Adding Captivate 3 Branching to Presenter 09
Mar 22, 2011
I tried using this link: http://daveperso.mediaenglishonline.com/2008/06/11/how-to-add-a-captivate-movie-to-articulate-presenter/ to create a branching situation in one of my modules. I like to incorporate buttons that react to the user's mouse rolling over the image and then clicking on it.
The problem that I am running into is I cannot seem to set the buttons if the user clicks on a particular button then the person will be taken to a certain section of the module. I tried creating transparent hotspots in PPT and that would work until, according to the link, dragging the 3 SWF files into the "data"->"swf" folder. Then it seems either the hotspots disappear or the particular swf files appear on top of the hotspots.
Has anyone else tried creating this or maybe has a workaround for this?
Thanks in advance
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Adam,
The swf files are always going to appear on the top layer in Presenter. The only way to accomplish this is by using actionscript in the actual Flash File to create a clickable rollover tab.
Dave Anderson goes through this here: https://player.vimeo.com/video/204929857
Here is an old forum discussion as well: http://www.articulate.com/forums/articulate-presenter/18094-flash-rollover-buttons-hyperlinking-slides.html
The rollover action is executable but the actionscript doesn't seem to be executing and allowing me to advance to the particular slides.
I reviewed the coding 3 times and seem to have it the same as Dave Anderson and have labeled the graphics :mcButton1" and "mcButton2" as well.
Here is the coding:
mcButton1.onPress = function() {
_level0ArtAPI.PlaySlideNum(5);
};
mcButton2.onPress = function() {
_level0ArtAPI.PlaySlideNum(2);
};
I have the SWF file being published with Flash Player 8 with ActionScript 2.0
I have done rollovers using davids screenr above, works fine. Never tried to hyperlink from a captivate movie. Not sure that it is possible,
Why not create a swf button in flash and add your code if that works then it is a captivate issue.
Phil
I've tried it before with a Captivate movie. It didn't work. It has to be done right from Flash with the actionscripting.
Well after I saw his sceenr I went back and created the buttons in Flash but am still having the issue of advancing :(
I'll see what happens if I just start over in Flash
Maybe check Dave Becker's tool as well - http://freemadeeasy.blogspot.com/
Attached is the file with the rollover buttons...Can anyone see if I'm missing anything? I used Flash CS5 to create it, I tried publishing it to Player 7 and 8 with AS 2.0 but still unable to get the buttons to navigate to the particular slides.
sorry Adam, drastic computer failure this morning means I don't have a machine with flash to check it. Will try to look at it asap
Phil
Thanks Phil. When you have a chance, just let me know if you come across any errors.
BTW I am using version 6.3.1009.1313 Pro for Articulate Presenter '09 with PPT 03.
So i just recently changed the scripting in lines 2 and 5 to say _level6 just in case that dealt with the version of the player but that did not help either.
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