How to Add a Text Caption to a Captivate Animation

Adobe Captivate is screen capture software used to create online demonstrations, simulations and tutorials. After you have captured an animation, you may edit it to change the timing, add narration, change the order or sequence of scenes or delete portions of the animation.

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Things You’ll Need:

• PC or Mac
• Adobe Captivate

1. Adobe Captivate animations are originally saved in their native format, which is identified by the suffix .cp.
2. Open Adobe Captivate. The main window lists the most recent animated movie you created. Select the animation you want to edit from the list if it is shown or click “Open” at the bottom of the list to display the “Open” dialog box from which to select your animation file.
3. The animation opens in the Captivate editor. This window contains two tabs: “Storyboard” and “Edit.” The “Storyboard” tab shows all of the screens shots captured during the length of the animation. The “Edit” tab shows each screen captured, but also shows a timeline that you can edit.
4. From the screen thumbnails on the left, select the place in the animation you want the text caption to display. For example, if you want a caption to appear in the final animated movie at a specific point in the animation, select the associated slide from the thumbnails. That slide displays in the central window of the editor.
5. Click “Insert” on the menu bar and select “Text Caption.” The “New Caption” dialog box displays. Enter the text of the caption in the dialog box. From this dialog box you can also choose how the caption will display (i.e., the captions color, style, font, size and color).
6. Click the “OK” button when done. The caption displays on the captured screen image.
7. Position the caption exactly where you want it to display. You can also adjust the size and shape of the caption here.
8. Save the file and to see how the caption appears in the animation; preview the movie by clicking the “Preview” button on the main menu.

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