Adobe 65029940 - Captivate - PC User Manual page 240

CHAPTER 11
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Adding and managing objects
Click the Edit tab to move to Edit view.
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3 Select View > Show Library.
The Library appears in the right pane.
4 Double-click one of the folders (Audio, Backgrounds, Images, Media) to view the objects in that category.
5 Click an individual object to display it in the Library preview pane.
Tip:In addition to viewing image files, you can play audio and animation files in the Library preview pane.
To reuse an object listed in the Library:
In Edit view, select the slide to which you want to add the object.
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If the Library is hidden, select View > Show Library.
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3 In the Library, expand the folder for the category of object you want to reuse.
4 Click the object that you want to reuse and, if necessary, preview the object in the preview pane.
Drag the object to the selected slide or slidelet. The object becomes a part of the slide or slidelet depending on
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where it is placed.
Note: After you copy the object to the slide, editing the properties of the object won't affect that object in other slides.
To reuse an object listed in a different Adobe Captivate project's Library:
In Edit view, select the slide to which you want to add the object.
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2 If the Library is hidden, select View > Show Library.
3 From the Library toolbar, click Open Library, and select Open Library.
The Open dialog box appears.
4 Navigate to, and select, the project that contains the objects you want to reuse and click Open.
The Library for the other project opens in a separate and expandable window.
Click to select the object that you want to reuse.
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Drag the object to the selected slide stage or to the appropriate folder in your current project's Library.
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Select and drag any additional objects that you want to reuse, and then click the close button in the top right
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corner of the other project Library window.
The new objects now appear in your current project Library, even if you dragged them directly onto a slide, and
you can reuse them as many times as you want.