Setting Project Preferences - Adobe CAPTIVATE 2-USING CAPTIVATE Use Manual

Setting project preferences

You can set a variety of project preferences. Any preferences you select are for the currently open
project only, enabling you to set different preferences for different projects.
Tip: If you want to set project preferences and use those same preferences to create more projects in
the future, you can do it easily. Simply create a blank project, set preferences by using the following
procedure, and then save the blank project as a template. You can use the new template to create as
many projects as you need.
To set project preferences:
Open an Adobe Captivate project.
1.
From the Project menu, select Preferences.
2.
The Project Preferences dialog box appears.
Make changes on the following tabs as necessary.
3.
The following options are on the Start and End tab:
Loading Screen
screen might be useful if the first slide of the project is large or contains audio and takes a few
moments to appear. Click
Note: Adobe Captivate includes several loading screen images you can use, or you can create a
custom image. To make a custom image available as a loading screen option, use Windows
Explorer to copy and paste the image into the following folder: C:\Program files\Adobe\Adobe
Captivate 2\Gallery\Preloaders. Supported formats are JPG, JPEG, GIF, PNG, BMP, ICO, EMF,
WMF, and SWF.
Password protect project
being allowed to view the project. Click
users.
Project expiration date
expires, it can no longer be viewed.
Message line 1
project has reached its expiration date (set earlier) and a user tries to view the project.
Message line 2
message, if necessary.
Fade in on the first slide
Action
Click the pop-up menu and select an action to take place at the end of the project.
Stop project
■
Loop project
■
project restarts.)
Close project
■
Open URL or file
■
To load a URL, type the full path to a website (for example, http://www.website.com). Click
the pop-up menu to select the window in which the URL should appear; choose from
Current, New, Parent, and Top.
This option displays a loading screen at the start of the project. A loading
to select an image.
This option establishes a password that users must enter before
This option sets a date for the project to expire. When a project
This option lets you write an expiration message. The message appears if the
This option lets you add a second line of text to the project expiration
This option slowly fades in the first slide of the project.
This option stops the project after it plays once.
This option continuously replays the project. (When the end is reached, the
This option closes the browser window at the end of the project.
This option specifies a URL or file to load at the end of the project.
to set a password and write password messages for
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