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 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 Your Results The great thing about ColdFusion is that you can create dynamic Microsoft Ex …
With Macromedia Captivate, you can create interactive tutorials with recorded narration, built-in testing, with an easy, painless, and …
The Captivate Workflow Captivate content is most effective when you create many small, concise Captivate demonstrations or simulations. …
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 With CaptivatePlayer, your users can view many Captivate SWF files through one consistent interface. Captivat …
Configuration Options There are two levels of configuration that you can specify for CaptivatePlayer. The web and EXE versions of Capti …
How to Use the Play List XML File Before you get nervous, remember that XML files are just text files. You can edit them in Notepad, Wo …
How to Use the index.html File I included a default index.html file for authors with either a Flash or ColdFusion background. First, fo …
Where to Go from Here Macromedia Captivate is the easiest and most flexible way to create interactive demonstrations and software simu …
Reading the Flash Timeline Let’s take a quick look at how the Timeline is structured for imported Captivate projects within Flash …
Timing Question Slides Setting a time limit on your quiz can help measure how quickly learners perform certain tasks and how quickly th …
Customizing a Question Slide Captivate offers a large number of ways to customize a question slide. In this section I discuss the follo …
Contingency Branching with Question Slides Earlier in this article I demonstrated how to branch to a slide in a Captivate demo. In this …
Macromedia Captivate has several output options. These options might look very familiar, since most of the same options were available …