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katiek30747283
Inspiring
June 6, 2018
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Slide 1 Not Showing

  • June 6, 2018
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I created a training course, and until today it has worked fine. I am needing to publish a PDF of it; however, the first slide will not show up. It won't show up when I "preview from this slide" either. It does show if I view it in the web browser. Anyone know how to get it to show?

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    Correct answer Lilybiri

    Try to recreate that slide from scratch if you insist on showing SWF output.

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    katiek30747283
    katiek30747283Author
    Inspiring
    June 7, 2018

    It doesn't look different though. I've never had issues with it looking different. (I don't put anything crazy in my courses. I'm still learning) I've done other PDFs this way, but this is the only one that I'm having this issue with.

    Lilybiri
    LilybiriCorrect answer
    Brainiac
    June 7, 2018

    Try to recreate that slide from scratch if you insist on showing SWF output.

    katiek30747283
    katiek30747283Author
    Inspiring
    June 7, 2018

    So, there's no way to make it work in the PDF?

    Lilybiri
    Lilybiri
    Brainiac
    June 7, 2018

    I should have to screen that slide closely, but what is the use of showing a slide in a SWF-based pdf when it can look totally different in the HTML output? 

    katiek30747283
    katiek30747283Author
    Inspiring
    June 7, 2018

    I use Captivate 2017. It's non-responsive and nothing I have in here requires Flash. I also did the HTML5 Tracker to double check. It's literally a slide with buttons that take you to different slides. That's it. I'm only doing the PDF to send to my boss. I usually publish as an HTML5 zip file. The first slide does not show when I Preview from this slide or in the PDF. It does show when I Preview HTML5 in Browser, and I use Chrome.

    Lilybiri
    Lilybiri
    Brainiac
    June 7, 2018

    That proves that something SWF-related is wrong in that first slide. Difference between SWF and HTML output increased a lot with latest version of Captivate. If you want to show your boss how it will look, either send him the full folder after published to HTML and instructions to launch the index.html file or upload it to a webserver (best) and send the  URL.

    Lilybiri
    Lilybiri
    Brainiac
    June 7, 2018

    More details are needed. Which version do you use? Is it a responsive or a non-responsive project. Do you realize that publishing to pdf is only possible when using SWF output, that the present versions of Adobe Reader do not have the Flash Player automatically embedded. Result is that the user wanting to see that interactive pdf needs instructions how to install the Flash Player plugin.

    If it is a non-responsive project, Preview from this slide is also based on a temporary SWF output. You talk about Preview in Browser or Preview HTML in browser, if this is a non-responsive project? Which browser do you use if it is for HTML output?

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