Adobe Captivate Question: Buttons?
I was wondering if you knew any program(s) that I could use to create menus, background images, and buttons in Captivate.
Answer
Check out ButtonGenerator.com. They have everything you'll need to create buttons and menus. And much of the stuff you'll find there is free.
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Adobe Captivate Question: What's the Best Way to Combine Lessons into One?
I started using Captivate 3 a few months back and have upgraded to version 4. I have multiple files to publish as one project. What is the best way to handle this? Or do I just combine into one file? We were using Authorware and produced multiple executables that were accessible from a single project executable file.
Answer:
Captivate 4 features an Aggregator that will allow you to combine several projects into one (without actually combining them). First, publish your lessons as SWFs. Then create a new Aggregator project via the File menu. After that, it's a simple matter to find the SWFs you published and add them to the Aggregator project file.
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Adobe Captivate Question: Why Won't My Links Work?
I've created links in my Captivate project. They work fine when tested on my own PC. However, now that they are posted on our server, the links don't work. Any idea why?
Answer:
The server where you are publishing to needs its Flash security settings cleared up. Refer to this article for more information.
Follow Up:
This was the fix we needed. One more question: Is this something that we will have to address for ALL of the users for our presentations?
Follow Up Answer:
No. Once the server is squared away, your users will not have the same problem (assuming they have the Flash player installed… which has nothing to do with the Security issue resolved on your servers).
Adobe Captivate Question: How Do I Embed SWFs?
I am trying to create a Captivate project, basically, as a shell with 5 slides. Within each slide, I would like to insert SWFs that I have previously published. As a result, each of the 5 slides will play while the embedded/inserted SWF plays. Have you ever tried to do this? It seems to work only if I don't include a skin–but I would like to include a skin on each of the SWFs that I have inserted.
Answer:
You can certainly import a SWF into Captivate. However, with Captivate 3, you'd need to use a "single file" trick to publish a single SWF that includes the playbar. I have an article on my BLOG that will teach you how. If you upgrade to Captivate 4, you can create a single SWF out of the box (the option to embed SWFs is on by default).
However, if it's a menu you need, why not consider creating a menu that launches each of the lessons? Or perhaps use the Aggregator feature found in Captivate 4.
Adobe Captivate Question: What Happened to My Mouse?
I am working with a colleague who is having issues with her mouse. When published, the mouse doesn't display. But it does in the preview mode. Is there a "hidden" setting that we don't know. We looked in Edit > Preferences > Project > Settings. I also suggested that she reboot.
Answer:
Don't reboot. In this instance, that won't solve the missing mouse problem. Choose Edit > Preferences > Project Publish Settings. You'll find a check box that will suppress the mouse pointer when you publish. Deselect that option and you'll be fine the next time you publish. (FYI: This same feature can be found in Captivate 3.)
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