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USING ADOBE CAPTIVATE 5
Interactive Objects
Last updated 4/22/2010
Add a text entry box
1 Open the slide to which you want to add a text entry box.
2 Select Insert > Standard Objects > Text Entry Box. The text entry box appears on the slide.
3 Size and drag the click box as desired.
4 Double-click the Success, Failure, or Hint captions to edit the text.
5 To change the properties of the text entry box, click the box and change the properties in the Property inspector.
Buttons
You can increase the interactivity of your Adobe Captivate projects by adding buttons. To quickly add a button, use
the default button style (a plain, white rectangle) or import custom button images you have created. You can size and
position buttons on a slide. You determine what happens after the user clicks the button. After you add a button to
your project, you can view and edit the object’s properties in the Advanced Interaction dialog box. To do this, selecting
Project > Advanced Interaction. This dialog box displays the properties of all interactive objects in your project
Note: Best practice is to resize buttons before resizing the project. Resizing a project does not resize the buttons
automatically.
Properties of buttons
To view the properties of a button, select it on the slide. The Property inspector displays the properties of the button.
When you change the properties, the changes are instantly applied to the selected instance of the button. Click the
Apply to all icon to apply the changes to all the buttons in the project or to those that use the same object style.
More Help topics
“Learning management system (LMS)” on page 216
“Defining project navigation” on page 102
Button
Item Name Enter a unique name for the text entry box. You can use this name when defining the visibility conditions
for the box.
Visible Clear this option if you want the text entry box to be invisible when the project is played. The object can be
made visible when a specific event occurs such as the entry to a slide or exit from a slide. For more information, see
“Controlling the visibility of objects” on page 50.
Style Select a style for the button. To define a new style, select Edit > Object Style Manager. For more information on
object styles, see “Object style” on page 51
General
Text Button Button with text displayed on it.
• Caption Type text that you want displayed on the button.
• Make Button Transparent Makes the button transparent. When a text button is transparent, only its text appears
on the slide.
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