Importing PowerPoint charts
Hi
I am relatively new to Captivate 5.5 and need to put a PowerPoint web chart (similar to pie chart) into captivate so users can change the data in a table on the captivate screen to create their chart which also displays on screen. Is this possible? How do I do this' please?
Jeff
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Adding a PowerPoint Chart to a Captivate Proejct
Jeff,
There are a couple of options available to you after you first create the chart on a PowerPoint slide, but neither one will allow your users to manipulate the data:
1. You can just right click on the chart and select Save as Picture from the context menu and then just insert the chart on to a Captivate slide as a static graphic. However, this won't allow your users to change any data dynamically, and if you wanted the chart to look different in the finished project, you'd need to change it in the PPT and save another graphic to swap over the one on the Captivate slide.
2. You can import a single PowerPoint slide into Captivate by File > Import > PowerPoint Slides. But even this will still end up being a static chart that users cannot interact with.
3. Captivate 5.5 comes with a ChartWidget that you can use to create a few different types of chart. But none are dynamic.
So it would seem that there's no easy way to do what you are asking. Creating a custom AS3 widget to do what you want might be your only viable option if it's essential that your users can manipulate the data in the chart. However, that project would likely require some advanced AS3 skills and possibly weeks of work. Would cost thousands of dollars to pull off.