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On the Size and Position tab, enter numbers or use the arrows to set the dimensions and
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location of the text caption.
Tip: If you add a transparent text caption, avoid using bold text. Regular text appears clearer than
bold text on most monitors.
Adding highlight boxes
Adobe Captivate lets you add highlight boxes to spotlight areas within a slide. You can think of a
highlight box as the online equivalent of a highlighter pen used on paper. You can add highlight
boxes to show users where to focus attention or enter data, or simply as emphasis. You can control
the size, color, transparency, and timing for highlight boxes.
To add a highlight box:
Open an Adobe Captivate project.
1.
Double-click the slide to which you want to add a highlight box.
2.
From the Insert menu, select Highlight Box.
3.
The New Highlight Box dialog box appears.
On the Highlight Box tab, set the following options:
4.
Frame color
color.
Fill color
This is the fill color for the highlight box. Click the color box to change the color.
Frame width
Fill transparency
to 100%. A value of 10% is less transparent (more solid) than a value of 90%.
Preview
This area displays the settings you selected above.
Click the Options tab and set the following options:
5.
Display for
one of the following options.
Specific time
■
number duration the highlight box appears in the slide.
Rest of slide
■
the slide.
est of project
R
■
the project.
Appear after [#] seconds
should pass before the highlight box appears on the slide.
Effect
Use the pop-up menu to select a transition effect for the highlight box. Select a fade in
or fade out option, or select No transition. If you select fade in or fade out, use the arrows to
set the exact amount of time (in seconds) for the effect.
This is the border color for the highlight box. Click the color box to change the
This is the width for the border of the highlight box.
This is the degree of transparency for the fill color. Select a value from 0%
Specify the timing of the text caption appearance. From the pop-up menu, select
Select this option and type the number of seconds to specify the exact
Choose this option to have the highlight box appear the entire duration of
Choose this option to have the highlight box appear the entire duration of
Type a number or use the arrows to set the number of seconds that
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