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Printing a PDF in Captivate (not a certificate)

New Here ,
Mar 31, 2010 Mar 31, 2010

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I hope you all can help me.  I'm working on a CBT in Captivate 4 for a brief tutorial.  At the end of the course I need the employee you print out a PDF file that they sign and turn in to their manager.  The employees taking this course are not computer savvy at all so I want the PDF to print automatically or at the very least automatically bring up the print dialogue box like it does if you use the certificate widget.

I've figured out how to add a button that opens the PDF file, but I couldn't figure out how to get it to go straight to print.  The trick is that I'm only working in Captivate and don't have Flash.  Is this possible?

Cheers,

Jay

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Engaged ,
Apr 03, 2010 Apr 03, 2010

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If you are familiar with Acrobat javascript, you can embed a code in the document to print on load. Google "acrobat javascript print onload".  You may need to pay for some of them.

Cheers,

Seth

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Apr 03, 2010 Apr 03, 2010

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If you use CP4, did you try the Print Widget?

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Apr 05, 2010 Apr 05, 2010

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SethXP.  Unfortunately I'm not familiar with JS, but I'm always up for learning.  I'

ll try the Google search and see what i can find.

Lilybiri - I am using CP4.  I tried but I could only get the print widget to print what was in my Captivate presentation.  I need it to print a seperate PDF file.

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JayDeeGee,


I almost repent having made it sound really simple. There are so many variables, such as how different browsers handle such events, client side security settings, javascript being disabled etc. It's a convoluted process and it's not guaranteed to work. I feel your pain but then again, If your audience cannot print a pdf file, maybe, they shouldn't ( I know I'm being acidic) . However, believing that good design should not stop at such hinderances, I can probably offer this: if you have Acrobat Standard (or Pro) you can provide simple instructions from within your pdf so that your learners can manage to print it.

Seth

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