Macromedia captivate 2 User Manual
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Chapter 7: Adding Boxes and Buttons
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Size and drag the text entry box as desired.
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If you selected the Success, Failure, or Hint caption options, double-click the text boxes to edit
the text.
the text.
Adding buttons
You can increase the interactivity of your Adobe Captivate projects by adding clickable buttons.
To quickly add a button, use the default button style (a plain, white rectangle) or import custom
button images you have created. You can size and position buttons on a slide. You determine what
happens after the user clicks the button for example, advancing to the next slide, opening a URL,
or sending an e-mail message. After you have added a button to your project, you can view and
edit the object’s properties in the Advanced Interaction dialog box by selecting Project >
Advanced Interaction. This dialog box displays the properties of all interactive objects in your
project
To quickly add a button, use the default button style (a plain, white rectangle) or import custom
button images you have created. You can size and position buttons on a slide. You determine what
happens after the user clicks the button for example, advancing to the next slide, opening a URL,
or sending an e-mail message. After you have added a button to your project, you can view and
edit the object’s properties in the Advanced Interaction dialog box by selecting Project >
Advanced Interaction. This dialog box displays the properties of all interactive objects in your
project
To add a button:
1.
Open an Adobe Captivate project.
2.
Select the slide to which you want to add a button.
3.
From the Insert menu, select Button.
The New Button dialog box appears.
4.
Click the Button tab.
This tab lets you determine how the Adobe Captivate project responds to user interaction. The
options are divided into two basic categories: what happens when the user clicks the button
and what happens when the user clicks outside the button.
options are divided into two basic categories: what happens when the user clicks the button
and what happens when the user clicks outside the button.
The following options are in the If the user clicks the button area:
On success
Specify what should happen after a user clicks inside the 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.
project, Send e-mail to, Execute JavaScript, or No Action.
The following options are in the If the user clicks outside the button 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 clear the Infinite attempts option.)
a specific number of attempts, first clear the Infinite attempts option.)
Infinite attempts
Select this option to give users an unlimited number of attempts.
After last attempt
Specify what should happen after the last attempt. 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.
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.
mail message is prepared and sent.