Quiz freeze

HI
Hi created a quiz using captivate 8, random quiz slides pulling in questions from a pool. I wanted to show the if the question was answered correct or incorrect but without having the user to click or press 'y' so I used a method suggested on this forum whereby I removed the feedback and then show a graphic based on correct or incorrect responses, using slide quiz actions. All works well Except now and again the quiz just freezes and you cant move on. Sometimes it does it randomly and will always do it if you hit submit without answering a question. I saw on some other discussion that the success action and last attempt action should be move to next slide, but I'm using this to show the correct /incorrect graphic. If I use an advanced action to show and move to next slide, it moves too quickly and you don't see the feedback. Any ideas please?
thanks
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That is not freezing of the slides, probably you have an inactive portion on the slide that is too long, and the user has to wait. Sometimes replacing 'Continue' as action on Success/Failure by 'Go to Next Slide' can cause problems. An alternative is to drag the pausing point on the timeline closer to the end of the slide (only way, you cannot time it in the Properties panel) and leave the actions to 'Continue'.
More info on this tweaking working flow: Question Question Slides in Captivate - Captivate blog

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