Join Pooja Jaisingh for an in-depth discussion in this video Formatting smart shapes, part of Captivate 8: Advanced Techniques.
- Now let's take a look at how to format…smart shapes in Captivate 8.…We'll go to shapes, and let's draw a circle.…To draw a circle, we'll go ahead and select an oval tool,…and press and hold the shift key on the keyboard,…and start drawing the circle.…Now, to access the properties for this circle,…I'll go ahead and double click it…to bring up the properties inspector.…Let's first take a look at the fill and stroke properties.…By default, this shape has a gradient fill,…and the fill is set to a shade of gray.…
You can go ahead and change it to any other fill.…You can also change the stroke by changing…the color of the stroke by picking a color over here,…and changing the width as well.…You can go ahead and change this fill to solid fill as well,…go ahead and select solid fill,…and this will give you a single solid color.…You can go ahead and change it to…any other color you like.…Along with solid and gradient colors,…you can also fill images inside the shape.…
So go ahead and select image fill, and you will notice that,…
Author
Pooja Jaisingh
Released
6/18/2015- Introducing actions, events, and variables
- Creating advanced actions
- Working with lightboxes
- Creating custom navigation
- Controlling audio through screens
- Building custom themes
- Inserting smart shapes
- Making elearning projects responsive
- Creating advanced quizzes
- Converting text to speech
- Being more productive in Captivate
Skill Level Intermediate
Duration
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Introduction
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Welcome1m 42s
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1. Actions and Events
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Introduction to actions2m 15s
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Introduction to events4m 29s
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2. Variables
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Types of variables2m 9s
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Creating and using variables1m 40s
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3. Advanced Actions
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Creating a standard action4m 24s
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Creating a shared action4m 6s
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4. Lightboxes
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Using lightboxes1m 25s
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Screen with a lightbox4m 43s
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Highlighting clicked objects2m 44s
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Glossary as a lightbox7m 17s
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Lightbox-style menu6m 49s
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5. Custom Navigation
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Decision-based branching8m 32s
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Forced navigation10m 52s
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6. Audio Screen
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Syncing audio with objects6m 40s
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Playing audio on hover3m 5s
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Playing audio on click/tap1m 54s
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Playing audio on drag5m 29s
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7. Custom Themes
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8. Smart Shapes
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Inserting a smart shape3m 4s
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Formatting smart shapes4m 26s
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Creating custom shapes2m 20s
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Using shapes as buttons2m 14s
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9. Responsive Elearning Basics
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Modifying size and position14m 54s
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Excluding objects3m 1s
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Previewing and publishing2m 50s
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10. Responsive Elearning
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11. Advanced Quizzing
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Creating a basic quiz3m 28s
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Creating branched quizzes4m 15s
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Adding pretest questions5m 43s
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Randomizing quiz questions3m 35s
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12. Text to Speech
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Using VTML tags3m 20s
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13. Productivity Tips and Best Practices
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Setting up custom workspace2m 35s
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Photoshop round-tripping4m 50s
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Keyboard shortcuts4m 26s
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Conclusion
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Next steps1m 10s
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