Multiple actions on same button press

[Rikapple]

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

[KJerryK]

Which software product are you using for this?

[Rikapple]

Captivate 8

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[Lilybiri · Accepted solution]

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.

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