Blank Window for Object Style Manager - Captivate 8

When I open a project then open the Object Style Manager it appears blank. Does anyone

Hi There,
Have you checked Object Style Manager window in a new blank project in Captivate ?
If issue exists in a new blank project as well then please close Captivate first and then clean it preferences by going to :-
C:\Program Files ( for 64 bit ) or Program Files (x 86 ) ( for 32 bit ) \Adobe\ Adobe Captivate 7 x64\utils\ and run CleanPreferencesWin.bat file.
Launch Captivate 7 by right click on it and select run as administrator and see if that makes any difference.
Regards,
Ajit

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