newBie Q : How to make one clickable shape jump to a slide with the same name of the shape (button c_1 to slide c_1 f.e.) .

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I made some clickable placeholders on a masterslide

Then : a new slide based on that masterslide

and want to use one script or shared action that says "on success jump to another slide with te samen name as the button...)

Sorry for this unusual semantic language.

But already thanks for answering!

Lucas

PS I'm using a trial version to try out a branched interactive scenario. A choice of a user leads tot anothe slide with a video reaction followed by other choices,...)

Lilybiri · Accepted Answer

It is the BtName (blue)Not possible to use a variable in that case to link the label name to a slide name. But I still don't see the purpose at all? Will you need the same button with the same name on multiple slides? Will you use timing for the rest of the project in that case? Because you cannot reuse a name for a button, if you have two instances of that button on two different slides, they'll need each a different name. If it is the same shape button, timed for the rest of the project, it will always use the same action, doesn't even need an advanced action because it will be 'Jump to slide X'. But there is no way to use the name of the button in that action at all. Shared action is possible as well, with the X as parameter, and then you can assign this to all the buttons that need this action. But why do you want the link between the button name and the slide name? Can you explain? My Captivate intuition tells me that there is some misunderstanding, maybe due to your Lectora experiences. Captivate is really different, have presented about the differences in work flow with a Lectora expert. I'm not using Lectora anymore but the structure, and certainly the way to 'script' is totally different.

Lilybiri · Answer

Sorry, but I'm not a native English speaker, and I have some problems with your question.

The only interactive object that is possible on a master slide is a shape button. What do you mean by a 'clickable placeholder'? Why I like Shape Buttons - Captivate 6! - Captivate blog explains possibilities with shape buttons. Maybe the idea to have such a shape button on a master slide is not the best, because you cannot control objects on master slides since they do not have an ID. You cannot give a name to a shape button on the master slide, which means the scenario you are talking about is just impossible?

Moreover: Captivate doesn't like to have the same name/label to be used for different objects. There are some exceptions, you can have an advanced action with the same name as the interactive object that is triggering that action, provided you label first the interactive object before labeling the action. With "script" you probably mean an advanced action?

If you tried to explain what you want to do as detailed as possible, maybe I could propose something. You'll see that my blog is focussed on advanced and shared actions. One other puzzling sentence is 'same name as the button'? Are you really talking about the name of the button or about the label ON the button?

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