Data Entry + Trigger

Hi Jessica,

So, for text entries where you want the Learner to enter some text before they move on, you want the text entry to be not equal to  blank (you don't want the text entry box to be blank). So, as you see in the screen shot below, your choices are not equal to or not equal to ignore case. If it doesn't matter whether the Learner types in uppercase or lowercase, you'd want to select ignore case.

Then, if you leave the value blank as in this screen shot, you're telling Storyline the Learner cannot move to the next page (or next "whatever) if the Text Entry field is blank.

And yes, if you have several text entries on your slide, you'll want to add the conditions for each to the next button trigger. It's always a good idea to name variables so you can keep track of what's going on, as in this example:

You may also want to add a Warning Layer to let your Learners know why, when they click Next, nothing is happening. If you're not sure how to do that, just holler.