Printing in Captivate 7?

I have a programme I have developed in Captivate 5.5 which I opened and saved in verion 7. The print widget does not work in version 7.
How can I print a page in Captivate 7 without purchasing a print widget?

Sorry, this isn't an answer, but I have the same question, so I've been rooting around the forums searching. It does not look like it is possible to export user variables into a word template, but it is possible to print out a user's typed text using user variables, and a working print widget.
But the catch is, Captivate's print options are very limited - there is a print widget you can insert on the slide, but it doesn't give the user any options and will usually print a slide off-center, with a warped ratio. It will print the entire slide.
-You can also code your own print button with javascript by typing window.print(), but it has similar limitations.
-There is also a print playbar (under project>skin editor> theme) you can select that has a print icon at the bottom, but for some reason, it has never worked for me. The icon is always whited out and non-functional.
-Some users have created 3rd party widgets as a work-around, but the ones I've found only work for flash, and not HTML5. If you are exporting in Flash, you could create a slide that recalls all of the user variables (by creating a textbox and inputting '$$user_variable$$ for every variable) in your project and print that slide using this widget.
-Someone on the forums suggested using the Notes interaction and allowing the users to print those out - but I do not know how to allow that.
The fact that Captivate provides a non-functional print function is disappointing, and I expected better of Adobe. I would love to be proven wrong.

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Hi,
I've seen various posts about using a widget to print a window/slide "made from" Captivate 5.
As I work in gov and their security policy is restrictive (for good reason I suppose), I can't download this widget.
Is there another way I can get a slide to print? I was trying to do an execute javascript thing on a button, but that doesn't work.
I published the file, went into the HTML and tinkered with it as per codelifter: and this post http://forums.adobe.com/thread/765038?tstart=0
============================================================
Script:     Print Current Window From A Link
Function:   Opens printer dialogue to print current page
Browsers:   Version 4 and later (others degrade gracefully)
Author:     etLux
============================================================
Step 1.
Put the following script in the head of your page.
<script>
// (C) 2000 www.CodeLifter.com
// http://www.codelifter.com
// Free for all users, but leave in this header
function printWindow(){
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============================================================
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============================================================
I couldn't do step two, because the html is per project not slide/page, but before I published I put in the script window
"javascript:printWindow()" for "on Success" (ie clicking the button)
It doesn't print though.
Should I be using advanced actions instead?
I have created a slide with text captions that have fields with a background of a certificate. I want users to be able to print the certificate.
Thank you
Adrienne

Unfortunately, I think you're going to find that the Print Widget is your best option. It's an excellent widget that fills a very big gap in Cp functionality, the simple task of printing out a runtime slide.
It doesn't really represent a security threat, but if you are trying to download it as a wdgt file, the reason your network is blocking this is that it probably doesn't know what this file ending is for, so it assumes it must be something nasty. Secured networks usually have a limited list of file endings that are permitted and this one (.wdgt) is unique to Cp widgets.
But a widget can also be a simple SWF file as well. It doesn't have to be .wdgt to work.
Contact the creator of the Print Widget: http://www.cpguru.com/2010/09/03/intelligent-print-widget-for-adobe-captivate-4-and-adobe- captivate-5/
You should be able to get him to supply you with an SWF version of the widget (after you purchase it).
If your network currently allows you to view Flash content at all, it already allows SWF files, so this widget should not be blocked in any way.
All the other routes you describe above are a lot more trouble and far less likely to work reliably.

Print button - captivate swf within falsh swf

Hi I have a nice problem and I hope someone might have an
answer for me.
I am making an interactive tool book. The design,
backgrounds, button etc are all in flash. I have also done a quiz
in captivate which has a bank of 50 questions but only 20 random
ones appear each time you do the quiz.
As you cannot import a random quiz captivate file into flash
I have made a movie clip titled container that the captivate quiz
swf. file loads into. This all works without a problem. However I
have to make a print button also in flash so the user can print
their result page (the result page is apart of the captivate file).
I have tried every print Action script I can think of;
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the flash created objects (background, buttons etc) but it will not
print the end results page that appears in the movie clip titled:
container, which is located in the middle of the flash stage.
Although if I click print in the flash player file menu it
does......
Can anyone help me or have I confused you all??
From Sez

Markus,
I use "this." in the Actionscript, but I don't think that's the problem. In the attached file you'll see my problem.
Downloadable from:
http://www.dorna.nl/captivate_widgets/example_passing_variables_cp4.zip
http://www.dorna.nl/captivate_widgets/example_passing_variables_cp4.zip

Unable to Print Screen Captivate 3's publish windows (minor)

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LOL, love your avatar of the green stop!
What are you using? Plain old Print Screen? Perhaps try using a screen capture application? Perhaps even Captivate itself? Start two sessions and record the second with the first?
Cheers... Rick
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Print from captivate widget

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I have tryed to created the widget to print for entire captivate slides within a single shot. But i have failed to do that. So i have planned to make the entire slide as a separate screenshot then put it in the click event. While i have compile the flash movie it will working superb.
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Karthik

I have worked out that it is tied in with the resolution of the project which is 1024 x 768. If I change my screen resolution from 1920 x 1024 to match the projects resolution there is no print problem. However I don't want to put this restriction on my users. I would like them to sit the test at whatever resolution they need and then print the certificate when they are finished. Any ideas if there is a setting that I might be able to click or anything I can do to facilitate printing full screen without making my users adjust their screen settings.

Print page Captivate 5.5

Is there a java script command that can be used to print the current page in Captivate 5.5?

If trying to execute JavaScript from the Script window in Captivate, don't use comments. Place your code in the head of the HTM page and then call the JS function only from the script window.
The other thing to remember about executing JS code in Captivate is that Flash Global Settings must be trusting the publish location:
http://www.infosemantics.com.au/adobe-captivate-troubleshooting/how-to-set-up-flash-global -security

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Im attempting to "print" a project only to return a failed message. When I am successful the Word doc returns grey blocks rather than content. Any help appreciated
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- Nic

Hi there,
From the shared screen, I can see that the 'Slide notes' option is selected for print. Is it printing the slide notes correctly when the print works? The grey box is nothing but the slide, if you select 'Include Objects and question slide options' you can see that the slide getting exported as an image as part of the print.
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Nimmy Sukumaran.

Printing slides from Captivate

I am a new Captivate user and I can't find this info anywhere.
I use Captivate to build presentations, but the other SME's don't have Captivate to make edits.When we used Powerpoint for presentations, our standard practice was to convert the Powerpoint presentation to PDF and print the PDF for each SME to make notes on. My SME's would like to be able to print the Captivate presentation in order to make notes, the same way they used to print Powerpoint slides.
I also need to be able to use each Captivate slide for a handbook. I am hoping there is an easy way to do this, rather than taking screenshots of each slide....
I use Adobe Captivate, and I have Adobe Acrobat 9. My SME's only have Adobe Reader. Any help is greatly appreciated.

Welcome to our community
Click File > Publish and choose to publish Print from the dialog on the left side.
Cheers... Rick
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Printing only visible item on slide in Captivate 4

Hello,
I am trying to print a slide in the project. However, on this particular slide, I have several items that are not visible unless the certain variables are true. When I use Captivate's print widget, it prints EVERYTHING on the slide, regardless of whether it is visible or not. Essentially, what I want to print is only what is showing on the screen like what the "print screen" function will do. Is there anyway that this can be done?

See if this widget would help: http://captivatedev.com/2011/10/09/adobe-captivate-widget-dynamic-pdf-export/

Intelligent Print Widget not compatible with Adobe Captivate 7?

HI,
I took a file I developed with CP6 that has the Intelligent Print Widget on the Quiz Results pages into CP7. When I publish the file, I don't see the print widget. I even ensured the swf file is there in the zipped package but still no print button. What happened?
Please help!

My colleague got it from the site below:
http://www.cpguru.com/intelligent-print-widget-for-adobe-captivate/
I contacted them to get the updated version. I hope it helps.

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http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/exchange/index.cfm?event=extensionDetail&extid=2114023

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Printing a certificate in Captivate CS5

Hello,
I am currently using Captivate CS5 and I want to have some sort of button/click box etc or even link which allows the student to print a certificate or have one emailed to them when they reach a certain section in my module. I also want this certificate to ideally have their name and date of completion present on too.
I can create a 'certificate-style' slide already which uses Text Entry boxes and variables but as I'm not brilliant with captivate yet and am still very new to widgets, I wanted to see what is the most basic/straightforward/least complex students could be sent/print out their certificates.
Any help would be very appreciated!

Hi Kayleigh
Hopefully Lilybiri won't mind my offering a reply here as I'm guessing she is tucked into bed for the evening. I believe she lives in Belgium and according to my clock it's midnight there.
To insert a widget, click Window > Widget and Captivate should list the widgets for you to choose.
You may find you need to also click the little Folder Icon and browse to the Gallery/Widgets folder in order to see the available widgets.
Click the image below for larger and clearer view.
Cheers... Rick
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Is there a way to print a document anywhere inside a Captivate lesson?

I need to have a button or somthing to click on to print a document from a lesson. Is there way?

Hi there
If the documents are on the server, why not just create links that open them up? Then the user can print from whatever application opens the document.
I'll be very surprised if anyone pops in with a solution that says you can click a link from Captivate and print an external file. I'm guessing it might happen with some Flash knowledge, perhaps even a widget. But I'm skeptical it will work.
Cheers... Rick
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Can Anyone Create a Print Widget fo Captivate 4

I am still unable to print a single slide in Captivate 4 I loaded the slides printer widget that cames with Captivate 4 in to Flash 8 in the hope I could edit it and just have the print option, without all the extras but don't know enough to make it work. Is anyone out there able to create a printer widget for Cap4.
I am dunfounded that there is no option to print a slide. I have now started creating e-learning using courselab because it's so easy to print a slide in.
Can anyone help!

Hi again
Did you ever try what I suggested in the thread at this link? (click here)
Cheers... Rick
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