Adobe CAPTIVATE 5 Help Manual page 93

Last updated 4/22/2010
Working with Adobe Photoshop files
This release features Adobe Photoshop round-tripping with Adobe Captivate. The Photoshop (PSD) files that you
import to Adobe Captivate are linked to the source. You can start Adobe Photoshop (to edit the files) from within
Adobe Captivate.
Also, if you update the source file, Adobe Captivate lets you update the files in the library and the changes reflect in
the slide.
Import Photoshop files
You can import a PSD file into your Adobe Captivate project, while preserving Photoshop features. You can select and
import separate layers of the PSD file, or you can flatten selected layers and import them as a single image.
Each imported layer is treated as a separate image within the Adobe Captivate project. In the library, a folder with the
PSD name is created and each imported layer is stored in it in PNG format.
You can resize the imported images to the size of your Adobe Captivate project. You can also apply all other available
image-editing properties of Adobe Captivate.
When importing a PSD file, you can select and import layer comps. A layer comp is a Photoshop feature that allows
you to create, manage, and view multiple versions of a layout in a single Photoshop file. See Photoshop Help for more
information on this feature.
In an open project, select File > Import > Photoshop File.
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Note: Alternatively, you can use Insert > Image or you can also drag-and-drop the image to the slide.
2 In the Importing dialog box, do one of the following:
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To select separate layers of the PSD file, select the As Layers option and select each layer that you want to import.
To merge the selected layers before importing, select Merge Layers.
Note: Importing each layer separately increases the size of your image file. To reduce the size of the image, you can
merge the layers. When you merge layers, the data on the top layers replaces any data it overlaps on the lower
layers.
• To flatten the layers and then import them as a single image, select As Flattened Image.
Note: When you flatten layers, you cannot edit each layer separately within Adobe Captivate. Use this option only
if you are sure that layer editing is not required and the image is ready to use.
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To import any inherent layer comps, click the Select menu and choose the layer comp that you want to import.
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To import multiple layer comps, select Multiple.
3 Select Scale According To Stage Size to automatically resize the image to the size of your Adobe Captivate project.
Edit PSD files
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In the slide or PSD folder in the library, select the imported PSD file, right-click (Windows) or Control-click (Mac
OS), and then select Edit PSD Source File.
You can also edit the file from image properties (Window > Properties).
Update PSD files
If the files in the Adobe Captivate library and the original files are not in sync, the status column in the library changes
from to .
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