Hi Leona,
I remember working with you in the past, and since you
mentioned earlier versions, I'll throw another possibility to you:
Captivate 3 includes some or all of the "old" (BMP-style)
playback controls, and if you use one of them you will not have to
wrestle with the "project>skin.SWF". Getting rid of the
_skin.swf will get you down to the HTM, a single SWF, and the JS
file(s).
Some folks actually prefer to use the "old" BMP playbars, in
order to have uniformity in their new projects relative to their
legacy projects. Matter of fact, I've worked with folks who had
substantial investments in their custom BMP playback controls, so
for them, this option was a godsend. The BMP playbars on on the
drop-list for playbars at Project > Skins.
Hope that helps clarify the changes, and their effect on
users resulting from the latter versions of Captivate.
Best wishes~
Larry