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Emily_OCDC
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August 31, 2015
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Applying an effect to multiple images on a slide

  • August 31, 2015
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I am doing a presentation where the learners have to identify numerous items in a box. I've animated everything to the point of pulling each item out of the box. My idea was that I'd have the learner click on each picture of the item and it would change from the "boxed" version to the "open" version and the audio describing that item would play. Apparently I've bitten off more than I can chew with this because I can't even get an effect to occur after each item is clicked. I would appreciate help if anyone knows how to have Captivate do this.

1. User clicks the image

2. New image replaces the clicked one showing a different view of the item

3. Audio plays (and closed captioning) describing that item

The slide has 9 different items on it. The learner would need to click all 9 before being able to move to the next slide. I am using Captivate 8 on a PC.

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    Lilybiri
    Lilybiri
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    September 1, 2015

    Which version do you use? In Captivate 9 this could be done in another way than in previous versions.

    Moreover: after changing the image, does it have to remain clickable?

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    Emily_OCDCAuthor
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    September 1, 2015

    After changing the image, it does not need to be clickable.

    I'm in version 8.0.2.266. I just got it about 30 days ago and I'm trying to find out if Adobe will help me get to 9.

    Lilybiri
    Lilybiri
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    September 1, 2015

    One problem will be the CC, because only slide audio can easily be converted to CC. In your scenario you cannot use slide audio, because each click has to trigger a different audio clip. You could mimick the CC by creating text containers that you also show with the same action that will replace the clickable image by the second image and plays the audio.

    That makes it easier. Try this:

    1. Create a user variable v_counter with a default value of 0; it will be incremented with each click, for tracking.
    2. Create the clickable images, I would fill a shape with the image, and convert the shape to a button instead of having a click box and an image, visible in output; I will label them for clarity: SB_One, SB_Two.....SB_Nine. If the user can come back to the slide, you'll have to create a Reset action On Enter for the slide. It would be then really useful to group those shape buttons in GR_SB
    3. Create the images that have to replace the original clickable images, no shape necessary, will label them Im_One, Im_Two.....Im_Three.  Make sure they are not visible in output (eye icon in properties panel), if you group them as well you can do it for the group GR_Im
    4. Create a Next button Bt_Next  set to invisible in output as well.
    5. Record the audio clips VO_One, VO_Two.....VO_Nine and have them ready in the Library.
    6. For the Success event of the clickable images you have to create an advanced or shared (my preference) action that will hide the clickable image, shows the second image, plays the audio clip (and shows the text that is CC). At the same time you'll increment the counter, and check if its value is equal to 9. That conditional action will have two decisions (here example for first image):
      1. Decision 'Always' which is a mimicked standard action
            IF 1 is equal to 1
               Disable SB_One
               Hide SB_One
               Show Im_One
               Play VO_One
               Hide GR_Tx                                          group with all the Text containers for CC
               Show Tx_One                                      for the CC
               Increment v_counter by 1
      2. Decision 'CheckNumber' which is a real condition
            IF v_counter is equal to 9
                Show Bt_Next

    Let me know if you need an On Enter action to reset everything?

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