![]() When you create a project from a template, it will get the normal extension cptx. ![]() As for a theme, there is a difference between a template for a responsive, and one for a normal (blank) project. This means that a template needs to have exact the same resolution as you want for your project. You have to use the option File, New Project, Project from Template. Use the option 'Save Theme as' if you started from an existing Captivate theme.Ī template in Captivate has to be chosen before you create a project. To save a theme you need to use the Themes menu, not the big button 'Themes'. If you delete the whole Layouts folder in the Public documents, while Captivate is closed, on restarting the application a new copy of the original folder will be installed in the Public documents (see also my article: Keep your Customisation). If you ever have messed up one of the themes in the Public documents, you can restore it from that original folder. That folder is a copy of the original Layouts folder in the Gallery under the Captivate installation folder. But you see in the screenshot that I have a custom theme (CP8Theme) in the default folder. I will mostly save a custom theme in the project folder when working for a client. The Thumbnails view (under Themes button) has a Browse button which allows you to navigate to any folder. You can store your custom themes in this folder or wherever you want. Those Captivate themes are stored in the Public Documents, under the subfolder 'Layouts' of the 'eLearning Assets', at the same level as the Theme Colors palettes. They show up as thumbnails when you click on the Big Button 'Themes'. ![]() Captivate 8 and 9 both have several themes in the box, most of them being responsive themes. You can have themes for a normal (blank) or for a responsive theme. A theme is saved in a file with extension cptm. When you apply a well designed theme to a project, the 'look' will change immediately and you'll not have to edit the design a lot afterwards. Although most themes will be created for a certain resolution, when designed carefully it is not necessary to apply it only to projects with the same resolution. It can be 'applied' to any project, even after creation. The goal of a Captivate theme is to keep a consistent design throughout your project. This article will explain how I am creating custom Themes, and also why I am using Templates a lot less than in earlier versions of Captivate (before version 6). You know that I often appreciate more the hidden gems, which help any developer to save time and frustration. Those are not the big hype features that were emphasized everywhere. There has been a lot of evolution in Captivate since versions, slowly but steadily. Same confusion can be found in many training schedules and books. When trying to help Captivate users, I often bump onto confusion between themes and templates.
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