Learn to Customize the Invalid Answer Message in Articulate Storyline 2

Hi Mike, What order did you set up your two triggers? You'll want the invalid layer trigger first. By chance are you referring to a multiple select question where multiple answers can be selected? If you'd like to look at my source file, you can download it here: http://d.pr/f/pJTn And if you'd like me to take a look at your file, please post a link and I'll be happy to see what's going on.

The process and triggers should be the same. Here's an updated file with both the Multiple Choice and Multiple Select: http://d.pr/f/1lhDO I think if you change your 2nd trigger's "is not equal to normal" to "is equal to selected" it should work correctly.

Hi, Wendy: This is a common question that frustrates new users (and experienced users!). To make this work, it's really important that you understand how triggers work in Storyline. Here's how I'd explain: Let's say you have 10 items on screen. They each have normal, hover and selected states. You want your learned to select exactly 3 of those items and then click submit. STEP 1: Create a number variable and name it something easy to interpret (I’d use Slide##Count) STEP 2: Create two triggers for each of the objects the learner could select (see below). OBJECT 1 - TRIGGER 1 Action: Adjust Variable Variable: Slide##Count Operator: + Add Value: Value = 1 When: User clicks Object: Item 1 Condition: Item is not equal to selected* *Recommend not using "is equal to normal" as hover states can mix this up OBJECT 1 - TRIGGER 2 Action: Adjust Variable Variable: Slide##Count Operator: - subtract Value: Value = 1 When: User clicks Object: Item 1 Condition: Item is equal to selected By adding these two triggers to each of your clickable objects, they will Add (+1) to your variable when selected, and Subtract (+1) from your variable when deselected. This means your variable will always reflect the current number of items selected. Now, you can start creating triggers for your submit button (or whatever you're using). TRIGGER #1 Action: Show Layer Layer: Correct When: User Clicks Object: Submit Button Conditions: Correct Item 1 = Selected Correct Item 2 = Selected Correct Item 3 = Selected TRIGGER #2 Action: Show Layer Layer: Incorrect When: User Clicks Object: Submit Button Conditions: Correct Item 1 = Not Selected Correct Item 2 = Not Selected Correct Item 3 = Not Selected TRIGGER #3 Action: Show Layer Layer: PICK THREE! When: User Clicks Object: Submit Button Conditions: Variable Slide##Count is not equal to 3. It’s tempting to add the variable to the first two triggers as well, but it’s not required and may actually complicate things.