Creating Flash content to work with Captivate

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August 15, 2010
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Hi everybody,

I have just downloaded the CP5 - and have a little experience with Flash but is in no way an advanced scripter...

For advanced professional elearning, you would probably want to included a menu (drop down or advanced index) in flash and then need that to interact with CP5. For instance, just a basic "jump to" a certain slide from an imported SWF for starters.

Has anybody tried something like this and how complicated is that?

Kind regards

Nick

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NicketlareriksenAuthor

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Hi Rick,

Thanks! No - I didn't know that this was more than just "a list". I will try that right away...but I think I still need to know the trick. I am quite ambitious about it and I want to make some very stylish graphics with subtle handmade effects, so I am just assuming, that this is only done in Flash Professional - or even Catalyst, to a certain extent.

But I just don't have experience with the "structure" of Actionscript and especially when combining two seperate tools. I have general understanding of HTML so that I can create relative links etc. When "packaged" in a Captivate export, I just have no clue what and how to make that work. I am guessing that actionsscripts created in a SWF aren't "added" an can be accessed on the same Slide outside the .SWF file and this (althought probably basic knowledge to an advanced Flash user) evades me. You wouldn't happen to have a "cut & paste" actionscript that does the job - or a reference to something that makes sense?

But otherwise - I will pursue the TOC right away and thank you for the answer!

Kind regards,

Nick

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Hi again Nick

I dunno, perhaps I'm too practical and that holds me back. But I see things this way. If you are just trying to come to terms with Captivate, why complicate matters further by tossing Flash into the mix. I mean, I'm assuming that Flash itself has its own nuances and ways of working. So you really have to first have a real tight handle on how it works. THEN you want to mix in Captivate. And Flash seems to have it's own way of dealing with the Captivate stuff. Inevitably Captivate seems to impose it's own "weirdness" on things. So my goal is to stay as simple as I can unless I really need to step beyond what the basics offer. Then I am keenly aware that the road I'm choosing to travel is fraught with pitfalls that won't be easy to discern or overcome.

I have to ask myself if the possible benefit warrants the extra effort involved.

Cheers... Rick

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NicketlareriksenAuthor

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Hi Rick,

Yes, I know what you mean. I tend to push the limits. It brings a lot of extra effort, no doubt - you are absolutely right about that. Sometimes I need someone to hold me back :-) I have the trial version because I want to see how far I can get with it, before buying. I have most of Adobes other products...so I am kind of looking at the limits - but that is also because I want to make sure, that I can get where I want. I am producing video and actually promoting (not producing) elearning as part of my business today - but I want to be able to produce advanced elearning using captivate. Advanced meaning that if a certain feature benefits the student, then CP should not be able to hold me back :-) Quite the contrary since these are all packages from Adobe. Adobe did a good job with the relatively simple product Catalyst, that makes "scripting" easy for basic stuff.

Thanks for the advice, which I will keep in mind in my constant stuggle to stay in line. TOC does part of the job, actually - especially since it is possible to "Deselect" certain Slides, but not 100% what I would have wished for.

I still would like to be able to script at least a slide referral

Kind regards,

Nick

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Hi Nick

I'm guessing you may not know this, but Captivate actually offers its own thing along these lines. It's called a Table of Contents. There are many options for how these may be configured. (Overlay, separate, etc.)

There is also a Widget that ships with Captivate that does this.

Cheers... Rick

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