Adobe 65029940 User Guide - Page 224

214 CHAPTER 10 Slides Fade out on the last slide Select this option to have the last slide in the project fade out of view. 5 When you finish, click OK. Tips for introductory slides The following are several tips for creating impressive introductory slides. • Use an image for the first slide. Create an image or use your company logo for the opening slide in your project. Insert the image as a slide or add a graphic to a blank slide. • Add sound. Adobe Captivate makes it easy to add sound to projects, and sound is very powerful in an intro- duction. You can add existing sound files or record your own voice-over. You can include a welcome message or play some appropriate music. Tip:Adobe Captivate contains a gallery that has buttons, sounds, and animations (in SWF format) for you to use in your projects. By default, the gallery is stored in the following location when you install Adobe Captivate: C:Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Captivate 3\Gallery. • Use special effects. If you are going to use special effects in your project, why not start off with them? Quality special effects (like fading, for example) create a polished and professional look right from the start. • Use animated text. For an easy and impressive introductory slide, use the Adobe Captivate animated text feature. This is a fast way to create a sophisticated look for your project. • Use captions strategically. Add multiple captions to your introductory slide and then carefully set their timing so they fade in and out, one at a time. • Consider a load screen. A load screen is a screen that briefly appears before your project begins. It usually contains a message such as "loading the project" or an interesting graphic to hold attention. A load screen can be useful if the first slide of a project is large or contains audio. In such a case, a load screen allows the project to load while the viewer's attention is focused elsewhere. Adding skins You can enhance your project by adding a skin. Skins include playback controls, borders, and menu settings. Playback controls allow your users to set the pace of the Adobe Captivate project with buttons such as Play, Pause, Mute, Stop, Forward, and Rewind. For example, if a project contains step-by-step instructions, a Pause button lets users pause the project until they have finished reading the necessary information.