Can't overlap smartshapes or animation on question slides

Hi All!
I need to overlay some information on a multichoice questions, the information is on a smartshape/ or a swf animation. I have tried all i can but the overlay keep staying behind the questions..
dose anyone know how to accomplish this on a question slide ?
thank in advance.

All the embedded objects on question slides have always top priority, they are on top of the stack.
I found some workaround for shapes, as you can read in this article: Buttons on Question/Score Slides in Captivate 6? - Captivate blog
The idea is to put the shape on the slide before the question slide, time it for the rest of the project and always on top, then show it on the question slide using an (advanced) action.
I didn't try with animations however.

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