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USING CAPTIVATE
Advanced Editing and Project Reviews
Last updated 9/28/2011
The following Adobe Captivate elements are accessible when the 508 Compliance option is selected:
• Project name (derived from Project Properties)
• Project description (derived from Project Properties)
• Slide accessibility text
• Slide label (derived from Slide Properties)
• Buttons
• Playback controls (The function of each button is read by screen readers)
• Password protection (If an Adobe Captivate SWF file is password protected, the prompt for a password is read by
screen readers)
• Question slides (Title, question, answers, button text, and scoring report are read by screen readers)
Output generated with the Section 508 option is displayed by all supported browsers. However, your output may not
be Section 508-compliant unless it is viewed with Internet Explorer. Internet Explorer is the only browser with support
for MSAA (Microsoft Active Accessibility).
To access Flash files using a screen reader, users must have Flash Player 9 or later installed.
The Access Board is an independent federal agency committed to accessibility for people with disabilities. For more
information about making your output compliant, see the Access Board website (
www.access-board.gov/508.htm).
Adobe Captivate accessibility web page
For the latest information on creating and viewing accessible Adobe Captivate content, visit the Adobe Captivate
Accessibility Overview page on the Adobe website at
www.adobe.com/go/learn_cp_accessibility_en.
Creating accessible content
Create 508-compliant projects
Create an Adobe Captivate project using the Section 508 option to view and test the output. Generating the Adobe
Captivate project updates source files containing information about your project and creates output files that you can
publish for users. Read the tips for authoring and use the following procedure.
1 In an open project that you want to publish as 508-compliant, select Edit > Preferences (Windows) or Adobe
Captivate > Preferences (Mac OS).
2 In the Category panel, expand Project, and select Publish Settings.
3 Select Enable Accessibility in the Project panel.
Tips for creating 508-compliant Adobe Captivate SWF files
While Adobe Captivate Section 508 output is compliant for navigation, make sure that other elements are also
compliant in your project. Assistive software must be able to “read” elements on the screen to visually impaired users.
Use these tips to design accessible projects.
• In the Project preferences, write a meaningful name and description for your Adobe Captivate projects.
• For users with hearing impairment, add text equivalents for audio elements. For example, when delivering
narrative audio, it is important to provide captions at the same time. One option is to place a transparent caption
in a fixed location on slides, then synchronize the text with the audio using the Timeline.
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