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Minka316
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January 7, 2010
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How to blur part of an image

  • January 7, 2010
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HI:  I am new to Adobe Captivate and wondered if I can blur part of an image on a slide. I am capturing an image off a website that contains some confidential information and I want to blur-out only that part that contains that information. Is this possible?  I am using Windows XP and Captivate 4.

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    Captiv8r
    Captiv8r
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    January 7, 2010

    Hi there

    Unfortunately Captivate doesn't have a "Blur" feature. But here are some possible workarounds:

    One way to do it is to edit the image using something like TechSmith SnagIt. Blur in SnagIt and import the image back into the project.

    If you wanted to obliterate the area, that's easy too. Just insert a Highlight Box object and configure it to totally cover the area. And if the image is the background image, you can choose to Merge it into the background. That would accomplish the same thing as editing in Photoshop or another editor.

    Cheers... Rick

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    Minka316Author
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    January 7, 2010

    Hi Rick

    Thank you for your quick reply. Just need some further instructions...I capture the webpage with Snagit, blur it, save it as a .png file...but then what option do I use to import it back into Captivate?

    Erik Lord
    Erik Lord
    Inspiring
    January 7, 2010

    There's likely a process Rick can step you through, though I'd assume it's just "Insert > Image" then right-click that imported image and choose "Merge Into Background"...

    ...however, slightly different, whenever I need to edit an image already in Captivate, I:

    1. Right click the slide background and select 'Copy Background'

    2. Paste it as a new document into Photoshop (or, likely, pick your preferred image editor - SnagIt should work fine?)

    3. Make the edits

    4. Select All then Copy

    5. Back to the Captivate slide, right-click and select 'Paste as Background'.

    Works just fine in my experience.

    Erik

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