Help with Initial vrs Saved - I think I need some conditions/triggers

Hi Vanessa,

Did you mean to attach a file here? I don't see one included so you'll want to upload that again so that we can take a look at the behavior. 

What you're describing with the variables and conditions would be a good way to start, and it may be something that you'll want to set on the final review button - so that the user can jump over those slides, and how you set that up will really depend on the slides themselves and what else you have included. To get you started you may want to review the information here about triggers and variables.  You may also want to review the last post by Rebecca in this thread on how to skip elements like content slides on a quiz review, as you may be able to apply the same behavior to your set up. 

Let me try to attachment again.

Hi Ashley,

I have followed Rebecca's tutorial. I now have things set to all the learner to skip to the next slide. However this method works by setting the variable on the review lesson button on the results slide. In addition, I would like to allow them to skip if they are mid lesson but want to navigate back a few slides. Basically, if the slide has been viewed one time, I don't want to force this slide to be viewed again.

Any ideas.

Hi Vanessa,

I'm glad Rebecca's example worked for you - partially. In regards to how you'd like to have it set up...you could set a trigger to adjust a variable on each slide (each slide would need it's own variable) based on when the timeline ends or the user clicks on the next button to advance. I'm not sure I understand how this is going to work with your set up - as if they try to revisit those slides, and instead they skip over them based on the variable being adjusted...that may be more confusing to the user? 

It may help to explain a bit more about what you'd like to set up, and under what conditions the user will be able to navigate backwards or need to skip slides so that the community can weigh in and offer additional ideas. 

You could put a button in saying skip which is hidden and do a trigger to make it visible when they answer the question and one to make it visible if they click on all the tabs. You would have to have Resume Saved State for that.

It seems that Rebecca's example didn't work for me afterall. I have so many triggers, I think something is conflicting. I'm sure there is a way to get this method to work but I couldn't do it.

Ashley you asked me to explain a bit more.
- there are about 5 slides in my lesson that I am forcing the learner to view all buttons/states or answer a question.
- if the slide has already been viewed once, skipping it should be allowed.
- there are two instances I can imagine this happening, reviewing the lesson after completion (as in Rebecca's example), or mid lesson the ability to jump back a few slides

Jacinta, thanks for this idea. I will give this a try too. I don't however love this visually as I think an extra button clutters a bit, or it may be asking for too many clicks. I'd rather use the Next button if I can get this to work.

I also asked a Storyline expert at the CSTD conference last week. He didn't know the solution on the spot.

One thing I didn't say is that you can change the Jump to Next button trigger, adding a condition. Then duplicate adding the opposite condition. e.g. Jump to slide 2 if variable=false, jump to slide 3 if variable=true. Create a trigger to change that variable in the slide which you want to skip once it has been viewed.

Jumping in really quickly to say I posted an instructional video on how to jump directly to quiz slides in SL2. Not sure if that will help, Vanessa, or if you're all set with Jacinta's suggestions, but figured I'd post just in case.

Hi Rebecca,

I did come across your video demo, however I couldn't see it because I am on storyline 1. Can you save down a version, don't know if this is possible in newer versions? I'd love to see it. I am going to try Jacinta's suggestions, but haven't just yet.