Adding Text Captions Automatically - Adobe CAPTIVATE 2-USING CAPTIVATE Use Manual

Adding text captions automatically

When you record projects, or additional slides for projects, Adobe Captivate can automatically
create text captions based upon the action recorded. For example, if you record the action of
selecting the File menu, Adobe Captivate can automatically add a text caption that reads "Select
File menu" on the same slide.
Actions that generate text captions include the following: selecting menus and menu items,
pressing buttons, changing values in locations such as lists, combo boxes, or check boxes, and
opening child windows.
To add text captions automatically when recording a new project:
Open Adobe Captivate.
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On the Start page, click Record or create a new project.
2.
The New project options dialog box appears.
In the left pane, click Software Simulation.
3.
The Software Simulation window appears on the right.
In the right pane, select Application, Custom Size, or Full screen and click OK.
4.
Click Options.
5.
The Recording Options dialog box appears.
Select the Recording Options tab.
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Select Enable auto recording.
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In Language, select the language in which you want the text captions to be written.
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In Recording mode, select Demonstration or Custom. In both these modes, text captions are
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automatically added. (To further fine-tune custom settings, click the Edit settings button.)
Click OK.
10.
Click Record to begin recording a new project and automatically creating text captions.
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After you have finished recording and the project has been generated (including the
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automatically created text captions), view the individual slides in the project to see the text
captions. To edit caption text, select a text caption.
To add text captions automatically when recording additional slides:
Open an Adobe Captivate project.
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From the Insert menu, select Record Additional Slides.
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Decide where the new slides should be added. You can add new slides to the end of the project,
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or click a slide in the list and add new slides after the selected slide.
When you finish, click OK.
4.
The recording window appears.
Click Options.
5.
The Recording Options dialog box appears.
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