Old Captivate Files (*.cp)

I have some projects made in version 3 or 4 (in 2005) the new version 7 of Captivate does not recognise them.
Any Idea on how I can update them to a level that Captivate 7 can open them.
Thanks

Hi there,
Captivate 7 cannot open .cp files.
You need to use one of these versions: Captivate 5, or 5.5 or 6, to open .cp files and convert them into .cptx, please let me know if you need the 30 days trial of any of these for conversions.
You need to launch Captivate (5, 5.5 and 6), click on file > open locate that .cp, and save that as .cptx, then that .cptx can be opened in Captivate 7.
You may face some issues with fonts and other settings, since newer versions of Captivate use different rendering techniques.
Note: Make a back up of you .cp files and then convert, because once converted into .cptx you will not be able to open that in Captivate 3 or 4.
Thanks.

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The post you replied to was apparently spam. I've deleted the post and reported the person that posted it.
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