Thanks it worked! Yes, the UI in Cap8 is not "intuitive" just like Premiere Elements - bumble, stumble, and pull out your hair! :-(
I joined the MSP Captivate users group and have a friend helping me. He told me how to "fake" slide transitions for the "responsive" projects using a smart shape that covers the slide objects, apply an effect to become opaque, thus mimicking a slide transition.
Thanks again!
Dave