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matt_rto
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August 26, 2016
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Changing multiple states and the action of each state

  • August 26, 2016
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Hi everyone, 

I've created a button that people can click to read more information. This button can be toggled to show more info, and when toggled, a new button shows EVEN MORE information. This second button that appears, I want to change the state once they click "Keep Reading" to "Back", and for the "Back" button to show the first state of the More Info button. 

Does this make sense? I don't know much about variables, and my advanced action work has been pretty basic so far. I guess I could hide the original "Keep Reading" button, and upon hiding that, the Back button appears, but then what about the toggle of the first, original button. When that is toggled again, how can I make it show the original More Info state?

Any help would be appreciated, and before anyone jumps to conclusions and says there's too much text, etc etc; this is purely a demonstration and a learning exercise for me to see if it's possible. First image Second image Third image

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Correct answer RodWard

Personally, I think your end-users will find this design confusing.

I suggest you save yourself a lot of work by using the first slide as a menu slide and then have the Read More button jump them to another slide entirely that provides the extra information.  On THAT slide you will have the entire slide real estate to show your text and may not even need to make it more complex by adding the other extra buttons.

If your skills with variables and advanced actions are minimal, what I am suggesting will be much easier to achieve and won't blow out your deadlines.

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RodWard
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RodWardCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
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August 26, 2016

Personally, I think your end-users will find this design confusing.

I suggest you save yourself a lot of work by using the first slide as a menu slide and then have the Read More button jump them to another slide entirely that provides the extra information.  On THAT slide you will have the entire slide real estate to show your text and may not even need to make it more complex by adding the other extra buttons.

If your skills with variables and advanced actions are minimal, what I am suggesting will be much easier to achieve and won't blow out your deadlines.

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matt_rtoAuthor
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August 26, 2016

That's actually a great idea thanks Rob. I didn't even think of jumping them to another slide. I'm from web-based software so still trying to understand the parameters that are set around things like buttons etc.

Cheers mate. 

RodWard
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August 26, 2016

If your background is web-based then you have also probably been exposed to the concepts of website usability.  Keep it simple.  Just because it's technically possible to make something all work from the same slide doesn't mean you SHOULD do it that way.  If doing so would overload the slide and confuse users at the same time, you're better off going the simpler way around the problem.

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