Setting Mouse Click Effect; Changing Mouse Movements; Aligning Mouse Paths - Adobe 65029940 - Captivate - PC Using Manual

Setting mouse click effect

You can set a mouse click color or effect. This option allows you to add a quick burst of color or
special effect around the mouse pointer for emphasis when a mouse click occurs during movie
playback.
To set the mouse click effect:
Open a Captivate movie.
1.
Double-click on a slide containing mouse movement.
2.
From the Slide menu, select Mouse > Properties.
3.
Select Show mouse click.
4.
Do one of the following:
5.
Select Default click. Click on color box to open the Color dialog box. Select the color you
want and click OK.
Select Custom. Click on the pop-up menu and select an option. The two options provided
are VisualClick and VisualdblClick. To preview these options, select one and click Play. The
SWF file plays in the small Preview window on the right. You can also select Browse in the
pop-up menu and navigate to a SWF file.
Click OK.
6.
Note: To view the mouse click color, preview the movie.

Changing mouse movements

You can change mouse movements for an individual slide. This is useful if you have taken a screen
shot with mouse action, but want to change the mouse movement so it is clearer for the user.
To change the start or end point of mouse movement:
Open a Captivate movie.
1.
Open the slide you want in Edit View.
2.
Using your mouse, move your pointer over the end of the mouse line on the slide until your
3.
pointer turns into a hand.
Click the left mouse button and drag the mouse point to a new location on the slide.
4.
Note: If you change the mouse point on a slide, it changes the starting mouse point on the next slide.
Preview your movie to ensure that mouse movement flows smoothly from slide to slide.
Note: If you have mouse movement on the first slide of your movie, you can manually change the start
point of the mouse movement (because you cannot align to a "previous" slide).

Aligning mouse paths

You may need the mouse pointer to be completely still during the playback of a slide and have it
align properly with the previous or next slide. In cases like this, it is difficult to manually position
the mouse pointer correctly. Captivate can solve the problem by automatically aligning the mouse
pointer to exactly the same position as the previous or next slide in the movie.
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