Adding synchronized events to an audio object

You can add synchronized events directly from the work-area. This involves specifying the time, synchronized event name, action, and target for each synchronized event.

The Synchronize Events dialog also allows you to view the synchronized events within the audio object, edit synchronized events, and delete synchronized events.

Synchronized events are supported in .mp3 and .mp4 audio file types. When you synchronize event actions to an audio file, those events are saved separately from the media. This allows you to swap the media without losing the events. Events can be added and synchronized in video objects as well. For details, see Synchronizing events of a video object.

To add a synchronized event to an audio object:

1. Do one of the following to select the appropriate audio object and open the Properties ribbon:

   • In the Project Explorer, double-click the graphic of the audio object.

   • In the Project Explorer, right-click the graphic of the audio object and select Properties.

   • In the work area, double-click the audio object.

   • In the work area, right-click the audio object and select Properties.

   The Properties ribbon is displayed.

2. Click Edit Events in the Audio group. The Events Editor window opens.

3. Use the audio controller to control the playback of the audio object. At the appropriate time within the audio object, click Add Event. This adds a synchronized event to the synchronized events table. When you are done adding events, select Save.

   	•	You can adjust the timing and the synchronized event name and change the action and target associated with the synchronized event. For details, see Editing synchronized events of an audio object.
   	•	Edit the synchronized event names to references that are meaningful for you. Synchronized event names must be unique.

4. To specify the action and target associated with the synchronized event, select Sync Events in the Playback Options group. The Synchronize Events window opens. Select the appropriate synchronized event row and use the controls in the Action and Target box to specify the action and target for the event.

   For example, to launch a message, select Display Message from the action drop-down list and use the Message box to specify the appropriate message.

   A page with 25 or more media configured to automatically start might experience issues on mobile devices. For more information, see Automatically playing media on mobile devices.

The synchronized event is added to the synchronized events table.

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