Importing recorded demonstration into presentation

[Guest]

I am new to Captivate and we are working on a course for a client that demonstrates software functionality. We recorded demonstrations of the software on-site using Captivate 3 and I am now trying to insert those in a course.

I am having difficulty figuring out the best way to do this. When I simply insert the slides, they function correctly; however, I can't set up my course background as I need. I've tried publishing the demonstration slides to swf and inserting as animations, but they are choppy at best - even tried the work-around i've read about in the forums and it doesn't work for this either.

Is there an easy way to do this that I am missing? Inserting the slides was easy, but they already have part of the software image set as a background image so I am unable to get the course look and feel on these slides...

Any advice is greatly appreciated.

[CatBandit]

Hi Melissa,
It sounds like you are not understanding the use of Captivate. Or just as likely, I do not understand your description of your use. Can you share the project file with me? If so, click this link to upload your CP file . Do NOT send me your published output file ... I need to see the *.CP (source) file in order to understand you.

What is at issue is what you mean by inserting your Captivate content into a "course". Normally, Captivate IS the course, so if the problem is inserting Captivate output files into some other program, don't bother with the file ... you need to contact the support folks for that other software application.

Hope this makes sense to you. If you send me your file, you will find a "Description" blank on the Uploader ... be sure to fill that out completely, describing your problem and objective, before uploading the CP file to me. Also fill in the email address blank so I can get back to you.

~thanks
Larry

[Guest]

Yes, Captivate is the course, not an outside program. I have several recorded steps that were recorded as individual captivate presentations and I'm trying to combine them into one 'course' that looks seemless with the other slides of the course which contain a background to the slide and maybe a still image and some text.

[CatBandit]

Ah Hah!!! I apologize for the density issue - always was a slow learner.

What you need (in my humble opinion) is the SWF insert placed in a slidelet on the main project. Would that work for you??

~best
Larry
P.S. If you have not used slidelets before, their description and usage is in the HELP files (go to the Index and type "slidelet"). I think you will find them a handy little tool.

[Guest]

Sounds like a plan. Thank you!!

[Guest]

Sounds like a plan. Thank you!!

[Newsgroup_User]

Sounds like a plan. Thank you!!

[CatBandit]

You are quite welcome - glad to have been of some help, Melissa.

Larry