Add text entry boxes with Adobe Captivate

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Enter a unique name for the text entry box. You can use this name when defining the visibility conditions for the box.

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Clear this option if you want the text entry box to be invisible when the project is played. The object can be made visible when a specific event occurs such as the entry to a slide or exit from a slide. For more information, see Controlling the visibility of objects.

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Select a style for the text entry box. To define a new style, select Edit > Object Style Manager. For more information on object styles, see Object style.

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Displays the default text that appears in the text entry box. The user can overwrite the displayed text to type the answer. For example, you can set a default text for the text entry box saying, “Enter the answer here.”

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Allows users to view their previously entered answer if they return to this slide using the Back button.

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Enables or disables the visibility of the text entry box frame. Choose this option if you want to hide the corners of the text entry box.

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Displays asterisks in the text entry box to indicate that the box is a password field.

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Validates the input provided by the users. The box behaves like a form field and accepts any user input.

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Lets you specify the following options:

• Maximum Length: Number of characters that you want to limit the input to.
• Auto Submit: This option is enabled if you have specified a limit on the number of characters. When you enable this option, the users' input is automatically submitted when the limit is reached without them having to click Submit.
• Numbers: Click if you want only numeric data to be entered by users.
• Uppercase: Click if you want only uppercase characters to be entered into the text entry box. All characters that are typed into the box are automatically converted to uppercase even if users type them in lowercase.
• Lowercase: Click if you want only lowercase characters to be entered into the text entry box. All characters that are typed into the box are automatically converted to lowercase even if users type them in uppercase.
• None : Click to remove all restrictions that you have set (numbers, uppercase, or lowercase).

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Indicates the name of the variable that stores the value entered in the text entry box by users. To specify a different variable name, click the ‘X’ icon, type the name of the variable, and click Ok.

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Indicates the background color of the text entry box. To change the color, click the Fill box and click a color in the color palette.

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Set the following font properties:

• Character
• Style
• Size
• Format
• Color

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Set the following properties:

• Shadow: Select the check box to apply shadow to the text entry box.
• Direction: Select the direction: inner or outer. The preview of the selected direction is displayed on stage.
• Presets: Click one of the images in Presets to apply a shadow with a standard angle, distance, blur, and color settings. You can customize these settings using the appropriate options in the Shadow accordion.
• Color: Click to select a color for the shadow. Specify the alpha for the color, in percentage, in the adjacent field.
• Blur: Specify a value, in pixels, for the blur of the shadow.
• Angle: Specify the angle for the shadow.
• Distance: Specify the distance, in pixels, at which the shadow must be displayed.
• Reflection: Select the check box to add reflection to the text caption. Choose one of the presets.

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Specifies the event that occurs when a user clicks the box. For the description of the available options, see Project navigation using interactive objects.

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Allows users an unlimited number of attempts.

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Specifies the number of times the user can attempt the question before the specified action takes place. By default, the number of attempts allowed is infinite. To specify a number, clear the Infinite Attempts check-box and then click the numeral associated with the Attempts option.

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ou can specify a keyboard shortcut for the mouse-click. Users can use the keyboard shortcut instead of the mouse. For example, suppose you select Control+Shift+Enter as the keyboard shortcut for the mouse-click. The click is treated as correct (a click within the box) when users press this combination. If they press the wrong combination, it is treated as a click outside the box.

Note: If your Adobe Captivate project is displayed in a browser, set keyboard shortcuts that do not conflict with common browser shortcuts. For example, F1 is frequently used as a keyboard shortcut to display Help. The Control, Alt, and Shift keys map to the Control, Option, and Shift keys on Macintosh® computers, respectively.

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Select the action that should be performed when the user presses Enter or Tab.

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Allows you to associate an audio with the click box.

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Use this section to define the exact size or location of the text entry box in terms of pixels. You can also specify the rotation of a text entry box in this section.

• X: Position of the text entry box on the X-axis.
• Y: Position of the text entry box on the Y-axis.
• W: Width of the text entry box.
• H: Height of the text entry box.

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• Constrain Proportions: Maintains the height-to-width ratio of the text entry box when you resize it.
• Angle: The angle of rotation of the text entry box.

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Specifies how long the text entry box is displayed on the slide.

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Specify the time in seconds.

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Specifies the delay between the first appearance of the slide and the first appearance of the text entry box.

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Specifies the point at which the project pauses so that the user can enter text in the text entry box. The project continues only after the user submits the correct answer.