About the work environment

Captivate is designed so you can create a movie easily. Following is an overview of the Captivate work environment.

Note: You can also customize the way in which you work in Captivate.

Views

Captivate has two main views: Storyboard view and Edit view (with the Filmstrip).

Timeline

The Timeline is a visual representation of all objects on slides. The Timeline provides an easy way to view, at a high level, all objects on a slide and their relationship to each other. With the Timeline, you can organize objects and precisely control the timing of objects. For example, on a slide that contains a caption, an image, and a highlight box, you can display the caption, then the image four seconds later, and then the highlight box two seconds after that. The Timeline also shows any audio associated with the slide or with objects on the slide, letting you easily coordinate the timing of audio with objects.

Toolbars and menus

In both views, the program contains menus and toolbars at the top of the program window. Context (right-click) menus are also available throughout the program.

Tip: For maximum editing space, open a movie and click F11 to display Captivate in full-screen edit mode.

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