Multiple actions on same button press

Question

I have a slide which requires 5 button clicks to complete.

Is there a simple way to have a different action each time the same button is pressed? I can think of a long winded way of doing it with hidden buttons etc. But am trying to keep it simple.

To clarity I would like to have a hidden smartshape reveal each time the same button is pressed on the same slide page.

Tried everything I can think of in the advanced actions tab but sure im missing something simple?

Many thanks in advance

Dez

Lilybiri · Accepted Answer

It depends on the actions of course, but this could be the general concept:

Create a user variable that acts as a counter, with default value of 0. v_counter
Create a conditional action with as many decisions as you have 'actions' to do + 1
That first decision has to be a mimicked standard action (IF 1 is equal to 1) and has to increment the v_counter and maybe other actions that have to be done anyway; for your example with images, that could be to hide the group with images (group them please).
The other decisions have real conditions:
- IF v_counter is equal to 1
  - Show Image1
- IF v_counter is equal to 2
  - Show Image2
- ......

You also need to know what has to happen after those 5 actions? In this blog post you'll find an example, not totally the same but it is looping through a sequence of photos.

Blog after Posterous? - ClickClick - Captivate blog

KJerryK · Answer

Which software product are you using for this?

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