Editing a Captivate File

Editing a Captivate File
When you are returned to Captivate you will be placed in the Storyboard view. The thumbnails you see are calle …

Working with Captions

Working with Captions
Captivate does not permit you to add text directly to a slide. Instead you enter text into a caption and then pla …

Using the Timeline

Using the Timeline
A major addition to Captivate is the Timeline. In many respects, you can regard the Timeline as a visual timing edit …

Previewing a Captivate File

Previewing a Captivate File
Having made all of your changes, you will most likely want to see the fruits of your labor. Here’s ho …

Transitioning from Demo to Simulation Mode

Transitioning from Demo to Simulation Mode
The second part of this tutorial is where you say to the student “OK, now you do it.&# …

Adding a Navigation Button to a Slide

Adding a Navigation Button to a Slide
Without something to hold the playhead in place, the user will see the text for a couple seconds …

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 …