Changing the attempts settings

You can change the attempts settings, such as the number of attempts and when to count the attempts. By default, attempts are counted when the user navigates to the next page or when the Process Question action is triggered. The user will be locked from answering the question if he or she exceeds the maximum number of attempts allowed. You can configure additional feedback (maximum-attempts feedback) to be displayed when this occurs.

To change the attempts settings:

Double-click the graphic of the question you want to change in the Title Explorer. Alternatively, you can right-click the graphic of the question and click Properties. The Properties ribbon is displayed.
Click Edit Attempts in the Attempts group. The Question Creator opens to the Attempts tab.

Specify the controls as follows to configure the attempts settings:

Set Maximum Allowed Attempts

Enable this check box to set the maximum number of attempts and specify the attempts in the Maximum Attempts Allowed field. Next, specify when the maximum-attempts feedback is to be displayed to the user. By default, attempts are counted when the user navigates to the next page or when the Process Question action is triggered. Select On Process Question to display maximum-attempts feedback when the user exits the page or select Immediately to display maximum-attempts feedback immediately when the user answers the question. Enable the Add "Submit" Button to include a Submit button on the page for processing the answer.

Enable Feedback for Maximum Attempts

Select this to provide feedback when maximum attempts have been reached. Use the feedback type button in the Maximum Attempt Feedback area to select the type of feedback as one of the following:

No Feedback	Do not show feedback.
Display Message	Display a text message. Type the text of the message in the box.
Display Page	Display a page. Select the page in the Page to show list.
Set Text Block	Update the text of a text block. Use the Text block to update list to specify the target text block and use the text box to specify the new text for the text block.
Set Character Pose	Change the pose of a character image. Use the Target list to select the new character pose.
Show	Show an object that was hidden. Use the Target list to select the object.
Perform Action	Perform an action. Select the Action from the list and use the exposed fields to configure the action you want performed.

Edit the attempts settings as necessary.