Grids - Adobe CAPTIVATE 5 Help Manual

Last updated 4/22/2010
Collapse and expand panel icons
You can collapse panels to icons to reduce clutter on the workspace. In some cases, panels are collapsed to icons in the
default workspace.
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To collapse or expand all panel icons in a column, click the double arrow at the top of the dock.
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To expand a single panel icon, click it.
• To resize panel icons so that you see only the icons (and not the labels), adjust the width of the dock until the text
disappears. To display the icon text again, make the dock wider.
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To collapse an expanded panel back to its icon, click its tab, its icon, or the double arrow in the panel's title bar.
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To add a floating panel or panel group to an icon dock, drag it in by its tab or title bar. (Panels are automatically
collapsed to icons when added to an icon dock.)
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To move a panel icon (or panel icon group), drag the icon. You can drag panel icons up and down in the dock, into
other docks (where they appear in the panel style of that dock), or outside the dock (where they appear as floating,
expanded panels).
Save customized workspaces
By saving the current size and position of panels as a named workspace, you can restore that workspace even if you
move or close a panel. The names of saved workspaces appear in the workspace switcher in the Application bar.
Go to Window (on Windows) > Workspace > New Workspace.
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Type a name for the new workspace, and click OK.
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Any changes that are made to the workspace are saved automatically. To revert to the default state of a workspace,
select Window > Workspace > Reset [Workspace Name].
Switch workspaces
Select a workspace from the workspace switcher in the Application bar.
Rename and delete workspaces
Select Window > Workspace > Manage Workspace.
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To rename a workspace, select the workspace and click Rename.
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To delete a workspace, select the workspace and click Delete.

Grids

The Snap To Grid option helps you position objects accurately on a page. A grid is a set of lines to which the objects
"stick" when the Snap To Grid feature is enabled. When you bring an object close to a grid line, the object snaps to the
line much in the same way as iron sticks to a magnet. For example, you can stack objects accurately one above the other
using a grid.
Work with grids
• Select View > Show Grid. The grid is displayed as a matrix of dots on the slide.
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