About actions

Three components make up an action:

On	Specifies which event should trigger an action, such as a keystroke or a mouse click.
Action	Specifies what should happen when the On trigger occurs, such as display a message, launch a program, or cancel a test.
Target	Specifies a target used by the action. Targets can be chapters, sections, pages, tests, surveys, questions, objects, or variables. The Action defines which targets can be used.

These three parts work together to create the end result. Depending on where you are adding an action, the options available to you will vary.

Actions added to organizational levels including the project, chapters, sections, pages, tests, test sections and surveys adhere to the same inheritance principles as other objects within project. That is, if an action is added to the project level, the action will execute on every page of the project if the action is triggered. Similarly, if an action is added to a chapter, section, test, survey or test section, it will execute on every page within the chapter, section, test, survey, or test section, respectively, if the action is triggered. Finally, if an action is added to a page, it will only execute on that page if the action is triggered.

You can add one or many actions to an object. For example, a button might contain several actions: Hide Image_1, Hide Text Block_1, Stop Audio_1, Show Image_2, Show Text Block_2, Play Audio_2. The order of the actions is important. For example, an action of Exit/Close project before an action of Modify Variable may cause issues since the project is closing before updating the variable. Additionally, you can create groups of actions. Action groups are useful when you want to run a set of actions as a single command. For details, see Grouping actions.

The following table lists all events, actions, and targets available in project:

On	Action	Target
Any Key Device Rotation Done Playing Hide Keystroke Mouse Click Mouse Enter Mouse Exit Right Mouse Click Show Show Page Timer	Cancel Test/Survey Change Contents Display Message Display Page in Popup Exit Project/Close Window Go To Go To Web Address Hide Launch a program/document Modify Variable Move Mute Media None/No Action Open Attachment Pause Play Print Current Page Process Question Process Test/Survey Reset All Variables Reset Form Reset Question Reset Test/Survey Resize Run Action Group Run JavaScript Send Course Completion Send Statement Set Character Pose Set Tracking Status Set Progress Bar Position Set State Show Step Progress Bar Position Stop Submit Form Submit Variable Values Toggle Play Mode Toggle Show/Hide Unmute Media	Chapter, Section, or Page (Character/New Pose) Current Page First Page in Project Last Visited Page (Location in Project) Modify this Object to This Object Next Chapter Next Page Next Section (Object) Previous Chapter Previous Page Previous Section This Object/This Chapter/This Section/This Page/This Test (xAPI Verb/Object) Project Web Address Variables

See also:Understanding inheritance