Insert Image on Shortcut

[nonen53461523]

hello,

I have 100+ slides.  I need to insert a unique image into each slide.  In powerpoint I have a macro that loops on a directory, creates a new slide for each image it finds.  I am able to create 100+ slides with images in a few seconds.

How do I do something like this in Captivate 9?

I have already created 100+ slides in C9 but now inserting the image is slow and painful.  Thoughts?

[Lilybiri]

Why have 100 slides just with an image? Do you need Captivate, eLearning authoring tool for that? You can import all image to the Library, and drag each of them to the slide. Or you can create one slide with the image, duplicate it and switch to another image using the properties panel.  What is your work flow to insert them 'slow and painfully'?

[nonen53461523]

Good questions.

I am building a software demo.  Essentially a walk though of how to use the software.  I have already created an offline (powerpoint) version.  Now I need to create one for online audiences and sales people.  It also needs to be responsive to different desktop sizes (doesn't need to be mobile responsive).

Are  you saying I can create a single slide and cycle through the images based on click actions?

My current workflow is click Media > Image > double click image .... repeat.  A few times I exported the images wrong so I had to re-export images from PS - not C9's fault but I had to insert the images again!

[Lilybiri · Accepted solution]

Why do you not use the Software Simulation feature of Captivate, probably the best on the market? It can be done in a responsive project, although it will need a lot more work to get it working correctly on all devices.

Just inserting images will cause you even more work if this has to be a responsive project. Do not underestimate that amount of work, it is not just about inserting images on a slide, but to edit them in each breakpoint view with Position Properties.

You use Photoshop? You can import a native PS file with all its layers. If you have multiple images in one PS-file, import it and all layers will be converted to a PNG image. Your work flow is really the most slow, indeed.

Be careful: since you are talking about bitmap images, for good quality you would need an image for each breakpoint view. PS can now export to SVG, which would make the quality approach easier, but I have no idea if the images you are talking about are suited for SVG export.

[nonen53461523]

Yes, I saw the Simulation option, however at this point I cannot use this option.  Perhaps if I has come across this in the beginning!

Appreciate your thoughts and help here.

I will try the PS import method to try and speed this up.

[Lilybiri]

You're welcome! Think about the SVG approach as well?

[nonen53461523]

Yes that's a much better option and something I will keep in mind for future use!