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kind_days15B9
Inspiring
September 10, 2009
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How do I remove a 'background' graphic from a template?

  • September 10, 2009
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This may seem like a really novice question (I'm embarrassed to ask).

I placed a 'background' graphic into my template by some unknown means. Now I wish to delete it and I haven't a clue how to remove it.

- It's not a background graphic because selecting 'Blank' for 'Change Background Image' has no effect. And changing the background image to some other graphic does work.

- It doesn't seem to be an inserted graphic because Ctrl-A (select all) selects every graphic element EXCEPT this 'background' graphic.

I attached a graphic illustrating this issue. See number 1 for the problem graphic.

For a bonus question:

For about 30 % of my training material, I want to use Forward and Backwards buttons (#2). How do I remove the time slider (#3) on all but the 'movie' portions of my training. I suspect this isn't possible, due to the nature of how Flash works. I guess I am thinking too much about how Lectora and RWD uPerform work.

Thanks for you assistance!

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Lilybiri
Lilybiri
Legend
September 11, 2009

Please, can you mention the version of CP you are using?

Can you find the background in the library: right click on the slide and choose 'Find background in library'? Then you could simply delete it or you can edit it with a choosen program. If it is not a background, but an image you can choose the same technique: find it in the library (probably in the folder 'Images').

Second question: there are certainly other methods, but I'm using this one (in CP4):

  • create my own Next and Back buttons for use on non-movie slides; you can copy them quickly to all the other non-movie slides when created
  • for those non-movie slides, in the Properties/Navigation for "On Slide Enter" I assign the value 0 to the system variable CpCmndShowPlaybar
  • create an advanced action, to be used for "On Slide Exit" in the same Properties/Navigation for the non-movie slides: this advanced action assigns the value 1 to the system variable CpCmndShowPlaybar and the standard action 'Go to Next Slide'.

I'm just hoping you use CP4

Lilybiri

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kind_days15B9Author
Inspiring
September 11, 2009

Thank you,

You set me in the right direction and I 'discovered' the Library (Ctrl-Alt-L).

It is inserted as a background. When I attempted to delete it, I get the message, "Cannot delete item.... The item (or one of it's subitems) is being used by the following locked (or hidden) objects: ...."

I didn't know I had any locked objects... strange. I cannot find any.

As an alternative, I edited the graphic so that is just as acceptable until I can figure out why a bunch of objects are locked.

Thank you again!

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