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Hi there again, Sorry another newbie question I’m afraid:
How do I get text onto the screen so that it appear letter by letter, or word by word to coincide with my voiceover?
I can do it in other software (including PPT) but I cannot seem to find how to do this in captivate.
Many Thanks
Dave
Hi there again, Sorry another newbie question I’m afraid:
How do I get text onto the screen so that it appear letter by letter, or word by word to coincide with my voiceover?
I can do it in other software (including PPT) but I cannot seem to find how to do this in captivate.
Many Thanks
Dave
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I posted a blog here where I explain the workflow with using a shape as mask and adding typing sound.
There are text animations, one of them is Typing, but they are only functional for SWF export, not recommended. Synchronizing with audio would be tough.
You could use a shape with the color of the background on top of the text, and apply a motion path to that shape so that it clears the text gradually. Length of the motion path can easily be edited.
You could create a multistate object, having one word more in each state. Have it then appear in steps with a While loop, Delay command followed by Change to next state.
Maybe could offer more possibilities, but want to end with a critical note: do you really think this will add to the learning efficiency? When I need to use bulleted text – which I avoid whenever possible – I use the Multistate approach and attach audio to the bullet lines. But for words or characters in a sentence?
