# Adding existing audio to boxes and buttons

You can import an audio file to use with buttons, highlight boxes, click boxes, or text entry boxes. You can also use the Audio Library to add an audio file that is already in your current project.

Note: You can also record a new audio file to use with boxes and buttons.

To import an audio file:

1. Open a Captivate project.

2. Double-click the slide that contains the button or box to which you want to add audio. Then double-click the button or box.

OR

Double-click a slide to which you want to add a button. Then, from the Insert menu, select Button, Highlight Box, Click Box, or Text Entry Box.

3. Click the Audio tab.

4. Click Import.

Tip: Captivate contains a gallery that has buttons, sounds, and animations (in SWF format) for you to use in your projects. By default, the gallery is stored in the following location when you install Captivate: C:\Program Files\Macromedia\Captivate\Gallery.

5. Browse to the audio file you want to add, select the file, and click Open.

6. (Optional) To listen to and test the audio file, click Play.

7. Set other options as necessary.

   - To edit the audio file (for example, change volume, add silence, change length, and so on), click Edit.

   - If you want the audio to fade in or fade out, set the number of seconds using the arrows in Fade in and Fade out.

8. When you finish, click OK.

To select an audio file from the Audio library:

1. Open a Captivate project.

2. Double-click the slide that contains the button or box to which you want to add audio. Then double-click the button or box.

OR

Double-click a slide to which you want to add a button. Then, from the Insert menu, select Button, Highlight Box, Click Box, or Text Entry Box.

3. Click the Audio tab.

4. Click Audio library.

5. In the Audio Clips list, select an audio file.

6. (Optional) To listen to the audio file, click Play.

7. To add the selected audio file to the button or box, click OK.