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RichardCampbell
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March 20, 2009
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Controlling slide duration - Captivate 4

  • March 20, 2009
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I am coming from a Camtasia world - no I am not "converting" - I still love Camtasia, But I would like to become proficient building scored simulations. I inserted a number of Click boxes and text entry boxes in a simulation of an accounting software package, My slides seem to have a default duration of 7.8 seconds which I would like to shorten to "pick up the pace". However Captivate refuses to let me because of the other objects on the page that I also try to shorten, but they ssem to be Ok with a duration of 3 seconds. What do I need to do or check to "pick up the pace".
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    CatBandit
    CatBandit
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    March 20, 2009
    Hi Richard,
    I'm confused. Your slides " seem to have a default duration of 7.8 seconds", but ... " they seem (edited) to be Ok with a duration of 3 seconds". I guess you lost me at the turn.

    You cannot shorten the time-of-display for a slide to a time that is less than the longest duration of any object placed on it. So you will have to shorten the time of the objects on the slide (text boxes, highlights, or any other object listed on the time-line of that slide) before you can shorten the duration of the slide itself. Am I even close to your question? I know you have been "around the block", so am hoping you can forgive the simplicity of the answer ...

    The default time for the slides in your movie can be set in the "Preferences" dialog, which is located at the bottom of the EDIT menu, in either Captivate 3 or 4. Hope something in here is helpful. Have a nice day.
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    Anonymous
    March 23, 2009
    It is likely the other objects preventing you from shortening slide length. I use "rest of slide" alot; if all objects are set to this, moving the slide timeline will move all objects synched to it. Of course, if you need an object to go away before the end of the slide, you'll have to time that separately. You can single click on an object (or multiselect) and use CTRL+E to make them "rest of slide."
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