How do I make a project play automatically

Report · Aug 17, 2009

I have recorded 4 presentations, all with a power point presentation first slide. When doing one of them I found somewhere a setting so that it starts playing automatically, the other 3 need the user to either click on the start button on the toolbar or use the enter key. I have searched and searched to find how I managed to get the one starting automatically but can not now find it - any help from anyone would be much appreciated as I would like them all to start playing automatically.

Thanks

Report · Aug 17, 2009

Hi there

Edit > Preferences...

I believe this may be the setting you are referring to.

Click the image below for a larger view.

Cheers... Rick

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Report · Aug 17, 2009

Thanks Rick, when I go into preferences/start and end I do not get the same

options as you show, my screen shows project start options and then tick

boxes for loading screen/password protect - nothing about auto play.

I have managed to resolve it though by deleting the click mouse from my

first slide and it is now starting automatically.

Cheers

Carol

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Report · Aug 17, 2009

Hi again

Well, it's because you didn't advise up front what version of Captivate you are using. As you seemed to be a new user, it would appear I mistakenly assumed you were using version 4.

You might want to review the link below:

Click here to read

As for auto starting, if you are using Captivate 3 or older, it should already be playing automagickally. This would infer you have a Button, Click Box or Text Entry Box object on the first slide. Any of those objects will typically pause the playback until they are dealt with.