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# Welcome

Welcome to Captivate.

If this is your first time launching the application, start here. These topics explain what Captivate opens with on first launch, then walk through putting your first graphic on air. By the end, you’ll have a working session and a basic feel for the workflow.

The fastest way to get going is to choose a title design template from the Library and put it on air — Captivate ships with a rich suite of designs ready to use. From there, you can customize any template in the Designer, and when you’re ready, design your own graphics from scratch.

## What’s in this chapter

* [The Quick Start dialog](/get-started/welcome/start-screen.md) — what the welcome window is, why it appears every launch, and how to turn it off.
* [Put your first graphic on air](/get-started/welcome/first-graphic-smoke-test.md) — a five-step exercise that takes a stock graphic from the Library to the Program Monitor.

## Related

* [Get started — section overview](/get-started/branch-index.md) — install, activate, learn the layout, and the broader on-ramp to Captivate.
* [The playout interface](/get-started/chapter-index-2/the-playout-interface.md) — once you’ve put a graphic on air, learn the five-panel layout that organizes everything in the app.


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