Hoping someone can help with this. Working on a project that has several layers built on a slide. When the learner is on certain layers, we'd like him to go to another layer rather than the previous slide. I've been reading a lot of articles and haven't found what I needed - although I did see information on using variables to accomplish this. I don't know how to use variables for something like this. Anyone have any suggestions?
Hello, could you share the slide(s) you are having issue with? Happy to take a look. Are you saying a layer is displayed on a slide, and when the user hits the previous button, you want to show another layer instead of going back a slide?
Is there a reason you don't just want to use slides in this case? Just wondering because while it's likely possible (though I've never done it myself), it will undoubtedly be more complicated to set up.
Sorry for the delay in responding - I appreciate your help with this!
I've attached the slide we're working on, but for some reason the images didn't save. I think it's still enough to get the point of what we're trying to do. I'll try to walk through it in a way that will make sense:
There are 3 sets of 3 window types - click the right arrow to get to the next set
From the second set, click on one of the window types
It's here that we wanted the 'Prev' button to go back to the set of 3 Window Types they just came from rather than a previous slide.
We ended up adding a button, 'Back to Window Types', that appears after the interaction when viewing a window type. It works well enough but if the learner hits the 'Prev' button, they'll go back to the previous slide. Not a huge deal but cumbersome for the learner. We were hoping there was a different way.
From a usability standpoint, I think your separate "Back to Window Types" button is betterthan using the PREV button. For a consistent user experience, PREV and NEXT should only be used to move between slides, not within slides.
In a related note, I found the arrow buttons a bit confusing. When viewing the window types, the arrows are used to access the different types. But after selecting a type, the same right-pointing arrow is used to reveal more content about that type (while I expected it to advance to the next type). Then the left-pointing arrow hides the layer, but at that point, I expected it to return to the initial content about the window type.
Since there are only 9 types, consider putting all nine on the base, so the user can immediately see all the options. Then use the arrow buttons only for changing content within a given type/layer. And use the Back to Window Types to hide layers. (IMHO)
4 Replies
Hello, could you share the slide(s) you are having issue with? Happy to take a look. Are you saying a layer is displayed on a slide, and when the user hits the previous button, you want to show another layer instead of going back a slide?
Hi Laurie,
Is there a reason you don't just want to use slides in this case? Just wondering because while it's likely possible (though I've never done it myself), it will undoubtedly be more complicated to set up.
Sorry for the delay in responding - I appreciate your help with this!
I've attached the slide we're working on, but for some reason the images didn't save. I think it's still enough to get the point of what we're trying to do. I'll try to walk through it in a way that will make sense:
We ended up adding a button, 'Back to Window Types', that appears after the interaction when viewing a window type. It works well enough but if the learner hits the 'Prev' button, they'll go back to the previous slide. Not a huge deal but cumbersome for the learner. We were hoping there was a different way.
Thanks again for your help!
Hi, Laurie,
From a usability standpoint, I think your separate "Back to Window Types" button is better than using the PREV button. For a consistent user experience, PREV and NEXT should only be used to move between slides, not within slides.
In a related note, I found the arrow buttons a bit confusing. When viewing the window types, the arrows are used to access the different types. But after selecting a type, the same right-pointing arrow is used to reveal more content about that type (while I expected it to advance to the next type). Then the left-pointing arrow hides the layer, but at that point, I expected it to return to the initial content about the window type.
Since there are only 9 types, consider putting all nine on the base, so the user can immediately see all the options. Then use the arrow buttons only for changing content within a given type/layer. And use the Back to Window Types to hide layers. (IMHO)
This discussion is closed. You can start a new discussion or contact Articulate Support.