I am doing a software simulation, demonstrating Adobe InDesign CS4 features. When I run Captivate and start recording, my mouse starts responding to a single click as if it were a double click. It does this in InDesign and it does it when I stop recording and return to Captivate 4.0. I never had this problem with Captivate 3.0. Restarting the computer doesn't help. Got a solution?
Answer
Are objects opening with a single-click when Captivate isn't recording, or only when you use Captivate. And which version of Windows are you using?
Follow-up
It turns out that this developer had a faulty mouse. After replacing it, Captivate behaved as expected.
How would you create a menu for an existing Captivate 3 project? Everything I have read says use the Menubuilder at the start of the project.
Answer:
You probably wouldn't use MenuBuilder until you were nearly done with all of the Captivate projects. Alternatively, you can add a TOC to your project via the skin. However, the TOC feature in Captivate 3 is not very good (the TOC in Captivate 4 is very good).
If you want to combine several Captivate projects under one umbrella, MenuBuilder is okay. However, I upload my content into an LMS. If you don't have an LMS, you could make a functional TOC in any Web authoring tool (such as Dreamweaver).
I want students to be able to fill out their name and employee ID on an initial screen, and then use information on a certificate at the end of the lesson (if students achieve a passing grade). I do not use a Learning Management System, so the entire project has to be self-contained. Is there anyway to link a field on the certificate page with the data entered on the sign-in page without upgrading to Captivate 4?
Answer:
The feature you're looking for is not available in Captivate 3. However, you can do exactly what you're asking in Captivate 4 via variables and widgets (both are new in that version).