Select graphic layers and spreadsheet data with Instant Search

Captivate includes an Instant Search feature that enables you to select a graphic in the playlist by typing a graphic layer's name. Also, if a spreadsheet is connected to a graphic layer, you can select data in a spreadsheet by typing a graphic layer's name and the data that you want to display.

Tip: Consider naming your graphic layers in a way that is easy to remember and type; the graphic layer's name is what you'll type to select a graphic layer when using Instant Search. To rename a graphic layer, double-click the name of a graphic layer in the Layers workspace and enter a new name.

Select a graphic with Instant Search

  1. Open a project in Captivate.
  2. Choose Settings > Use instant search to turn on the Instant Search feature. (A checkmark appears next to the menu option when it is on.)
  3. Type the name of a graphic. As you type, a popup list appears in the middle of Captivate's playout interface and shows the name of every graphic layer from the Layers workspace that matches your entry.

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  4. Press the down arrow on your keyboard to highlight the name of a graphic layer in the popup list.
  5. Press ENTER.

Tip: Press SPACEBAR to play a graphic layer that is selected in the playlist. See Shortcuts for more keyboard controls.

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Select spreadsheet data in a graphic layer with Instant Search

  1. Open a project in Captivate and, if you haven't already, connect spreadsheet data to a graphic layer.
  2. Choose Settings > Use instant search to turn on Instant Search. (A checkmark appears next to the menu option when it is on.)
  3. Type the name of a graphic. As you type, a popup list appears in the middle of Captivate's playout interface showing the name of every graphic in the playlist that matches your entry.

    TL5_Instant_Search.png

  4. Either finish typing the full name of a graphic or press the down arrow on your keyboard to highlight a graphic's name in the popup list.
  5. Press the + key on your keyboard.
  6. Type data that appears in the first column of the line or block that you want to select.

    Example of searching on a line of data:

    Example of searching on a block of data (available in Captivate Broadcast and Complete):

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  7. Press ENTER to select the graphic and data.

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