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alexandra111
alexandra111
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October 6, 2015
Question

How to add a customized Smart Shape to the callout captions

  • October 6, 2015
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In Captivate 8, I want to add a Smart Shape customized as a callout to the Caption Type menu, so it can be selected as a Rollover Caption. I can save the Style, and it appears in the Caption Style menu, but how can I make it appear in the Caption Type, along with Halo, Glass Green, Ivory, etc.?

Thanks!

Alexandra11

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    Lilybiri
    Lilybiri
    Legend
    October 6, 2015

    Which version do you use? Since CP8 there is the option to have shapes

    instead of captions fir SFH. A shape can be a rollover shapes as well.

    Captions are a different type of object, bitmap.

    alexandra111
    alexandra111Author
    Participating Frequently
    October 6, 2015

    Hi Lilybiri,

    Thanks for the quick reply. This is Captivate 8. A coworker created a Smart Shape (vector, right?) with a directional callout that is white fill, 1 px blue border, and drop shadow that we'd like to use as a Rollover Caption, I can save the style, but not the Shape itself. I can copy and paste the shape from slide to slide, but don't see a way to make it appear in the Caption Type menu with the others, such as Halo, Green Glass, etc.so I can select it as Rollover Caption. Is there a way to do this?

    Lilybiri
    Lilybiri
    Legend
    October 6, 2015

    You can save a custom shape, it will show up in the shapes panel, never in

    the captions panel because it is no caption. Style has only colors for fill

    and stroke +.width strike, not the form

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