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MightyMouse58
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August 27, 2013
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How can I grey out the 'Next' button until a user clicks 'Submit'?

  • August 27, 2013
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Hi guys,

despite how I say it or display it in slides, users don't read the instructions before the quiz. This results in them doing the quiz and then asking me why they scored zero when they answered all the questions. So my question is, how can I disable/deactivate/grey-out the Next button until a user clicks Submit after answering the question?

I've got Captivate 6.1 on a Windows platform.

Advice appreciated.

Carl

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Correct answer RodWard

Lateral thinking again.  Remove the Clear button by deselecting the Clear option in the slide's Quiz Properties tab, and then turn it on again.  The button last added to the slide will be at the top level.  In this way you can control the order and place the Clear button on top of the Next button.

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Lilybiri
Lilybiri
Brainiac
August 28, 2013

Carl, Rod's answer would have been also mine, but if you want some more information about question/score slides, and ways to tweak them, check:

http://blog.lilybiri.com/question-question-slides-in-captivate

http://blog.lilybiri.com/question-question-slides-part-2

Those articles were written before 6, but except the possibility now to have shape buttons on question slides, most of the content is still valid.

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MightyMouse58Author
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August 28, 2013

Hi guys,

thanks for your answers, they were very helpful to me in getting around the issue.

Cheers

Carl

RodWard
RodWard
Community Expert
August 28, 2013

Hide the next button underneath the Clear button.  The Clear button disappears during Quiz Review.  That's the only time you really need that Next button.

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MightyMouse58Author
Known Participant
August 28, 2013

Hello Rod,

thanks for your answer - I should think more laterally in future.

In my testing, another question has arisen - how do I get the Next button behind the Clear button? It sounds stupid but I can't get the Next button behind the Clear. I go in to the Master Slide, click on Next to highlight it, and then move it either by the mouse or with the arrow button so that it sits under the Clear button. While Next is still highlighted I click on the button in the toolbar 'Send selected objects backward' to be sure, so that I see 'Clear'. When I go back to the Filmstrip, all I see is 'Next' and when I preview the slides all I see is 'Next' - what am I missing here? What have I failed to do? What am I not understanding?

Advice appreciated.

Thanks

RodWard
RodWardCorrect answer
Community Expert
August 29, 2013

Lateral thinking again.  Remove the Clear button by deselecting the Clear option in the slide's Quiz Properties tab, and then turn it on again.  The button last added to the slide will be at the top level.  In this way you can control the order and place the Clear button on top of the Next button.

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