Macromedia captivate 2 Manual De Usuario
Controlling Adobe Captivate projects with variables
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Double-click the object you want to time.
4.
Click the Options tab.
5.
In Display for, select the length of time (in seconds) that the object should appear on the screen.
Type a number or use the arrows to set a number. You can also click on the pop-up menu and
select the rest of slide option. If you select rest of slide for an object and then increase the playing
time of the slide, the timing of the object will change to match the new length of the slide.
Type a number or use the arrows to set a number. You can also click on the pop-up menu and
select the rest of slide option. If you select rest of slide for an object and then increase the playing
time of the slide, the timing of the object will change to match the new length of the slide.
6.
Click OK.
To change object timing using the Timeline:
1.
Open an Adobe Captivate project.
2.
Double-click 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.
Change the timing of objects as required.
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To change when and how long an object appears, move the mouse over the left or right edge
of the object on the Timeline until the resize pointer is displayed; click and hold down the
mouse button, and then drag the edge left or right.
of the object on the Timeline until the resize pointer is displayed; click and hold down the
mouse button, and then drag the edge left or right.
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To set two objects to appear at the same time, align their left and right edges. For example,
you can set a highlight box to appear at the same time as an image so that the highlight box
can appear over the image.
you can set a highlight box to appear at the same time as an image so that the highlight box
can appear over the image.
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To adjust the display time of interactive objects (such as text entry boxes, click boxes, and
buttons) rest the pointer over the line between Active and Inactive in the bar until the slider
handle appears. Drag the slider to adjust the display time.
buttons) rest the pointer over the line between Active and Inactive in the bar until the slider
handle appears. Drag the slider to adjust the display time.
Tip: You can select multiple objects and move them at the same time. Hold down the SHIFT key and
click on objects to select consecutive stacked objects in the Timeline or to select non-consecutive
objects, hold down the Ctrl key and click on the objects to move.
click on objects to select consecutive stacked objects in the Timeline or to select non-consecutive
objects, hold down the Ctrl key and click on the objects to move.
Tip: You can adjust the zoom level of the Timeline easily. Click in the Timeline ruler and spin the
mouse wheel on your mouse to increase or decrease the zoom level. Alternatively, use keystrokes to
change the zoom level. Click on 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 will fit within the current Timeline
width.
mouse wheel on your mouse to increase or decrease the zoom level. Alternatively, use keystrokes to
change the zoom level. Click on 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 will fit within the current Timeline
width.
Controlling Adobe Captivate projects with variables
You can control Adobe Captivate projects with variables that you can set on the Timeline.
Controlling a project with variables is useful if you want to create custom SWF playback control
or if you are putting a project into a Flash FLA file.
Controlling a project with variables is useful if you want to create custom SWF playback control
or if you are putting a project into a Flash FLA file.
Note: Using variables is an advanced feature that should be implemented only by users with a solid
background in Flash.
background in Flash.
Tip: To control the project through the skin file, add the prefix cpSkinLoader_mc to the variables.