# Adding plain text to a slide

As you edit a movie, you may want to add some text to the slide, but not have the text appear as a caption over the slide. There is an easy trick you can use to add plain text to a slide: simply add the text as a transparent caption.

#### To create a transparent caption with text:

1. Open a Captivate movie.

2. In Storyboard view, double-click the slide to which you want to add a transparent caption.

3. From the Insert menu, select Text Caption.

The Caption Properties dialog box appears.

4. In Caption type, click the drop-down arrow and select [transparent].

5. Change other caption options as necessary.

   Font: Click the drop-down arrow to select a font for the caption.

   Size: Click the drop-down arrow to select a font size for the caption text.

   Color: Click the color box to select a font color for the caption text.

   Caption style: (There is only one caption style for a transparent caption because only text is displayed.)

   Display options: If you want, set the additional display options such as bold, italic, underline, and justification.

   Type caption text here: Enter the caption text exactly as you want it to appear.

   Apply properties to all captions in the movie: Select this option to apply the changes you made in this dialog box to all captions in the movie. Properties applied to all captions are caption style, font type, font size, font color, and transition. Text and text properties (bold, center, and so on), and display time are not applied to all captions, but remain as set for each individual caption.

6. Click OK.