Remote presenter mouse for Captivate 4

Are there any remote presenters / mice that will work with Captivate 4?
I have searched the internet but when I enter a search which includes 'presenter' all I get is the Adobe Presenter references, not a remote presenter and mouse or mice does not fare any better.
Is captivate incompatible with remote presenters? If so, are there plans to provide this in later versions? I do not want to create a course in Captivate for web-based learning and have to create a whole new course in PowerPoint (for example) for a classroom course.
If anybody knows of a work-around, please share.

Hi there
You should be able to make the typical Remote presenter work. As I understand it, these devices work just like a very limited keyboard. The Left button transmits a Page Up keystroke. The Right button transmits a Page Down keystroke. The Top button sends an Alt+Esc keystroke and the Bottom button sends a B keystroke.
Soooo, what you can do is to construct your Captivate presentation so that you have Click Box or Button objects that operate using Shortcut keys. If you insert a Click Box and program a keyboard shortcut of Page Up, the left button on the remote should act as if the mouse clicked that Click Box. Same goes for a Click Box programmed with a keyboard shortcut of Page Down.
Hopefully this helps... Rick
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Hi there
You should be able to make the typical Remote presenter work. As I understand it, these devices work just like a very limited keyboard. The Left button transmits a Page Up keystroke. The Right button transmits a Page Down keystroke. The Top button sends an Alt+Esc keystroke and the Bottom button sends a B keystroke.
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