Changing password entry in "try" mode

May 30, 2013

I have completed a screen recording which includes logging into our corporate network. In "try" mode when the user has to enter a password the only pw the software will accept is mine (because that is the only "Acceptable" answer). Is there a way to change that text entry field to accept any entry from the user instead of my password? I did remove my password from the help bubble!

Thanks, Rod

4 Replies
Christine Hendrickson

Hi there Rod!

On the slide that contains the Incorrect/Correct responses for the text entry, you should see an option to "Edit Text Entry Interaction". If you click on this button, you'll be able to remove your current password and provide additional passwords that are acceptable responses.

It should look something like this:

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Let me know if you have any trouble with this, or if you have any questions.

Thanks!

Christine

Rod G

Thank you Christine - I did that just to get passed the slide. So I am guessing that you cannot set that field in any way to accept any input from the user, no matter what they type (i.e. every user would naturally type their own email/password at that point)? I would have to edit the help bubble to tell them what to type in that field (ex. 123456 as the password) whereas in the rest of the presentation they are expected to know what to type. Not a huge deal just want to confirm i have that right?

Thank you for your help! Rod

Christine Hendrickson

Hi there Rod,

Ahhh - so they'll all be using a unique password? For the sake of a course's simplicity, I would suggest using a generic password example, but I do understand if you'd prefer not to do that. 

You could probably set this all up manually and have it accepted as long as the field isn't blank, but if you did this and even if you had them specify their own password, there's really no way to tell whether or not they really did input their unique password. People could just type anything in at that point and move forward.

That's why I think a generic password would be the best option. This way, you know the user is paying attention and you know they followed the instructions.

Just an opinion though :) I'm sure others have found some ways to work with any text for verification, but again, I'm not sure how productive that would be.

Thanks Rod!

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