Text Entry fields in Training mode to Typing field in Demo mode

My SME has decided she doesn't want the learners to actually type in a bunch of fields in the Training sim I'm making and instead wants them to be shown the fields being filled in for them, like the way Captivate does in Demo mode.  Is there a way to quickly and easily change Text Entry fields in a Training sim to the Typing format from Demo mode?  Does that even make sense?  HELP!  I'm using Captivate 4 and will be outputing to Flash to embed into an Articulate presentation.  Thanks!

Hi there
Probably the best you can hope for is to copy the text to the Windows Clipboard. Then delete the Text Entry Box object and insert a Text Animation. You have two to choose from for just basic typing.
Typing Text
Typing Text with Sound
Then you would paste the copied text as the text to be typed and configure the font characteristics as necessary.
Cheers... Rick
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