Activity 9: This video will walk you through the process of creating, modifying, and assigning different actions to buttons within an online module.
Activity 10: Read Captivate Reference Document pages 486-490 to learn more about adding interactive buttons to your Captivate project.
It is common to see buttons used to navigate to the previous and next pages. Think about other creative ways to use buttons within your module!
Checkpoint!
If you are working on a project on Adobe Captivate and follow the steps below to insert an action button, what action will the button accomplish?
Navigate to the toolbar and select “Interactions”
From the dropdown, select “button”
Set the properties to “text button” under the style tab
Under the actions tab, set the “on success” dropdown to “continue”
Move the button on the bottom right corner of the slide
Click the arrow to select your answer.
Option A: The module will advance to the next slide.
Correct!
The standard action for "continue" is to move on to the following slide.
Option B: The module will jump to a slide of your choice.
Incorrect!
You would have to select "jump to slide" for the button to take you to a specific slide.
Option C: Nothing. The button will not perform an action.
Incorrect!
This would make the button perform an action.
Next, let's learn about drag and drop interactions to make your module more engaging!