Zoom Areas - Adobe CAPTIVATE 5 Help Manual

Last updated 4/22/2010
To select all objects in a slidelet, right-click (Windows) or Control-click (Mac OS) an object within a slidelet, and
choose Select All from the pop-up menu.

Zoom areas

Zoom areas help you draw the learner's attention to important sections of a slide. For example, if you create a
simulation that includes a step that might be easily overlooked, you can add a zoom area to highlight the step. After
you add a zoom area, you can add timing, transition, and audio options to the zoom effect. Zoom areas consist of the
following:
The area of the slide that you want to magnify.
Zoom source
The area in which the magnified portion of the slide is displayed.
Zoom destination area
Properties of zoom destination areas
You can set the properties for a zoom destination area using the Properties Inspector (Window > Properties).
Color of the area within the Zoom Destination Area box. To decide the degree of transparency for the fill color,
Fill
select a value for the option Alpha in the Color menu. The value of 90% is less transparent (more solid) than a value
of 10%.
Stroke color for the Zoom Destination Area box.
Stroke
Thickness of the border of the Zoom Destination Area box.
Width
Image for the zoom destination area.
Image
Background image of the slidelet.
<<Image Icon>>
Remove or crop any previously selected image.
<<Delete and Crop Icon>>
Note: You can also change the size and position of the zoom area or zoom destination area directly on the slide. Select the
box you want to change. When the hand cursor is visible, you can adjust the position of the box. When the double-headed
arrow cursor is visible, you can adjust the size.
Properties of zoom source areas
You can set the properties for a zoom source area using the Properties Inspector (Window > Properties).
Zoom Source
Enter a unique name for the object. You can use this name when defining the visibility conditions for the
Item Name
object.
Deselect this option if you want the object to be invisible on the slide. The object can be made visible using the
Visible
Show option. For more information, see
Select a style for the Zoom source. To define a new style, select Edit > Object Style Manager. For more
Style
information on object styles, see
Fill and Stroke
Color of the area within the Zoom source.
Fill
To decide the degree of transparency for the fill color, select a value for the option Alpha in the Color menu. The value
of 90% is less transparent (more solid) than a value of 10%.
DRAFT
"Controlling the visibility of
"Object style" on page 51
USING ADOBE CAPTIVATE 5
Noninteractive Objects and Media
objects" on page 50
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