Adobe CAPTIVATE 5 Help Manual page 177

Last updated 4/22/2010
You can also create a SWF file to use as a loading screen. In the Adobe Captivate Preloaders folder, there is a sample
SWF file and FLA file named DefaultPreloader. You can use these files as templates to create your own SWF file. If you
add a custom loading screen, Adobe Captivate calls the following functions if they exist on the main Timeline of the
SWF file:
Note: The preloaders available in Adobe Captivate are located in the \\ProgramFiles\Adobe\Adobe Captivate <version
number>\Gallery\Preloaders folder on Windows.They are available at /Applications/Adobe Captivate
5/Gallery/Preloaders directory on Mac OS.
function initialize(projectWidth:Number,
projectHeight:Number)
function
onProgress(loadedBytes:Number,totalBytes:Number,preloadPercent:Number)
function isDone():Boolean
The percentage of the SWF file that must be downloaded before the file starts playing. After the required
Preload%
portion of SWF file has been downloaded, the preloader disappears, and the SWF file starts playing.
Password that users must enter before they can view the project. In the adjacent box, type
Password Protect Project
the correct password to be used by users to successfully view the project. Click Options to specify the following:
• The message that is displayed to users to explains what they must do when prompted to type a password.
Message
•
The message to be displayed when users enter an incorrect password.
Retry Message
• The text that is displayed on the button that the users click in order to continue viewing the project.
Button Text
Expiry date for the project. Click Calendar to choose a date. In the adjacent text box, specify the
Project Expiry Date
message to be displayed to users when the project expires.
When a project expires, it can no longer be viewed.
Provides a fade-in effect to the first slide of the project.
Fade In On The First Slide
Click the menu and select an action to take place at the end of the project.
Action
• Stops the project after it plays once.
Stop Project
•
Continuously plays the project.
Loop Project
•
Closes the movie after it stops playing.
Close Project
• Opens the specified website in a web browser after the movie stops playing.
Open URL Or File
To load a URL, type the full path to a website (for example, http://www.website.com). Click the inverted arrow icon
next to the URL box to select the window in which to display the URL, then choose Current, New, Parent, or Top.
To load a file, click the browse icon, browse to the file, select the file, and click Open.
•
Runs the specified JavaScript after the movie stops playing. Click Script_Window and type the
Execute JavaScript
javascript to execute. To reuse a script from a file, copy the script onto the clipboard and paste it into the JavaScript
window. Click the inverted arrow icon next to the Script_Window button to select the window in which to display the
URL, then choose Current, New, Parent, or Top.
•
Opens another project after the movie stops playing. Click the browse icon, browse to the
Open Another Project
project file (with the extension .swf, .rd, or .cptx), select the file, and click Open. Click the inverted arrow icon to select
the window in which to display the file, then choose Current, New, Parent, or Top.
•
Sends an e-mail to the specified e-mail address after the movie stops playing. The default mail
Send E-mail To
editor is used to send the message. Type the e-mail address in the adjacent box. Click the inverted arrow icon to select
the window in which to display the file, then choose Current, New, Parent, or Top.
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