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Hi All

I need a student record of study page

that is - a page that shows what the students have completed and not completed based on whether they have completed an activity or not

or can i have a button change colour when they have selcted it to show it has been done - I have been attempting this but when you complete activity 1 you need to return to the learning guide and the button is still the same colour as it was. So I guess I am doing something wrong

can anyone help me please - PS I dont understand script so it will have to be done using the internal compontents of Opus XE

thanks
mike

Mike

It is possible to achieve what you want and you do not need to use scripting. There could be many ways to achieve this, so I will not go into specifics, but talk instead in generalities.

My first suggestion would be to use variables, so I suggest that you read up on these in the Help files and the downloadable manual from the DW website. In particular, note the difference between Publication and Page variables, because the proper use of these can provide you with more variety.

Here is just one method to give you an idea.

1. Let's suppose that you have 10 activities in Lesson 1, with 5 lessons in total. Let's also suppose that activities (and lessons) will occur over several sessions. This means that you are going to have to record and store details of where a student is so you have some control over the progress.

2. I use a system that requires a log on and a file which stores the details of the last activity completed.

3. This is where the variables come in. When a person access or completes an activity (the choice is yours) use your preferred trigger to ADD 1 to the appropriate variable. e.g. if a variable ACTIVITY_COUNT equals 1, this might mean that the person has begun or finished (again, your choice) activity 1.

4. Suppose you set the variable to 1 on successful completion of activity 1. When the user reaches this stage, you store the variable in the file I mentioned in (2) above. When the user next logs on, you have a routine that automatically checks the value in that file. If the check finds that the value is 1, you might automatically show the next activity.

You just keep repeating this procedure until you have covered all your activities.

By controlling the variables you can allow or restrict access to any part of your activities. You can also produce printed awards based on the score.

Another way to control access to specific parts of your publication is to password control chapters, and restrict that access password to users who meet certain requirements.

I know that what I have written might be confusing. If you want more suggestions, please let me know. I'm also sure that you will receive more suggestions, some of which might better suite your needs.

Finally, please go into your Profile (see top of screen) and add a signature that tells us what Opus product and version you are using.

Good luck.
HTH