Calculating in Storyline 2
Oct 18, 2016
Hoping for some help :-)
I want to create a slide that shows students how much loans from different providers will cost them over different periods of time, with the student putting in the amount of the loan. I understand that the calculations need to be done individually and in order but I just can't work it out.
I like the idea of the slider to move the time rather than a grid
My initial thoughts were to create a variable that took the input number and multiplied it by the loan rate (eg .12 for 12%), then add the original amount on to that variable, then multiply by the number of months.
I'm really stuck - I know exactly what I want but can't seem to work it out! Can you create a new variable using a calculation?
BankRate=StudentInput*.12 (gives the % increase)
Bank1=BankRate+StudentInpout (cost over 1 month)
Bank6=Bank1*6 (cost over 6 months)
Bank12=Bank1*12 (cost over 12 months)
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Can you share your .story file here. That'll make it easier to help.
Here is a sample that does the calculation. I took the liberty of changing the math to reflect 12%/yr interest, but you can change the numbers however you want.
The key is that each trigger can do only one calculation, so you have to build it in steps.
To me it seemed easiest to calculate everything, and show only the one indicated by the slider. If you calculate each time the slider moves, it triples your work load.
Thank you so much, Walt. That's perfect and I now understand how to do the calculations for the other types of loan.
Like you said, the slider means only one set of figures need to be displayed at once.
I'm very grateful :-)
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