Captivate Audio Play/Stop Buttons

I am new to Captivate 3.
I need to play an audio file with full control
(play/stop/pause buttons) on the slide.
I know how to add an audio file to the slide or object. I
also know how to stop the audio from playing via the "Stop slide
audio when clicked" option for a button. But, I do not know how to
start or pause the audio from a button.
Basically, I needing the audio playback controls similar to
those found in Flash.
I also need a button to disable audio altogether.
Any help will be appreciated.

Rick, thanks for the suggestion but I'm afraid it didn't
work. If by 'output folder' you mean the folder that is generated
and contains the swf from Captivate then , yes I put the mp3player
swf in there as well but it still does not appear on the published
lesson. The weird thing is I inserted an image and put it 'behind'
the mp3player.swf. The image appears alright but no sign of the
swf.
I had an alternative idea of putting the audio file in a flv
and inserting this into the lesson. The flv option in captivate
allows a 'player bar' to control the video embedded in the lesson
but it seems like a lot of work and extra kbs' just to play an
audio file.

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