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Setting project preferences

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Setting project preferences

You can set a variety of project preferences. Any preferences you select are for the currently open 
project only, enabling you to set different preferences for different projects.

Tip: If you want to set project preferences and use those same preferences to create more projects in 
the future, you can do it easily. Simply create a blank project, set preferences by using the following 
procedure, and then save the blank project as a template. You can use the new template to create as 
many projects as you need. 

To set project preferences: 

1.

Open an Adobe Captivate project. 

2.

From the Project menu, select Preferences. 

The Project Preferences dialog box appears.

3.

Make changes on the following tabs as necessary.

The following options are on the Start and End tab:

Loading Screen 

This option displays a loading screen at the start of the project. A loading 

screen might be useful if the first slide of the project is large or contains audio and takes a few 
moments to appear. Click 

 to select an image.

Note: Adobe Captivate includes several loading screen images you can use, or you can create a 
custom image. To make a custom image available as a loading screen option, use Windows 
Explorer to copy and paste the image into the following folder: C:\Program files\Adobe\Adobe 
Captivate 2\Gallery\Preloaders. Supported formats are JPG, JPEG, GIF, PNG, BMP, ICO, EMF, 
WMF, and SWF. 

Password protect project

  This option establishes a password that users must enter before 

being allowed to view the project. Click 

 to set a password and write password messages for 

users.

Project expiration date

  This option sets a date for the project to expire. When a project 

expires, it can no longer be viewed. 

Message line 1

  This option lets you write an expiration message. The message appears if the 

project has reached its expiration date (set earlier) and a user tries to view the project. 

Message line 2 

This option lets you add a second line of text to the project expiration 

message, if necessary.

Fade in on the first slide

  This option slowly fades in the first slide of the project.

Action

  Click the pop-up menu and select an action to take place at the end of the project.

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Stop project

  This option stops the project after it plays once.

■

Loop project

  This option continuously replays the project. (When the end is reached, the 

project restarts.)

■

Close project

  This option closes the browser window at the end of the project.

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Open URL or file

  This option specifies a URL or file to load at the end of the project.

To load a URL, type the full path to a website (for example, http://www.website.com). Click 
the pop-up menu to select the window in which the URL should appear; choose from 
Current, New, Parent, and Top.