How to mute audio on a video slide based on a variable

Feb 07, 2022

Hi, I have a course which has audio and video within it. I've set up a selection page and associated variable and triggers for users to select if they want audio to play throughout the course or not. i.e. Play audio when timeline starts if audioPlay(variable) = true. This works fine for slides with audio, but is there anything that can be done for videos?

Is there a way to Mute the video content only if this variable is true? Allowing a user to watch the video with captions but no sound? If anyone might know a way that would be amazing!
1 Reply
Maria Costa-Stienstra

Hi, Cee, and welcome to E-Learning Heroes! ✨

Thank you for reaching out!

While I'm not aware of a built-in variable you can use to mute the sound of your video, take a look at the method described in this response (and discussion) using Javascript:

I hope this helps!