Is it possible to enter a slide at a specific point in that slide's timeline?

[travlr588]

I'm working on a project that contains some effects and "fade ins" as the slide runs, then culminates in the display of buttons for the learner to go access additional information.  Once they access that information they return to the "root" slide, but then it runs from the beginning and repeats the effects and "fade ins"; information the learner has already seen.

I've found where I can move around to specific frames on the timeline from within a slide, but is there any way to come into a slide at a specific timeline point?

Thanks in advance for the help.

Jay

[TLCMediaDesign]

Look at this blog by Lieve

Micro-Navigation in Adobe Captivate - Captivate blog

[travlr588]

Thanks David!  I apologize for the delay in responding; this article was very helpful.  While it didn't address my specific question, I will definitely be using this information in future projects.

Thanks again.

Jay

[Lilybiri]

David is pointing to an old blog post, if you have more questions? Coming into a slide at a specific timeline point will need a conditional advanced (or shared) action On Enter of that slide. At least, you'll need the condition if you want to have both the normal Enter at the first frame of the slide, and at least one other specific point. In the post I also recommend capturing the first frame number of the slide and store it in a user variable. 

[travlr588]

Lilybiri.....thanks much for the info.  I think I just realized after read your and David's comments, and the blog post, that each slide doesn't have it's own set of timeframe numbers; they're sequential throughout the entire movie.  So, there' s no difference in moving within a single slide or between slides.  I have to admit that I haven't quite grasped how to set up the advanced action...but I think I'll have my epiphany when I put on my headphones and focus just on figuring it out.

Thanks much for the help....and sorry for the late response.

Jay

[TLCMediaDesign]

If you are using HTML5, there is a way to get the start frame and number of frames for each slide using JavaScript. If you are using SWF you need a widget to get that information.