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jumper5558
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July 2, 2018
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Prevent users from skipping to next slide

  • July 2, 2018
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Using Captivate 9 on Windows 7 64-bit

I am working on a training video. I do not want the learner to be able to advance to the next slide by clicking NEXT until the video is done playing, which I have successfully succeeded doing by going to the skin editor and taking off all the forward options. I also placed a next button after the slide completes.

I'm wondering if something can be set up so that if the learner has watched the video and advanced and then comes back, they won't be required to watch the entire video again before advancing.

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks!

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    RodWard
    RodWard
    Community Expert
    July 2, 2018

    The normal way to do this is to use variables and Advanced Actions, with the variable being used to track whether or not the learner has visited the slide, but you can do it simply with Advanced Actions alone.

    Here's how:

    1. Place your button on the slide but have it appear from the very beginning of the slide, with the pausing point set to be just after the video finishes.
    2. Place another shape on TOP of the button and set it to be the same colour as the background so that it makes the button invisible.  Time this object to be on the timeline the same length as the video so that it disappears from view about the same time as the video stops, thereby revealing the button.
    3. Set the button action to execute an Advanced Action that has two action line items.  The first action is to HIDE the shape that covers the button.  The second action item is to do whatever the button was supposed to do in the first place, e.g. jump to the next slide.

    So what will happen here is that when the learner returns to this slide, the covering shape will now be hidden and the navigation button is visible by default.

      Lilybiri
      Lilybiri
      Brainiac
      July 2, 2018

      Only problem with that approach is that it cannot be used in a responsive project with Fluid Boxes, because stacking objects is not allowed

      RodWard
      RodWard
      Community Expert
      July 2, 2018

      That is correct.  But if your project belongs to the 90% that are NOT worried about being responsive, then it would be the simplest option.

      Lilybiri
      Lilybiri
      Brainiac
      July 2, 2018

      I have published several blog posts concerning that 'Forced viewing'. But mostly for normal slides, not for slides with synchronized video.

      Force First View (micro-navigation) - Captivate blog

      Force first view - Captivate 8 - Captivate blog

      The last one may be a solution, not the first one.

      Another solution will also use two Next buttons on the timeline: one that is timed to start at the end of the video (as you have already I suppose) and one that is at the start of the slide, timed for the rest of the slide, but initially hidden in Output). You can create a Boolean variable v_visit (as discussed in the first blog) with a default value of 0. Create a conditional advanced action to be triggered On Enter for the slide:

      IF v_visit is eqaul to 0

          Assign v_visit with 1

          Show Bt_NextFirst

          Continue

      ELSE

           Hide Bt_NextFirst

           Show Bt_NextSecond

           Continuie

        jumper5558
        jumper5558Author
        Known Participant
        July 3, 2018

        Thank you!

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