"Choose Your Own Adventure" Page Numbering

Hi HannahWright-70 I don't think there is a simple solution for you, with the navigation being dynamic and the page number not being consistent.

The only way to manage this would be to use JavaScript. If you have JS skills or have access to a JS programmer, the Storyline file would just need to track each slide it has been to (I think each slide has a unique ID), and then assign a page number to that slide (incrementing based on navigation), these slide IDs would be added to an array, for example:

userNavigation = 
[
{
'slide-id': 'abcd123', 'slide-number' : 1
},
{
'slide-id': 'abcd456', 'slide-number' : 2
}
]

Each time a slide is navigate to, the userNavigation array could be queried to see if the slide-id already exists, if it does, it means the user has been there already and there will be a slide number to display, if not, it means it's a new slide, and the new slide will be added to userNavigation array, and the 'slide-number' incremented. This is a very basic description of the requirement, and there is some passing of data between Storyline and JS, but this is the only way I can see it being possible. I'm sure it cannot be completed using native Storyline triggers, and if it can, it will be hundreds of triggers and a nightmare to maintain.

Some options to consider: 

• Number the slides in each subsection separately. In other words, each subsection always starts with 1. 
• Show a progress bar instead of a number or percentage. That would give the user a sense of how far they've come and far they have to go, without getting distracted by actual numbers. (If you search the community, you should be able to find some great examples.)

A while ago, we had a similar request from a client to implement custom slide order numbering, allowing learners to navigate through all slides freely. Completion would be triggered once all slides were viewed, regardless of the order in which they were accessed.

The process starts with the learner beginning at Slide 1. From there, they jump to Project Slide 10, which is labeled as Slide 2 in our custom numbering system, and then to Project Slide 5, labeled as Slide 3. This continues, with completion tracked based on the learners visiting all slides according to the custom numbering system, regardless of the order in which they navigate.

The JavaScript was primarily designed for use in another authoring tool, but I have adjusted it to work similarly in Storyline. I also incorporated—well, at least attempted—what Sam suggested regarding capturing and storing Slide IDs to ensure visited slides are not repeated, based on their unique Slide IDs.

I just wanted to share this demonstration without knowing how it aligns with your requirements or if it is even close to what you're looking for.

Demo: https://streamable.com/0tely4