Chapter 5: Slides; Master Slides - Adobe CAPTIVATE 5 Help Manual

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Last updated 4/22/2010

Chapter 5: Slides

Adobe Captivate projects are composed of slides that are played in succession as a movie. A slide is the smallest unit

of a project.

Much of the work you do in Adobe Captivate is done at the slide level. In fact, after you have set your preferences and

completed your recording, you will probably work nearly exclusively at the slide level until you are ready to preview

and publish your project.

Adobe Captivate has different types of slides. You can include some or all of the following slide types in a single project:

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Blank slides are useful when you want to create a slide from scratch.

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Image slides contain an image in JPG, JPEG, GIF, PNG, BMP, ICO, EMF, or WMF format inserted as a

background. You can create an entire project from image slides and use it as an album.

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Question slides contain quizzing functionality.

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PowerPoint slides are slides imported from a PowerPoint presentation.

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Animation slides contain an animation in SWF, GIF, or AVI format.

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Master slides that help you define a uniform look and feel for all the above slides.

About master slides

Master slides define background and common objects such as logos, headers, and footers for your slides. They provide

a uniform appearance for your entire project.

Adobe Captivate creates a default master slide for a project. Any new slide you add to the project is automatically

linked to the master slide associated with the previously selected project slide.

When a slide is linked to a master slide, all the artifacts of that master slide reflect on the slide.

Viewing master slide

Select Window > Master Slide.

To view a master slide, select it in the master slide panel.

Master slide Filmstrip

The Master slide Filmstrip displays all master slides your project has. You can change the size of the filmstrip (right-

click or Control-click and then select the size).

Timeline

There is no timing information for master slides. The timeline for a master slide helps only to order, lock, or hide the

objects added to it.

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