Trying to Assign a Shared Action to Different Pieces of Text Within an Individual Smart Shape

hi,

 

i'm looking best way of assigning shared action different pieces of text within individual smart shape , wondered if can offer advice?

 

as situation seems quite complex (to me @ least), i'll try explain below i'm trying achieve.

the scenario

 

i have built website-type navigation menu allows include lot of information in 1 slide (see image below). this consists of 2 smart shape groups; button group , text caption group each contain 6 smart shapes. interaction works assigning standard shared action each button firstly hides entire text caption group , shows relevant caption e.g. clicking button 1 shows text caption 1.

what i'm trying achieve

 

i'm trying add-in feature allow user click on word "click here view example" which displays a separate layer appears lightbox pop-up window.

the problem

 

i can see 2 ways of doing this;

1. convert text caption button , assign shared action displays "ligthbox"
2. use insert hyperlink dialog box assign advanced action text "click here view example 1".

however, option 1 restricted including 1 example pop-up window per caption entire box 1 big link.

in option 2 there's no option trigger shared action insert hyperlink dialog box (see image below), i'd end having create separate advanced action every example wanted include. seems overkill i'm trying achieve.

 

can see better way of doing this? i'm sorry lenghty post, feel over-thinking it.

 

thanks,

ross

 

for reference, i'm using captivate 8.

indeed, cannot trigger shared action hyperlink. case in cp9.

 

i use shape instead of caption text container. shape can turned button, can used show lightbox. can group shape buttons in group well, can hidden. careful: you'll have disable shape buttons well, annoying because cannot disable group @ all. means 6 disable commands in shared action, before hiding group. same show has followed enable shape button (text container) make visible.

 

another approach use unique click box on top of text container (not button in case) you'll have use conditional shared action , user variable remembers button has been clicked. in captivate 8 can define 'literal' (number identifying button) parameter.

 

there 1 sentence leaves me puzzled: "....i restricted including 1 example pop-up window per caption ". mean want several lightboxes being able shown 1 text caption?

 

my last post captivate 9 shows lightboxes, using states new in 9.

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