Controlling slide duration - Captivate 4

I am coming from a Camtasia world - no I am not "converting"
- I still love Camtasia, But I would like to become proficient
building scored simulations. I inserted a number of Click boxes and
text entry boxes in a simulation of an accounting software package,
My slides seem to have a default duration of 7.8 seconds which I
would like to shorten to "pick up the pace". However Captivate
refuses to let me because of the other objects on the page that I
also try to shorten, but they ssem to be Ok with a duration of 3
seconds. What do I need to do or check to "pick up the
pace".

Hi Richard,
I'm confused. Your slides "
seem to have a default duration of 7.8 seconds", but ... "
they seem (edited) to be Ok with a duration of 3 seconds". I
guess you lost me at the turn.
You cannot shorten the time-of-display for a slide to a time
that is less than the longest duration of any object placed on it.
So you will have to shorten the time of the objects on the slide
(text boxes, highlights, or any other object listed on the
time-line of that slide) before you can shorten the duration of the
slide itself. Am I even close to your question? I know you have
been "around the block", so am hoping you can forgive the
simplicity of the answer ...
The default time for the slides in your movie can be set in
the "Preferences" dialog, which is located at the bottom of the
EDIT menu, in either Captivate 3 or 4. Hope something in here is
helpful. Have a nice day.

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