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1. Lilybiri,

Sep 17, 2012 1:06 PM in reply to nchin1986

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Didn't check it, just my idea:

Create a user variable v_counter, leave its default value empty
Create a text caption with this variable inserted
Create a standard advanced action to be triggered by ??? either a click box over the arrow, or if you are talking about a smart shape in Captivate 6, turn this shape arrow into a button to trigger the action:
- Expression v_counter = v_counter + 1

First time this variable will have the value 1, second time 2... and it will show up.

I preferred a standard advanced action to a simple action (Increment) because that way the play head will not be released but stopped, so that you can click on the arrow as many times as you want. See explanation in this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3nKi-DB6Fw&feature=plcp

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2. nchin1986,

Sep 17, 2012 1:14 PM in reply to Lilybiri

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I am sorry. I should clarify.

On each click on the arrow, different text boxes will show up. How do I do that?

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3. Lilybiri,

Sep 17, 2012 1:19 PM in reply to nchin1986

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That is not what your first question asked

Make all your text captions initially invisible (Properties panel)

Then you'll need a conditional advanced action, with as many decisions as you have text captions + a first decision that will be a mimicked standard action:

Decision 1 'Always'

IF 1 is equal to 1

Expression v_counter = v_counter + 1

Decision 2 'First'

IF v_counter = 1

Show TC_1

Decision 3 'Second'

IF v_counter = 2

Hide TC_1

Show TC_2

Decision 4 'Third'

IF v_counter = 2

Hide TC_2

Show TC_3

etc

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4. nchin1986,

Sep 24, 2012 8:30 AM in reply to Lilybiri

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Hi Libiri,

Thanks for your help. However, I tried this and this is not working for me

in Adobe Captivate 6.

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5. Lilybiri,

Sep 24, 2012 8:41 AM in reply to nchin1986

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I'm using Captivate 6 as well. Can you post a screenshot of the advanced action, and did you attach it to the click box?

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6. nchin1986,

Sep 24, 2012 8:48 AM in reply to Lilybiri

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Yes I did attach it to the click box. And I attached the screenshots here

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7. Lilybiri,

Sep 24, 2012 9:17 AM in reply to nchin1986

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Sorry, you cannot attach files, you have to use the small still camera icon in the editing toolbar and insert screenshots.

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8. Captiv8r,

Sep 24, 2012 9:19 AM in reply to Lilybiri

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What Lilybiri failed to say is that in order to post screen shots, you must open your browser and visit the forums using the web interface. That's where you will see the camera icon she mentions.

Cheers... Rick

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9. nchin1986,

Sep 24, 2012 9:28 AM in reply to Captiv8r

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Thanks for the tip.

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10. Lilybiri,

Sep 24, 2012 11:47 PM in reply to nchin1986

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If the text captions that have to show up, are in exactly the same location on the stage, you have to hide the captions that were previously displayed. That is what I showed you in my explanation. First time the user clicks, the counter will be set to 1 (hope you left it empty in the definition), then it will be checked in the second decision and since it is 1 the text caption point_2 will be made visible. The user clicks again, the counter is incremented to 2 and the second decision (First) is now resulting in 'not correct', the third decision results in Correct, and the caption point_3 will be made visible, but you have also to hide the first caption point_2 and that is missing in your action. So apparently you do not want to show 3 different captions, because for the third click you navigate immediately to the Next slide. If you never come back to the slide with the click box, that is OK, but if you want to come back, first Hide point_3 please.

To test the action: put a text caption on the slide and insert the user variable v_counter to see if it is correctly incremented by the advanced action. And try to tell what is not functional for you?

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11. nchin1986,

Sep 25, 2012 7:58 AM in reply to Lilybiri

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I do want to show 3 different captions. They are all located at different

locations on the stage. When the user navigate from the previous slide,

point_1 is already shown. Then when the user clicks, I want point_2 to show

along with point_1. When user clicks again, I want point_3 to show along

with point_1 and point_2. And then when the user clicks again, I want the

user to go to the next slide. I also have a back button that allows users

to come back to this slide. Will I need to add additional actions in the

one you provided?

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12. Lilybiri,

Sep 25, 2012 9:23 AM in reply to nchin1986

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If the user can return to the slide and you want the slide to behave in the same way, you'll need to trigger an advanced action on Entering the slide (PI of slide, Actions accordion). Be sure to Hide the captions point_2 and point_3. I do not know if you want the play head to continue automatically, if yes add the statement Continue.

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