Adobe CAPTIVATE 5 Help Manual page 84

Last updated 4/22/2010
Pointers
Select a custom pointer
In an open project, select the slide and then select Insert > Mouse.
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Click Browse in the Properties Inspector (Window > Properties).
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3 Select a custom pointer from the list.
4 Click Open.
Change pointer size
You can double the size of the pointer. Large pointers emphasize mouse movement and are also helpful if you are
creating accessible projects.
Pointer size is set on a slide-by-slide basis, so you choose exactly the slides that require the larger pointer.
1 In an open project, select the slide containing the pointer.
In the Properties Inspector (Window > Properties), check Double Mouse Size.
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The new double-sized mouse is displayed on the slide.
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Note: To restore the original pointer size, follow the steps above and clear Double Mouse Size.
Hide the pointer in an individual slide
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Select the slide and then select Slide > Mouse > Show Mouse.
Hide the pointer for the entire project
In an open project, select Edit > Preferences (Windows) or Adobe Captivate > Preferences (Mac OS).
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In the Category panel, expand Project, and select Publish Settings.
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In the Publish Settings panel, clear the option Include Mouse.
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Change mouse movements
You can change mouse movements for an individual slide. For example, you may want to emphasize mouse movement
in a screenshot so that it is more obvious to the viewer.
1 Using the mouse, move the pointer over the end of the mouse line on the slide until the pointer turns into a hand.
2 Drag the pointer to a new location on the slide.
If you change the pointer on a slide, the starting pointer location changes on the next slide. Preview your project to
ensure that mouse movement flows smoothly from slide to slide.
You can't align mouse movement to a previous slide. Make sure that you manually change the starting point of the
mouse on the first project slide containing mouse movements.
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