Working with Themes

A Theme is a file that collects all the formatting properties of a project, including (but not limited to) Object Styles. Captivate comes installed with a handful of ready-to-use themes. To have a better idea of what a Theme is, we will start with some simple experiments using the predefined Themes of Captivate:

1. Save and close every open file.
2. Use the File | New Project | Blank Project menu item to create a new blank project.
3. In the New Blank Project dialog, use the Select drop-down menu to choose a size of 1024 x 627. When you are done, click the OK button.

Captivate creates a new blank project of the chosen size. When a new project is created this way, a single slide is automatically added to the Filmstrip. This new slide is already formatted.

Creating a Blank project from the Welcome screen
To create a new blank project, you can also use the New tab of the Welcome screen. In such cases, you must choose the size of the new project in the bottom left corner...