# Aligning objects on the Timeline

The Timeline enables you to align objects easily. You can align objects to the playhead, the start of a slide, the end of a slide, another object, or a point in time. First, open the Timeline.

#### To display the Captivate Timeline:

1. Open a Captivate project.

2. Double-click on a slide containing objects you want to align.

3. If it is not open already, show the Timeline by clicking on the splitter bar . To expand the Timeline, click on the display arrow.

   Click on the black arrow.

#### To align an object to the playhead:

- Right-click an object on the Timeline and select Align to playhead.

#### To align an object to the start of a slide:

- Click an object on the Timeline and drag it to the left side of the Timeline.

#### To align an object to a point in time:

- Click an object on the Timeline and drag it to the left or right so that the left edge of the object bar aligns with the correct time in the header.

For example, if you have a caption that currently displays at the same time the slide displays, but you want a slight delay, click the caption, and drag it so the left edge aligns with 2s (a two-second delay) or 4s (a four-second delay) in the header. (Example)

The red arrow points to the left edge of the caption object bar aligned with the two-second mark on the Timeline.