Cap 3 Training Simulation
Using the Training Simulation mode, when text entry is done
during recording, the text that is typed in shows as a click box
rather than a text entry box. Is there a setting I'm
missing?
Hi SueCJ
Sounds weird!! If you look in your time bar on those slides
where you would expect a text box, do you see a click box or a text
box?? If it is a text box, then select it in the Time bar and the
various components associate with a text box should appear (minimum
= text entry and click box or "submit" button). No insult intended
if you already know the following, but each text box defaults to
the 2 items mentioned and the user is "expected" to type the entry
into the text box itself while the "submit" button is there to tell
Captivate that said user has finished entering data. I tend to make
this button transparent in the button properties and place it on
the next logical place to click. Further, the slide navigation is
based on the text box properties, so check the contine/next slide
etc. options there.
If all of the above is kosher and you can and want to, then
please mail me the .cp file by clicking
HERE
Cheers
Andrew
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A Captivate NoviceHi there
I replied to this over in the TechShoret forums, but will
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case someone down the road searches.
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This method isn't very clean. I'm guessing that you really
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Regards Rick's comment - so did I. Use the "Apply to All",
that is. And as I said (as Rick said), it doesn't work - or at
least not reliably enough to say this is the "fix" you are looking
for.
Regards this entire thread, I have a problem with all of your
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presented by " sazzam", because he or she (it?) didn't give us
enough information to establish one-single-correct-way to handle
this.
BTW, sazzam, we don't do personal email - sorry, but that
would defeat the entire purpose of these forums ... the sharing of
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yourself to coming back for the answers. Also, sazzam, it is
considered bad policy (security-wise) to insert your email address
in the body of your post - the spiders are already forwarding it to
their malware masters.
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instance, if, as some folks do when inserting click-boxes or
buttons, the object and slide times are set to very very short
periods (a trick so the developer can use the "Continue" action
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useless. There are other things we would need to know to offer a
single "right" (or a "fastest") solution - but that should give you
an idea of what's wrong with offering a cookie-cutter solution, as
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quote:
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HTH
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NancyHi Lieve,
Thanks for replying. I'm using Captivate 7.
I'm hoping to work through it myself and then possibly post something to help others who may see value in something like this, so having you confirm that you believe it's possible is helpful - thank you.
I've worked out the basic technical approach and now need to integrate my instruction panel with your Knockout approach. If I can get it working, I will definitely share.
Nancy
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