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  1. [Feature] Option for image container to grow with text in the “Image” Design Option

    Version: 12.6

    Problem:
    Currently, the image in the "Image" Design Option does not grow when the text block container-image-text increases in height. There is no setting in either the Captivate GUI or the designOption.json to scale the image vertically along with its content.
    In responsive layouts (e.g., hero sections, split layouts), this leads to unbalanced designs, awkward proportions, and unnecessary whitespace.
    See screenshots design-options_image-02.png and design-options_image-03.png.

    Suggestion:
    Add an optional setting that allows the image to:
    - grow vertically with the text container
    - maintain its aspect ratio (e.g., via object-fit)
    - adapt responsively to varying content heights…

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  2. [Feature] Custom layout slides with freely configurable Design Options

    Problem:
    New content slides can currently only be created based on predefined layout categories (e.g., Comparison, Meet the Team). Each layout only allows importing a fixed set of Design Options defined in its associated designOption.json. Additional components cannot be added, which makes layouts unnecessarily rigid and difficult to adapt to custom design requirements or corporate branding.

    Example:
    Meet the Team only allows paragraph and image-grid. Adding an additional paragraph beneath the grid is not possible.

    {
      "type": "Meet the Team",
      "name": "$$name",
      "description": "$$description",
      "designOptionId": "LAYOUTS_MEET_THE_TEAM",
      "isDefault": false,
      "version": "1.0",
      "thumbnail": "thumbnail.png",
      "styles": [
         {
          "tag": "paragraph",
          "designOptionId":
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  3. Allow content creators to import .doc or .pdf text to populate a template.

    If there were tags that could be placed into a word document that could call for a slide option in a project template, then the program could auto-populate text and images into predetermined slide options. This would allow for a rapid conversion to Captivate files when receiving only text, image and link content from authors.

    Many of our authors are accustomed to a particular set of procedures for content development. We need a simple method to take the content provided and convert it to a Captivate project.

    If there were <tag>s of some sort that could identify sections of text…

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  4. Variables and Design Options

    We all understand that Captivate 12 is "built around a template-based authoring approach, designed to streamline project creation with minimal effort." that's just great. And we all want a simple user interface for our content creators who are less technically savvy, which Captivate provides. That does not mean that the content administrators don't still need the ability to have custom templates with variables to integrate properly with their LMS (and in our case LRS). We have government mandated variable time requirements for slide dwell time and total lesson duration. We also have varying pass percentage requirements.

    There are a large…

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  5. [Feature] Option for automatic display of timeline events (without click)

    Problem:
    In the current Timeline widget, each event must be clicked manually for its associated content (text/image) to appear.
    This interaction pattern is not ideal for all learning scenarios — especially in linear or narrative timelines, repeated clicking can be distracting and offers little didactic value.

    Suggestion:
    Add an option in the Captivate GUI and in the designOption.json to control the behavior:
    - Manual (current behavior): The user clicks each event to reveal its content.
    - Automatic: The content is always visible.
    - For better user experience: The content appears with a smooth fade-in or motion animation when the event…

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  6. [Feature] New Widget for Expandable Single Sections (Disclosure / Details)

    Background:
    On longpages or compact content layouts, there is often a need for expandable single sections for supplementary content such as transcripts, glossaries, or additional information. An accordion widget is overkill for this purpose, as it requires multiple tabs and semantically implies a group behavior.

    Problem:
    - The Accordion widget cannot currently be reduced to a single tab.
    - Using a "pseudo-accordion" with only one panel is semantically incorrect and may negatively impact accessibility and user orientation.
    - There is no dedicated widget to toggle individual content sections, making implementation cumbersome.

    Suggestion:
    A dedicated widget based on the established HTML5 …

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  7. allow the addition of custom assets in template info.json

    info.json ("C:\Users\Public\Documents\Adobe\eLearning Assets\12.0\content\Templates\info.json") elements populate the project template assets menu. There is an internal updating mechanism that prevents any additions from persisting in this .json. Further, the "id" seems to lead to another asset that populates the slide choice menu when you select a project from the project template assets menu. We need our templates to be configured to populate this menu so that our content developers can select our standard templates from the assets menu. This is critical. Pulling slides and configuring slides from a 'template project' that is open in a different window is clunky, prone to variable…

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  8. ragesh.c@gds.ey.com

    The new Adobe Captivate version does not allow placing objects in a custom order. It only supports drag-and-drop using predefined templates. For example, if we need to position titles, images, icons, or buttons freely on the slide, this flexibility is missing. Currently, all custom design options are limited, forcing us to use only what Captivate provides.

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  9. Add checkboxes with Select All or Deselect All when editing Table of Contents

    When creating courses in Captivate, we often have over 100 slides, but we only want our users to have access to maybe 10 in the Table of Contents. In Captivate 12.6, I have to deselect each slide which is obnoxiously time consuming. The "eye" icon action should be replaced with check boxes with "Select All" or "Deselect All" options at the top.

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  10. Bug- Mac Users Have Different Text

    When I create trainings, they work just as expected on Windows but if someone on a Mac opens it the text turns into a different font and is not matching my company branding as I designed it to.

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  11. Text Drag and Drop

    I don't use the drag and drop because currently it is only for pictures. Would be nice to have the ability to have learners drag and drop text to other text.

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  12. [Feature/Bug] Cards Widget: Perspective and mouseover overlay customization

    Problem:
    - The .flip-card-container in the global stylesheet uses the perspective property. This value cannot be adjusted via the GUI or the designOption.json.
    - If no image is set on the front side, a gray mouseover overlay appears. Its color and visibility cannot currently be changed in the GUI or the designOption.json.

    Suggestion:
    - Make the perspective value adjustable in both the GUI and the designOption.json.
    - Allow configuring the color and behavior (show/hide) of the mouseover overlay in the GUI and designOption.json.

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  13. [Bug] Quote Widget ignores styling and lacks clear component references

    Problem:
    The Quote Widget does not fully respond to styles defined in designOption.json.

    Details:
    - The containers container-quotes-text, slide-item-quotes-icon-container-1, and slide-item-quotes-icon-container-2 ignore custom style definitions and seem to have structural inconsistencies.
    - In container-quotes-card, there are no documented or discoverable component names (e.g., quoteText, quoteIcon1, quoteIcon2), making it impossible to target, enable, or disable these elements within designOption.json.
    - Several layout properties in the global stylesheet cannot be overridden locally within designOption.json.

    Suggestion:
    Document all component names and ensure that each element of the Quote Widget can be fully styled and…

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  14. [Feature] Custom CSS as a first step toward an open widget architecture

    Problem:
    Widget styles can currently only be customized via designOptions.json. Many widget structure elements cannot be targeted or modified globally.

    Suggestion:
    Add the ability to include a custom CSS file at the project or theme level. This stylesheet should allow global adjustments and overrides of Captivate’s core CSS.

    In the long term, Captivate could – similar to the Adapt Framework – offer an open widget system, where custom or modified widgets are possible. Custom CSS would be a useful, practical intermediate step that provides immediate benefits and paves the way toward a fully modular architecture.

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  15. [Feature] Extended background image options

    Problem:
    Current background image settings in Captivate are rather limited and don’t fully reflect the flexibility of CSS.

    Suggestion:
    Add support for the following additional background-related properties and options:

    • Background attachment — Currently only scroll is available. Adding fixed would enable simple parallax effects.
    • Background position — Currently only horizontal alignment is supported. Vertical alignment (top, center, bottom) and relative or absolute positioning (percent, pixels) should be possible.
    • Background repeat — Only repeat is currently available. Separate control for repeat-x and repeat-y would be useful.
    • Background size — Currently only contain and cover, as well…
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  16. [Feature] Make Project Information available as system variables

    Problem:
    The metadata entered under Edit → Preferences → Project → Information (Author, Company, Email, Website, Copyright, Project Name, Description) is stored in the project settings but cannot be used dynamically within the project.

    Suggestion:
    Expose these fields as system variables so they can be reused throughout the project — for example, in headers, footers, or legal notices.

    Examples:
    $$Project.Author$$, $$Project.Company$$, $$Project.Copyright$$, etc.

    Additional useful metadata could include:
    $$Project.Version$$, $$Project.CreatedDate$$, $$Project.LastModifiedDate$$, $$Project.CreatedBy$$, $$Project.LastModifiedBy$$.

    This would enable centralized updates and more transparent project documentation — especially for collaborative or versioned workflows.

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  17. Reply Interaction

    Need a reply interaction to add to custom button instead of using playbar - will use for slide videos added to ppt import projects

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  18. 13.1 bug

    13.1 bug - Captivate turns black after locking my computer (CTRL + L on Windows). Does not reload or open. Sometimes data is lost due to lack of save prior to blackout.

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  19. Add Slide Video to PPT imported project

    Currently cannot add slide video to powerpoint imported project == can add video media but there is playbar built into the video this way, unlike when adding a slide video.

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  20. Selecting Multiple Objects & Object Alignment

    Be able to select multiple objects at once on a single slide, alignment options for said objects (including while multiple objects on slide) against other objects.

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