Graphics Reference
In-Depth Information
Changing Cursor Movement
When you record actions on the screen, Captivate automatically stores
the movements of your cursor as you move it around on the screen
using the mouse or another pointing device. Rather than store the
exact path, Captivate stores only the beginning and ending locations of
the cursor on each slide. When the movie is played, Captivate fills in
the cursor movement using the mouse settings you've entered for
properties such as cursor icon, speed, path, and mouse click. One
exception to this is if you record your movie in Full Motion recording
mode. Full Motion recording captures the exact motions of your
cursor.
Within Captivate, the cursor movement is also called the mouse
movement, since it is typically created by recording your use of the
mouse, although you can use other pointing devices such as a pen on a
tablet. Sometimes the cursor is also called the pointer, even when it is
a non-pointing icon such as a timer or cross-hatch.
Unlike other elements on a slide, you cannot delete cursor move-
ment. You can, however, set the mouse movement so that it doesn't
show. The beginning and end points are still stored, and you can show
them again later if you need to, but the mouse cursor will not display
on the slide in the finished movie.
Displaying Cursor Movement
The cursor movements are recorded along with your screen shots
whenever you record a movie. As you work with movie files, you can
turn the display of these movements on or off. There are three ways to
do this:
Set the default recording options for cursor movement display (on
or off) before you record the movie. You can always override the
cursor display for each slide later.
Turn the cursor display on or off for a single slide through the
Mouse menus.
Set the cursor defaults with the Mouse Properties window. This
window allows you to specify whether you want the new settings
to apply to a single slide or become the new default for all slides.
