Page Counter Variable & Captivate 4

Hello - I can't get a simple page counter variable to work that I snagged from Captain Captivate. When I click to preview, the project will not show. I’ve tried F4 and F12, it will not preview the project. When I click F3, it shows the variable text. I’ve downloaded his sample file, this will not preview either. When I delete the variable the previews work. Any ideas on how to solve this problem or is there another option for creating a simple page counter?
Thanks!!

Hello,
You are talking about a slide number? There is a system variable cpInfoCurrentSlide that gives you that number. To have it on all the slides:
insert a Text Caption on the first slide, in which you insert this system variable, you can add other text as well
change the timing of this Text caption to 'for rest of project'
preview: you will have the slide number on each slide.
If you want to know more about variables, I posted something for starters. The link is in this blog post:
Curious about variables in Captivate (4 & 5)?
And if you want to know more, can recommend a Goober guide by the moderator of this CP-forum, Captiv8r:
Variables and advanced actions
Lilybiri

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