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- Captivate Classic User Guide
- Introduction to Captivate
- Captivate Classic Release Notes
- Create Projects
- Create different types of projects in Adobe Captivate
- Customize the size of an Adobe Captivate project
- Responsive Project Design with Adobe Captivate
- Create Virtual Reality (VR) projects
- Work with responsive text in Adobe Captivate
- Work with themes in Adobe Captivate
- How to apply view specific properties in responsive projects
- How to create backup files for Adobe Captivate projects
- Asset panel
- Create branching and forced navigation in Captivate
- Replace image on the stage
- Add and Manage Objects
- Work with multi-state objects in Adobe Captivate
- Object effects
- Insert web objects in Adobe Captivate projects
- Work with object styles in Adobe Captivate
- How to rotate objects in Adobe Captivate
- How to manage objects with the Main Options toolbar
- How to merge objects in a slide
- How to manage objects in the library
- How to group objects in Adobe Captivate
- Edit object information using the Advanced Interaction panel
- How to copy, paste, and duplicate objects in Adobe Captivate
- Control the visibility of objects
- How to change the display order of objects in Adobe Captivate
- Apply shadows to objects
- How to align objects in Adobe Captivate
- How to add reflection to objects in Adobe Captivate
- Import assets into a Captivate project
- Slides
- Add slides to an Adobe Captivate project
- Editing slides in an Adobe Captivate project
- Delete Adobe Captivate project slides
- Change slide order in Adobe Captivate
- Set slide properties in Adobe Captivate
- Add and convert slide notes to audio files with Adobe Captivate
- Set up knowledge check slides in Adobe Captivate
- How to add slide transitions in Adobe Captivate
- How to work with master slides in Adobe Captivate
- How to lock Adobe Captivate slides
- How to hide or exclude slides in an Adobe Captivate project
- How to group and ungroup slides in Adobe Captivate
- Timeline and grids
- Create Quizzes
- Insert question slides in Adobe Captivate projects
- Set quiz preferences for Adobe Captivate
- How to enable learners to submit all quiz responses simultaneously
- How to set up question slides with Adobe Captivate
- Using random question slides in Adobe Captivate
- How to allow users to return to quiz
- Import questions from CSV format files
- Import questions from GIFT format files
- How to insert pretests in Adobe Captivate
- Audio
- Video
- Interactive Objects
- Interactions
- Non-interactive objects
- Create and edit smart shapes
- Edit and create text captions with Captivate
- How to use images and rollover images with Captivate
- How to customize smart shapes in Adobe Captivate
- How to create zoom areas in Adobe Captivate
- How to set audio for noninteractive objects
- How to create rollover slidelets in Adobe Captivate
- How to create rollover captions in Adobe Captivate
- Change mouse properties in Adobe Captivate
- Use highlight boxes in Captivate
- Work with swatches in Adobe Captivate
- Fix size and position of non-interactive objects
- Add animations to a Adobe Captivate project
- Advanced Editing and Project Reviews
- Variables and Advanced Actions
- Record Projects
- Publish Projects
- Preview and publish responsive projects
- Publish project to Adobe Captivate Prime
- Publish projects as HTML5 files with Adobe Captivate
- Publish projects as executable files
- Publish projects as MP4 files with Adobe Captivate
- Set publishing preferences in Adobe Captivate
- Using web fonts from Adobe Fonts in Adobe Captivate
- Report quiz results to an internal server
- Use Adobe Captivate with Other Applications
- Import and edit PowerPoint presentations in Captivate
- Upload an Adobe Captivate project to a Learning Management System
- Learn about the Common JavaScript interface for Adobe Captivate
- How to publish Captivate projects to Microsoft Word
- Using Adobe Connect with Captivate
- How to add Captivate projects to a RoboHelp online help system
- How to package multiple SCOs using the Adobe Multi-SCORM Packager
- Troubleshoot Adobe Captivate
- Resolve known issues and limitations in the latest versions of Adobe Captivate, Adobe FrameMaker, and Adobe RoboHelp.
- Early build for Captivate (2019 release) on macOS Big Sur (macOS 11)
- Hotfix for VR content not playing on devices
- Configure SSL for Live Preview on Devices
- Captivate (2019 release) activation issues on macOS Catalina
- Captivate responsive courses will not auto-play on browsers
- Issues with Asset panel in Adobe Captivate (2019 release)
- Error 103 while installing Adobe Captivate
- Issues when previewing a Captivate project
- Resolve known issues and limitations in the latest versions of Adobe Captivate, Adobe FrameMaker, and Adobe RoboHelp.
Shortcut keys provide an easier and quicker way to navigate and use Adobe Captivate Classic. They let you use keyboard key combinations instead of a mouse or program menu. The common shortcut keys are listed in the table.
Shortcut key |
Action |
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F1 (Win & Mac) |
Open Adobe Captivate Classic Help (To access dialog-box-level help, click the Help button on individual dialog boxes.) |
F2 (Win & Mac) |
Rename the selected object |
F3 (Win & Mac) |
Test view the current slide |
F4 (Win & Mac) |
Preview the project |
F5 (Win & Mac) |
Record audio |
F6 (Win & Mac) |
Import audio |
F7 (Win & Mac) |
Perform a spelling and grammar check |
F8 (Win only) |
Preview project from current slide |
F9 (Win only) |
Show the Advanced Interaction panel |
F10 (Win only) |
Preview the current slide and the following “N” slides |
F11 (Win), Command+F11 (Mac) | Preview the project in a web browser (HTML) |
F12 (Win), Command+F12 (Mac) |
Preview the project in a web browser (SWF) |
Page Up (win & Mac) |
Scroll to the previous slide |
Page Down (win & Mac) |
Scroll to the next slide |
Alt+A (Win), Option+A (Mac) |
Create question pool |
Alt+Up, Down, Left, Right Arrows (Win), Option+Up, Down, Left, Right Arrows |
Click the object, click a resize handle, and use these options to resize the object in the selected direction by 1 pixel |
Control+A (Win), Command+A (Mac) |
Select all |
Control+B (Win), Command+B (Mac) |
Find audio in the Library/Change text to Bold |
Control+C (Win), Command+C (Mac) |
Copy (slide in Filmstrip, and selected object on stage) |
Control+D (Win) |
Duplicate (slide in Filmstrip, and selected object on stage) |
Control+E (Win), Command+E (Mac) |
Extend the length of the object display time to the end of the slide on the Timeline |
Control+F (Win), Command+F (Mac) |
Find/replace a particular object in the project Library |
Control+I (Win), Command+I (Mac) |
Increase the indent (selected object on stage)/Change text to Italics. Indentation is equal to the grid size. |
Control+L (Win), Command+L (Mac) |
Sync the selected object to the playhead |
Control+M (Win), Command+M (Mac) |
Merge the selected object with the background |
Control+N (Win), Command+N (Mac) |
Open new project |
Control+O (Win), Command+S (Mac) |
Open the project |
Control+Q (Win), Shift+Option+R (Mac) |
Insert a random question slide |
Control+R (Win), Command + R (Mac) |
Start/record new capture project |
Control+S (Win), Command+S (Mac) |
Save |
Control+T (Win), Command+T(Mac) |
Open project template |
Control+U (Win) |
Underline the selected text |
Control+V (Win), Command+V (Mac) |
Paste what is on the clipboard (for example, slide, image, object, and so on) |
Control+W (Win), Command+W (Mac) |
Close the project |
Control+X (Win), Command+X (Mac) |
Cut (selected object on stage) |
Control+Y (Win), Command+Y (Mac) |
Redo |
Control+Z (Win), Command+Z (Mac) |
Undo |
Control+Enter (Win), Conmmand+Enter (Mac) |
Preview the project |
Control+Alt+A (Win), Command+Option+A (Mac) |
Export PowerPoint slides as animation |
Control+Alt+B (Win), Command+Option+B (Mac) |
Show or hide Filmstrip |
Control+Alt+C (Win), Command+Option+C (Mac) |
Show the Closed Captioning dialog box |
Control+Alt+D (Win), Shift+Option+D (Mac) |
Update the Library |
Control+Alt+E (Win), Command+Option+E (Mac) |
Edit points of polygon drawing object |
Control+Alt+F (Win), Command+Option+F (Mac) |
Find in the Library |
Control+Alt+G (win), Command+Option+G (Mac) |
Create a slide group and autoadjust the rollover area |
Control+Alt+H (Win), Command+Option+H (Mac) |
Hide the selected object |
Control+Alt+I (Win), Command+Options+I (Mac) |
Find PowerPoint slides in the Library |
Control+Alt+J (Win), Command+Option+J (Mac) |
Edit PowerPoint slides |
Control+Alt+K (Win), Command+Option+K (Mac) |
Lock the selected object |
Control+Alt+L (Win), Command+Option+L (Mac) |
Show or hide the Library |
Control+Alt+M (Win), Command+Option+M (Mac) |
Insert master slide |
Control+Alt+N (Win), Command+Option+N (Mac) |
Show slide notes |
Control+Alt+O (Win), Command+Option+O (Mac) |
Record additional slides |
Control+Alt+P (Win), Command+Option+P (Mac) |
Remove a slide group. |
Control+Alt+Q (Win), Option+Shift+Q (Mac) |
Show the Question Pools Manager |
Control+Alt+S (Win only) |
Edit PowerPoint slide |
Control+Alt+T (Win), Command+Option+T (Mac) |
Show or hide the Timeline |
Control+Alt+U (Win), Command+Option+U (Mac) |
Library usage |
Control+Alt+V (Win), Command+Option+V (Mac) |
Import video file |
Control+Alt+X (Win), Command+Options X (Mac) |
Show/hide the SWF-Commenting pane |
Control+Alt+Z (Win), Command+Option+Z (Mac) |
Show/hide the Widget panel |
Shift+F7 (Win & Mac) |
Show objects style manager |
Shift+F8 (Win), Command + , (Mac) |
Preferences dialog box |
Shift+F9 (Win), Shift+Command+F9 (Mac) |
Actions dialog box |
Shift+F10 (Win), Shift+Command+F10 (Mac) |
Table of contents |
Shift+F11 (Win), Shift+ Command+F11 (Mac) |
Skin Editor panel |
Shift+F12 (Win), Shift+Option+F12 (Mac) |
Publish the file |
Shift+A (Win & Mac) |
Insert Animation placeholder |
Shift+F (Win & Mac) |
Insert Flash video placeholder |
Shift+R (Win & Mac) |
Insert rollover caption placeholder |
Shift+O (Win & Mac) |
Insert rollover image placeholder |
Shift+C (Win & Mac) |
Insert Text Caption placeholder |
Shift+V (Win & Mac) |
Insert video place holder |
Shift+M (Win & Mac) |
Insert Image placeholder |
Shift+Q (Win), Option + Q (Mac) |
Insert Question slide placeholder |
Shift+X (Win & Mac) |
Insert Text Animation placeholder |
Shift+Alt+A (Win), Shift+Option+A (Mac) |
Show Audio Management panel |
Shift+Alt+W (Win), Shift+Option+W (Mac) |
Close all the open projects |
Shift+Alt+O (Win), Shift+Option+O (Mac) |
Insert recording slide placeholder |
Shift+Alt+P (Win), Shift+Option+P (Mac) |
Import Photoshop file |
Shift+Alt+S (Win), Shift+Option+A (Mac) |
Show Speech Management panel |
Shift+Alt+V (Win), Shift+Option+V (Mac) |
Paste as Background |
Shift+Alt+Up, Down, Left, Right Arrows (Win), Shift+Option+Up, Down, Left, Right Arrows |
Click the object, click a resize handle, and use these options to resize the object in the selected direction by 10 pixel |
Shift+Control+A (Win), Shift+ Command+A (Mac) |
Add an animation object |
Shift+Control+B (Win), Shift+Command+B (Mac) |
Add a new button |
Shift+Control+C (Win), Shift+ Control+C (Mac) |
Add a new text caption |
Shift+Control+D (Win), Command+Shift+D (Mac) |
View slide properties |
Shift+Control+E (Win), Shift+Command+E (Mac) |
Insert a new zoom area |
Shift+Control+F (Win), Shift+Command+F (Mac) |
Insert an FLV file |
Shift+Control+H (Win), Shift+Command+H (Mac) |
Hide/show slide |
Shift+Control+I (Win), Shift+Command+I (Mac) |
Decrease the indent |
Shift+Control+J (win), Shift+Command+J (Mac) |
Insert a blank slide |
Shift+Control+K (Win), Shift+Command+K (Mac) |
Add a new click box |
Shift+Control+L (Win), Shift+Command+L (Mac) |
Insert a highlight box |
Shift+Control+M (Win), Shift+Command+M (Mac) |
Add a new image |
Shift+Control+N (Win), Shift+Command+N (Mac) |
Add a new animation slide |
Shift+Control+O (Win), Shift+Command+O (Mac) |
Add a new rollover image |
Shift+Control+P (Win), Shift+Command+P (Mac) |
Import PPT |
Shift+Control+Q (Win), Shift+Q (Mac) |
Insert a question slide |
Shift+Control+R (Win), Shift+Command+R (Mac) |
Insert a rollover caption |
Shift+Control+S (Win), Shift+Command+S (Mac) |
Save the project with different name |
Shift+Control+T (Win), Shift+Command+T (Mac) |
Insert a text entry box |
Shift+Control+U (Win), Shift+Command+U (Mac) |
Insert the mouse |
Shift+Control+W (Win), Shift+Command+W (Mac) |
Insert a widget |
Shift+Control+X (Win), Shift+Command+X (Mac) |
Insert a text animation |
Shift+Control+Y (Win), Shift+Command+Y (Mac) |
Copy the background |
Shift+Control+Z (Win), Shift+Command+Z (Mac) |
Insert Slidelet |
Shift + Control + Alt + B (Win), Shift+Command+Option+B (Mac) |
Show Branching View |
Shift+Control+Alt+S (Win), Shift+Command+Option+S (Mac) |
Insert an image slide |
Shift+Control+Alt+E (Win), Shift+Command+Option+E (Mac) |
Show/Hide effects panel |
Shift+Control+V (Win), Shift+Command+V (Mac) |
Insert stencil slides |
Shift+Control+G (Win), Shift +Command+G (Mac) |
Edit gradient |
On macOS Ventura, the shortcut Option+Shift+S, does not work ads expected for the keyboard layout ABC-India. This shortcut will work if you change the keyboard layout to US.
Magnification shortcuts
|
Magnification level |
Control+1 (Win), Command + 1 (Mac) |
100% |
Control+2 (Win), Command + 2 (Mac) |
200% |
Control+3(Win), Command + 3 (Mac) |
300% |
Control+4 (Win), Command + 4 (Mac) |
400% |
Control+ - (Win), Command + - (Mac) |
Zoom out |
Control++ (Win), Command + + (Mac) |
Zoom in |
Control + 0 (win), Command + 0 (Mac) |
Best Fit Zoom / Center Align Workspace |
Shortcut keys for recording
The following table lists the default shortcut keys used during recording. These shortcuts should be used only after you start the recording process. The same keys function differently when you are editing a project.
Shortcut key |
Action |
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Control+R (Win), Command + R (Mac) |
Start/record new capture project |
Control+Alt+O (Win), Command+Option+O (Mac) |
Record additional slides |
End (Win), Command+Enter (Mac) |
Stop recording |
Delete (Win & Mac) |
Delete the current selection |
Pause (Win), Command+F2 (Mac) |
Pause or resume recording |
Print Screen (Win), Command +F6 (Mac) |
Capture a screenshot manually |
F4 (Win & Mac) |
Preview project |
F3 (Win & Mac) |
Preview single slide |
F2 (Win & Mac) |
Edit caption text |
F12 (Win & Mac) |
Preview project in browser |
F4 (Win), Command+F4 (Mac) |
Auto panning |
F3 (Win), Command+F3(Mac) |
Manual panning |
F7 (Win), Command+F7(Mac) |
Stop panning |
F9 (Win), Command+F9 (Mac) |
Start Full Motion Recording |
F10 (Win), Command+F10 (Mac) |
Stop Full Motion Recording |
F11 (Win), Command+F11 (Mac) |
Snap recording window to mouse |
F12 (Win), Command+F12 (Mac) |
Toggle mouse capture |
Change shortcut keys for recording
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Select Edit > Preferences (Windows) or Adobe Captivate Classic > Preferences (Mac OS).
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In the Preferences dialog box, select Keys from the Recording menu.
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To change keys, click once in one of the text boxes and, on the keyboard, press the key or key combination you want to use. For example, click inside the To Stop Recording text box and then press Shift+Alt+4. The key combination you entered now appears in the To Stop Recording text box. You can use almost any key, including the Control, Alt, Shift+Control, and Shift+Alt keys. For example, you could change the stop recording key to Alt+R.