Can't view the Next or Continue button?

1. Is the Page or Scrolling section element showing the Next button?

If there are no interactive activities or exercises (the page/scrolling section only contains text and images), the Next or Continue button should be triggered by the Page or Scrolling section.

To change this for:

Pages
Select Edit on the element and change the Hide/Delay setting:
Scrolling
Uncheck Hide Next and Continue buttons and (optional) adjust the Show Next and Continue button Delay setting

2. Is the interactive activity or exercise showing the Next or Continue button?

Open the page and check the element types. Compare against the element settings below, and change if needed:

Element name	Setting name	How to show the Next button
Content: Text	N/A	Triggered by the Page or Scrolling section.
Content: Bullet list	N/A	Triggered by the Page or Scrolling section.
Content: Button	Next button action	Show button
Content: Accordion/Slideshow	Completion actions	SKILLCASTAPI.showNext();
Content: Flip cards	Next button action	Next page
Content: Policy	Show next	Yes
Media: Video player	Next button action on video ended	Show button
Media: Single video	It is set automatically once the video is uploaded.	showNext();
Module: Page	Hide/Delay Next	Show Next Delay Next
Module: Page template	N/A	The Next button action is pre-set according to the template selected.
Module: Assessment	Next button action when passed Next button action when failed	Next page
Page: Scrolling section	Hide Next and Continue buttons	Uncheck
Page template: Scrolling section	N/A	The Next/Continue button action is preset according to the template selected.
Page: Content container	N/A	Triggered by the Page or Scrolling section.
Page: Close content container	N/A	Triggered by the Page or Scrolling section.
Exercise: Multiple choice question	Next page action	Show button
Exercise: Drag and drop	Completion Action	SKILLCASTAPI.showNext();
Review: Points update	Next page	Show button Use Module: Page Hide/Delay Next setting, or define here under each level.
RegTech: Multiple choice question	Next button action	Show next button
RegTech: Text input question	Next button action	Next page
RegTech: File upload question	Next button action	Next page
RegTech: Submit button	Completion actions	SKILLCASTAPI.showNext();
RegTech: Review submission	N/A	Triggered by the 'RegTech: Submit button', Page or Scrolling section.
RegTech: Alerts review	N/A	Triggered by the 'RegTech: Submit button', Page or Scrolling section.
Code: CSS	N/A	N/A
Code: HTML	N/A	N/A
Code: Javascript	N/A	SKILLCASTAPI.showNext();
Legacy: Multiple choice question	Completion actions	SKILLCASTAPI.showNext();

3. Is the element triggering the Next button visible?

If you have a single interactive element or exercise on a Page or Scrolling section, set to Always visible in the Visibility field of the Properties tab:

If completing an element adds another element, make sure the second element is set to Hide on all screens, and that you set the Next button action as Show button in the Content tab. That way, it only appears after the first element is completed:

4. Are serial Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) set up correctly?

Serial MCQs appear one after the other, and on the same page or scrolling section. In the visibility dropdown, set the first MCQ as Always visible, to start the chain.

The other questions should be set as Hide on all screens, so they only appear after the previous question is completed.

Underneath the visibility dropdown is the Identifier field. Here is the correct logic for a series of MCQs and identifiers where the Next button appears. The completion action and add element are available when you select the Content tab > Completion actions tab:

Identifier	MCQ_1	MCQ_2	MCQ_3
Visibility	Always visible	Hidden on all screens	Hidden on all screens
Completion action	Add element MCQ_2	Add element MCQ_3	Next page action: Show button

Here are some example scenarios where the Next button won't appear:

MCQ_1 doesn't appear	MCQ_2 doesn't appear	MCQ_3 doesn't appear
The first MCQ isn't set to Always visible in the visibility dropdown.	MCQ_1 does not Add element MCQ_2	MCQ_1 does not Add element MCQ_3. Final MCQ isn't set to show the Next button in the Completion actions tab (shown in gif below)

Guidelines when deleting an MCQ within serial MCQs

Example scenario: Three MCQs

If deleting MCQ_1
Set MCQ_2 as always visible in the visibility dropdown
If deleting MCQ_2
Either set MCQ_1's completion action as add element MCQ_3, or change MCQ_3's identifier to MCQ_2 and leave the completion action as add element MCQ_2
If deleting MCQ_3
Set MCQ_2's completion action as Show button instead of add element MCQ_3

Guidelines when adding an MCQ within serial MCQs

Make sure it aligns with the existing chain
For example, if it's a new fourth question, its identifier should be MCQ_4. If it's to be the first MCQ, set its visibility as Always visible, and adjust the other three identifiers (MCQ_1 becomes MCQ_2 and visibility is set to Hide on all screens, MCQ_2 becomes MCQ_3, MCQ_3 becomes MCQ_4)
Completion actions
Make sure these align with the series, so MCQ_3 should be to add MCQ_4, and MCQ_4 should be to show the Next button

Working with legacy MCQs

If your model contains a Legacy: Multiple choice questions element, consider updating to Exercise: Multiple choice questions. Otherwise, make sure the addElement function is correct. For example, a completion action for MCQ_1 would be SKILLCASTAPI.addElement('MCQ_2', 1); because:

MCQ_2 is the identifier of the next MCQ
1 is the fade animation code

If it's the final question, the completion action should be:

SKILLCASTAPI.showNext();

5. Is there a script on the page?

Some templates are script-based, so you may need some coding knowledge to edit. The Next or Continue button is called in the JavaScript element, where there are conditions to be met. For example, all buttons must be selected before the Next button shows.

So you may need to edit the code where you find these rules. We recommend using a notepad or visual code editor where you can compare original and edited code.

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