase zoom level, or Ctrl+W to set the zoom level so all
objects fit within the current Timeline width.
Changing the order of object layers
The Timeline shows all objects on a slide, such as click boxes, text captions, highlight boxes,
mouse movement, and audio. The objects on a slide are displayed as stacked bars in the right pane
of the Timeline. If any objects on the slide overlap other objects on the slide, it is important to set
their stacking order on the Timeline to control what objects appear in front of others.
mouse movement, and audio. The objects on a slide are displayed as stacked bars in the right pane
of the Timeline. If any objects on the slide overlap other objects on the slide, it is important to set
their stacking order on the Timeline to control what objects appear in front of others.
To change the order of object layers on the Timeline:
1.
Open an Adobe Captivate project.
2.
Double-click on a slide that contains objects.
3.
If it is not open already, show the Timeline by clicking the splitter bar. To expand the Timeline,
click the display arrow.
click the display arrow.
4.
Move the mouse over one of the objects on the Timeline until the hand appears and drag the
object up or down to reposition it.
object up or down to reposition it.
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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.
Bring to Front
This option brings the selected object to the top. When the project plays,
the object appears on top of all others.
Send to Back
This option sends the selected object to the background. When the project
plays, the object appears behind all others.
Bring Forward
This option moves the object one layer forward.
Send Backward
This option moves the object one layer back.
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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.