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USING ADOBE CAPTIVATE 5
Interactive Objects
Last updated 4/22/2010
Note: When you change the properties in this section, the object style in the General section is prefixed with a ‘+’ sign.
This indicates that the style is now in a overridden state. For more information on object styles, see “Object style” on
page 51
Action
On Success Specifies the event that occurs when a user clicks the box. For the description of the available options, see
“Defining project navigation” on page 102.
Attempts [#] Specifies the number of times the user can attempt the question before the specified action takes place.
By default, the number of attempts allowed is infinite. To specify a number, clear the Infinite check box and then click
the numeral associated with the Attempts option.
Infinite Allows users an unlimited number of attempts.
Last Attempt Specifies the event that should take place after the last attempt. For the description of the available
options, see “Defining project navigation” on page 102.
• If you select Open URL Or File or Open Another Project, click the inverted arrow icon next to the URL or the
Project field to select the window in which the URL, file, or project appears. Select from Current, New, Parent, and
Top. If you choose New, Parent, or Top, you also have the option to continue playing the original project when the
URL, file, or project opens.
• If you select Send E-mail To, you have the option to continue playing the project while the e-mail message is
prepared and sent.
• If you select the Open URL Or File option and specify a URL, the URL is visible when you edit the slide in Adobe
Captivate. However, it is not visible to the user. To show the URL, create a simple image with the URL text on the
image. Then add the image to your slide, and place a click box over the image.
Shortcut You can specify a keyboard shortcut for the mouse-click. Users can use the keyboard shortcut instead of the
mouse. For example, suppose you select Control+Shift+Enter as the keyboard shortcut for the mouse-click. The click
is treated as correct (a click within the box) when users press this combination. If they press the wrong combination,
it is treated as a click outside the box.
Note: If your Adobe Captivate project is displayed in a browser, set keyboard shortcuts that do not conflict with common
browser shortcuts. For example, F1 is frequently used as a keyboard shortcut to display Help. The Control, Alt, and Shift
keys map to the Control, Option, and Shift keys on Macintosh® computers, respectively.
Options tab
Success select this check box to include a caption to be displayed when the user clicks inside the click box.
Failure select this check box to include a caption to be displayed when the user clicks outside the click box.
Hint select this check box to specify a hint to be displayed to users. The hint is displayed when the user moves the
mouse over the click box.
Pause select this check box to pauses the project until all success and failure captions are displayed.
Transparency Degree of transparency for the text entry box. Select a value from 0% to 100%. A value of 10% is less
transparent (more solid) than a value of 90%.
The transparency effect does not appear when you view the text entry box in Edit view. To test the transparency effect,
press F4 to preview the slide.
Show Button Adds a Submit button to the text entry box by default. Click the button to change its properties such as
the label for the button and the formatting of the characters in the label.
Show Scrollbar Displays a scroll bar when the user exceeds the space available in the text entry box.
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