# Creating project templates

After you have created a movie in Captivate, you can save the movie as a project template. This can save you time and help you maintain consistency. You can reuse the template numerous times and ensure that all of your movies have the same framework.

For example, if you spend a great deal of time making a movie exactly the way you want it with custom playback controls, an introductory slide featuring your organization's logo, a closing slide that shows your website, and the precise size to show the movie in your application, you can save the movie as a template and use it as a base for all movies you create in the future. You'll be able to produce movies faster and they will all have the same appearance.

Note: Templates are particularly effective if you have specific movie preferences you want to use over and over again. Simply create a blank movie, set preferences, save the blank movie as a template following the steps below, and then create a new movie with the template.

#### To save a movie as a project template:

1. Open Captivate.

2. Record a movie.

3. Edit the movie as necessary (e.g., add captions, change the playback control, or add audio).

4. From the File menu, select Save as Template.

5. Type in a name for the new project template.

6. When you are finished, click Save.

Your movie is saved as a project template with the CPT file extension. Captivate stores templates in a folder named Templates. The Templates folder is located in C :/Program Files/Macromedia/Captivate/Templates.