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USING CAPTIVATE
Adding and Managing Objects
Last updated 9/28/2011
3 Open the Adobe Captivate project to which you want to add the object copied in the previous steps.
4 Right-click (Windows) or Control-click (Mac OS) the slide to which you want to add the object.
5 Select Paste.
Duplicate objects
Duplicating objects is an easy way to reuse content. For example, you can duplicate a detailed caption and change some
of the text to quickly add more information to your project.
Note: To reuse media objects that appear in the Library, simply drag the object from the Library onto the slide.
1 Open the slide that contains the object you want to duplicate.
2 Right-click (Windows) or Control-click (Mac OS) the object and select Duplicate.
The object you selected is duplicated and the new object is placed on the slide. You can edit and work with the new
object just like the original object.
Align objects
Align multiple objects on a slide
If you have multiple objects on a slide, Adobe Captivate can automatically and perfectly align the objects for you. This
is an easy way to create precise and professional-looking project slides.
You have many options for aligning objects both vertically and horizontally. Some of the alignment options depend
upon the location of the anchor object. The anchor object is simply the first object you select. You might want to select
the largest object or the object that appears first as the anchor object. So that you can easily identify the anchor object,
it appears with white resizing handles, while any subsequent objects you select appear with black resizing handles.
The alignment is based on the registration point of an object, which is the upper left corner of the surrounding box of
the object. This point is constant in Adobe Captivate and cannot be changed. In objects with thick strokes, the
registration point is in the center of the strokes. For more information on registration points, see
this blog by Lieve
Weymeis.
1 Open the slide in which you want to align the objects. The slide must contain multiple objects.
2 Select Window > Align.
3 Select the objects on the slide by holding down the Shift key and clicking the individual objects.
4 Do one of the following:
• Click an alignment option on the alignment toolbar.
• Right-click (Windows) or Control-click (Mac OS) the selected objects, choose Align, and select the appropriate
option from the pop-up menu.
The x (horizontal) and y (vertical) coordinates of the mouse are automatically displayed in the lower-right corner of
the Adobe Captivate project window as you move the mouse. Knowing exact coordinates can help you place objects
in a precise location on a slide. When aligning objects, it can be helpful to display the grid.
You can move objects using only the keyboard. Select an object and press an arrow key on your keyboard to move 1 pixel
at a time. To move an item by the number of pixels defined in the grid, select an object and press Control+arrow key.
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