Overview
Object style is a set of visual attributes, such as color and font, which you apply to an object. These styles let you provide a uniform appearance to objects that are used across slides and projects.
Adobe Captivate provides out-of-the-box styles for all objects. You can apply these styles to the objects in your project or create custom styles.
You can create object styles at the following levels:
- Global level — When you want to use the styles for all new projects you create subsequently.
- Project level — When you want to use the style within a specific project.
This tutorial explains how to create object styles at the project and global levels.
Procedure
Perform the following steps in the Object Style Manager (Edit > Object Style Manager):
- From the list of objects, select the object for which you want to define a style.
- From the list of styles, select a style that is most relevant for the new style you want to create.
Click Clone and then enter a name for the style.
Object Style Manager- Specify the style properties and then click OK.
- To apply the style to an object, select the object and then select an object style from the Properties panel.
- To use the style that you created as the default style, select Set As Default.
Do the following:
- To export, select an option in the Export drop-down list and then click Export. Select a location to store the object style (in .cps format).
- To import, click Import and then select the .cps file that corresponds to the required object style.
Summary
You can use a predefined object style or create a custom object style, and apply it to as many objects as required in your project. You can also modify the predefined style attributes to create a custom object style.
The object styles can be imported or exported from one project to another. You can also search for objects that use a specific style.
