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Require a user to answer an Essay question
Hello,
I have created an essay question by going to Slides>Survey Question>Essay in Storyline 360.
We did this because students would hit enter and the slide would jump to the next slide instead of giving them a new line.
However, now they can skip the question without answering it.
Under design I have the "Require" dropdown set to "User must answer" but it still allows you to skip the answer.
Can someone tell me how to prevent the user from skipping the question?
Thanks!
Robin
4 Replies
You might consider using an offscreen object that changes states - such as a circle that goes from white to green or something - when the text entry variable is satisfied. Set the "Next" button to disabled at the start of the slide timeline, and allow it to become active when the object changes states. Then set the object state change to occur when the text entry variable has toggled.
See these articles for more info on the text entry variable and essay answers:
- How to disable "Hit Enter Key to Advance Slide " | Articulate - Community
- Using Text Variables in Storyline | Articulate - Community
- Updating a text variable from a Text Entry box without losing focus | Articulate - Community
- Essay Questions | Articulate - Community
- Free Text Free Form Question | Articulate - Community
Good luck!
Thank you. I will give that a try.
I added an if statement to my next button and that seems to work. Thanks.
Good to know!
