Creating and Using Captivate Project Templates
You can save movies as templates. The advantage to templates is they introduce consistency to your design efforts and are reusable.As in other applications, such as page layout or multimedia applications, templates also contain commonly used items such as logos. In Captivate, these items could include corporate identification, a common opening and closing frame, and even a common movie size. The advantage to you is a reduction in production time and a consistent look and feel that meets the corporate design standard.
To create a project template
1. | Record and save a Captivate movie. |
2. | Select File > Save as Template (Figure 2.14) to open the Save As dialog box.Figure 2.14. You can save movies as templates.![]() |
3. | Enter a name for the project template. |
4. | Click Save. |
To edit a project template
1. | Open Captivate and select File > Edit Template (Figure 2.15). The Open window opens, displaying the templates in the Templates folder.Figure 2.15. You can also edit templates.![]() |
2. | Double-click the template you want to open. |
3. | Make your changes to the template and, when finished, select File > Save. |
4. | When the file has been saved, select File > Close. |
To use a template to create a new movie
1. | Open Captivate and click "Create a movie from a template" in the Other Movie Types area of the Start screen (Figure 2.16).Figure 2.16. You can record a new movie from a template right from the Start page.![]() Figure 2.17. Templates use the .cpt file extension.[View full size image] ![]() Figure 2.18. Template options enable you to decide where new slides will be placed.![]() |
2. | Click the Record button to start recording. |
3. | Press the End key to stop recording.The new frames appear in the Storyboard View panel in the location you set in step 3. |