Replay Button for SWF animation

Situation: Imported animated SWF file into slide. Using
Captivate Back and Next buttons to control navigation. I want to
add a "Replay Demo" button for the animation SWF file.
Is this possible through Captivate (or Flash)? I don't want
the continuous loop animation but do I want the option for a user
to review animation again if desired.

I hate it when I post something on a forum and then I
discover the answer 10 minutes later. Ny your answer I'm guessing
the Captivate add button fweature with a Jump to slide 1 setting"
is the answer, right?
That DID fix the replay issue. Now on to second issue. The
animation blanks out once it finishes playing. While looking for
the replay answer yesterday, I noticed a post that said something
about creating a screen capture of the last slide and insert it on
the timeline or something... back to searching. Thanks for the
quick reply.

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