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hcang
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November 15, 2017
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Hide the Back Button on Selected Slide

  • November 15, 2017
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I am using the Skin Editor Back and Forward buttons. How do I disable only the Back button on the first slide on each chapter?

Using an image button is not the most practical because we have too much content on the slide.

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    Lilybiri
    Lilybiri
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    November 15, 2017

    You need a programmer...

    I never use a default playbar, always create custom navigation which allows total control.

    If you use a shape button for Next and Back, on the first slide and timed for the rest of the project, they'll have a unique ID. Very easy to hide them on some slides.

    Using a conditional action triggered by the On Enter event of the last slide of a chapter, checking the value of the system variable 'cpInfoLastSlideVisited' could be used to send the learner back to the slide he came from, but that looks like a frustrating experience IMO. Moreover, if you also have the progress bar which can be used for navigation, that On Enter event can be skipped.

    Another idea: why not create a dashboard where the user can navigate to different chapters, even see what he already visited? It would of course need full custom navigation but can be more engaging.

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    hcangAuthor
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    November 15, 2017

    I am using Captivate 9. Was hoping there is an out-of-the-box solution because I am not a programmer.

    Any programmer on this forum who can provide a script?

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    petern33480613
    Inspiring
    November 16, 2017

    Heow,

    Maybe you could approach this from another direction.

    I am presuming the Back button used on Slide1 of a Chapter would take the user to the last slide of the previous Chapter.

    If that is the case, then you could create a test on the last slide in the Chapter to identify if the user has arrived from Slide1 of the next Chapter.

    If the user has arrived from Slide1 of the next Chapter, the test could automatically send them back there.

    The solution is not a good as disabling the Back button, but if you have to use the default playbar and are not a programmer it maybe a possible solution.

    If this sounds feasible have a go at it, and when you get stuck or need advice, come on back to the forum.

    Peter

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