Using The Library - Adobe CAPTIVATE 2-USING CAPTIVATE Use Manual

Using the Library

The Library, available in Edit view, lists all media objects in a project, and allows you to easily
view and reuse the images, backgrounds, audio, video, and animation in your project. You can
also access and reuse objects from other Adobe Captivate 2 project Libraries.
You can also open objects for edit from the Library. For example, you can right-click an image in
the Library, select Edit with from the menu, and browse to your favorite image editing program.
The image opens in the program; you can edit and save the updated image in the project. (After
you have selected an editing program for a specific file type, Adobe Captivate defaults to that
editing program the next time you open that file type for edit.)
You can float the Library outside the program window, or move it to a different location in the
window. To do so, rest the pointer over the top left of the Library preview pane until a four-point
arrow appears; then drag the Library to an edge of the program window where it can dock, or to
the middle of the program window where it can float. (You can always drag the Library back.)
For each object, the Library shows the following: Name, Type, Size (in kilobytes), Use Count, and
Date Modified. (Use Count is the number of times the object is used in the project.) Click the
title of any of these columns to sort the list of objects within each object category folder.
Note: The Library only appears when you're in Edit view. If you move to a different view, you cannot
see the Library. When you move back to Edit view, the Library reappears in the same location.
New resources (images, audio, animations, etc.) appear in the Library whenever you add them to
the project. These Library items are available for use even if you delete the slide in which the
items was originally used. You can rename the Library folders and create subfolders to organize
the objects how ever you want. Right-click on a folder in the Library to rename it or to create a
subfolder.
To view objects in the Library:
Open an Adobe Captivate project.
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Click the Edit tab to move to Edit view.
2.
From the View menu, select Show Library.
3.
The Library appears in the right pane.
Double-click one of the folders (Audio, Backgrounds, Images, Media) to view the objects in that
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category.
Click an individual object to display it in the Library preview pane.
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Tip: In addition to viewing image files, you can play audio and animation files in the Library preview
pane.
To reuse an object listed in the Library:
In Edit view, select the slide to which you want to add the object.
1.
If the Library is hidden, from the View menu, select Show Library.
2.
In the Library, expand the folder for the category of object you want to reuse.
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