Naming variables uniquely across slides

Hi Michael,

yes you have to set individual variables if you don´t want them to act as they do in your file. But there is a little trick you could do. You can set a trigger to "change variable x = value __ when timeline starts slide x". So it shows the same "__" at the try again slide when it starts. But this will set the overall variable back, so the first attempt of the entry can not be seen anywhere. If that doesn´t matter, this could be a solution instead of having another 100 variables. :)

Susi

Michael,

Think of variables as contacts in your phone, and slides as days in your life. You put in my number today, and when you get to next Wed, you can look it up (because you won't still remember it), and it will still be the same. In the same way, a variable will carry its value on to the next slide. If I get a new number, you have to go in and change the number in your contacts.

So the point is, if you want to keep the content (user entered value) for another page (like a summary page), then every page needs its own variables. (When you enter my new number, you lose my old one.) On the other hand, if you don't need those old values, and don't want to create more variables on each page, then you need some way to set each of them blank.

If you want to set them all to blank on every new slide, I would use a layer. That way, you only have to write the triggers once. Create a layer with nothing on it but triggers. Use Susi's suggestion "Adjust variable XX to blank when timeline of layer starts". Set the timeline of the layer to .1 sec, and set it to close when its timeline ends. The user will never notice it. As long as you are using the same variables, you can copy and paste it to any slide where you want the variables reset to blank.