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Deanodino1
Deanodino1
Inspiring
August 12, 2014
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Action to replay Slide Audio

  • August 12, 2014
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Is it possible to create an action for a button that would replay the audio on the same slide if the learn failed to get it the first time?

eg

Slide 1- Listens to audio

clicks button- replays same audio

Currently Im attaching audio files to buttons and I hope there is an easier way

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Correct answer Lilybiri

Thanks for helping me out.

I wanted to assign it to the masterslide because it seemed a more efficient way to do it.  I have several slides eg quiz slides, where i would like the learner to be able to push a button to replay the same audio from that slide.

Currently i have done whate you have suggested, added audio to the slide and then assigned it to a button using adv action.  But this is repetitive is it possible to just create an action which replays the slide audio which was just heard? I dont want to assign a specific audio file if i can help it. 


No simple solution... I tried to explain to not use slide audio... but apparently you didn't understand me. You could try with micro-navigation,  and re-enter the slide, but if the first slide audio is not finished, you'll end up with two simultaneous audio clips playing, not synced.


Since the audio clip is different on each slide, that would help because you could use a shared action, but still will have to define the unique parameter, which is the audio clip, for each slide.

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Lilybiri
Lilybiri
Legend
August 13, 2014

In this blog post I tried to explain audio objects: Audio Objects: Control them! - Captivate blog

However  a pretty recent new command/statement 'Play audio' is available. You could use it for the On Enter event. And use it also for the button Success event, but be careful to do it using an advanced action (or shared action), not a simple action that would release the playhead. The advantage is that even if the original audio clip is still playing (from the On Enter event) when the button is clicked, that original audio clip will stop and the one (same) triggered by the button will start from the beginning. This is not the case if you pause/stop an audio object by hiding it.

Lilybiri

Deanodino1
Deanodino1Author
Inspiring
August 13, 2014

Hi Thanks for youre response

When I select play audio I am still given an option to select the file I want to play.  Is it possible to just replay the audio from that slide?  Im going to insert it into the master slide.

Lilybiri
Lilybiri
Legend
August 13, 2014

No, why on master slide?. Audio clip is in Library, just assign it to the

action that you can use twice:.once On Enter slide, once for the button.

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