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StephanieBogDog
StephanieBogDog
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October 14, 2021
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can't change the short answer quiz response box from being in front of a smart shape

  • October 14, 2021
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I'm using Captivate 2019, I'm a beginner.

 

I am planning a bunch of short answer quizzes in my project. This module has two so I ran into the problem where the results slide totals both quizzes instead of having individual results for each quiz. I solved this with the first quiz (multiple choice) by having a popup shape on the last question that gives people options and that worked ok. When it gets to the last question on the second quiz (short answer), again I made a smart shape pop up after the person answers that gives them choices to start the module over, look at the answer key etc but I can't move the short answer field behind the pop up. There are a couple of elements that had this same issue where they were on top (the questions 1 of 1 and response area) but I just moved things around so it wouldn't conflict. On the short answer quiz, there isn't anywhere I can move the response box where it doesn't look bad. I'm attaching pictures of the project with timeline and what it looks like when after the popup pops up.

 

 

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Correct answer Lilybiri

You are very new to Captivate, understand that you don't get what I try to explain. It is rather adventurous to start with a Fluid Boxes project before understanding basics of Captivate. Each Slide in Captivate is based on a master slide. In a Fluid Boxes project you need to take into account the setup of the quizzing master slides, which have lot of fluid boxes. A full explanation I tried to give in this blog post:

http://blog.lilybiri.com/tips-for-fluid-quiz-slides

 

Did you even try to preview that slide in different browser resolutions? Maybe you'll see what I mean, what will happen with those custom buttons when you change the browser resolution to a phone resolution, to portrait mode.

You cannot have multiple custom shape buttons floating around, they will also always be under the embedded quiz objects.  That is the rule for all quiz slides, both in non-responsive and responsive projects. The embedded objects  (have no individual timeline) will always be on top of custom objects. Since your custom objects are not in a fluid box, how did you position them? 

My recommendation would be to keep the default question slide setup, insert a normal slide after the quiz slide and set it up with fluid boxes to have your custom objects on that slide.

In the title you talk about Short answer, now you talk about Fill-in-the-Blank, but the screenshot shows a short answer question. 

 

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Lilybiri
Lilybiri
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October 14, 2021

Sorry, but I don't see a link between the screenshots and your question. 

You are in a responsive project with fluid boxes, but I see a lot of shapes which are not in any fluid box? Each quiz slide is based on a master slide, and that master slide has a setup with fluid boxes. 

Are you really talking about a default short answer question? The screenshots seem to show a custom question, not a regular short answer question. For the default quiz slides all embedded objects are always on top of custom added objects. Embedded objects do not have an individual timeline, although they will be in the default fluid boxes setup of the master slides.

StephanieBogDog
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October 14, 2021

The master slide is responsive, that's on the bottom of the timeline. I made the smart shapes unlocked from the fluid box because I wanted them to show up over the question once the question was answered. 

 

Is there a way I can make it pop up in front of the short answer response box? 

 

I don't really know what you mean by default short answer vs custom question. I added a question slide and chose fill in the blank. I have altered the Master Slides from the Blue Veracity Theme. I'll make all the smart shapes invisible and attach another picture of the project.

Lilybiri
LilybiriCorrect answer
Legend
October 14, 2021

You are very new to Captivate, understand that you don't get what I try to explain. It is rather adventurous to start with a Fluid Boxes project before understanding basics of Captivate. Each Slide in Captivate is based on a master slide. In a Fluid Boxes project you need to take into account the setup of the quizzing master slides, which have lot of fluid boxes. A full explanation I tried to give in this blog post:

http://blog.lilybiri.com/tips-for-fluid-quiz-slides

 

Did you even try to preview that slide in different browser resolutions? Maybe you'll see what I mean, what will happen with those custom buttons when you change the browser resolution to a phone resolution, to portrait mode.

You cannot have multiple custom shape buttons floating around, they will also always be under the embedded quiz objects.  That is the rule for all quiz slides, both in non-responsive and responsive projects. The embedded objects  (have no individual timeline) will always be on top of custom objects. Since your custom objects are not in a fluid box, how did you position them? 

My recommendation would be to keep the default question slide setup, insert a normal slide after the quiz slide and set it up with fluid boxes to have your custom objects on that slide.

In the title you talk about Short answer, now you talk about Fill-in-the-Blank, but the screenshot shows a short answer question. 

 

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