Insert Interaction

You can quickly and easily add interactions to your presentation.  Interactions are often utilized for knowledge checks.  Interactions can also be useful just to enhance the presentation by making it more engaging and interactive.

There are three types of interaction formats:

Interaction Type

Description

Choices

Multiple choice and True/False questions.  The user's objective is to select the correct answer before time runs out.  If you will be Tracking Using Quiz Results in an LMS, you must choose Choices as your Interaction type.

Word Quiz

Similar to a "hangman" format.  The user's objective is to reveal the hidden answer before running out of time.  The user selects a letter by clicking on it.  

Sequence

The user's objective is to arrange items in the correct sequence before running out of time.

 

An Interaction can have an unlimited number of questions.  Once you have created an interaction, an 'Interaction Placeholder' slide will be inserted into your presentation containing all the questions of your interaction.  You will be able to view your interaction after you have published your presentation.

To add an Interaction:

  1. Select Articulate from the PowerPoint menu bar.

  2. Click Insert Interaction.

  3. You will be prompted to Add a new interaction or Edit an existing interaction.  Select Add a new interaction if you want to create a new one.  Click OK.  (If you have already created an interaction, and want to edit it, choose Edit an Existing Interaction and then select the interaction name from the drop-down list.)

  4. The Interactions Wizard will display.  There are three steps in the Interactions Wizard:

 

Step 1 of 3 - Interactions Wizard

  1. Select an interaction type from the drop-down list.

  2. Enter a Title for the interaction.  It will be helpful later if you provide a unique title for each interaction.

  3. Check or uncheck Require completion.  If checked, users will be required to complete the interaction before they can continue in the presentation.

  4. Enter a Passing score.  80% is the default.

  5. Enter a Default question time limit for each question.  The time limit represents how long users will have to answer the question.  You can override this value for any specific question.

  6. Click Next.   

 

Step 2 of 3 - Interactions Wizard

  1. Choose to display the Standard instructions or to display No instructions.

  2. Choose to display a Custom message.  The custom message can be displayed in conjunction with the standard instructions, or without any instructions.  If you check Custom Message, be sure to enter your message in the text box.

  3. Click Next.

 

Step 3 of 3 - Interactions Wizard

  1. Click Add to add a new question.

  2. Fill in the questions and answers for the interaction type you selected:

 

Choices

 

  1. Select Multiple Choice or True/False question type.  

  2. Enter the Question.  

  3. Enter up to 5 Answers for Multiple Choice.  

  4. Select the Correct answer.

  5. Enter the Question time limit value.

  6. Click Next to add another question or click OK to finish adding questions.

Word Quiz

 

  1. Enter the Question.

  2. Enter the Answer.

  3. Enter the Question time limit value.

  4. Click Next to add another question or click OK to finish adding questions.

Sequence

 

  1. Enter a question.

  2. Enter the Sequence in correct order.  You can enter up to 7 steps.

  3. Enter the Question time limit value.

  4. Click Next to add another question or click OK to finish adding questions.

 

When you are done adding questions, you can edit a question by selecting the question from the list and then clicking the Modify button.  You can delete a question by selecting the question and then clicking the Remove button.  You can also move a question by selecting the question and then clicking the Up/Down/Top/Bottom buttons.

 

Interactions Wizard - Finish

  1. Click Finish to insert the interaction into your presentation.  An interaction placeholder slide will be inserted into your presentation.  (This will be converted to the interaction when your presentation is published.)

  2. Make sure the interaction placeholder slide is located in your presentation where you want it to be displayed in your presentation.  Switch to Slide Sorter View to easily move it within your presentation.

Tip:   You can copy and paste your interaction slide into any other presentation.  Be sure to copy the slide from Slide Sorter View so that the entire slide is copied, and not just objects on the slide.