Importing Flash swf

Hello,
I'm as new as it comes to Captivate. From what I've researched and seen, Captivate looks like an interactive Powerpoint that captures scores, answers, and responses,etc.
Right now, I'm looking for an authoring program to help me use some of those abilities -- but also host the main interactivity that I've built into a flash swf.
Before I go off and start programming, is it possible to embed a fully interactive .swf into Captivate -- or is this the wrong use and I should be attempting to rebuild that in Captivate? The program I'm going to build in Flash includes a time slider with simultaneous videos and animation.
Are time sliders possible in Captivate? (A scrubbing bar back and forth)
Thanks for your time.
Kristin

Everything you speak of is possible in Captivate, and it certainly does allow you to import SWFs created in AS3.
Whether or not your program will work well with Captivate depends a lot on your programming abilities and how well you understand the Captivate architecture so that your app integrates well with it.
It might be wise to consider building your app as a Captivate widget.
Go here for good information about widget coding: http://www.infosemantics.com.au/widgetking/

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