Aggregator
The aggregate feature is a new addition to Captivate 4 and allows a user to compile several individual files into one big file. To do this, your individual files need to be already published in .swf form. When you open the aggregator, choose your Action Script version (keep it consistent with your individual file AS settings) and then add the individual .swf files from their saved location. The result will be a new, larger .swf that includes the attached projects and a menu on the left allowing the user to navigate.
The aggregator is better for very large projects that can be broken up into individual sequences. This will help cut down on publish and preview time because you won’t have 50+ slides to process; instead, you’ll have individual 15-20 slide projects that can be compiled together.
Table of Contents
Captivate gives you the ability to create a table of contents within a single Captivate project. While the end result (being able to navigate through a project) is essentially the same as that of the aggregator feature, the table of contents is different because it navigates at a more local level (slide by slide), whereas the aggregator navigates at a broader level (project by project).
The table of contents is better for smaller, contained projects that still need navigability.
For more information about these features and more in Captivate 4, register for our Captivate class at http://it.byu.edu/training.
