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How to disable "Hit Enter Key to Advance Slide "
We don't want students to advance to next one before they view the whole slide. So we hide the next button until the end of the slide.
But we noticed that at the beginning of the slide, you can skip it by hitting enter key.
This is something like a "backdoor" to complete a course without even viewing the content. Is this a designed feature or bug?
Please let me know how to solve this.
Thanks,
Hello Everyone!
I wanted to share some great news! We are no longer seeing this bug that prevented the enter key from functioning as expected when submitting answers on a freeform text entry field with an expanded height in Storyline.
Please make sure that you are using the current version of Storyline 360 (3.72.29699.0). This guide walks you through installing, updating, and opening Articulate 360 apps.
Please let us know if you're still encountering the issue and we'd be happy to continue troubleshooting with you in a support case.
- CiaraNicoleCommunity Member
Hi! I am replying on this thread, as I think someone here may be able to help me. I am trying to disable the enter key from advancing to the next slide, on a slide that I have a text entry box in - the question requires multiple answers, which I want the user to be able to separate by line breaks
(ex: MRI
Cat Scan
Brain Biopsy)
However, when you hit the enter key, it automatically advances to the next slide. I have no triggers set up for this, it is just automatically doing it. How do I disable this from happening?
I am attaching the project, it is specifically slide 1.6 and 1.10
Thanks!
https://360.articulate.com/review/content/c44ea6ef-71d6-475a-94ea-9bca5ea18f3e/review
Hi Philippe,
This is an issue that we have reported to our team.
I will add this conversation to the report as we continue investigating and so that we can update you here when we can.
We do have a workaround listed:
- Delete the trigger that hides the Next button when timeline starts.
- Restrict the navigation so that the Next button will be in its disabled state.
- Use a trigger that would make the Next button Normal when timeline reaches x seconds.
- PhilippemawugbeCommunity Member
I did disable next as well, that didn't work if you hit next and reached next slide and hit enter. That will go to the slide after next. And you keep hitting Enter, you keep skipping content even I set disable Next for all slides.
Restricting the navigation is different than manually hiding or disabling the next button, which is what it sounded like you experienced.
If you'd like to share your .story file, I'll take a closer look.
- rexmorCommunity Member
Hi,
You might have this sneaky trigger. :) - BorisKomitov-cdCommunity Member
Hi All,
Have this one been fixed?
Hi Bobby,
Not at this time. It's still open with our team. You are in the right place to be notified of any updates that we have to share and I've updated the reported impact as well.
I wanted to share some information on how we define bugs and how we tackle them when they occur.
- MichaelJohns737Community Member
Hello Leslie,
I was experiencing the same issue. I have a text box for the user to enter the information required. There is also a timer on these slides. The user should be able to advance before the timer runs out, but only if they have submitted an answer. However, the way I have it set up now if the user hits ENTER, they are able to advance without putting an answer.
Hi Michael!
You're one step ahead! Thanks for sharing your file!
After testing out a number of triggers, I found these two lead to the perfect outcome!
Try them out and let me know if this fits what you're looking for!
Hello Ciara and welcome to E-Learning Heroes. 😊
When there's a data-entry field on a question slide, pressing the Enter key on the keyboard submits your response for evaluation. In other words, pressing the Enter key on the following question slides is the same as clicking the Submit button.
- Graded—Fill in the Blank
- Graded—Numeric
- Survey—Short Answer
- Survey—How Many
- Freeform—Text Entry
You can press Shift+Enter to add line breaks to short-answer surveys and ungraded freeform text-entry questions when the fields are tall enough to allow multiple lines of text.
Essay questions behave differently than other question slides since they're likely to have multiple paragraphs. You can press Enter or Shift+Enter to add a line break (return) in essays.
- ConnieEvansCommunity Member
Hi, I have a number of survey/free form questions within my unfolding case. How do I disable the enter button so that the user can enter in a couple of lines and then click next in the user controls.
Hello Connie!
I see that you've reached out to our Support Engineers and are working with my teammate, Renato! You're in great hands. We’ll continue the conversation in your support case!