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elearningguy123
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August 24, 2015
Question

Show Button after Entering Data in TEBs

  • August 24, 2015
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Hi!

This should be really easy, but I am unfortunately having issues.

I have 4 TEBs on a slide and all of them need to be filled out. Once they are filled out, a grayed out button will activate.

I have code on each TEB to assign a VAR with 1. on the last TEB, I added an Adv Action to check that all TEBs have an assigned value of 1. And if so, activate the button.

I tested it in preview mode and it worked, then I test again and it did not work.

Is there a better way to program what I need done?

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    Lilybiri
    Lilybiri
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    August 24, 2015

    I have several questions before offering a solution:

    • Do the TEB's have to be filled in in sequence or is the sequence free: asking this question because of your sentence 'last TEB...'
    • Are the TEB's validated (do they have correct answers) or not?
    • Do you use the Submit button for each TEB?
    • Do you have to check if the user has put in at least one character?
    • Is the button a shape button, and should it change color (you talk about 'dimmed')?
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    elearningguy123Author
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    August 24, 2015

    Hey Lily!

    Thanks for wanting to help. Here are the answers to your questions...

    • Do the TEB's have to be filled in in sequence or is the sequence free: asking this question because of your sentence 'last TEB...' - No sequence. They can click any TEB and any time. But each TEB has an action programmed to it (on click of Tab) to run that action. Ideally, I'd like to be able to check that each TEB is not empty without having to click Tab. So maybe there is a better way vs. having an action on each separate TEB?
    • Are the TEB's validated (do they have correct answers) or not? No validation.
    • Do you use the Submit button for each TEB? No, the Submit button will appear once all TEBs have been filled out.
    • Do you have to check if the user has put in at least one character? Yes. TEBs should not be empty.
    • Is the button a shape button, and should it change color (you talk about 'dimmed')? I added a smart shape with opacity set about 50% to mimic a grayed out button, then the actual button is a Click Box.
    Lilybiri
    Lilybiri
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    August 24, 2015

    The Success action that you link to a TEB can only be triggered when its Submit button (or a shortcut key) is used. Since you don't use them, you will have to create one complicated conditional action that is triggered by the unique Submit button, you cannot split up that action because you have only one event. It is almost midnight here, I am too tired to try to figure it out. It would be much easier if you used the individual Submit buttons. As for testing on being empty, have a blog post:

    Where is Null? - Captivate blog

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