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yaşara89277055
yaşara89277055
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May 13, 2016
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Smart shape effects on a content slide...

  • May 13, 2016
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Hello there,

I can't make any adjustments on an effect that was added to a smart shape on either effects window or object manager on Captivate 8. Particularly, I can' t add an effect to a smart shape on a content or a master slide... Am I missing something?? a newbie...

Thanks in advance.

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Lilybiri
Lilybiri
Legend
May 13, 2016

Can you give some more details? Which exact version of Captivate 8 do you use? Were the effects created as 'time-based' and in this version, which kind of effects? The Object Style Manager is only about styles, there is no way to add an effect in that manager. The only place is the Effects panel. Since effects need a duration, and objects on a Master slide do not have durations (there is no Timing panel for them), you cannot apply Effects to objects on a master slide, only on normal slides. Maybe post some screenshots?

yaşara89277055
yaşara89277055Author
Participant
May 14, 2016

Hello there Lilybiri,

Thanks for your response. My captivate version is 8.0.3.290. (I mentioned the object style manager for it has also a panel for the transitions which is related to effects somehow.) The project is the one from Captivate's template projects. It's name is CloudAir_Softskills. The first one on the top left. For example, the 24th slide, from the quiz. The dark yellow smart shape has a StretchFromRight effect which I can say that, it was also added to some smart shapes on previous slides itself. I can't edit these effects on the ones that was brought from the content question slides. Screenshots of timeline, master slide view, and effects window of a selected smart shape are also added. Thanks for your help again...

yaşara89277055
yaşara89277055Author
Participant
May 14, 2016

So a content slide is a normal slide.  There are many different master slides in a project, your statement that a master slide holds everything you want to be on every slide is not correct at all. For question slides (you were showing question slides in the screenshots), you cannot ever choose a master slides, because they are very strictly defined with embedded objects that have a lot of functionality that is hidden.  Your original question was already very confusing, quote:

"I can' t add an effect to a smart shape on a content or a master slide... "

I gave you twice a better work flow, that will avoid a multitude of shapes with effects, which will save a lot of time and a lot on file size as well:

  • Put the shape with its effect on the first slide (content slide in your terminology, normal slide in Captivate terminology).
  • Go into the Timing Properties panel, choose the option 'Rest of Project', and "Always on top"
  • The shape with its effect will not be visible on every slide in your project, whatever master slide they use
  • It will also be visible on question slides, but because the embedded objects on question slides have absolute priority in the stack (they don't have a visible separate timeline), the shape will be behind those embedded objects. That is what you see in that ''sample" file, which is not at all a template file.

I mark this thread as Assumed answered, without indicating any correct answer. I will not spend more free time to try to help you since there is a clear misunderstanding concerning Captivate terminology.


I learned the name "content" from Pooja Jaisingh and Anastasia McCune. Please teach them also your "normal" captivate terminology. I mentioned that I am new to this programme but now feel very sorry for not being taught by you in your not confusing, clear way of using the programme. Very clear misunderstanding concerning humility terminology.

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