# Adding highlight boxes

Captivate lets you add highlight boxes to spotlight areas within a slide. You can think of a highlight box as the online equivalent of a highlighter pen used on paper. Add highlight boxes to show users where to focus attention or enter data, or simply as emphasis. You can control the size, color, transparency, and timing for highlight boxes.

#### To add a highlight box:

1. Open a Captivate project.

2. Double-click on the slide to which you want to add a highlight box.

3. From the Insert menu, select Highlight Box.

The New Highlight Box dialog box appears.

4. On the Highlight Box tab, set the following options:

   ### Appearance

   Frame color: This is the border color for the highlight box. Click the color box to change the color.

   Fill color: This is the fill color for the highlight box. Click the color box to change the color.

   Frame width: This is the width for the border of the highlight box.

   Fill transparency: This is the degree of transparency for the fill color. Select a value from 0% to 100%. A value of 10% is less transparent (more solid) than a value of 90%.

   ### Preview

   This area displays the settings you selected above in Appearance.

   Apply properties to all highlight boxes in the movie: Select this option to apply the changes you made on this tab to all the highlight boxes in the movie.

5. Click the Options tab and set the following options:

   ### Timing

   Display time [#] seconds: Type a number or use the arrows to set the total number of seconds the highlight box should appear.

   Appear after [#] seconds: Type a number or use the arrows to set the number of seconds that should pass before the highlight box appears on the slide.

   Display for rest of movie: Select this option to display the highlight box on this slide and keep displaying the highlight box until the end of the project.

   ### Transition

   Effect: Use the pop-up menu to select a transition effect for the highlight box. Select a fade in or fade out option, or select No transition. If you select fade in or fade out, use the arrows to set the exact amount of time (in seconds) for the effect.

   Apply effect to all highlight boxes in the movie: Select this option to apply the changes you made on this tab to all the highlight boxes in the movie.

6. If you want to add audio
   to the highlight box, click the Audio tab.

7. Click OK.

The highlight box appears on the slide.

8. Size and drag the highlight box as desired.