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ARC_ID
Participant
June 19, 2008
Question

Hyperlinking to URLs

  • June 19, 2008
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I'm new to Captivate and have two questions regarding hyperlinking to a URL:

I pulled in a PowerPoint presentation with a hyperlink to a URL and the link does not work in the Captivate file. Should it be working or is this not functionality that Captivate supports?

Is it possible to create a hyperlink to a URL using just Captivate? And, if so, how do I do this?

Thanks in advance for any guidance you can provide!
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    DawnDavidson
    Participant
    June 20, 2008
    I am having issues with a click box not working in the published HTML file. It works in Captivate preview mode, but not when you view it from a browser (both IE and Firefox).

    Here are the settings I have:

    Preferences: Start and End:
    Project end options: Action: Stop project.
    Fade out on last slide deselected.

    The Click Box is positioned on top in the timeline; its settings are:
    Open URL or file (down arrow option set to New). (full URL entered)
    Continue playing project selected.

    Infinite attempts for clicking outside the click box selected.

    When I test a different URL (a direct link), it still doesn't work.

    I tried to use a button instead of a click box with these same settings and get the same result.

    I've read over the posts for others who've experienced similar issues and it seems I have everything set as it should. Any suggestions as to what may be the issue?

    Thanks for any assistance!

    Captiv8r
    Captiv8r
    Legend
    June 20, 2008
    Welcome to our community, Dawn

    I'm guessing that you are seeing a common issue. Flash Security Settings.

    Click here to view a tutorial

    Cheers... Rick
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    DawnDavidson
    Participant
    June 20, 2008
    Thank you so much, once I published it to the server it resolved the issue (should have tried that!).
    I appreciate your help!!!
    Captiv8r
    Captiv8r
    Legend
    June 19, 2008
    Hi ARC_ID

    Try using a Click Box object. You may use that to open a URL. When you enter the URL, look immediately to the right of where you type the URL. Click the down arrow and you may choose to open in a new window. Click the down arrow again after choosing new window and you may DE-select the option that continues play of the project.

    Cheers... Rick
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