Captivate Question: What's the Best Way to Create Project to Project Links?
I
have a series of sequential lessons that I have published using the
output option Export to HTML. I've set up a MenuBuilder project and
have used the Save file with project checkbox so that the file path to
each mini lesson is local instead of absolute. Thus, I can move the
project to any folder location and the menu builder will still link to
each lesson. This works well. However, in some cases I have a lesson
(which I'll call Mini Lesson H). At some point in mini lesson H the
user is presented with two buttons, one to branch to Mini Lesson J and
the other to branch to Mini Lesson K.
have a series of sequential lessons that I have published using the
output option Export to HTML. I've set up a MenuBuilder project and
have used the Save file with project checkbox so that the file path to
each mini lesson is local instead of absolute. Thus, I can move the
project to any folder location and the menu builder will still link to
each lesson. This works well. However, in some cases I have a lesson
(which I'll call Mini Lesson H). At some point in mini lesson H the
user is presented with two buttons, one to branch to Mini Lesson J and
the other to branch to Mini Lesson K.
Using
the button properties dialog box, I selected Open URL or file on
Success. And then I selected the published mini lesson J. For the
second button I did likewise and selected the published mini lesson K.
My problem is this: The reference to Mini lesson J and K in the two
buttons is absolute and not local. So, if I move the folder that the 3
mini lessons are contained in from hard drive C to let's say my
external hard drive F, the buttons will no longer open mini lesson J or
K because the button references were set absolute to hard drive C. Is
there any way to set a button's reference to local as can be done in
MenuBuilder using the Save file with project checkbox.
the button properties dialog box, I selected Open URL or file on
Success. And then I selected the published mini lesson J. For the
second button I did likewise and selected the published mini lesson K.
My problem is this: The reference to Mini lesson J and K in the two
buttons is absolute and not local. So, if I move the folder that the 3
mini lessons are contained in from hard drive C to let's say my
external hard drive F, the buttons will no longer open mini lesson J or
K because the button references were set absolute to hard drive C. Is
there any way to set a button's reference to local as can be done in
MenuBuilder using the Save file with project checkbox.
Answer:
First,
keep in mind that the published name of a project must match the name
of the Captivate project you linked to. (If the project name was
ProjectK, the published files much also be called ProjectK.html,
ProjectK.swf and so on.) You'll also need to ensure that you publish
the "sub-projects" to the same folder as the "master" project. If you
update your version of Captivate 3 to the just released patch via your
Help menu, you'll find an option to stop creating a new folder every time you publish a project (which may help with the process).
Also, this link may help.
keep in mind that the published name of a project must match the name
of the Captivate project you linked to. (If the project name was
ProjectK, the published files much also be called ProjectK.html,
ProjectK.swf and so on.) You'll also need to ensure that you publish
the "sub-projects" to the same folder as the "master" project. If you
update your version of Captivate 3 to the just released patch via your
Help menu, you'll find an option to stop creating a new folder every time you publish a project (which may help with the process).
Also, this link may help.
Captivate Question: Can I Import PowerPoint Designs?
My
company has templates for PowerPoint designs. Is there a way to import
a PowerPoint design/skin into Captivate and make it the project
template? Basically, I want to import the design and add navigation
buttons that complement it.
company has templates for PowerPoint designs. Is there a way to import
a PowerPoint design/skin into Captivate and make it the project
template? Basically, I want to import the design and add navigation
buttons that complement it.
Answer:
Yes,
you can import PowerPoint slides as background and then save the
project as a Captivate template. Once the PowerPoint backgrounds are
in, you will have to recreate the interactivity you had in PowerPoint
in Captivate via click boxes and buttons.
you can import PowerPoint slides as background and then save the
project as a Captivate template. Once the PowerPoint backgrounds are
in, you will have to recreate the interactivity you had in PowerPoint
in Captivate via click boxes and buttons.
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