Chapter 8: Editing Mouse Movement; Changing Mouse Pointers - Adobe CAPTIVATE 2-USING CAPTIVATE Use Manual

In Adobe Captivate projects, you have complete control over how mouse movement appears. You
can edit the mouse path, select a mouse pointer, and even choose if the mouse displays at all on a
particular slide.

Changing mouse pointers

The mouse pointer for a particular slide can be changed to a variety of icons such as a hand, a
vertical resize pointer, or a drag pointer. You can select any system pointer or existing CUR file as
the pointer image. When you select a new mouse pointer, it affects only the individual slide on
which it was set. You can, however, select a mouse pointer to use for an entire project. Open an
Adobe Captivate project in Storyboard view or Edit view. From the Slide menu, select Mouse >
Use current mouse pointer for all slides.
To change the mouse pointer:
Open an Adobe Captivate project.
1.
Open the slide you want in Edit view.
2.
From the Slide menu, select Mouse > Project Pointers or Current Theme Pointers.
3.
From the pop-up menu, select an alternative mouse pointer.
4.
Note: The choices on the Current Theme Pointers pop-up menu reflect the Windows theme you are
currently using. If you change the Windows theme, the choices on this menu change. Because the
pointer files are included in the Adobe Captivate project, users do not need to have the selected
Windows theme installed.
Note: Adobe Captivate identifies mouse cursors that are available in the Adobe Captivate gallery
only. If Adobe Captivate cannot recognize cursors used by other applications that do not match those
in the gallery, Adobe Captivate displays an incorrect cursor or a black box.
To select a custom mouse pointer:
Open an Adobe Captivate project.
1.
Open the slide you want in Edit view.
2.
From the Slide menu, select Mouse > Project Pointers > Browse.
3.
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