How to playback an embedded swf in a Captivate project

Hello,
I generated a swf file from one captivate project and am embedding it into another. When I play back the slide that has the imported animation the playback from the slide and the imported swf are different. If I pause the main slide playback the swf continues and vice versa. How do I get the playback of the imported swf file to be controlled by the main playback controls? I am using Cpativate 4.
Thank you in advance

Hi there
I'm hoping one of the Captivate team members picks up on this one and either confirms or denys my findings.
It is my understanding that one cannot control the other. Likely you may want to simply insert a Click Box or Button on the slide with the SWF and allow the user to move on when they are ready after having interacted with the SWF.
You may wish to experiment with the properties of the embedded SWF. There is an option called "Synchronize with project". But I'm doubtful it will work to accomplish what you want. I think what this option does is to ensure that if the timing of the slide is different than the SWF inside, it will play the SWF in its entirety.
Cheers... Rick
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