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kevinw56529843
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June 5, 2015
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How to NOT advance automatically between slides

  • June 5, 2015
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To do this in Captivate 8, can I use the On Exit: Pause under Actions?

3. Re: How can I make slides NOT advance automatically in Captivate 6?

Shekhar_DhimanAdobe Employee

Shekhar_Dhiman May 16, 2013 11:20 AM (in response to Bill32877)

Hi there,

Welcome to adobe Community.

You can use the Pause project until user clicks option. Select the smartshape and on the right side properties pane you will see this under Options

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    Correct answer Lilybiri

    Personally I try to avoid the On Exit event, because the action will occur after the slide is left. Moreover it will only occur if the last frame of a slide is visited, which is not always the case if you have interactive objects on a slide that trigger actions like 'Go to Next Slide'.

    You can find more information about events here: Events and (advanced) Actions - Captivate blog

    The On Exit event is not available on Quiz/Score slides.

    To stop a slide at its end, easiest scenario is to put a click box on each slide, time it for the rest of the slide (CTRL-E). A click box is by definition invisible, and its pausing point (visible in the timeline panel) is at the end of its individual timeline. You can put it on one slide, Copy, select all other slides in the Filmstrip and Paste. If you extend the click box so that it covers the slide, you can instruct the user just to click on the slide

    If you want to avoid that multitude of click boxes, you can also use a shape button on the Master slide(s).

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    Lilybiri
    LilybiriCorrect answer
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    June 5, 2015

    Personally I try to avoid the On Exit event, because the action will occur after the slide is left. Moreover it will only occur if the last frame of a slide is visited, which is not always the case if you have interactive objects on a slide that trigger actions like 'Go to Next Slide'.

    You can find more information about events here: Events and (advanced) Actions - Captivate blog

    The On Exit event is not available on Quiz/Score slides.

    To stop a slide at its end, easiest scenario is to put a click box on each slide, time it for the rest of the slide (CTRL-E). A click box is by definition invisible, and its pausing point (visible in the timeline panel) is at the end of its individual timeline. You can put it on one slide, Copy, select all other slides in the Filmstrip and Paste. If you extend the click box so that it covers the slide, you can instruct the user just to click on the slide

    If you want to avoid that multitude of click boxes, you can also use a shape button on the Master slide(s).

      kevinw56529843
      kevinw56529843Author
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      June 5, 2015

      Thanks so much. This is such a basic idea, I'm surprised Adobe has overlooked it.

      RodWard
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      RodWardCommunity Expert
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      June 6, 2015

      There REALLY needs to be another event that is triggered ON LEAVING SLIDE.  As Lieve mentions, the ON EXIT event is largely useless because it's too unreliable.  But an event that ALWAYS fired if you left the slide would be VERY useful.

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