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renee1972
renee1972
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October 19, 2014
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Sequence Quiz Using User Defined Variables - Can See Underlying Variable Name On Move

  • October 19, 2014
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I have just tested using 1 slide to capture several user defined variables and the next slide to insert those variables as options in a sequence quiz slide.

This works but as soon as I grab an object to begin sequencing them the underlying variable name shows up alongside the variable content.

Am wondering if I am attempting something that shouldn't be possible in Captivate and / or if there is a fix?

Thanks

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    renee1972
    renee1972Author
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    October 20, 2014

    Actually have just realised I can't specify a text entry box as a drag item so the above format wont work.

    Lilybiri
    Lilybiri
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    October 20, 2014

    This will not be possible with the D&D, as you discovered, because you cannot have interactive objects as drag items. Moreover overlapping is something that is prohibited as well. Once I have created a custom sequence question for a client (who didn't pay me ) but it was for SWF output only and I used the Drag&Drop interaction widget from InfoSemantics, because I couldn't realize it with the built in D&D. But you need HTML5 output.  Maybe someone will prove me wrong, but I don't think it is possible. That is why i asked somewhere in the thread if you really need the dragging functionality. With dropdown lists (as is also possible in the standard sequence question) it could be done.

      renee1972
      renee1972Author
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      October 20, 2014

      I've just looked at the drop down style for sequence and the drop down boxes contain the lists of $$variable_names$$ not the contents assigned to the variables on the previous slide. Is there a tutorial i can reference somewhere?

      Lilybiri
      Lilybiri
      Legend
      October 19, 2014

      Could you give some more details and tell which version you are using?

      renee1972
      renee1972Author
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      October 19, 2014

      Sure, I'm using Captivate 8. On a test project I've created:

      • a slide with 2 text entry boxes, their contents are stored in variables
      • another slide with a sequence question (using the native captivate question slide)

      The labels on the 2 sliders on the question slide use the variables from the previous slide.

      This works, so if the variables are as follows:

      $$data_sequence1$$ - "blah blah blah"

      $$data_sequence2$$ - "blah"

      The labels on the sliders on the sequence question will be "blah blah blah" and "blah".  as intended.

      The issue is when I click one of the sliders to drag it to sequence the variable name will flash up on screen. So if I touch the slider with the label "blah blah blah" $$data_sequence1$$ will flash up on screen.

      I have other slides on there but these are the two related to this question. I haven't fully published the project I've previewed it.

      RodWard
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      RodWardCommunity Expert
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      October 19, 2014

      This may be a limitation of the sequence question type.  It may not be designed to have the answer options set up as variables.

      I would suggest you try using the native drag and drop functionality to build an interaction that does the same thing using either text captions or shape objects where the variables are inserted.

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