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USING CAPTIVATE
Adding and Managing Objects
Last updated 9/28/2011
To change the height or width of an object by 1 pixel, hold Alt and press an arrow key. Similarly, hold Alt+Shift and
an arrow key to change the size 15 pixels at a time.
Aligning objects on the Timeline
The Timeline lets you align objects easily. For example, you can align objects to the playhead, the start of a slide, the
end of a slide, another object, or a point in time.
Display the Adobe Captivate Timeline
1 In an open project, double-click a slide that contains objects you want to align.
2 If it is not open already, show the Timeline by clicking the splitter bar. To expand the Timeline, click the display
arrow. You can also open the Timeline from the View menu by selecting the Show Timeline option, or using
Control+Alt+T.
Align an object to the playhead
When you sync an object to the playhead, the object moves to the location of the playhead in the Timeline.
• Right-click (Windows) or Control-click (Mac OS) an object on the Timeline and select Sync With Playhead.
Sync with Playhead
Align an object to the start of a slide
• Click an object on the Timeline and drag it to the left side of the Timeline.
Extend the playing time of an object to the end of a slide
• Right-click (Windows) or Control-click (Mac OS) an object on the Timeline and select Show For Rest Of Slide.
Align an object to a point in time
• Click an object on the Timeline and drag it to the left or right so that the left edge of the object bar aligns with the
correct time in the header.
For example, if you have a caption that currently appears at the same time the slide displays, but you want a slight
delay, drag the caption so that its left edge aligns with 2s (a 2-second delay) or 4s (a 4-second delay) in the header.
You can select multiple objects and move them at the same time. Hold down the Shift key and click objects to select
consecutive stacked objects in the Timeline or to select nonconsecutive objects, hold down the Control key and
click the objects to move.
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 the ruler
and then press Control+[ to decrease the zoom level, Control+] to increase the zoom level, or Control+W to set the
zoom level so that all objects will fit in the current Timeline.
Align objects with the grid
Adobe Captivate contains an optional grid that you can display while working on individual slides. The grid lets you
more accurately place and position objects on a slide.
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