Image button on question slides

Hello,
Can anyone tell me the best way to add a custom image button to a question slide in Captivate 8.01. I need to provide a help section to users who are taking a quiz.
Many thanks

I think you need to read this:
Buttons on Question/Score Slides in Captivate 6? - Captivate blog
The only interactive object that can be used on question slides, with some restrictions as you'll see, are shape buttons. And to make a shape button from an image:
Turn an Image into a Button - Captivate blog

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