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Lock the "next" button until timeline ends
In Storyline 2, is there a way to 'lock' the next slide button so that it's not clickable until the slide ends? I found a thread from 3 years ago but am hoping a fix is in the newest version to avoid adding triggers to each slide.
Is there a setting I can change somewhere to cover all slides? I don't want to remove the button all together because then I'd have to have each slide auto advance, which I also do not want. I want the learner to have to click next to go to the next slide, but not to be able to just speed through the course by hitting the next button repeatedly.
Change state of Next button to hidden when timeline starts on this slide.
Change state of Next button to Normal when timeline reaches 200 sec.
Which works only if the timeline of the slide is at least 200 sec long.
I found that this doesn't work when the user returns to the slide, even when you set "Resume saved state". Is there a workaround for this?
Hi Maya,
Thanks for reaching out and sharing what you are experiencing in your projects.
Were you able to check the navigation settings in the menu as Walt shared above?
If you'd like us to take a look, then with your permission, please share your project file. You can share it publicly here, or send it to me privately by uploading it here. I'll delete it when I'm done troubleshooting.
Hi Lauren,
Thanks for reaching out and sharing what you are experiencing.
When you return to a slide, the timeline restarts, so if you trigger to change the state of the next button to disabled when the timeline starts, it will become disabled again.
I'd recommend adding a variable to control this. I can see you shared a bit more context in your post here and Jordan has popped in to help you. I'll pop in there.
Hi
Need help with a similar issue. Have custom previous and next buttons in my course how do i prevent the learner from clicking the custom next button till the timeline ends
Set the initial state of Custom Next button to Hidden.
Create trigger to change state of CNB to Normal when timeline ends.
