Specifications

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USING CAPTIVATE
Workspace
Last updated 9/28/2011
Shortcut keys
Shortcut keys provide an easier and quicker way to navigate and use Adobe Captivate. They let you use keyboard key
combinations instead of a mouse or program menu. The common shortcut keys are listed in the table.
Shortcut key Action
F1 (Win & Mac) Open Adobe Captivate Help (To access dialog-box-level help, click the Help button on
individual dialog boxes.)
F2 (Win & Mac) Rename the selected object
F3 (Win & Mac) Test view the current slide
F4 (Win & Mac) Preview the project
F5 (Win & Mac) Record audio
F6 (Win & Mac) Import audio
F7 (Win & Mac) Perform a spelling and grammar check
F8 (Win only) Preview project from current slide
F9 (Win only) Show the Advanced Interaction panel
F10 (Win only) Preview the current slide and the following “N” slides
F12 (Win), Command+F12 (Mac) Preview the project in a web browser
Page Up (win & Mac) Scroll to the previous slide
Page Down (win & Mac) Scroll to the next slide
Alt+A (Win), Option+A (Mac) Create question pool
Alt+Up, Down, Left, Right Arrows (Win),
Option+Up, Down, Left, Right Arrows
Click the object, click a resize handle, and use these options to resize the object in the
selected direction by 1 pixel
Control+A (Win), Command+A (Mac) Select all
Control+B (Win), Command+B (Mac) Find audio in the Library/Change text to Bold
Control+C (Win), Command+C (Mac) Copy (slide in Filmstrip, and selected object on stage)
Control+D (Win), Command+D (Mac) Duplicate (slide in Filmstrip, and selected object on stage)
Control+E (Win), Command+E (Mac) Extend the length of the object display time to the end of the slide on the Timeline
Control+F (Win), Command+F (Mac) Find/replace a particular object in the project Library
Control+I (Win), Command+I (Mac) Increase the indent (selected object on stage)/Change text to Italics. Indentation is equal
to the grid size.
Control+L (Win), Command+L (Mac) Sync the selected object to the playhead
Control+M (Win), Command+M (Mac) Merge the selected object with the background
Control+N (Win), Command+N (Mac) Open new project
Control+O (Win), Command+S (Mac) Open the project
Control+P (Win), Command+P (Mac) Align the selected object with the playhead on the Timeline
Control+Q (Win), Shift+Option+R (Mac) Insert a random question slide
Control+R (Win), Command + R (Mac) Start/record new capture project