Advanced action not working on slide end

Hi,
I am new to captivate.
I am creating a toggle button. On clicking this button an image appear and disappear.
It works fine if I click the button before captivate slider reaches to its end. Slider stops moving when I click.
But if I try to click the same button after slider reaches to its end the button does not work.
I am applying the advanced action.
Pleae help me to resolve the issue.
Regards,
Anil Kumar Bakshi

I just set up the same toggle action but I had mine slightly differently set up so that:
If toggle == 0
Assign toggle = 1
Show img_1
Else
Assign toggle = 0
Hide img_1
This worked for me and clicking the button did not advance the slide timeline.
Do you have Pause After X seconds selected for the button properties under Timing accordion?
If your button is not pausing the slide and you allow the timeline to move beyond the button's active area (at the end of the slide or at the end of the button's duration on the timeline) then it will cease to work.

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