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Anonymous
September 8, 2015
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Shapes grayed out in output - Captivate 8

  • September 8, 2015
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Hi,

I have some slides which are imported to captivate 8. One a slide, I inserted a rectangular shape and made it a button, so that it points to a particular location. However, in the preview and the published output, the area where the shape is inserted has a gray hue. I have modified the properties so that the shape remains transparent and opacity set to 0%. I see that the box has a gray hue in both FF and Chrome browsers.

Here is the snapshot:

The PPT has been created using MS Powerpoint 2010 version, and saved as a .ppt file (97-2003) format. This issue persists if the project is published as HTML5 or SWF or both the options. Kindly advice!

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    Correct answer Lilybiri

    You have the Fill Alpha set to 0% that means totally transparent. Moreover the stroke width is set to 0, which means no stroke. Why do you want an invisible button? Did you try a click box instead, which is invisible by default. I never use imported PPT-slides myself, maybe the movie slides that are created on import have problems with transparent shapes.

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    Lilybiri
    Lilybiri
    Brainiac
    September 8, 2015

    Can you explain your first sentence 'slides which are imported to captivate 8'? Imported from PPT? That means that every slide is converted to a short movie slide, not a very good starting point to make the slides interactive at all. I always recommend to start in Captivate itself, eventually using assets from the PPT.

    Is it possible to show the Properties panel of that shape button as well?

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    Anonymous
    September 9, 2015

    Lilybiri‌, Thanks for your reply.

    I have imported the slides from a PPT using the option File > New Project > Project from MS Powerpoint.

    Here is the Properties panel of the shape button:

    Here is the Actions menu:

    Lilybiri
    LilybiriCorrect answer
    Brainiac
    September 9, 2015

    You have the Fill Alpha set to 0% that means totally transparent. Moreover the stroke width is set to 0, which means no stroke. Why do you want an invisible button? Did you try a click box instead, which is invisible by default. I never use imported PPT-slides myself, maybe the movie slides that are created on import have problems with transparent shapes.

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