spacebar plays next slide?

[Guest]

How do I enable slides to work like PowerPoint: i.e. spacebar plays next slide? I am working with a large worldwide sales team and not able to reinvent their presentation process.

Thanks.

[Lance_Treloar]

If you are using Next buttons, simply assign the space bar as the shortcut.

If you are not using Next buttons on the screen, you could place a transparent button or click box somewhere on your slide.  Assign the Go To Next Slide action to the On Success and the space bar as the shortcut.

[Guest]

Thank you Lance for your prompt response. I was able to add the shortcut to  the click box, but I believe the spacebar key is not an shortcut option in Captivate 6. If there is a workaround or ActionScript method, please let me know, otherwise, your answer was the answer I was after.

Thanks again.

[Lance_Treloar]

Apologies.  Didn't even occur that you wouldn't be able to assign the space bar as a shortcut. 

Will look around and see what I can come up with. 

Once again, apologies.

Lance.

[Guest]

I'm having the same problem. When trying to assign a shortcut key in the "Action" box, all keys appear to work, EXCEPT the Spacebar.  Does anyone know if a patch is available?

[HimanshuSatija]

Hi ,

I Think you will not be able to assign the spacebar as a shortcut on a button to play next slide because it will conflict with the browser shortcut.

Spacebar itself have some task assigned to it in terms of browser . You can use any of the keys except spacebar.

Thanks

Himanshu Satija

[Guest]

Thanks for your response Himanshu - So is the Spacebar browser shortcut new?  Reason asking, I just converted Captivate 4 interactions to Captivate 6. In "4" the Spacebar worked perfectly, and is used in many of my interactions as a Linux shortcut key. Do you know of any other way to assign Spacebar in "6" - I'm wondering if this is more of an oversight by Adobe.  I can only image how many others are having this same problem.

[Guest]

Major issue for our company as well. We build software simulations for our clients. The spacebar is essential for when we ask learner to type in a field and screen is updating with every key... very common nowadays. We need a workaround at least that won't cause an interuption in the learning experience. The client requires us to use Cp6 and now I have to tell them that the design of the interaction has to change in a way that is not in line with the way their employees use the software.