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Subject:RE: Anyone here use Captivate? From:"Potdar, Deepali" <deepali -at- bf -dot- umich -dot- edu> To:<techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com> Date:Wed, 14 Jun 2006 18:32:01 -0400
Hi Everyone,
You all are very helpful. I solved my first big question. Now I have a
couple more, if you don't mind.
So our general policy is to design for 1024x768. But, if I RECORD in
that resolution, setting my browser to full screen (f11), then publish
to SWF file, and play back, I get a horizontal scroll bar because all
the IE browser "stuff" takes up space (the grey frame, the status bar,
etc.). I don't want to tell users to adjust to full screen (f11) before
they play my sim.
What I mean in short, is that the user doesn't automatically "see" the
recorded vertical scrollbar (which I need them to click on occasion).
They'd first have to click their browser's horizontal scrollbar to even
see the recorded one, then they can use it.
I don't like using the RESIZE MOVIE feature because it makes things
blurry. Are there any other options for me?
My thought right now is to record in 800x600- which plays back nicely in
1024-x768- what the users will have. My only hesitation is that there's
a bunch of extra white space that could be used somehow.
Is there a different way to get around this- while recording in
1024x768. For example, is there a way to get the simulation to play NOT
inside a browser window?
Thank you very much for reading this and any tips.
Deepali
-----Original Message-----
From: Potdar, Deepali
Sent: Monday, June 12, 2006 2:41 PM
To: 'Rick Stone'; techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
Subject: RE: Anyone here use Captivate?
Thanks, Rick. That is a bummer. So I think you're suggesting that I
create a "stockpile" of customized captions with arrows in a few
different places, so I have more to choose from and at least they're
somewhat customized?
Thanks for the link and the advice.
Deepali
-----Original Message-----
From: Rick Stone [mailto:rstone75 -at- kc -dot- rr -dot- com]
Sent: Monday, June 12, 2006 2:39 PM
To: Potdar, Deepali; techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
Subject: Re: Anyone here use Captivate?
Hi again Deepali
This isn't possible in Captivate. Captivate doesn't provide any drawing
tools to use. However, with a bit of creativity, you could certainly
create
a few different arrow images that could be strategically placed and
combined
with other caption styles and whatnot.
For creating your own customized caption styles, try the following link.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Potdar, Deepali" <deepali -at- bf -dot- umich -dot- edu>
To: <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com>
Sent: Monday, June 12, 2006 1:34 PM
Subject: RE: Anyone here use Captivate?
Ok- I realized I should just send one of my questions here- the most
important one-- does anyone know how to "draw" in Captivate? I do not
want to use the pre-set captions that have a little pointy arrow-like
tip. I actually want a caption with an arrow that I draw, going from the
text box to the place the user needs to click...
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