Making slides/frames required in Captivate 4

Is there a simple way to force the users to review every slide, without taking away their playback controls? My intent is to avoid allowing them to jump right to the examination without going through the content. I am already looking at the possibility of advanced scripting to only make the link to the exam available once they complete every module, but if there is something simpler that I haven't considered, I would love to hear about it.
Thanks,
AJ

Hi KellyPhillipsNC,
I tried your suggested "workaround" and it works just fine (Win XP, Cap4, Word 2003).
Many thanks.
Noel

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Variable for total slides/frames

Is there a variable that lists the total slides/frames in CP5.5?
Thanks

Hi Col,
Here you'll find a complete list with variables and their description, in case you are looking for another system variable
System variables in Captivate 5/5.5
Lieve

I can no longer grab an email on left mouse and slide to required required folder

I can no longer grab an email (with left mouse) header and slide to required mailbox. Works OK from right click and manually using drop down menu.

Here the same - was a problem with graphics driver (Intel on Macbook Pro Early 2009). After deinstalling "Air Display" the problem is gone...

What else must I do to force data entry other than making the field required in LC 9 Forms Designer?

I am trying to make sure that fields are populated with data prior to moving to the next field, but it seems that simply making the field required is not sufficient. What else must I do to enforce data entry within required fileds?
Thank you,

There are a variety of scripting techniques that can be used based upon the form requirements, UI aesthetics, designer preference,... The script below forces data entry into a text field object called 'tf1' but it is a dangerous practice and should be used carefully. You may find yourself in a infinite loop based upon the tab order. A safer pattern includes global field validation upon submit.
// form1.page1.subform1.tf1::exit - (JavaScript, client)
if (this.isNull) {
xfa.host.messageBox("tf1 is a mandatory field.","Text Field 1 Error",0);
xfa.host.setFocus("form1.page1.subform1.tf1");
Steve

How to create a flash menu that links to specific slides with in a Captivate swf

Hi,
I was wondering if someone could step by step explain how to
create a menu in flash that links to specific slides with in a
captivate swf. I understand that there is a rdcmndGotoSlide
command. I can't seem to get it to work.
Thanks,

pdp_1 wrote:
Hi!
I would like to create a DVD menu that offers two languages. So the first page gives two options: Language 1 and Language 2. Then depending on which language you choose, you go to a menu that proposes different videos and a photo slideshow.
Regardless on which language button you click on initially, you get the same content but in different languages.
I've been looking at Premiere's templates, which I can certainly customize, but I really don't see how to create the double menu. Does anybody have an idea?
Put the video with the first language on the timeline followed by the video with the second language. Use chapter markers so you can have each video as a chapter in the menu.
I use Premiere Pro, so I can't give more specific directions. Perhaps somebody like ATR will chime in.
Also, I have another question: can I put videos from different projects in the same DVD with Premiere or must all of the videos that go into the DVD be in the same project?
Thank you very much!!!
pdp1
They must be in the same project.

What is the minimum browser requirements for Captivate 5? (Specifically Flash and Java)

I create a Captivate from and upload it to our LMS. When employees access the course it takes a long time for it to load. My IT department is asking what is the minimum browser requirements for Captivate 5? Specifically Flash and Java. This is occuring on PC's and a Citrix environment.

Hi there,
Thanks for reaching Adobe Community. Please accept my apologies for the same.
There is nothing in specific. When you say it takes a long time, do you mean on the LMS or locally as well?
Try updaing the Flash Player.
You can download the Falsh Player Versions from the below link:
http://www.adobe.com/support/flashplayer/downloads.html
Which browser you are using?
Also what objects you have in your project?
Does it have widgets or heavier graphics?
Also are you using any particular preloader? Have you tried using the default.swf preloader?
Thanks!

White frame in between Captivate slide and imported animation

Hi,
I created a simple movie in Flash. But when I import it into
an animation slide, there is a white frame that appears before the
animation begins. I don't see it when I look at the animation in
Flash. I don't see it when I preview each slide. I've checked all
slide settings and image settings - all set to "No transition" so
no "fade in or out" to blame. Any suggestions? Thanks!
Additional information: In the Flash forums, this appears to
be refered to as a "white flash," but I don't see any references to
how to fix it when used with Captivate.
Trudie

Hi. Anyone get a weird (0.2 sec or so) "white
frame" (kind of a white "blink") between clips
(in my case, between two still photos with a music
track) that won't go away? I've tried to delete the
clips and re-add them, but can't seem to get rid of
it.
I got that blank frame also last night between 2 still photos with music in the background. Also tried to re-import the two photos but the blank frame still remains. *****, but you're not alone.

Audio/Slide Timing Issue in Captivate 4

I have created the following:
A master file in Captivate 4.
Each slide in the master file contains an audio file and a .swf file (also published in Captivate 4).
The master file contains all highlight boxes and audio files.
I have four highlight boxes on a slide in the master file. The corresponding .swf file contains five slides.
Two of the highlight boxes must appear on the first slide of the external .swf.
The next highlight box must appear on the third slide of the external .swf.
The last highlight box must appear on the fourth slide of the external .swf.
When I preview the external .swf project (the five slides) from itself, everything works fine. The audio syncs properly when the highlight boxes appear and the slides change according to their own timing.
However, when I import the .swf into the master file, and run it from there, here is what happens:
The slides in the external .swf do not even all appear. The last one is nowhere to be found. The highlight boxes, of course, appear and disappear according to their properties. But the external slides will not cooperate.
So basically, what I have is audio synced up with the highlight boxes in the master file, but no way to coordinate the syncing of the slides in the external .swf with the audio and highlight boxes in the master file.
Can anyone help?

First thing to check is the frame rate of your master file and external files. They should match otherwise they will be playing at different speeds.
But quite frankly, even if the frame rates DO match, I think you're strategy of having Captivate SWFs playing inside another Captivate movie and expecting everything to sync up properly is doomed to frustration. SWFs inserted into a Captivate movie don't necessarily play as you would expect. The longer the duration of the SWF, the more chance it will be out of sync with the main project.
My honest suggestion is to build all of your slides in the one project. Insert SWFs only for small animations.

Slide master Error in Captivate 7

Hi Adobe Captivate support,
I got an issue on slide master while I work on Captivate 7 on my machine.
My machine spec:
Intel i7 2.8GHz
RAM 16GB
While creating my presentation on Captivate 7 by imported XML file.
I found an issue on some slide that have unwanted icon or picture in the slide as attached screens.
I tried to check on each layers of the slide but the issue in red box is not appear.
Also, I checked on slide Master but the result is the same.
I tried some methods to fix this
Open new CPTX and copied slide master. Also applied new copied on the slide but it's not working.The result still exist.
I need to create a white picture as pasted it on all slide master to hide the icon on output. This is work but I think there should be another better way to fix.

Please find sample timeline below.
Also, the slide master which is used in this file is normal slide master as attached screen.
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Want to stay on same slide after button click - Captivate 5

I've got a button I'm using to pop up a separate browser window for a glossary. I need this button on every page of the module. I've got click boxes to control the flow of the timeline from page to page. When the user clicks the glossary, he should stay on the current page, get his information and dismiss the glossary. When I run it, the timeline pauses for the button, and if the user clicks it, the timeline progresses to the pause for the click box, still on the same page. But if the user clicks again on the button, the pop up window works, but Captivate moves on to the next page. Is there any way to prevent this, so that a user could click any number of times on the button without having the timeline progress past that page?
Thanks for any help anyone can provide.

Hi DS,
I use a javascript call to do what you describe all the time.
Since I use this all the time I embed the actual full javascript in Captivate's "standard.js" file. This is the full script:
function openBrWindow(theURL,winName,features)
window.open(theURL,winName,features);
I save the standard.js file. On my workstation this is the path to that file:
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Captivate 5\Templates\Publish\standard.js
Now I can call the script anytime.
Here's how I configure the click-box:
If you look at Rick's picture (thanks Rick) in the Properties control menu under Action, for On Success, choose Execute Javascript.
Next Click the Script Window button, this opens up a blank window. Since you are just calling the javascript, you don't need to put the whole script in the window. Here is an example:
javascript:openBrWindow('myURL.html','thewindowname','height=800px,width=1000px,scrollbars =yes');
Ths example opens a window 800px tall and 1000 px wide with scrollbars. You can add additional attributes if you like. Make sure the URL is correct and has the correct path and if you have more that one of these on a slide the window name will need to be different. (If this persists from slide to slide you don't have to have them all as unique, only for more than one on a slide.
Now, click the little down arrow beside the Script Window button. This produces a little drop menu (as illustrated on Rick's image). Make sure you select "Top" and turn off the "Continue Playing the Project".
This control makes the newly spawned window appear on the top of the project and stops the playing of the slide. You can set other options in Properties to turn off or on captions as needed.
I hope this helps,
TPK

FMR with 30 Frames per Second (Captivate 5.5 Win)

Hi everybody,
I am creating an online YouTube video for a presentation of our product. I am not very sure how to setup the FMR to capture in 30 frames per second. If it is possible where can I configure these settings?
thank you a lot
Rado

Welcome to our community
FMR isn't the best way to capture, but if that's your goal...
30 FPS is the default setting in Captivate unless you have told it otherwise. If you want to double-check, click Edit > Preferences > Project > Publish Settings.
Cheers... Rick
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All Quiz Slides Automatically Changed (by captivate) when ANY change is made to a Quiz Slide

When I make a change to a quiz slide, captivate automatically adds the "Back" button (which was previously deleted) to *all* quiz slides and extends *all* quiz slide length by several seconds. This is very frustrating to have to go back to every quiz slide (which are interspersed thought the project) to remove the "back" button and correct the slide length. Thoughts anyone?

Did you read that blog post that I indicated in the other thread about questions?
Default pausing point is at 1.5 secs. If you leave the Success/Last attempt action to default 'Continue' users have to wait 1.5secs, never 3 secs.
If you want to reduce the time, you can drag the pausing point bit more to the right to decrement the non-active part (not totally till end). That is the best solution, especially if some users will have to work with restricted bandwidth. Or you use Go to Next Slide instead of Continue for the actions.

Trouble with making slide show VCD or copying photos to CD

I have saved approximately 200 photos and made a copy of the photos on a cd. The problem is that some of the photos copied horizontally instead of in vertical format.....the photos where all properly showing on the PSE7 organizer...but about 13 copied in the wrong format??? Then I tried making a slide show with music....works fine in the PSE7 program, but when I went to output to VCD, nothing copied....except some files that don't contain the photos?
Russ

1. Reduce the image size 1000 x 750 if you are using high resolution images.
2. Use windows supported codec background music for slide show.
3. Update the latest audio/video drivers.

Can I customize the "Slide Title" text in Captivate's TOC?

I want "Slide title" (in grey) to say "Topics" but I cannot find where to do this in the TOC Settings; please help!

Very old article, but still the only way I know about:
Changing default captions in TOC « Rapid eLearning | Adobe Captivate Blog

System requirements for captivate trial

I am a Mac User but I have an old Dell Inspiron 8100 laptop with Pentium III, 1.1Ghz and 512 MB Ram. I am taking an elearning design class and need to trial Captivate which I can't on my Mac. From looking at the system requirements, it appears that the Captivate trial download requires Pentium 4 to run. Am I out of luck and stuck with the school's computer lab to play with Captivate and to build a sample elearning class? When will Captivate be available on a Mac? The rumor is at the end of the year = is this true?

Hi there
Is your Mac Intel based? If so, you could run Parallels in order to use Captivate.
As to when it will become available, only Adobe can say for sure. Indeed I fully expect it to be released by the end of the year. Actually, my own guess is that it will be sooner than that. I'm guessing that you will see it within the next three months.
Cheers... Rick
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