Storyline 2 Next Button

Thanks Phil. I see where to set it to hide. Is it per slide or can you set it for the entire course.  Do I have to set a second trigger to have it appear at the end of the content? I just want it to pop up on each slide at the end of the timeline.

You would need a trigger to hide it and to unhide, but you only need to do this once and then duplicate the slide

Just found this as we just upgraded to SL2 and was trying to figure this out.

My question now, is there any way to setup the second trigger (the change the Next button to Normal state) so that I don't have to set times for each slide?

Hello David!

Here is information regarding this feature using Storyline 2.

Thanks for the reply Emily. I think I got that part of how to disable/enable it. My question is more about finessing it. I like the fact that I can set the Next button to appear via timeline and want to leverage that without having to setup the second trigger on each slide, say by setting these triggers via master slide?

Hello David,

You can set these triggers up on the master slides. 

I thought so. But given that each slide on a project will have different timelines, how can I set the second Next button trigger up so that it always appears 3 seconds before the end of each individual timeline, from the Master Slide?

I do not believe it would work from the master using the "when timeline reaches" trigger.  Using the When timeline ends trigger would work.

Ahh. Ok, so the options for this are:

1. Have Next button appear or become enabled at Cuepoint or X time.

2. Have Next button disabled or hidden until end of timeline.

3. Have Next button appear or become enabled at the beginning or end of a timeline event, such as a shape, audio clip, or perhaps even a video.

Does this sound right or am I missing something?

David,

Within the trigger box, you can use any of the options under "events" (When:) to trigger the next button to become enabled or disabled.

As far as putting this on the slide master, you would need to use an event that does not change from slide to slide, such as the when timeline starts, when timeline ends.

Ok. Thanks for clarifying this Emily.

Just came across this thread about hiding the Next button ...

I've added a trigger to change the state of the Next button to Hidden when the timeline starts. And then I've added a trigger to change the state of the Next button to Normal when all of the objects in my interaction are in the Visited state. But it doesn't work. The Next button never reappears. I've played around with other options ... changing the state of the Next button to Normal when just one object is Visited ... but I never see that Next button again.

It looks like all of the tutorials (including the one linked to above) are either about just disabling the Next button, or creating a custom button to replace the built in Next button. So my question is ... is it even possible to hide and then show the built in Next button based on interactions on the slide?

Thanks for any help.

Hello Marge!

Do you have a .story file you could share for us to look at your set up?

Hey Marge. Yes, you can hide or disable the Next button in Storyline 2 only. This will not work in Storyline 1.

Assuming you are using Storyline 2, this works for me. I am able to hide and/or disable the Next button based upon trigger interactions.

Hello David!

It is true you cannot Hide the button in Storyline 1, however here is an article on how to disable to button in Storyline 1, for anyone else following along. It involves the use of variables.

The project I was working on is proprietary, so I cannot share. But I put together a quick sample to show you my logic. When all four buttons are in the visited state .. still no Next button. Is it because I am branching away and coming back?? The buttons are in the visited state either way.

Thanks for your help.

Yes ... working in Storyline 2

Thanks David ... but I'm trying to actually hide the Next button. Not just disable it.

I think you are replying to Emily, who provided the link to show you how to disable the Next button in Storyline 1.

As far as hiding the Next button in Storyline 2, this works fine for me. Can you describe how you are trying to do it?

Hello Marge!

I took a look at the file, and just had to make an adjustment to the next button trigger. It would need to be changed to Normal upon timeline start, when the conditions are set to have all shapes as visited.

Attached is an updated file. Hope this helps!

Sorry ... I'm just replying to emails in my Inbox. I uploaded my sample a couple of posts up (Next_btn_sample.story).

Basically, I have 4 objects on a menu slide. When they click each one of those objects, it takes them to a different slide. When they come back to the menu, that object is now in the 'visited' state. I've got a trigger that hides the Next button when the timeline starts. And then another trigger that changes the Next button status to Normal when all four of those objects are in the Visited state.

I can see that they are in the visited state ... but it's not kicking off the trigger to change the status of the Next button to Normal.

Thank you so much Emily!! That does the trick. And really ... now that I see what you've done, it totally makes sense.

Glad to help Marge!

I'm trying to get the Next button to work like it used to in SL1. I have a video clip that is ~10 seconds long and want to give the viewer the option of clicking the Next button to jump to the next slide but the Next button won't work until the media completes? I'm playing with the Triggers but can't seem to get it to work? Any ideas?

The Menu has to be 'Restricted' so people can't just jump to the Quiz Questions btw.