Powerpoint editing problems in Captivate 5

I'm working with Captivate 5 and powerpoint 2003. When attempting to import a 90 slide presenation into captivate, only the first 5 slides would import. As a work around, I was able to save the PP2003 presentation as powerpoint 2007. I was able to import all 90 slides at that point. But now, it seems like captivate will not sync with the presentation (2007). Also, I can only make changes to a slide once in captive. If I try to make multiple changes at different times, I get a message stating "The slide does not exist in the Microsoft Powerpoint presentation. Update the presentation resource with the latest file and try editing". Could it be due to the fact that I have the 2003 version of powerpoint loaded on my machine?

Hi there
I believe the question was answered by AndyKingInOC earlier in the thread. Sorry
The thing is, links don't survive the trip when the PowerPoint is converted to Captivate format. If you want links, you will need to add them yourself after importing. I do see the other typical issues of the links not working when testing locally have been covered, so I won't rattle on about that.
Andy suggested using a button. Personally I disagree. I have no clue why so many folks believe a transparent button is the thing to use. A Click Box does the same thing and is already invisible by default. What you are seeing with the interference of operation when additional elements are added simply underscores my own description of Captivate. And that description is: Captivate is "deceptively simple". I say that because it's usually drop dead simple to just create something and show it. But once you begin embellishing it and adding new elements, complexity creeps in as those elements interact with one another. Buttons and Click Boxes for example. Both of these elements normally pause the slide. And the pausing may cause other elements to appear not to work. Fortunately, the pause may be turned off if you like.
The bottom line is that if you want to add a link, you need to add something like a Click Box, configure it to open what you are linking to and superimpose it over the area the user will click.
Cheers... Rick
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