How do I add an interaction?

An interaction makes something happen in your course: when something occurs, then do something. In Xogogy interactions live in the Inspector's Interactions tab, and each one reads as a plain sentence such as "When the learner clicks Start button → Jump to next slide".

Add an interaction

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   Select the object the learner will use, such as a button. To add an interaction for the whole slide, click an empty part of the slide instead.

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   Open the Interactions tab in the Inspector and choose + Add interaction. Insert › Interaction, Interactions on the Format tab and an interactive object's + Add interaction… button do the same. The tab's name shows how many interactions there are, such as Interactions 2.

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   Under WHEN, click the event, for example the learner clicks, and choose the object it applies to.

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   Under THEN, click the action, for example Jump to slide, and choose its target.

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   Read the summary line under the fields. It states the interaction in plain words, so you can check it does what you mean.

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   Optionally, type a name in Name this interaction (optional).

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   Choose Save. The new interaction appears as a card on the Interactions tab.

Add more than one action

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   In the builder, choose + Action under the first action.

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   Pick the next action. Actions run in the order they are listed.

Find an event or action quickly

Clicking the event or the action opens a list with a search box.

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   Type a few letters: var leaves only Set variable. The choices are grouped, such as Go to, Layers, Objects, Variables and Media, and each has a one-line description.

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   Press Enter to pick the highlighted choice, or click it. Escape clears the search, then closes the list.

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   Your three most recent choices sit at the top of the list.

On the slide, an object that starts an interaction shows a small marker on its top edge.

Check it works

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   Choose Preview at the right of the ribbon tab row.

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   Do what the learner would do, such as clicking the button.

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   Look at the Interaction log in the Preview side panel. Each interaction that runs is listed as Interaction fired: with its name and event, newest first.

Every interaction you add can be undone with Undo or Ctrl+Z.