How to require text entry

Hi Alyssa,

I think that Elizabeth is suggesting that she simply wants to add a text box to captures some user input, before allowing them to move on. I am doing a similar thing in my course, where I ask students to explain 'how play is different to games' (in their own words). It's a reflective activity, so no really correct/incorrect answers.

Checking that text has been entered into a text field can be achieved using variables and triggers as Matthew and Adam Mac proposed, but I'm going to elaborate on Thomas' (and your) answer a little and pull in some of Matthew's work.

Validate a textfield (without requiring an 'Acceptable' answer)

1. Add text field and Submit button to your slide
2. Convert slide to Free-form
3. pop to 'Form View'
4. Enable feedback if you want to give it (most likely you will)
5. Require 'User Must answer'
6. Results Slide (up to you) or you can do this on a layer etc
7. Score 'None' (this removes the 'Enter Acceptable Answers' fields)
8. Test!

Displaying the user's textfield input back to them

If you want to display the user's input back to them, do as Matthew suggested:

1. Define a variable to store the user's textfield input  e.g. screenID_textField%
2. Ensure the variable is set to 'text' and don't set a default value
3. Type "screenID_textField%" in the layer, or area of the screen that you wish to display it e.g.

Although there is no right or wrong answer, it is interesting that you think "screenID_textField%" about this topic.

Great for reflective questions with no right or wrong answers, and want to provide a sense of user interaction/dialogue.

Cheers!
Jim