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Last updated 4/22/2010
After you add audio to a project, you can adjust the timing of objects to fit the sound file precisely. Adobe Captivate
also contains features for adding silence to audio files and for normalizing audio for all slides so the sound level is
consistent.
Adobe Captivate contains a gallery that has buttons, sounds, and animations (in SWF format) for you to use in your
projects. By default, the gallery is stored in the following location when you install Adobe Captivate:
C:\Program files\Adobe\Adobe Captivate 5\Gallery (on Windows)
or
/Applications/Adobe Captivate 5/Gallery/Captions (for Mac OS).
You can attach an audio file to a button or click box and have the audio play when the user clicks the button or click
box instead of when the button or click box is displayed. To do this, create the button or click box and select the Success
Caption option. Make the Success Caption transparent and do not add any text. Add an audio file to the Success Caption.
Import audio
You can import an audio file to use with slides, buttons, highlight boxes, click boxes, or text entry boxes. You can also
use the Library to add an audio file that is already in your current project.
Select the slide or object to which you want to add audio.
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In the Properties Inspector (Window > Properties), click Add Audio in the Audio area.
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In the Slide Audio dialog box, click Import.
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Adobe Captivate contains a gallery that has buttons, sounds, and animations (in SWF format) for you to use in
your projects. By default, the gallery is stored in the following location when you install Adobe Captivate:
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Captivate 5\Gallery (on Windows) or /Applications/Adobe Captivate
5/Gallery/Captions (on Mac OS).
Browse to the audio file you want to add, select the file, and click Open.
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(Optional) To listen to and test the audio file, click Play Audio.
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Set other options as necessary.
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To edit the audio file (for example, change volume, add silence, change length, and so on), click Edit Audio in
Audio area.
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If you want the audio to fade in or fade out, set the number of seconds using the options Fade In and Fade Out
in the audio area.
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When you finish, click Save.
Add audio from library
You can reuse existing audio files for slides in a project.
In an open audio project, click the Library panel and then select the file from the Audio folder.
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Drag and drop the audio object to the object or slide.
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Create background audio
You can create background audio for your projects. The audio plays while the slides of your project are shown.
Background audio can be music, sound effects, or almost any kind of sound you can import or record.
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