Stopping Play for Hot Spots

[Guest]

In Captivate 9, I have a slide with 6 hotspots, each linked to an external resource, and a Next button. I want the user to click all, some, or none of the links they want, then click Next to move on.

But it doesn’t work that way. Seems like when they click a second external link, the slides move on without them ever clicking Next. Why? I tried creating a hidden hotspot with Pause Project Until User Clicks, but that doesn't seem to change anything.

I have the hotspots set for Continue Playing Project and Infinite Attempts. I have the Next button set for Infinite Attempts and timed to pause at the end of the slide.

[Lilybiri · Accepted solution]

Take out the option 'Continue playing project'. Have all the hotspots -

which are probably shapes used as buttons - pausing at the same time. Pause

of Next button can be same time or later.

[Guest]

Thank you! That worked except for a new twist.  I have an audio introduction. If the user clicks a link before the intro is finished, it pauses the audio.

Is there a way around this?

[Lilybiri]

Is this slide audio? Do you need CC? If not, maybe you could use the command Play audio?

[Guest]

Yes, this is slide audio. No, I do not need CC. So maybe this will work. How do I implement the Play Audio command when the user hits the slide?

[Lilybiri]

You can use the On Enter event, and a simple action (from the dropdown list in the Actions tab) to Play Audio.

[Guest]

OMG Lilybiri, you did it! That was the final piece! It works exactly the way it is supposed to. Thank you for sticking to it until resolved!

[Guest]

BTW Adobe, I gave this thread the wrong name, but I can't change it. It should be called "Stopping Play for hot spots."

[Lilybiri]

OK, changed title, but I am not Adobe....