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How to prevent audio from playing when returning to slide
Hello! I would like to find an elegant way to prevent the audio from playing if a user returns to a "main menu" slide.
Let's say that I have a slide that requires a user to view 4 scenarios by c...
Hi Johnna! Thanks for your question!
I would use a variable to play the audio only when the learner first visits the slide. Here's how I would set that up:
- Create a true/false variable named "audioplay".
- Set the default value to false.
- Add this trigger to the drag and drop slide base layer: "Play media [audio] when the timeline starts if the variable audioplay is equal to false."
- Add another trigger to the drag and drop slide base layer: "Adjust variable audioplay to true when the media completes [audio]."
One more tip: if you have multiple drag and drop slides with audio, you'll need a unique variable for each slide.
Give it a try, and let me know how it goes!
Alyssa,
That worked perfectly! Thank you so much.
Excellent thank you!
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