CP9 - Can't change slide durations

Question

I have a new project in CP9. It was build with 3 second slide duration as a default. I need to shorten the slide duration for all slides. When I change the value for Slide Duration in the timing panel for the slide, the change is not accepted. After changing the selection to another slide and returning to the original slide, the timing was not changed. I can drag the slide duration on the timeline to extend the slide duration, but not shorten the time. The extended time can't be reset again (shortened) using the Slide Duration setting, and must be reset by dragging the slide duration on the timeline. Even when dragging on the timeline, the slide duration can never be reset to less than the original 3 seconds. I selected all slides and reset the Slide Duration setting to a shorter duration, however the change was not accepted and the default value remained. I have been using CP for quite a while and I don't recall this behavior.

Question: Does this mean that a slide can't be reset to a shorter duration than the default value set in Preferences at the time the slide was inserted? How can I reset the slide duration for the selected slides to a value shorter than the default value?

KB in FL · Accepted Answer

In all likelihood, a slide object's timing is setting the minimum length of the slide. For example, create a new slide with the same 3 second default. Add an object to the slide (I used a text caption). By default, the object has a 3 second length. If you attempt to make the slide a shorter length, Captivate will not allow it. However, if you right click on the object and set the duration to "Rest of Slide" it has no minimum default calue and you can then set the length of the slide to whatever value you want.

brentw46458063 · Answer

Thanks to both KB and Lilybiri for providing the correct answer. For some reason I thought slide duration would overrule the object timing. *duh* I could only set the slide duration to the value for the longest slide object, which makes sense. Once I changed those object timings, I could then change the slide timing.

BTW, I want short slides because I am creating EPSS tools that are like a decision tree, rather than eLearning modules. The slides are mostly Yes/No clicks that walk users through a process. I didn't want the slides to sit for 3 seconds before snapping to the next slide. It made it look like there was a delay in the buttons.

Thanks for the assistance everyone!

Brent

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