Multiple Mouse Clicks in Captivate?

hi,
i'm trying to get a mouse to click twice on one slide... is
this possible? if it's not, how do i get it to advance seemlessly
to the next slide?
thanks

Welcome to the user community, tdelman. The mouse can have
only a single beginning point and ending point on any one slide. To
move to the next slide - where the mouse will begin where it ended
on the prior slide - do nothing. When the slide ends on the first
slide, it will (to use your word) "seamlessly" move to the
following slide with no action on your part.
Hope this helps.
.

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