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MonicaSheridan
Community Member
4 years ago

Forward and back buttons

I want to use my own custom forward and back buttons to navigate - i have a slide with 5 layers shooting off.

How can i stop the user from clicking the forward buttons on each layer  quickly to navigate through the layers without actually reading the content?

  • Hi, Monica,

    It's impossible to force someone to read the content. But you can force them to stay on a slide or layer for a given amount of time or until they complete an interaction.

    If you have a separate forward button on each layer, you can adjust it on the timeline so it won't appear until near the end:

    You can also use triggers, variables, and conditions to control when a given button appears.

    This post is about controlling the built-in NEXT button, but the same concepts apply to custom buttons:

    https://community.articulate.com/discussions/articulate-storyline/tip-controlling-the-next-button-101