How do I add custom branching to 'Next' Button in Storyline Question Slides where Next is unchecked (only shows up when you revisit the slide)?

Aug 05, 2020

Anuradha Gopu
By Anuradha Gopu

Hi all,

I am currently working on a project where I have a number of survey questions and branches based on responses. I have added 'Previous' button to all these slides because I want learners to be able to revisit previous screens if need be.

Now, one of my survey slides is branching to two different slides, based on the value of a variable. When I initially visit the slide, I see the 'Submit' and 'Previous' buttons at the bottom, and the branching works as intended.

When I go back to this slide later, it shows the 'Previous' and 'Next' buttons at the bottom by default. When I press this 'Next' button, the slide now jumps to the next slide in line (understandable).

But here is the thing... Though I can modify the existing trigger for the 'next' button in the slide to add a condition, I am unable to add a new trigger to this 'next' button because it is unchecked in the slide properties. Is there a way to do this??

Any response will be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

Anuradha

2 Replies
Judy Nollet
over 3 years ago08/06/20 at 3:49 pm (UTC)

Try this: 

  • Create a T/F variable to track whether the question was answered. Set its initial value to False.
  • Check the box that puts the Next button on the slide. 
  • Add a trigger to hide the Next button when the variable is False (i.e., when person goes to the slide but hasn't answered the question).
  • Add a trigger to the Submit button to change the variable to True. 

See an example in the attached file.

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