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Anonymous
November 23, 2016
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Captivate Theme

  • November 23, 2016
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Hi everyone.  I'm looking for help with captivate 8.  I'm new to the program.  I'm hoping you might be able to tell me how to import a theme from a powerpoint presentation.  I have to use the corporate theme for the LMS that I'm working on and I don't know much about this program and my training was basically non-existent.  Thanks!

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    Paul Wilson CTDP
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    November 25, 2016

    This doesn't directly answer your question but you might find some use in this video.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6aivJSMV94

    Paul Wilson, CTDP
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    Captiv8r
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    November 23, 2016

    Hi there

    The bottom line is that you can't. There is no avenue for importing a theme from PowerPoint. You would have to carefully create a theme using Captivate. Then use that moving forward.

    Or, continue to use PowerPoint and just either record it or import it into Captivate and add Captivate elements.

    Cheers... Rick

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    Anonymous
    November 23, 2016

    Thanks Rick!  Can I ask you another question?  Is there a way to put in a question slide that will use the theme that I've got in the PowerPoint that's transferred into the captivate file instead of the master deck without creating a theme?

    Thanks!

    Lilybiri
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    November 23, 2016

    A theme in captivate has a lot more features than in PPT. Maybe this article could clarify themes in CP:

    What's in a Theme - a Template? - Captivate blog

    Imported PPT-slides use the Blank master slide. Question slides need to use the corresponding master slides because a lot of functionality is embedded in those master slides. There is no way to use "no theme", you can use the Blank theme but that will certainly look different from the theme that you are using in PPT.

    You can use the assets that you have in PPT, import them into the Captivate Library. I would recommend to create a theme color palette to start with, based on the color scheme that you are using in PPT.

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