Question About Editing Captivate's Full Motion Recordings
Occasionally I would like to edit full motion captures in Captivate 2. When I export my project into Flash the movie comes through but my Flash application tools are not available. What am I missing?
Answer
I typically don't use Captivate's Full Motion Recording (FMR) feature in my projects since they can be difficult to edit afterwards. I would recommend that you look into Adobe's free FMR Editor if you need to edit the FMRs (instead of trying to use Flash). If any "skills and drills" readers pass along success stories about editing FMR's, I'm happy to post them here.
Question About Reusing Failure Captions
I've got a click box with a failure caption. I am trying to use the same failure caption on all of my slides. I've tried double-clicking the failure caption and clicking the Apply to All button. However, the failure caption isn't applied to all of my slides. What am I missing?
Answer
Copy the click box to the clipboard (Edit > Copy). Once the click box is on the clipboard, paste it onto as many slides as you like. Since the failure caption is actually attached to the click box, when you paste the click box on the slide(s), the failure caption goes along for the ride.
Question About Memory
I've just started using Captivate. Do you recommend a certain amount of RAM in my laptop?
Answer
When it comes to memory, you cannot have too much! I'd recommend maxing out your system. If your laptop can take 4 GB, go for it. At a minimum, you should have at least 1 GB of RAM... 2 would be better. If you find yourself low on system resources while working in a program like Captivate, close non-essential software such as MS Outlook while you're doing your development work.
Question About Removing the Captivate Playbar
Is it possible to disable the navigation in the skin when you don't want people to advance the slide without trying to click on the click boxes?
Answer You can remove the playbar from a skin by choosing Project > Skin and removing the check mark from Show playback control. Without a playbar, users will be forced to interact with your simulation. FYI: You'll need clear instructions on the slide telling them what to do or else they will be stuck.
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