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Enter the name of the PowerPoint presentation to import, or click Browse to navigate to the file.
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Click Open. A preview of the PowerPoint slides appear. Select the slides to convert to Adobe
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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.
Select a size for the new Adobe Captivate project. Specify an exact width and height for the
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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.
(Optional) Select the Maintain Aspect Ratio option to have the aspect ratio (height and width
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proportions) maintained when the project is sized. This ensures that the project is displayed
accurately and not distorted.
Click OK.
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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.
To insert an Adobe Captivate project in a PowerPoint presentation:
Create the project in Adobe Captivate.
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Publish the project as a Flash (SWF) file.
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Note the location of the saved SWF file.
Open the PowerPoint presentation to which you want to add the Adobe Captivate project.
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From the View menu, select Toolbars > Control Toolbox.
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Select More Controls.
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From the list of objects, select Shockwave Flash Object.
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Drag diagonally to create a box that is the size and location for the project.
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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.
Right-click the box and select Properties.
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In the Properties dialog box, click once on the top line, Custom.
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Click once on the Ellipsis button.
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The Property Pages dialog box appears.
In Movie URL, enter the location of the Flash (SWF) file to add. Type the full drive path,
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including the filename (for example, C\:My Documents\MyFile.swf) or URL to the Flash file
that you want to play.
Click OK.
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