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Adobe Captivate allows trainers and authors to simultaneously create software simulation projects in the Demon-
stration, Training, and Assessment modes. You can maintain the different files created for the different modes as
templates.
To create a software simulation project in multiple modes:
1 Open the application you want to record.
2 Open Adobe Captivate.
On the Start page, click Record or create a new project.
3
The New project options dialog box appears.
In the left pane, click Software Simulation.
4
The Software Simulation window appears on the right.
In the right pane, select Application and click OK.
5
The Recording window appears.
In the Record window pop-up menu, select the application you want to record.
6
Select Recording Mode(s), and choose from the following options:
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Automatically include captions, mouse movement, and highlight boxes in the auto-recorded
Demonstration
project.
•
Assessment Simulation
fields with a failure caption in the auto-recorded project. Captions and mouse movement are not included.
•
Automatically include click boxes with hint and failure captions and text entry boxes for
Training Simulation
text fields with a failure caption in the auto-recorded project. Captions and mouse movement are not included.
•
Automatically add objects such as captions, mouse movement, highlight boxes, click boxes, and text
Custom
entry boxes to the auto-recorded project.
You can also select the list of objects to be automatically added to your project by performing the following steps:
a Click the Settings button.
The Preferences dialog box appears.
b In Recording, select Mode(s), and select a mode from the Mode menu. Select the relevant object settings for
each recording mode.
c Click Apply to save the settings you have specified for the selected recording mode.
Automatically include click boxes with a failure caption and text entry boxes for text
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