Stopping animations in a published project

We have inserted an swf animation (created in Captivate) in
to a slide and have also placed navigation buttons on the slide. If
the viewer hits "next" before the animation has finished, then the
animation continues to play right to the end of its time no matter
how many more slides the viewer moves through.
(Rick - took your note on the FLV file and have managed to
get this working - mostly!)

Hi 4views
What exactly does "Next" do?
* Is it a Button object?
If so, what is its programmed action?
* Is it a Click Box object?
If so, what is its programmed action?
* Is it a button in a playback control?
Cheers... Rick

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AimeeLove,
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2 = 500
3 = 750
4 = 1000
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9 = 2250
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