Adobe CAPTIVATE 5 Help Manual page 221

Last updated 4/22/2010
Select an Export range. The export range is made up of the slides that you want to export to Word. You can select
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all slides, the current slide, a selection, or a range of slides.
7 In Type, select Handouts.
8 Select from the following Handout Layout options:
Specify the number of slides printed on each page.
Use tables in the output
Specify the number of slides printed on each page of the Word document. A small thumbnail
Slides per page
image to the right shows a preview of the page layout selected.
Print the text of captions underneath the slides on which they appear.
Caption Text
Print blank lines with each slide of your project in the Word document. The lines appear
Add blank line for notes
under the slide if you select Use Tables in the output. If you deselect that option, the blank lines appear to the right
of the slide.
Include slide notes in your Word document. (Users who view your project don't see these notes.)
Slide notes
Include slides marked as hidden. (Hidden slides do not appear when the project is viewed.)
Include hidden slides
Include mouse paths that appear on slides.
Include mouse path
Include objects and questions
Include question pool slides
When you finish, click Publish.
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Microsoft Word opens with the new project document. Modify the file as desired and save it.
Note: The DOC file is created using a Microsoft Word template named AdobeCaptivate.dot. This template contains
a header with the date and a footer with page numbers. If you want to change or remove the information in the header
or footer, you can edit the DOT file by opening it in Word. When you install Adobe Captivate, the AdobeCaptivate.dot
template is automatically placed in the program folder: \\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Captivate
5\Gallery\PrintOutput (on Windows) or /Applications/Adobe Captivate 5/Gallery/PrintOutput (on Mac OS).
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"Edit project preferences" on page 168
Publish projects as lessons
You can publish Adobe Captivate projects as lessons in Microsoft Word format. An Adobe Captivate project is
published in a Word document as a lesson, complete with your questions and an answer key.
In an open project, select File > Publish.
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In the Publish dialog box, select Print.
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In Project Title, enter the desired name without the filename extension (.doc).
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In Folder, enter the full path for the folder in which to save the file or click Browse to locate the folder.
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Select an export range. The export range is made up of the slides that you want to export to Word. You can select
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all slides, only the current slide, only the current selection, or a range of slides.
In Type, select Lesson.
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Select from the following Template options:
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Enter text that you want to appear in the header of the project.
Header text
DRAFT
Include captions, images, click boxes, highlight boxes, and other objects on slides.
Includes question slides from the question pool.
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