PDF and MSWord links don't work once published

Help,
I have created a four module course and published it using aggregate, it looks great except none of the links to the pdf or msword docs work. I have tried several suggestions, but nothing works when the course is launched on another computer. I get a path error when you click on the link.
Anyone have a helpful suggestion on how to get these to work.
One other note, when I go to publish the document Adobe tells me that I need to export the files...any idea how?
tks.

Adobe Captivate will show this warning message about needing to export the files any time that it detects you have linked to another file or document that is not one of those it normally exports automatically at publish time. It's really just reminding you that it's YOUR job to ensure that the files you are linking to are going to be in the right place when the published content is accessed by end users.
The best option is just to manually copy the files (in your case PDF etc) into the same publish folder location as the HTM and SWF files that Captivate creates. Then all you need to use as a relative file path is the name of the file itself.
One thing to check as to why the links are not working is that you have Flash Global Security set up to trust the publish folder location. Alternatively, upload your content to a web server and view it via a HTTP URL link. That usually means that Flash Global Security won't be an issue.

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