I found some 5-7 year old posts on making the built-in Next button conditional for select slides (e.g., on visiting a layer or button), not the entire project. The advice was to use variables and triggers. Is that still the only method? Or is there a simpler method in 2019 with Storyline 360?
Thanks, I figured as much. I assume hiding the Next button via slide properties means it's always hidden, and so the slide would require a custom button (or triggered action?) to advance to the next slide, right?
You can also make the Next button only work after the user has interacted with something on your slide like a shape, image, or button, that has a visited state. Modify the Next button trigger = Jump to Next slide when User clicks Next and state of object equals visited.
Hey Mark. To address your question about the slide properties: Yes, that's right. If you remove the Next button from the slide, you'll need another triggered action to advance the slide.
Melanie, thank you! I knew there had to be a simpler method. That's exactly what I need.
Was the more complicated method of setting variables first (e.g. in David Anderson's video) necessary because earlier versions of Storyline didn't allow setting multiple conditions in the trigger dialog? Or something else?
Variables are a more reliable way of storing information in a course since they can only be reset with a trigger, and their values carry across multiple slides. Because the state of an object is not an action, it can be tricky to use them as "when" actions in a trigger. But if your project is working with that setup, go forth and be happy! 😃
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That's still the way to go, unless you want to hide/show the Next button on a specific slide by setting the slide properties (see here for info).
Thanks, I figured as much. I assume hiding the Next button via slide properties means it's always hidden, and so the slide would require a custom button (or triggered action?) to advance to the next slide, right?
You can also make the Next button only work after the user has interacted with something on your slide like a shape, image, or button, that has a visited state. Modify the Next button trigger = Jump to Next slide when User clicks Next and state of object equals visited.
Hey Mark. To address your question about the slide properties: Yes, that's right. If you remove the Next button from the slide, you'll need another triggered action to advance the slide.
Melanie, thank you! I knew there had to be a simpler method. That's exactly what I need.
Was the more complicated method of setting variables first (e.g. in David Anderson's video) necessary because earlier versions of Storyline didn't allow setting multiple conditions in the trigger dialog? Or something else?
Variables are a more reliable way of storing information in a course since they can only be reset with a trigger, and their values carry across multiple slides. Because the state of an object is not an action, it can be tricky to use them as "when" actions in a trigger. But if your project is working with that setup, go forth and be happy! 😃
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