Hello again E-Learning Heros! Once again I'm too close to the forrest to see the trees. I've worked on the attached for so long that I can't seem to figure out why my triggers aren't working. My goal is to have each user complete the entire course by touching every page; however, it does't quite seem to be working correctly.
Hi Diane! Glad you got it figured out! I hope that if it's something that you think would benefit others in our community, that you would share with us here. Thanks!
I've been working for a consultancy for the past several years and find that at times I "over-think" things (go figure). Here's what I learned from this lesson:
1) Don't overthink the number of VARIABLES you need! I had so many variables added, some which I'm sure were not needed, that I couldn't see why they weren't working properly. Storyline makes things so simple, that I find I slip back into my Captivate days and add more variables than are needed to accomplish my goal.
a) Solution: I removed all my triggers and variables and started over from scratch, trying to keep it simple, and it worked!
2) Changing States on buttons added to the TOC: I like to show the end user that they've successfully completed a section on the TOC by changing the state of the button for that section to a muted tone with a green check mark inside. I couldn't figure out how to set up the trigger to change states once the section was completed; do I change the state when the button is clicked, if I call it "Completed" will that make a difference than if I call it "Selected?"
a) Solution: Make sure I change states for buttons "When Timeline Starts" after a specified section has been marked as Complete by using a variable.
Hope this makes sense to those of you who might encounter the same issues I do from time to time. Sometimes you just need to clear your mind and start fresh. Thanks!
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Figured it out!!!
Hi Diane! Glad you got it figured out! I hope that if it's something that you think would benefit others in our community, that you would share with us here. Thanks!
Thanks for the reminder Leslie!
I've been working for a consultancy for the past several years and find that at times I "over-think" things (go figure). Here's what I learned from this lesson:
1) Don't overthink the number of VARIABLES you need! I had so many variables added, some which I'm sure were not needed, that I couldn't see why they weren't working properly. Storyline makes things so simple, that I find I slip back into my Captivate days and add more variables than are needed to accomplish my goal.
a) Solution: I removed all my triggers and variables and started over from scratch, trying to keep it simple, and it worked!
2) Changing States on buttons added to the TOC: I like to show the end user that they've successfully completed a section on the TOC by changing the state of the button for that section to a muted tone with a green check mark inside. I couldn't figure out how to set up the trigger to change states once the section was completed; do I change the state when the button is clicked, if I call it "Completed" will that make a difference than if I call it "Selected?"
a) Solution: Make sure I change states for buttons "When Timeline Starts" after a specified section has been marked as Complete by using a variable.
Hope this makes sense to those of you who might encounter the same issues I do from time to time. Sometimes you just need to clear your mind and start fresh. Thanks!
Awesome Diane! I appreciate you sharing that information
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