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Last updated 9/28/2011
Chapter 9: Widgets
In Adobe Captivate, widgets are configurable SWF objects created in Flash. Widgets can help provide enhanced
interactivity and rich content rapidly.
Adobe Captivate is shipped with pre-configured widgets in the Gallery folder:
• On Windows: \\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Captivate <version number>\Gallery\ Widgets
• On Mac OS: /Applications/Adobe Captivate 5/Gallery/Widgets
Developers can create widgets in Flash by building the content structure, with interactivity, and providing some
parameters for customization through Adobe Captivate. When users of Adobe Captivate insert a widget, they can
customize these parameters based on the course content. For example, users of a pie chart widget can customize the
size and colors of the different segments of the chart.
The base code for creating different types of widgets for Adobe Captivate is available in Flash. Developers can use this
base code for widgets inserted in Adobe Captivate.
Note: Animated SWF files, unlike SWF files for widgets, are not configurable.
Developers can do the following:
• Control the visibility of the widget. Developers can choose to make certain facets of the widget available to the users
in Adobe Captivate for preview or customization.
• Define the behavior of the widget in response to user input.
• Make widgets interact with each other.
Note: You must have Flash CS5 installed on your computers to create widgets for Adobe Captivate.
For information on the widget classes and events you can use, see this blog.
Types of widgets
Static widget
Static widgets are not interactive. They are meant to display information.
For example, you can use the certificate widget to create a certificate with the following information:
• Name of the person taking the course
• Name of the course
• Score of the person taking the course
• Grade achieved by the person taking the course
• Date on which the course was taken
To use this widget, do the following:
1 Insert a minimum of one question slide.
2 Insert a blank slide after the results slide.
3 Insert the CertificateWidget.swf file from the Widget panel in the inserted slide.
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