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jonathanp9139783
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June 29, 2018
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Keeping a button hidden until certain other buttons have been clicked

  • June 29, 2018
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Is there a way to keep a specific button hidden on a slide until other buttons have been clicked? For example, I have a "Continue" button at the bottom of my slide. I don't want that button to appear until all other buttons on the slide have been clicked to view their content. I figured out how to retain custom states for the buttons, so maybe have some kind of conditional action on entry of the slide that says "if all buttons have a state of X, then show Continue button, else keep it hidden".

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    Correct answer Lilybiri

    Have posted this already many times. here we go. Since you do not have an imposed sequence for the buttons to be clicked:

    1. Make the button that has to be viewed after the other buttons, invisible in output (eye icon in Properties panel).
    2. Create a user variable, a Boolean, for each of the buttons. Will label them v_one, v_two..... Set their default value to 0.
    3. You'll need n advanced action with two decisions. I don't know which version you are using, so no screenshots:
      1. First decision: does what you want to happen when the button is clicked (Change state, or Hide and Show...). Make sure that the option 'Continue Playing Project is unchecked'. I always recommend also to have all the pausing points for those buttons at the same moment, or have only one pausing point?
        Add the command 'Assign v_one to 1' where you choose the variable corresponsing with that button.
      2. Second decision has to be conditional:
        1. IF v_one is equal to 1  AND
               v_two is equal to 1  AND
               ....
               v_last is equal to 1
          Show Bt_Continue

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    Lilybiri
    LilybiriCorrect answer
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    June 29, 2018

    Have posted this already many times. here we go. Since you do not have an imposed sequence for the buttons to be clicked:

    1. Make the button that has to be viewed after the other buttons, invisible in output (eye icon in Properties panel).
    2. Create a user variable, a Boolean, for each of the buttons. Will label them v_one, v_two..... Set their default value to 0.
    3. You'll need n advanced action with two decisions. I don't know which version you are using, so no screenshots:
      1. First decision: does what you want to happen when the button is clicked (Change state, or Hide and Show...). Make sure that the option 'Continue Playing Project is unchecked'. I always recommend also to have all the pausing points for those buttons at the same moment, or have only one pausing point?
        Add the command 'Assign v_one to 1' where you choose the variable corresponsing with that button.
      2. Second decision has to be conditional:
        1. IF v_one is equal to 1  AND
               v_two is equal to 1  AND
               ....
               v_last is equal to 1
          Show Bt_Continue

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