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Rescaling of a project is possible, but will always lead to quality decrease. Rarely will be mentioned as well that the resolution is fixed.
The term is often wrongly used! Most so-called Captivate ‘templates’ to be found on the web, are just cptx-projects, not real Captivate templates. There is no ‘reserved’ folder for templates, Captivate has no included ‘templates’. It is also possible to create a template from a normal cptx-file with the option ‘ File, Save As‘. You can edit a template, and that will the only reason why you would save it again as a cptl. A project based ona template will get the normal extension cptx. Likewise to themes, you have to distinguish templates for responsive and for normal (blank) projects. Consequence is that a template needs to have exact the same resolution as the project.
Only way is to use the option ‘ File, New Project, Project from Template‘. Prefer the option ‘ Save Theme as‘ if you started from an existing Captivate theme.Ī template in Captivate has to be chosen before creating a project.
It is not possible with the big button ‘Themes’. Saving a theme is done with the Themes menu. When restarting the application a fresh duplicate of the original folder will be installed in the Public documents (see also my article: Keep your Customisation). The work flow is to delete the whole Layouts folder in the Public documents, while Captivate is closed. If you ever mess up one or more of the themes in the Public documents, you can restore them from that original folder. This means that the original default themes are savely stored, you are not interacting with them. That original folder is to be found in the Gallery under the Captivate installation folder. The described folder in Public Documents, is a copy of the original Layouts folder. You see in the screenshot one custom theme (CP8Theme) which I used often for example tutorials on my blog. Personally I prefer to save a custom theme in the project folder (when working for a client). The Thumbnails view (under Themes button) has a Browse button which allows you to navigate to any folder. You see that I have several installed versions, each with their themes.Īfter editing or creating a Custom theme, you can but do not have to store it in this folder. Here is a screenshot of that folder (for CP9) on my system. The Captivate themes you are using as a developer are stored in the Public Documents (Windows, for Mac under Shared), in the subfolder ‘Layouts’ of the ‘eLearning Assets’, at the same level as the Theme Colors palettes. They show up as thumbnails when you click on the Big Button ‘Themes’. You can use them for normal projects as well. Since Captivate 8 most of those themes are responsive. Each Captivate version since 6 ships with several themes. You can have themes for a normal (blank) or for a responsive theme. Applying a well designed theme to a project,should change the ‘look’ immediately it will not take a lot of editing later on.Ī theme is saved in a file with extension cptm. Although most themes will be created for a certain resolution (size in pixels), when they are designed correctly you can also apply them to projects with another resolution. A theme can be ‘applied’ to any project, even after creation, as long as it is a project of the same type, normal or responsive. The goal of a Captivate theme is to have a consistent design throughout your project’s). This article will explain my use of custom Themes, and the reason why Templates have lost significance as design tool when Themes appeared with version 6.
My blog fans know that I like to talk about the “hidden gems”, which can help saving time and frustration. These improvements have not been emphasized as much as the more ‘hype’ features. Captivate has evolved a lot (since I started using version 1), also in its design tools. Similar confusion can be found in many training schedules and books. Whether I work with clients or answer questions on forums/social media, I often bump onto confusion between themes and templates.