Graphics Library/Library overview

Captivate's Graphics Library includes collections of all graphics that are installed with Captivate, which can be graphics that come with Captivate, custom graphics you have created and saved to the Graphics Library, and graphics collections you installed separately.

Graphics are available from within the playout interface and the Designer; however, when you're working in the Designer, this library is expanded to include presets of styles, effects, transitions, shapes, and lighting so you can quickly apply preset attributes to graphics and their design layers.

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Browse collections of graphics and presets

Choose View > Library to view the Library/Graphics Library panel (if it's not already visible), then click the Expand icon-library-expand.png icon in the Library/Graphics Library panel to browse collections of graphics and presets.

Note: the Library is named Graphics Library from the playout interface. 

Graphics collections in the playout interface

Click the following buttons in the Graphics Library panel to view those collections. These collections are available in the playout interface.

Preset collections in the Designer

Select one of the following collections from the drop-down list at the top of the Library panel. These collections of presets are only available in the Designer.

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Preview and use graphics

  1. In the Library panel, double-click a folder in the Graphics Library/Library to view graphics in that collection.
  2. Hover your cursor over a thumbnail image to see a preview of the graphic in the Preview panel of the playout interface or in the Designer's canvas.
  3. Double-click a graphic to add it to your project.

Tip: Click the List icon-library-list.png or Thumbnail icon-library-thumbnail.png icon to change how Captivate displays collections of graphics. 

For complete details, see Preview and use designs from the graphics library.

Preview and use presets

  1. Open a graphic in the Designer.
  2. Select a design layer that you want to change in your graphic.
  3. In the Library panel, select a collection of presets from the drop-down list at the top of the panel.
  4. If necessary, double-click a folder to view presets within that collection.
  5. Hover your cursor over a thumbnail image to see a preview of the preset on the selected layer.
  6. Double-click an preset to apply it to the selected layer.

Tip: Click the List icon-library-list.png or Thumbnail icon-library-thumbnail.png icon to change how the designer displays collections of designs and presets.

For complete details, see Preview and use graphics from the graphics library.

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Add custom categories to the graphics library/library panel

  1. Open the Graphics Library/Library panel.
  2. Click the Add Category icon-library-add-category.png icon.
  3. Enter a name for the new category.
  4. Click OK.

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Save the current graphic to the graphics library panel

  1. Open the Graphics Library panel.
  2. Click the Save icon-library-save.png icon.
  3. Enter a name for the new graphic
  4. Click Save to save the current graphic to the current location in the graphics library.

For more information about saving graphics and presets to the graphics library/library, see Save graphics and presets to the graphics library/library.

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