Want to launch a course from the first splash page

[priteeb22659185]

Hi,

I have used a text entry box on the splash screen and the name entered on this page is used later in the course to welcome the learner. When I exit and launch the course again, the course begins from the Menu page instead of splash page. Menu page comes after splash page. I want learners to be able to change their name on the splash screen in case they don't enter it the first time or want to correct it. However, the course never shows the splash screen again. So, the learner gets only one chance to enter their name and see the splash page.

Is there any way to start the course from the splash screen on each launch instance?

Looking forward to find some resolution here.

Warm regards,

Pritee Bagwe

[Lilybiri]

I don't know what you mean by 'splash screen'. A Captivate course will start with the first slide, have no idea how you could put a Text Entry Box on something else than a slide.

[priteeb22659185]

Hi!

Splash screen is the first screen of any course. In this case, it is the first slide of the captivate project. On this first slide, I have a text entry box.

[Lilybiri]

Check the option 'Never Send Resume Data' (Advanced button for Manifest) if you are using a SCORM project. If not, uncheck the option "Self-paced Learning" in the TOC. That way the user will always get back to the first slide.

[priteeb22659185]

Thank you!

Yes, it's a SCORM project and our LMS is also SCORM Compliant. I have not included TOC in my course. I have created a custom Menu page for navigation. So, I need to check the option 'Never Send Resume Data' (Advanced button for Manifest), right?

Will it affect reporting? I have a graded assessment at the end of the course. If I check the aforementioned option, will it affect the score or completion status in any way?

[Lilybiri]

TOC was only for non-Scorm.

That option is to take out bookmarking, although it looks strange that the user is always navigated to the second slide, normally he should be navigated to the last visited slide. Are you sure not to have any navigational action on the first slide?

Score transfer is not influenced by taking out bookmarking.

[priteeb22659185]

Yes, you are right, the second slide is the Menu page and usually the last visited slide and that's why it's taking me to that slide. Is there any way to allow user to go back to the first slide?

[priteeb22659185]

by the way, I have a start button on the first page. After user enters his/her name in the text entry box, they will hit the Start button to enter the course.

[Lilybiri]

Easiest way is to provide a Back button on the Menu slide. It is dangerous to use the On Enter event of the Menu slide to Go to Previous Slide because you don't want to happen that automatically every time.

Another way, if you don't mind adding a conditional action On Enter, is to create a Boolean variable v_visit with a default value of 0. You toggle it to 1 On enter for the Menu slide, followed by a condition that checks this value and jumps to the Previous slide if it is equal to 0. Variables are reset after leaving the course, which means this 'jump' will only occur the first time that the Menu slide is visited within a session, not the following visits.

I can write out the conditional action, but first have to know which version you are using, because Advanced actions dialog box has changed in 2017:

Advanced Actions Dialog box in Captivate 2017 - Captivate blog

[priteeb22659185]

I am using captivate 9. I am a bit new to Captivate. I have never used a Boolean variable .

[priteeb22659185]

Using a back button sounds a good and easy option. Thanks!

[Lilybiri · Accepted solution]

Conditional action would need two decisions:

First decision 'Always'

   IF 1 is equal to 1

       Assign v_visit with 1

Second decision 'CheckIt'

  IF v_visit is equal to 0

     Go to Previous Slide

     Continue

ELSE

     Continue

[priteeb22659185]

Thank you Lilybiri! I will go for it!