Demo mode

Select the option Application Window in the Simulation launcher. 

Select the application that you want to record in the Application dropdown.

If you want to add voice-over, you can select an in-built microphone or an external microphone, or choose not to add any microphone.

Select Automatic Panning in the Panning dropdown as the pan mode for this recording.

Select Demo in the Simulation type section.

Select the Record button to start the recording. Hit Cmd+Return (macOS) or End (Windows) to stop the recording.

Open the demo project.

Select any slide of the recording.

In the Components section of the Visual Properties panel, you can change the following:

• Click Box: Click boxes are areas on the slide where the user must click before the next action occurs. You can use click boxes to demonstrate an application's functionality, for example, by placing them on menus or buttons where the learner must click.
• Mouse Pointer: This option displays the mouse path when transitioning between various demo elements while recording.
• Instructions: Add or remove the number of instructional blocks on the slide. You can add a maximum of three instructions to the slide. Select + to add more instructions.
• Highlight Box: Add or remove the highlight box marker. Once you finish recording, there are rectangles on the simulation slides. The rectangles represent the area where you clicked during the recording.
• Blur area: Add a blur effect to your simulation slides to protect sensitive or confidential information and maintain privacy.
  
• Input Field: Input captures a user input during the demo.
• Button:  These are interactive elements that learners click to trigger various actions, behaviors, or navigation in a project. Buttons enhance user engagement, provide interactivity, and guide learners through the course material. You can add multiple buttons on a simulation slide.
  

Components can be added or removed, and each one can be placed in various positions. You have the freedom to add multiple components to a slide, with the exception of the Mouse Pointer. To add additional components, simply select the          icon adjacent to each one.

In the Appearance section, select the Image dropdown to apply a gradient or fill. 

Select the image icon to choose an image either from Assets or on your computer. 

Select the Download icon to download the background image. Select the pencil icon to crop the image further. View Working with images in Adobe Captivate for more information. 

You can also download an image by right-clicking the slide and selecting Download image on the context menu.

Download all background images

In a simulation project, you can now download all background images to any place on your computer.

1. Open a simulation project.
2. In the right toolbar, select Project Properties.
3. Select Download all images.

Select Border to add a border to the background image. 

Select the instruction on the slide. 

In the Visual Properties panel, you can: 

• Change the transparency of the Instruction. move the Opacity slider to increase or decrease the transparency of the instruction block.
• In the Appearance section, you can change the background color of the instruction, add a border, and add a shadow. You can also change the properties of the instruction text. For more information, view Work with text in Adobe Captivate.

Select the Shapes tab, open the Geometry dropdown, and choose a new shape for the Instruction box—such as a rectangle, circle, oval callout, or cloud callout.

In the Reporting section, select the checkbox Include in quiz if you want the quiz to be included in an LMS. Each scorable unit of Captivate is automatically assigned a unique Interaction ID. This Interaction ID is what makes data tracking by the LMS possible. 

Select the highlight box on the slide.

In the Visual Properties panel, move the Opacity slider to increase or decrease the transparency of the highlight box. 

In the Appearance section, you can add the background color, border, and apply a shadow to the border. Select a solid color, linear or radial gradient, or add an image as a background. 

Select the Geometry dropdown and choose a new shape for the highlight box—rectangle, triangle, circle, or star.

On the slide, select the pointer.  

In the Appearance section of the Visual Properties panel, you can change the following:

• Pointer: Click to select the pointer's appearance.
• Size: Select Small, Medium, or Large to change the size of the pointer.

• Animate on click: You can set the color of a mouse click or the mouse click effect. This option adds a quick burst of color or special effect around the pointer to emphasize mouse clicks during project playback.
• Mouse click sound: You can change the default mouse click sound that plays whenever the mouse reaches the end of its movement path. For example, you can change from single clicks to double clicks to reflect the correct action in a workflow. You can also suppress all click sounds.
  • For a single-click sound (the sound of a mouse button being pressed once), select Mouse Click Sound and Single Click from the menu. 
  • For a double-click sound (the sound of a mouse button being pressed twice), select Mouse Click Sound, and select Double Click. 
  • To browse to an alternative sound for a mouse click, select Mouse Click Sound, and then select the browse button. The Open dialog box appears, letting you browse an audio file.
• Straighten mouse path: Select this option to have the pointer follow a straight path between its start and end points. By default, the pointer follows a curved path that gives the motion a more realistic look. 

Click Apply to all slides to apply the changes to all slides in the demo project.

Select Visual properties > Components > select Blur area.

Select the blur area and adjust the blur intensity using the slider.

Under Appearance, customise the corner radius and borders. You can also adjust the blur size directly using the handles on the blur component. 

Select the Geometry dropdown to customise the blur's shape (circle, rectangle, triangle, or star).