Custom Page Count for a multi section module

Report · Aug 11, 2016

Hi,

I'm working in CP8 and I'd like to know if there's a way to set up something that will display the current page # within separate course sections.

So let's say the entire course has 3 sections and a total of 60 slides.

Slide 1 = Title of Training Course

Slide 2 = How to Navigate the Course

Slide 3 = Download course materials

Slides 4-24 = Section 1

Slides 25-45 = Section 2

Slides 46-66 = Section 3

Slide 67 = Course Summary

Slide 68 = Thanks for attending

I'd like it to display like this:

On Slide 4, it should say:

Section 1: Page 1 of 20

then the next page...

Section 1: Page 2 of 20 - and so on and so on til the end of that section.

Then on Slide 25, where it begins Section 2, it should say:

Section 2: Page 1 of 20

then the next page...

Section 2: Page 2 of 20

So far I've only seen how to create a page counter for the entire project - where in my scenario it would display like this -

(Slide 4)

Section 1: Page 4 of 68

This is using the 2 system variables - $$cpInfoCurrentSlide$$ of $$cpInfoSlideCount$$

Any insight would be appreciated!!!

Thanks,

Denise

Report · Aug 11, 2016

You can use a user variable which you insert in a text container either on the master slide, or timed for the rest of the project. Increment that variable by 1 with the On Enter action of each slide. For the total number of slides in each section I would insert a literal, has to be done only once.