Drawing Tools - Adobe CAPTIVATE 5 Help Manual

Last updated 4/22/2010
To update and bring the resource on slide in sync with the source,
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Select the PSD on stage, right-click (Windows) or Control-click (Mac OS), and then select Update from Source.
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Click Update in the Property Inspector (Window > Properties).
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Click the status icon in the library.
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Select the PSD folder in the library, right-click (Windows) or Control-click (Mac OS), and then select Update from
Source.
Note: The first two options update the PSD both on stage and in library. The last two options update the resource only
in the library and the updated resources do not take effect on stage.
If you remove or relocate the PSD, then a question mark icon
can do this also from the Image Properties dialog box.
Linking to a new PSD file is same as importing a new PSD file. Therefore, you must follow the same procedures.
Create watermark images
You can create a watermark image by setting the transparency of an image.
1 In an open project, select Insert > Image.
2 Select an image or browse to a new location for a different image. Click Open. The image gets inserted.
3 Set the image Alpha to 50% or lower in the Image Edit area of the Property Inspector. A low number results in a
dim version of the image and a higher number displays a brighter image.
Position the image on the slide as required.
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Change JPEG quality
Adobe Captivate automatically sets the quality of JPEG images in projects. However, you can adjust this setting
depending upon the images used in your project. Using higher percentage values allow high-quality images but also
increases file size.
In an open project, select Edit > Preferences (Windows) or Adobe Captivate > Preferences (Mac OS).
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In the Category panel, select SWF Size And Quality from the Project menu.
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3 Enter your preferred value in the JPEG Image Quality text box.

Drawing tools

You can use the drawing tools in Adobe Captivate to create artwork for your projects. Drawing tools help you create
basic shapes within Adobe Captivate so that you don't have to create and import them from other applications.
Drawing objects are converted to Flash drawing objects when they are imported into Flash.
Note: You can search for drawing objects, and text within them, using the Find dialog box.
If the drawing toolbar is not visible, select Window > Object Toolbar.
The following drawing tools are available in Adobe Captivate:
To select, move, and resize objects. It is used to toggle the different drawing modes. You can exit the
Selection Tool
drawing mode at any time using the selection tool. The selection tool is enabled by default in the drawing mode when
you are not working with the other drawing tools.
DRAFT
appears in the status column. Click to relink. You
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