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Chapter 3: Creating projects
You can create new projects in Adobe ®Captivate™ by importing existing files, altering or copying existing Adobe
Captivate projects, working from templates, following the Project wizard, or opening a blank project. Adobe
Captivate allows you to specify a wide array of project settings and options so you can completely customize each
project to your exact needs.
You can use Adobe Captivate to generate projects in the Demonstration, Training, or Assessment modes. Create
a project in the Demonstration mode to capture screenshots of operations performed in a software application.
You can use this presentation to demonstrate the working of a software application to your audience. If you
generate a project in the Training Simulation mode, you can include training content for your trainees. You can
record an Adobe Captivate project in the Assessment Simulation mode to assess the training provided to your
audience.
Opening existing projects
Adobe Captivate stores projects in a folder named My Adobe Captivate Projects, which is placed in the My
Documents folder when Adobe Captivate is installed. When you start Adobe Captivate, projects stored in the My
Adobe Captivate Projects folder are automatically listed on the Start page under Open a recent project. All Adobe
Captivate projects use the .cp file extension.
To open a project:
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Open Adobe Captivate.
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Under Open a recent project, click the project you want to open. If the project is not listed, click Open and
navigate to the project. The default storage location for projects is My Documents\My Adobe Captivate Projects.
Important: When opening an Adobe Captivate project created with a previous version of Adobe Captivate or with
RoboDemo, Adobe Captivate prompts you to upgrade Adobe Captivate, or convert the project to an Adobe Captivate
project. You can overwrite the existing project or create a new project; you cannot open the new Adobe Captivate
project with an older version of Adobe Captivate. RoboDemo 5 projects use the .rd or .fcz file extension. When you
open RoboDemo projects in Adobe Captivate, Adobe Captivate automatically converts them and gives them the new
Adobe Captivate .cp file extension. Adobe Captivate does not support projects created with RoboDemo versions prior
to version 5.
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