User manual ADOBE CAPTIVATE 5 USER GUIDE

[. . . ] DRAFT Using ADOBE® CAPTIVATE® 5 This Help PDF is a subset of the complete, up-to-date Help available online. You can also use the new Community Help AIR application to download complete HTML Help for offline use. DRAFT Last updated 4/22/2010 © 2010 Adobe Systems Incorporated. All rights reserved. Copyright Using Adobe® Captivate® 5 for Windows® This user guide is protected under copyright law, furnished for informational use only, is subject to change without notice, and should not be construed as a commitment by Adobe Systems Incorporated. Adobe Systems Incorporated assumes no responsibility or liability for any errors or inaccuracies that may appear in the informational content contained in this guide. [. . . ] Choose from any of the standard images available in the pop- up menu or click Browse to select an image from your computer. • Transparent Buttons Makes the button transparent. Select Keys You can specify a keyboard shortcut for the button. For example, if you select Control+Shift+Enter as the keyboard shortcut for the button, users can press this combination instead of manually clicking the button. Note: If your Adobe Captivate project is displayed in a browser, set keyboard shortcuts that do not conflict with common browser shortcuts. For example, F1 is frequently used as a keyboard shortcut to display Help. The Control, Alt, and Shift keys map to the Control, Option, and Shift keys on Macintosh® computers, respectively. Settings Select whether to apply all the properties or only the changed properties to the respective slide or to all the slides. Note: If you change the settings in this dialog box, any new buttons you create use the new settings. Apply To All Apply properties to all slides in the project. Size And Position tab Left Position of the left border of the button. Width Width of the button. DRAFT Last updated 4/22/2010 USING ADOBE CAPTIVATE 5 114 Interactive Objects Height Height of the button. Constrain Proportions Select to maintain the height-to-width ratio when you resize. Select Apply Only Changed Properties, or, to apply all current and changed button settings, select Apply All Properties. You can apply button settings to the current slide only or to all slides. Apply To All Select Apply To All to apply settings specified in the Settings menu to all slides. Add JavaScript to boxes and buttons You can add JavaScript to click boxes, text entry boxes, and buttons in Adobe Captivate projects. The JavaScript can run when a user clicks inside or outside the box or button. Using JavaScript gives you the opportunity to extend projects in numerous ways while adding interactivity. 1 Click the click box, text entry box, or the button. 2 In the Action section of the Property inspector, select Execute JavaScript in the On Success or Last Attempt list as required. 3 Click Script_Window. If you have the JavaScript in another location, copy it and paste it into the text box. Add audio to boxes and buttons You can import an audio file to use with buttons, highlight boxes, click boxes, or text entry boxes. You can use the audio files that are available in the Gallery or record your own audio to associate with these objects. The Gallery folder is in C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Captivate 5 (on Windows) and /Applications/Adobe Captivate 5/Gallery/ (on Mac OS). You can also use the Library to add an audio file that already exists in the project. You can also associate Audio with Success, Failure, or Hint captions. Import an audio file 1 Click the click box, text entry box, or the button. 4 Browse to the audio file you want to add, select the file, and click Open. 6 To change the audio settings such as input devices, quality level, or calibration, click Settings. 7 Click the Edit tab to edit the audio file (change volume, add silence, and change length). 8 Click Save and then Close. Import an audio file from the Library 1 Click the click box, text entry box, or the button. 3 In the Object Audio dialog box, click Library. DRAFT Last updated 4/22/2010 USING ADOBE CAPTIVATE 5 115 Interactive Objects Note: To use the Library option, the Adobe Captivate project must contain one or more audio files. [. . . ] It’s important to design the project to help the user complete the quiz before navigating to the result slide. DRAFT Last updated 4/22/2010 USING ADOBE CAPTIVATE 5 233 Troubleshooting JavaScript that does not appear JavaScript does not appear while you preview Adobe Captivate output. If the Execute JavaScript option is selected as action in the Project End options of the Project Preferences dialog box (Edit > Preferences > Project > Start and End (Windows) or Adobe Captivate > Preferences > Project > Start and End (Mac OS)), Adobe Captivate may not display an error message when the JavaScript is previewed. This is because the Show Borders option as set to On (enabled), by default. When this option is on, Adobe Captivate creates multiple SWF files—skin SWF files and content SWF files. [. . . ]