Change text depending on the timeline

Mar 18, 2021

Hey!

Does somebody know a easy solution for the following (I found this may be usefull for several people, I use that a lot)?

So, I have a text, which the learner should read. As of right now, the text changes every few seconds. This is not done with conditions, I just set up a text in the timeline which (depending on how many words) is f. e. 7 sec long. After that comes a new text and so on. So the learner just reads and all of the text are shown to him in a row.

My question is: is there a clever way to change the texts manually? So that the user can continue to the next text if he reads fast, where as another user may reads slowly and he can go back to the text before for example. This I want to do with 2 buttons (see attachement)

I know you can do that with conditions. So: when the user clicks "continue", jump to timeline X seconds, IF: condition from text X is normal.

This seems to be quiet a work with a lot of texts, so maybe someone knows a good workflow for that.

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3 Replies

Judy Nollet
Hero

3 years ago03/18/21 at 1:07 pm (UTC)

Hi, Lucas,

I would do any of the following to ensure the learner is in control of their reading:

Divide the text into separate slides. The learner would click Next to proceed. (This could be set up with a minimum amount of time per slide.)

Create a click-tell slide, such as a tab interaction. The learner would click the various tabs to proceed through the text. (This could be set up so they have to click in order. Or not. That would depend on the content.)

Put all the text into a scrolling field. The learner would scroll to proceed. (You can force the learner to scroll. At the bottom of the scrolling panel, put a button that enables the Next button. Be sure to include instructions so the learner knows they have to scroll.)

I would avoid auto-advancing completely. As you pointed out, that can be frustrating for fast and slow readers.

3 years ago03/19/21 at 11:58 am (UTC)

Hey Judy,

thanks for your input. I think that none of your ideas would help my needs. They all work just fine. My case is a little different. I have f. e. 20 texts (each text is about 1-2 sentences). each explains a step or a screenshot. So your 2nd point doesn't work here. Also, as I don't have much text for scroll, number 3 doesn't fit either. Your first point can work quiet good, but I think it could get really really messy if you even have more content. I thought about working with layers, but this seems messy too.

Any other solutions?

Judy Nollet
Hero

3 years ago03/19/21 at 12:57 pm (UTC)

Hi again, Lucas,

Hmm. Twenty would be a lot of tabs. Well, your original idea would work: Have a forward (>) and back (<) button on the slide, with the text (plus any associated graphic) in-between. That would let the user proceed at their own pace, yet keep the slide clean.

You could change the in-between content by using states. But I think layers would be easier to work with.

I'd also recommend having a progress bar or "# of #" text at the bottom. It's good to let the learner know how many steps to expect, especially when there are that many.

Good luck!