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ds8888
ds8888
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September 16, 2015
Question

advanced action buttons?

  • September 16, 2015
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I feel like this should be possible but can you create a button that plays only one section in your basically linear slideshow? I'm trying to create a review page. I've already grouped my slide sections. The answer probably relates to advanced actions but that part didn't make sense when I read it online. Any suggestions?

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    ds8888
    ds8888Author
    Participant
    October 6, 2015

    Thank you so much! I was able to set aside some time to create a variation of what you gave me earlier and it worked. Thank you!

    Lilybiri
    Lilybiri
    Legend
    September 16, 2015

    Could you give some more details please? And tell which version you are using as well? Where did you 'read it online', what do you mean?

    ds8888
    ds8888Author
    Participant
    September 16, 2015

    Captivate 8. I was reading the forums and the Adobe help on buttons and advanced actions. Part of the confusion I had on advanced action buttons was dealing with variables. It involves booleans I believe.

    What I am trying to do is create training modules where end users work through the entire thing and at the end of the module if they wished to review a section they could choose one of the buttons on the Review slide and that button would only play that one section not restart the entire module from that slide.

    Lilybiri
    Lilybiri
    Legend
    September 16, 2015

    Allow me to say that advanced actions and variables are very mysterious to you, right?

    Why not offer a simple solution: use the built in Table of Content. Grouping your slides in each section will create a heading for each group of slides. Allow navigation by TOC and user will be able to choose whatever slide they want. If they want to see a group, they can click on the first slide and the proceed.

    If you don't like that easy solution, I'll try to write out steps for what you described.

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