Macromedia captivate 2 Manuel D’Utilisation
Adobe Captivate and Microsoft PowerPoint
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3.
Enter the name of the PowerPoint presentation to import, or click Browse to navigate to the file.
4.
Click Open. A preview of the PowerPoint slides appear. Select the slides to convert to Adobe
Captivate slides. Select individual slides by clicking the check box in the upper-right corner of
frames (so a green check mark appears in the check box). You can also click Select All to select
all frames.
Captivate slides. Select individual slides by clicking the check box in the upper-right corner of
frames (so a green check mark appears in the check box). You can also click Select All to select
all frames.
5.
Select a size for the new Adobe Captivate project. Specify an exact width and height for the
project in the User defined (custom) area, or select the Preset size option and choose a
commonly used project size from the pop-up menu.
project in the User defined (custom) area, or select the Preset size option and choose a
commonly used project size from the pop-up menu.
6.
(Optional) Select the Maintain Aspect Ratio option to have the aspect ratio (height and width
proportions) maintained when the project is sized. This ensures that the project is displayed
accurately and not distorted.
proportions) maintained when the project is sized. This ensures that the project is displayed
accurately and not distorted.
7.
Click OK.
The new project is generated and opens in Storyboard view.
Inserting projects in PowerPoint presentations
You can insert Adobe Captivate projects in Microsoft PowerPoint presentations with a few simple
steps. First, you create an Adobe Captivate project and save it as a Flash (SWF) file. Then you
open a PowerPoint presentation and insert the Adobe Captivate project into a slide.
steps. First, you create an Adobe Captivate project and save it as a Flash (SWF) file. Then you
open a PowerPoint presentation and insert the Adobe Captivate project into a slide.
To insert an Adobe Captivate project in a PowerPoint presentation:
1.
Create the project in Adobe Captivate.
2.
Publish the project as a Flash (SWF) file.
Note the location of the saved SWF file.
3.
Open the PowerPoint presentation to which you want to add the Adobe Captivate project.
4.
From the View menu, select Toolbars > Control Toolbox.
5.
Select More Controls.
6.
From the list of objects, select Shockwave Flash Object.
7.
Drag diagonally to create a box that is the size and location for the project.
Tip: You can resize the box in which the project appears. Return to the slide that contains the
project in PowerPoint, and drag the resizing handles.
project in PowerPoint, and drag the resizing handles.
8.
Right-click the box and select Properties.
9.
In the Properties dialog box, click once on the top line, Custom.
10.
Click once on the Ellipsis button.
The Property Pages dialog box appears.
11.
In Movie URL, enter the location of the Flash (SWF) file to add. Type the full drive path,
including the filename (for example, C\:My Documents\MyFile.swf) or URL to the Flash file
that you want to play.
including the filename (for example, C\:My Documents\MyFile.swf) or URL to the Flash file
that you want to play.
12.
Click OK.