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Sibko
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October 5, 2006
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Multiple Shortcut Keys / Automatically Continue

  • October 5, 2006
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OK I have just started using Captivate and have run into a bit of a wall and don't know if I'm missing something obvious.

I have done some captures of a companies web interface as part of a tutorial. There are a number of text boxes that need filled in and there is audio to instruct them what to do at each point. As in enter 'P2' into the paddock field etc.

What I want it to do was automatically go to the next slide when the correct answer is entered. But it seems that it requires a mouse click of key press to continue. The interface doesnt have buttons after each field so there is nothing to make clickable, and adding buttons just to make the animation contiue will just confuse the user.

I tried making the shortcut key the '2' so as people typed the last character in the correct answer it would go to next slide. This worked perfectly. Problem however was the customer reviewing the project uses the number pad 2 so it didnt work for him. Would be perfect if I could specify either 2 but you can only have a single key or combination.

Any one know a way arounf this...hope I've explained the problem well enough.
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Correct answer CatBandit
Sibko, I have a "fix" for you. This was suggested by my good friend and fellow Adobe-community-expert Rick stone, and is a really great piece of thinking:

Quoting Rick ...
quote:
I know of a way around it if you are interested.

1. When inserting the TEB, use the option to include a button the user will click
2. Configure the main TEB shortcut to the keyboard number 2
3. Edit the button properties so it's basically invisible. Then configure the *Button* shortcut to be the number pad 2.

Voila! Two shortcuts for the same TEB!
Say your "Thanks!" to Rick because all credit goes to him for this great "fix"!

Have a nice day!
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CatBandit
CatBanditCorrect answer
Inspiring
October 5, 2006
Sibko, I have a "fix" for you. This was suggested by my good friend and fellow Adobe-community-expert Rick stone, and is a really great piece of thinking:

Quoting Rick ...
quote:
I know of a way around it if you are interested.

1. When inserting the TEB, use the option to include a button the user will click
2. Configure the main TEB shortcut to the keyboard number 2
3. Edit the button properties so it's basically invisible. Then configure the *Button* shortcut to be the number pad 2.

Voila! Two shortcuts for the same TEB!
Say your "Thanks!" to Rick because all credit goes to him for this great "fix"!

Have a nice day!
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SibkoAuthor
Participant
October 5, 2006
Hey Thanks Larry and thank you Rick

I didnt know you could set a key for each so that sould work perfectly. Im heading to work in a hour and will try it.

Thank you, your help is much appreciated :)

Leigh
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SibkoAuthor
Participant
October 9, 2006
Worked a charm thank you very much...project works perfectly now just the was I wanted.
CatBandit
CatBandit
Inspiring
October 5, 2006
quote:
Any one know a way around this...hope I've explained the problem well enough.

Nope, sure don't ... and you sure have. The only way I see around the problem is to put a text-caption on the slide that says " ... and use the TOP row for numeric input" (or something like that).

Good luck!
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