Adobe CAPTIVATE 5 Help Manual page 99

Last updated 4/22/2010
Add animations
1 In an open project, select Insert > Animation.
2 Navigate to the animation file you want to add to the slide, select it, and click Open.
In the Properties Inspector, set properties and options as required.
3
The animation is added to the slide.
Note: Device fonts are not displayed in Adobe Captivate. If you import an animation file containing text created with
device fonts, the animation appears in Adobe Captivate, but the text will not. For animations that will be imported into
Adobe Captivate, try to use embedded fonts for text.
Animated text
Animated text is text that has applied special effects. Adobe Captivate offers a wide variety of text animation effects
that you can experiment with. For example, on the opening slide of a project, you can have text fly in or fade in for an
eye-catching start.dialog
The Property Inspector (Window > Properties) provide a preview of the animated text that you insert.
Text Animation
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
General
The animation effect that is applied to the text.
Effect
Specifies a transparency level for the animated text. For a very dim animated text effect, select a high
Transparency
number such as 90. For darker text, select a low number such as 10.
Click to display Text Animation Properties dialog box.
Properties
Timing
Specifies the timing of the animated text. Click the pop-up menu and select an option. If you select
Display For [Time]
the specific time option, you can enter the exact number of seconds for the animated text to appear.
Displays the animated text after the slide has been displayed for the selected number of
Appear After [#] Seconds
seconds.
Transition
Select this option to have the animation file continuously loop (play over and over again) as the project plays.
Loop
Specify a transition effect for the animation. You can make an animation fade in during its entry, and fade out
Effect
during its exit.
Specifies the amount of time for the animation to fully fade into view.
In [#] Seconds
Specifies the amount of time for the animation to completely disappear from view.
Out [#] Seconds
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