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Fred Schenkelberg
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May 27, 2017
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How to create EDX type navigation for project?

  • May 27, 2017
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Hi

There must be a way.

I'm building a lesson/course that has 5 slides. An intro, video, knowledge check, video, knowledge check, and summary.... Some lessons will have a different number of slides and associated content.

Rather than a TOC or skin or set of next/previous buttons I'd to create a navigation system similar to what EDx uses

The graphic indicates the type of content on the slide, the blue under bar indicates which slides the student is viewing (doubles as a progress bar), along with previous and next.

I have created image buttons and included in first slide within fluid box (CP 2017), this pretty much works as expected. Except I'm not able to set the first image for the intro to jump to the first slide.

also, I've not been able to sort out how to either add an under color bar, or change the image (reverse colors) to indicate the current slide the student is viewing.

Is there a way to click the current slide button and restart the slide timeline? This isn't critical, yet is it possible?

Any suggestions or hints tips?

thanks,

Fred

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RodWard
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RodWardCommunity Expert
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May 27, 2017

Most thinks like this are possible with enough variables and Advanced Actions.  But you cannot put it on the Master Slides because you cannot address objects on the Masters using Advanced Actions (to change their appearance). 

You could set up this navigation using Smart Shapes that have some custom Object Styles on one of the initial slides and then set those objects to time for Rest of Project.  Then the Smart Shapes will appear all through the rest of the project. 

The idea is that you use Advanced Actions to change to a different Object Style and thus change the look of each navigation button as that part of the course is completed.

I haven't got an example of this for you, but there might be others on this forum that do.

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    Fred SchenkelbergAuthor
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    May 27, 2017

    thanks Rod - my knowledge pretty much ends with placing text boxes and buttons on the screen... so an example or a bit more on how to use 'enough variables and advance actions... would be helpful. I suspect it is possible, yet not sure of the right direction nor of all the hurdles that will be between what I know and getting it done.  cheers, Fred

    RodWard
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    RodWardCommunity Expert
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    May 27, 2017

    Start Googling for information about using the Change Object State To action in Captivate.  There are lots of forum threads on that particular topic.

    However, if you know nothing about Advanced Actions and Variables to begin with, there's some information on my website here:

    Using Adobe Captivate's Advanced Actions to 'Program' E-learning Interactivity | Infosemantics Pty Ltd

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