Add a way to keep the arrow pointer visible after the animation on a software sim.
Currently, when the animation of the pointer is complete, the pointer disappears. There should be a way to separate the animation from the arrow graphic on the timeline so you can have the pointer persist on the screen until the end of the slide. This would be particularly helpful if you have audio over a particular slide on a simulation that is describing movements. You could then sync the movement with where it is mentioning it in the audio clip, but have the arrow pointer continue to point to the place until the end of the clip.
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Ben
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What I am talking about here is: Let's say you have an AI-generated audio clip on a slide during a software simulation. The audio clip says, "Click on the next field in the form. This field is where you enter information about..." If I want to put my mouse simulation at the point where it says "Click on the next field in the form," the mouse pointer will disappear as soon as the mouse simulation is complete. I would like to be able to have my mouse simulation appear at that point and then have the mouse pointer persist at the point of the click until the full audio clip is finished playing. Currently, if I lengthen the mouse animation, it just makes the animation move very slowly. You are correct that if I run the mouse animation to the end of the timeline, the pointer will persist because the timeline pauses at that point, but there is no way to sync the movement of the mouse with what is being said in the audio clip, and then have the mouse pointer stay there until the end.
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AdminShivang
(Admin, Adobe Captivate)
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Thank you for your feedback.
I tested this workflow using a software simulation in a sample Captivate 12.6 project, and the mouse pointer remains visible when the slide pauses for user interaction. You may try adjusting the mouse pointer's timing from the timeline to see if that improves the behavior.
Also, if you haven’t already, please update to the latest Captivate version (v12.6) and check if it resolves the issue. You can update via Help > Check for Updates or download the setup directly from: https://adobe.com/products/captivate/vipdownload.html.