How to disable Next buttons while timeline play. Articulate Storyline 3

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How to disable Next button while timeline play. Articulate Storyline 3

Here's my setup to disable Next button while the virtual teacher talk.

Set a global variable

• In the top right corner of your Triggers panel click on the variable button ""
• Add a new variable
  • Name: slidePlaying
  • Type: True/False
  • Default value: False

On every slide you need to:

• Add a trigger with the following options:
  • Action: Adjust variable
  • Variable: slidePlaying
  • Operator: = Assignment
  • Value: Value True
  • When: Timeline starts
  • Object: active slide name
• Add a trigger with the following options:
  • Action: Adjust variable
  • Variable: slidePlaying
  • Operator: = Assignment
  • Value: Value False
  • When: Timeline ends
  • Object: *active slide name
• Add a trigger with the following options:
  • Action: Change state of
  • On Object: Next Button
  • To State: Disabled
  • When: Timeline starts
  • Object: active slide name
  • Don't click OK yet, add the following condition:
    • List: Variables
    • If: slidePlaying
    • Operator: == Equal to
    • Type: Value
    • Value: True
• Add a trigger with the following options:
  • Action: Change state of
  • On Object: Next Button
  • To State: Normal
  • When: Timeline ends
  • Object: active slide name
• Add a trigger with the following options:
  • Action: Change state of
  • On Object: Next Button
  • To State: Normal
  • When: Variable changes
  • Variable: slidePlaying
  • On Condition:
    • List: Variables
    • If: slidePlaying
    • Operator: == Equal to
    • Type: Value
    • Value: False

And finally... Drum roll 🥁...

• Add a condition to the existing Player Triggers: Jump to next slide
  • List: Variables
  • If: slidePlaying
  • Operator: == Equal to
  • Type: Value
  • Value: False