Macromedia captivate 2-getting started User Manual
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Chapter 3: Basics
Adding text entry boxes
Text entry boxes let you increase Adobe Captivate project interaction quickly and easily. For
example, you can use text entry boxes to ask simple quiz questions.
example, you can use text entry boxes to ask simple quiz questions.
To add a text entry box:
1.
Open an Adobe Captivate project.
2.
Double-click the slide to which you want to add a text entry box.
3.
From the Insert menu, select Text Entry Box.
The Text Entry Box dialog box appears.
4.
Click the Text Entry Box tab. This tab allows you to determine how the project responds to
user interaction. The options are divided into two basic categories: what happens when the user
enters text correctly and what happens when a user enters text incorrectly in the text entry box.
user interaction. The options are divided into two basic categories: what happens when the user
enters text correctly and what happens when a user enters text incorrectly in the text entry box.
In the settings area, the Default text option specifies the text that appears in the text box before
the user types anything.
the user types anything.
The following options are in the If the user enters the text correctly area:
Correct Entries
Enter the correct text here. You can enter multiple correct answers.
Font
Opens the Font dialog box, which lets you set font, font styles, font size, and font effects
for the text.
Add
Opens a new entry box in which you can enter another correct entry.
Delete
Removes the selected entry from the list.
On success
Specify what should happen after a user enters the correct text in the text entry
box. You can select Continue, Go to previous slide, Go to next slide, Jump to slide, Open
URL or file, Open other project, Send e-mail to, Execute JavaScript, or No Action.
URL or file, Open other project, Send e-mail to, Execute JavaScript, or No Action.
Note: If you select Open URL or file or Open other project, click the pop-up menu to select the
window in which the URL, file, or project should appear; select from Current, New, Parent, and
Top. (If you choose New, Parent, or Top, you also have the option to Continue playing the
original project when the URL, file, or project opens.)
window in which the URL, file, or project should appear; select from Current, New, Parent, and
Top. (If you choose New, Parent, or Top, you also have the option to Continue playing the
original project when the URL, file, or project opens.)
Note: If you select Send e-mail to, you have the option to Continue playing the project while the
e-mail message is prepared and sent.
e-mail message is prepared and sent.
Note: If you select the Open URL or file option and specify a URL, the URL is visible when you
edit the slide in Adobe Captivate. However, it won’t be visible to the user. To show the URL, create
a simple image with the URL text on the image, add the image to your slide, and place a click box
over the image.
edit the slide in Adobe Captivate. However, it won’t be visible to the user. To show the URL, create
a simple image with the URL text on the image, add the image to your slide, and place a click box
over the image.
Continue
Depending upon the type of action you selected above, this box changes to let you
enter destination information.
The following options are in the If the user enters the text incorrectly area:
Allow user [#] attempts
Click the arrows to select the number of attempts a user can make
before another action takes place. (The Infinite attempts option is selected by default. To enter
a specific number of attempts, first deselect the Infinite attempts option.)
a specific number of attempts, first deselect the Infinite attempts option.)
Infinite attempts
Select this option to give users an unlimited number of attempts.