Creating a link on exported exe files

I have 9 separate projects I need to burn to a CD. I have
created an html menu. I am exporting each of the 9 projects as
stand alone exe files, each one automatically opening the next one.
But at any given time I would like the viewer to be able to exit to
the main menu. Should I just put a button linking to the main menu
on every single screen of a single project, to allow the user to
exit to the menu if they want?
FYI, I had initially created the 9 projects as html files,
linking to one another. I posted a message about that earlier. But
I am running into browser issues and don't want to run that risk
with the completed CD. Help! :)

Hello Captiv8r and others,
This thread is pretty interesting. I have been struggling
with creating a project using Captivate 3 that will
reside fully on a CD. I am looking at maybe three workflows
for this, one using exe files, one using swf files and an html page
which serves as a "menu page" (the Captivate Menu builder just does
not have enough options, in terms
of graphic display, buttons, etc.), and the last one (which
is the hardest), using some sort of Flash container, a Flash
loader, and some menu buttons built in Flash, that call up
Captivate created swf files, etc. So far we have not had to track
state. I am trying to develop a training course on MS Excel, and am
using audio and Captivate for screen shots, mouse movements, etc.
After all the BS above, I do have a question. Is there a
reason to publish to an exe file in Captivate? Or what is the
reason(s) to publish a Captivate project to an exe file in the
first place. I have searched around for the answer on this, but
have found no good answer on this. Perhaps those of you more "sage"
Captivate users can provide some insight.
Thanks again for a very helpful forum,
eholz1

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