Timer on quiz (not slide by slide) and that doens't pause when switching tabs

Sep 28, 2021

Hi heroes,

I know this topic has been discussed several times but didn't find any answer:

I want my students to answer a quiz with a max of 100 randomized questions amongst a 300 questions bank within 13 mn.

The timer is the Storyine built-in solution. But, once launched, the timer pauses everytime I switch tabs, meaning students can find the answer on the web without any loss of time.

The timer communicates to the LMS the end of the quiz. Is it possible to use sthing else that would be displayed on the screen and wouldn't be paused everytime I change tabs?

The timer runs for the whole quiz, not on individual slides.

This is a really annoying problem to me and the deadline is getting near.

Thx for your help;)

2 Replies
Leslie McKerchie

Hi Christophe,

Thanks for reaching out and sharing what you are experiencing in your project.

  • The timer pauses every time I switch tabs:
    This is a bug that has been reported to our team and we are currently investigating and tracking it.

I wanted to share some information on how we define bugs and how we tackle them when they occur. I've attached this conversation so that we can share updates with you here.

Becca Levan

Good news, Christophe! đź—ž

We just released another update for Storyline 360. In Update 57, we've included important fixes and new features. Here's the item you'll be interested in:

Fixed: Quiz timers paused when switching to another browser tab, giving learners more time to complete quizzes.

Just launch the Articulate 360 desktop app on your computer and click the Update button for each application—details here.

Please let us know if you have any questions or reach out to our Support Engineers directly!