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Displaying the Slide Label on the Screen in Captivate 4

Posted on 11. Mar, 2010 by captivatehero in Captivate 4, Tutorials

Time for some system variables in Captivate 4! Who’s ready?

You are going to use the System variable – cpInfoCurrentSlideLabel - to display the name of the Slide Label on each slide. This will save you a tremendous amount of time if you need to put a custom title on each screen.

1. Create a blank .CP file
2. In the Filmstrip – navigate to slide 1
3. Double click slide 1 and add the Slide Label: Main Menu
4. Click OK in the Slide Properties dialog box
5. Create a new Text Caption in slide 1
6. Double click the caption to edit it
7. From the Text Edit toolbar above the work area – click on the Insert Variable button
8. In the Variable Type drop down menu choose System
9. In the View By menu select – MovieInformation
10. From the Variables menu select the cpInfoCurrenSlideLabel variable
11. Set the Maximum Length to 50. This will allow for really long slide titles
12. Click the OK Button

You now see the Variable displayed in the Text Caption. To display the title on every screen you will need to change the properties of the Text Caption

1. Right click the text caption
2. Select Properties… in the contextual menu
3. In the New Text Caption dialog box – select the Options Tab
4. Set the Following:

1. Click the OK Button to set your text
2. Test you work by Previewing the Project

You will now see the title “Main Menu” appear in you slide. Try duplicating this slide a few times and change each slide label. When you preview your project - the variable will now update with each slide’s label information.

The Captain loves these variables!

Tags: Adobe, Captivate 4, variables