Edit Audio - Adobe CAPTIVATE 5 Help Manual

Last updated 4/22/2010
Second, if you need to preview only the audio without hearing it in the context of the project, you can open an object,
slide, or background audio and play the audio file.
Test object audio
1 On stage, select the object with associated audio.
2 In the Properties Inspector (Window > Properties), click Edit Audio in the Audio area.
In the Object Audio dialog box, click the Play icon to listen to the audio file.
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Test slide audio
Select the slide that contains audio.
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Select Audio > Record.
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In the Properties Inspector (Window > Properties), click Edit Audio in the Audio area.In the Object Audio dialog
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box, click the Play icon to listen to the audio file.
Test background audio
In an open project, select Audio > Edit > Background Audio.
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In the Background Audio dialog box, click the Play Audio icon to listen to the audio file.
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Edit audio

Edit audio files
You can edit the audio files in your Adobe Captivate project at any time. Using the Edit Audio dialog box, you can
listen to an audio file, insert silence, adjust volume, and change numerous other options.
Select Audio > Edit and then choose Object, Slide, Slides, Project, or Background depending on your requirement.
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Note: The Edit option is enabled if a question slide or a project slide contains an audio file. It is disabled for question
pools and random question slides.
Make any necessary edits in the Slide Audio dialog box.
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You can cut and paste sections of the audio file, insert periods of silence to lengthen the audio file, adjust volume,
import a different audio file, and use more options.
Click to cut the selected portion of the audio file.
Cut Selection
Click to copy the selected portion of the audio file.
Copy Selection
Click to paste information from the clipboard. (For example, if you select a section of the audio
Paste Selection
file, and then click the Cut Selection or Copy Selection button, the selected audio is placed on the clipboard. You
can then use the Paste Selection feature to place the audio located on the clipboard back into any location within
the audio file.)
Click to remove the selected portion of the audio file.
Delete Selection
Click to undo the last action taken.
Undo
Click to redo the last action taken.
Redo
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