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Phoenix_Leo
Phoenix_Leo
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June 28, 2022
Question

Slide Countdown timer for Captivate project

  • June 28, 2022
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Hello, 

1) How to set a countdown timer for the captivate slides(Not Quiz).

2) It should start when the audio is playing and stop when the audio is stopped.

3) The Countdown timer should display the time duration taken by the slide to complete.

4) And on revisiting back to the slide the completed countdown timer should not count again as it has already counted the time duration. So no counting on revisit. 

5) How to write a Advanced action for that?

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    ICA26148714ozn8
    Participant
    October 10, 2023

    Along these lines, I've observed that you can only use the countdown timer widget one time in your project (if you have selected Display For: Rest of Project). When you try to add the widget to a later slide, you get an "Invalid Widget" error. 

    But, if you copy the slide with the widget, it works. You then use an advanced action to hide the first widget. This also stops it as well, and the 2nd widget is unaffected by the first.

    Lilybiri
    Lilybiri
    Legend
    October 10, 2023

    FYI all learning Interactions, including this Timer widget, have been taken out in Captivate Classic although they were functional in HTML output (have clients who use them since many years). Explanation: they are based on SWF-technology, which is a security risk.

    You asked about this same problem on one of my older blog posts. This is the reason why I have not replied yet. The Captivate team throws features in the trash can without a valid replacement. Not sure about their reasons.

    Lilybiri
    Lilybiri
    Legend
    June 28, 2022

    Did you have a look at the Timer Interaction?

    Phoenix_Leo
    Phoenix_LeoAuthor
    Known Participant
    June 28, 2022

    No mam, I have no idea on what it is.

    Lilybiri
    Lilybiri
    Legend
    June 28, 2022

    Under Learning Interactions, which you find under the big button Interactions. Probably the easiest way to do what you want. I have written some blogs about showing time, but why make it difficult when it can be done easily.

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