Menubuilder in adobe captivate

I have been trying to create a menubuilder project. All of
the swf files have linked properly and will open in the same window
but I have one problem. Once I have selected a demo to run I cannot
get back to the original menu to choose another one. I have read
the technote about closing a demo using javascript
[javascript:window.close()] but this leads to a blank screen rather
than back to the menu that I need. Does anyone have any advice for
me? Is there a different command that I can use that will do this
for me?
thanks
Katie

Hi Rick,
Thanks for your reply and the warm welcome!
I put the file name in to 'Open URL or File' but it said that
I would need to export the project first and even when I did that
the other files wouldn't open!
I think I can solve the problem by putting executable files
instead of .swf files in- the only problem with this is that I have
to go through an internet explorer security warning 'do you want to
run or save this file?' and 'The publisher cannot be verified...'.
Is there any way to get around this? I need to share this
with other people and I would like it to look like a polished
programme.
thanks for your help
Katie

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