Adding a Capture to an Existing Project

Adding a Capture to an Existing Project
Now that the transition slide is completed, you can concentrate on creating the simulation. Be …

Enabling User Input with Text Entry Boxes

Enabling User Input with Text Entry Boxes
Text entry boxes are a great way to test knowledge. In Captivate, you not only provide the te …

Publishing Your Captivate File

Publishing Your Captivate File
Captivate enables you to publish your file in a variety of forms ranging from executables that can be pl …

The New Restrictions

The New Restrictions
There are two areas where a Macromedia Flash movie can retrieve other documents from a URL:

Movie loading: A Macr …

Security Restrictions for Data Loading

Security Restrictions for Data Loading
This section describes the only change that can prevent existing Macromedia Flash content from w …

Security Restrictions for Cross-Movie Scriptin ...

Security Restrictions for Cross-Movie Scripting
Cross-movie scripting occurs when one Flash movie loads another Flash movie using Movie …

Security Restrictions for LocalConnections

Security Restrictions for LocalConnections
A LocalConnection object allows two Macromedia Flash movies to communicate with each other, …

Location of Shared Objects and Settings

Location of Shared Objects and Settings
The SharedObject class allows Macromedia Flash movies to create persistent, cookie-like data on …

Debugging Security Problems

Debugging Security Problems
As we mentioned earlier in the section Security Restrictions for Data Loading, you can diagnose data-loadin …

Storing Captivate Test Scores in a Database an ...

Macromedia Captivate has proven itself as a tool for providing elegantly simple interactivity for product or software demonstrations. I …

Setting Up Your Captivate File

Setting Up Your Captivate File
First, you will start by building a Captivate quiz. For another example of how to create interactive qui …

Configuring the JavaScript

Configuring the JavaScript
Next, you will modify the HTML file that Captivate produced. The JavaScript in this file creates the e-mail …

Setting Up Your Database and ColdFusion Data S ...

Setting Up Your Database and ColdFusion Data Source
So far, so good. You’ve already created the Captivate files and have figured …

Inserting the Data

Inserting the Data
In this step, you set up the document to insert data into the database. This is the document referenced in your form …

Creating an Excel Spreadsheet on the Fly with ...

Creating an Excel Spreadsheet on the Fly with Your Results
The great thing about ColdFusion is that you can create dynamic Microsoft Ex …

CaptivatePlayer: Delivering Captivate Content ...

With Macromedia Captivate, you can create interactive tutorials with recorded narration, built-in testing, with an easy, painless, and …

The Captivate Workflow

The Captivate Workflow
Captivate content is most effective when you create many small, concise Captivate demonstrations or simulations. …

Using CaptivatePlayer

Using CaptivatePlayer
I recognized the need for Captivate authors to have a simple way to play multiple Captivate SWF files and to make …

How CaptivatePlayer Works

How CaptivatePlayer Works
With CaptivatePlayer, your users can view many Captivate SWF files through one consistent interface. Captivat …

Configuration Options

Configuration Options
There are two levels of configuration that you can specify for CaptivatePlayer. The web and EXE versions of Capti …