So, you insert a text caption.
You edit it just so, select your font and caption style, and then click OK.
Then you spend a good chunk of time working on the Timeline getting the timing just perfect.
And off you go to the next slide, and the next, and the next. No problems.
You play the movie. It’s perfect.
But then you are asked to make a "few" editorial changes to the captions. "No problem," says you. You open a caption here and a caption there and happily make the changes.
You play the movie. And, and… it’s NOT perfect. Much to your horror you discover that the timing for your edited captions has mysteriously changed. The caption on slide 2 that was set for 8 seconds is down to 4. Huh? You added text. How on Earth could adding text decrease the time? Come to think of it, how come the time changed at all? You set it to 8 seconds, and that’s how it should stay.
You are not crazy. In its zeal, Captivate is trying to help you by always calculating the timing for your captions, even if you think you know better.
Want to turn that less than helpful feature off?
Choose Options > Calculate Caption Timing to turn the command OFF.
And that’ll take care of that.
No problem!