Editing Slide Length

Hi All,
I am currently using Captivate 3 and have recorded a
demonstration. I am looking to edit one of the recorded slides,
specifically, wanting to cut out the first and last 2 seconds of
the slide. I have not seen any tools within Captivate to do this. I
have looked at
FMR
but am looking for an alternative solution, since i recorded in
demonstration mode.
If anyone has any recommendations, I would greatly appreciate
it.
Thanks in advance!

Hi Carrie
This should be super simple. See the slide over in the Film
strip area that runs up and down the left side of Captivate? Try
double-clicking it. Or right-click it and choose Properties. Either
way, you should see the properties dialog. On the properties dialog
you should see a field labeled "Display Time". Try specifying the
total slide display time there.
There is a good chance that you won't be able to actually do
this. This is because you may have objects on the slide that are
preventing a shorter display time. In that case, you will need to
adjust the display time for the objects so that it is shorter. Once
you do that, you may then adjust total slide display time.
From what I'm seeing, I would say you could benefit from a
Captivate class. You may wish to consider one. There are training
providers you may find that offer these. I also offer them myself
if you are interested.
Hopefully this helped... Rick

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