View all slides in timeline with text holding for duration

Question

Hi,
I have been a video editor for 30 years and this is my first time with Flash.  I'm trying to make simple 15 second Flash clips for an Infocaster digital signage system but cannot figure out how to put in the advertiser's phone #/website and keep it there for the duration of the three slide run.  Also am not able to bring in Photoshop-created files where I've made the white BG transparent in order to make better text.  How can I see all three timelines concurrently with the contact info field stretched under all?
Peter B

Answer 1

Hello,
You seem to have two Adobe ID's? But you are the same Peter?
OK, starting to understand. You really need Captivate to produce a SWF in a more easy way than with Flash. And you do not want to do it with Powerpoint (I'm not a PPT-lover either), which could be easily converted to a CP-file and then to SWF.
You were showing sort of a timeline (have you video past in mind), but do know that you do not really have to put everything on one slide in Captivate. To know what is the most easy way, I'll  try to summarize in CP-language and have to ask some more questions:
your 'movie' will have a total duration of 15 sec
your 'movie' should start with Title 1, and image 1 in sec. 0:0; title 1 has to stay for 15sec, image 1 disappears after p.e. 5sec
image 2 replaces image 1 after 5 seconds and stays for 5sec
image 3 replaces image 2 after 10 seconds and stays for 5sec
Title 2 appears after p.e. 2 sec, has to be visible for about 10sec
Title 3 appears after 3sec, stays for 3 sec
Title 4 replaces Title 3 when it ends and stays for 6 sec
Title 5 replaces Title 4 when it ends and stays for 3 sec
Created this on 1 slide, you'll find screenshot at the bottom (did use rectangles to replace images, workflow is same). Some tips:
Go to Edit view (top toolbar), there is one slide selected in Filmstrip. Open Properties of the slide (Enter), set Display Time to 15sec
If you do not want any fadings in/out, open Edit, Preferences, go to Project, Start and End, deactivate 'Fade in on First slide' and 'Fade out on last slides' (you'll only have 1 slide)
Insert Title 1 (is called Text Caption in CP) with Insert, Standard Objects, Text Caption (or first icon on vertical toolbar at the left), format it as you wish and set it to display for the duration of the slide (on Options tab of Properties or with CTRL-E after closing Properties, with Title selected).
Insert your first  image (I used a first rectangle) with Insert, Image. It will be selected, resize if necessary; open Properties (Enter, while it is selected), go to the Options tab, and under Timing, set it to display for 5 sec. Check the Transition effect and change if wanted.
Insert second image, resize, open Properties, Options, under Timing set it to display after 5 sec and for 5 sec.You could also stretch the time on the Timeline and move the object on the timeline, that is a personal choice.
Think you got the workflow by now? Here is a screenshot of the Options for Title 2:
You can Preview the Project using F4 of F12 (to preview in Browser). Even though you only have 1 slide, do not use the Preview slide, because that way of viewing doesn't compile to a SWF.
Lilybiri