Work with mathematical equations in Adobe Captivate Classic 7

Adobe Captivate Classic is integrated with MathMagic™ to let you create and edit Mathematical equations in your courses. MathMagic is a multi-purpose equation editor, formula editor, and a scientific symbol editor for various math formats.

The MathMagic equations are stored as a PNG resource in Adobe Captivate Classic. In the Adobe Captivate Classic library, the equations are categorized under Equations.

MathMagic equations in the Adobe Captivate Classic library
MathMagic equations in the Adobe Captivate Classic library

Create equations

  1.  Click Insert > Equation. The default equation is inserted into the slide and MathMagic opens automatically.

     

  2. Edit the equation in MathMagic as required. For more information, see MathMagic help.

     

  3. Click File > Save to change the changes to the equation in MathMagic.

     

    The changes are automatically reflected in your Adobe Captivate Classic slide.

Edit equations

  1. Double-click the equation that you want to edit. The equation is opened in MathMagic.

     

  2. Edit the equation as required. For more information, see MathMagic help.

  3. Click File > Save to change the changes to the equation in MathMagic.

     

    The changes are automatically reflected in your Adobe Captivate Classic slide.

     

Delete equations

Click the equation and press the Delete key.

Properties of equations

An equation is a noninteractive object in Adobe Captivate Classic, and you can set the following properties for equations:

  • Shadow and reflection
  • Timing
  • Transition
  • Audio
  • Transform (position, size, and rotate)

For more information, see Adding and managing objects.

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