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April 22, 2022
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Multiple text box entries

  • April 22, 2022
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I have an image of an excel spreadsheet in which I need to have multiple text box entries over cells, for participants to input set information into. I am unsure of the best way to go about this, any suggestions would be much appreciated...

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    Lilybiri
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    April 22, 2022

    Some questions before being able to give you a more efficient answer:

    • Do you need to validate the entries in the Excel cells? Do they need to be scored and have the results transferred to a LMS?
    • Are those entries limited to numbers or do you also need to have the learner input calculated cells?

     

    Here are some first ideas:

    • Quick solution could be to insert some software simulation slides, in Assessment or Training mode. A lot of the work can be taken out of your hands in that case. Text Entry Boxes will be added, and they will be of the validated type. Scores can be added as well.
    • Another solution would be to add Text Entry Boxes manually, and you can have the choice to validate or not. That will be more work but you get more control. If a score is not necessary, or you want only a final score after all cells have been filled, you could also replace the TEBs by Scrolling Text Interactions.

    I don't know if these links could be clarifying:

    http://blog.lilybiri.com/text-entry-boxes-back-to-basics

    http://blog.lilybiri.com/scrolling-text-interaction-to-replace-text-entry-box

     

    CaptivatePro
    Participating Frequently
    April 22, 2022

    Thank you for the reply, I would need to verify the answers input in captivate (to ensure participants understand what they're doing). No calculated cells are needed as they just need to input a few words into each box. I was also wondering if there is the possibility of having one submit button linked to all the entries?

    CaptivatePro
    Participating Frequently
    April 25, 2022

    That last request: 'to be able to see which specific boxes are wrong' makes it rather complicated. How do you imagine to 'see' which cells were wrongly filled in? Number of wrong/correct inputs is easier, but to 'see' which were wrong means you have to store a lot in variables and make those variables appear in another slide or in a popup. I could do it, but would take me some testing.