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USING CAPTIVATE
Workspace
Last updated 9/28/2011
The Timeline header shows time, in seconds (1s for 1 second, 2s for 2 seconds, and so on), so you see exactly when
objects appear.
The major components of the Timeline are objects, the header, and the playhead. The objects on a slide are displayed
as stacked bars in the right pane of the Timeline. The header at the top of the Timeline indicates time in seconds (and
parts of seconds). The playhead shows the point in time in which the slide is being viewed.
You can use the Timeline to hide or lock objects easily. This is useful when a slide contains many objects and you need
to edit the objects separately.
Rest the mouse pointer over any bar in the Timeline and use the hint message that appears to view details about the
timing of that object.
Show or hide the Timeline
Select Window > Timeline.
Rearrange the Timeline panel
By default, the Timeline panel is docked at the bottom of any slide in an Adobe Captivate project. You can move, resize,
group, or dock the Timeline panel to suit your requirement.
Change the zoom level of the Timeline panel
Use the slider in the Timeline panel. The center of the slider indicates 100% zoom. To increase the zoom level, drag
the slider to the right. To reduce the zoom level, drag the slider to the left.
Change the order of object layers
1 Move the mouse over the object in the Timeline panel until the hand icon appears and drag the object up or down
to reposition it.
2 If you have two objects that overlap on the slide, you need to select the object you want 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:
• Right-click (Windows) or Control-click (Mac OS) an object on the slide, click Arrange, and select one of the
object order options. If necessary, right-click (Windows) or Control-click (Mac OS) 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.
• 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.
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