# Adding rollover captions

Rollover captions are unique. They consist of a caption and a rectangle (the "hot" area). Rollover captions appear when the user moves the mouse over the hot area at runtime. You can customize everything about a rollover caption: the location, outline, and size of the hot area, as well as the usual caption options.

#### To add a rollover caption:

1. Open a Captivate movie.

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

3. From the Insert menu, select Rollover Caption.

The Rollover Caption Properties dialog box appears.

4. On the Rollover Caption tab, set the following properties:

   Caption type: Click the drop-down arrow to select a caption type. Each caption type is named, and a small thumbnail image shows what the caption looks like.

   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: Click one of the five caption types. Many of the caption styles contain captions with directional callouts so you can select a caption that points in the most appropriate direction.

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

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

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

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

   ### Transition

   Effect: Click the drop-down arrow and choose a transition effect for the rollover caption. Select Fade in and out, Fade in only, Fade out only, or No transition. If you do select a fade in or fade out effect, specify the exact amount of time (in seconds) for the effect.

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

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

7. Click OK.

The rollover caption and the rollover area are added to the slide. The rollover area defines where the mouse needs to be for the caption to appear.

#### To change the size of the rollover area:

- Click one of the handles and drag.

#### To move the rollover area to another location:

- Move the mouse over the rollover area until the hand cursor appears. Drag the box to the desired location.

#### To modify the rollover area attributes:

- Double-click inside the rollover area box and use the Rollover Area dialog box to make changes.