Button - not working after it meets conditions to "show"

Hello all
I've tried a search, but couldn't find anything that matches this problem.
I have added a button and set it to 'not visible' and applied an advanced action to show the button after certain conditions are met. This works and the button appears as expected. The problem is that when I click on the button nothing happens, it should take me to another slide in the same project.
I've tried changing the "pause" timing, and have it sitting at the top of the timeline, however I'm stuck, and can't get it to work.
Any ideas greatly appreciated.
Thanks!
Amanda

Hi Amanda
Have you ever pressed a button to ring a doorbell? Likely you have. When you do this you cause two pieces of metal to momentarily connect. These are called "momentary contact switches". So why am I talking switches? Because Buttons are the same way. You click a Button and it's just like pressing a doorbell. As long as power is present, you make the contact and the doorbell rings, right?
Buttons are the same way. As long as power is present (meaning the playhead is in the "Active" region on the Timeline) the Button will carry out its assigned action. But if power is removed (meaning the playhead is now moving through or paused while the Button is in the "Inactive" region on the Timeline) it is dead to the world and will not react to clicks. Just like a doorbell will not ring if there is no power.
The trick is to ensure the slide is paused while the playhead is in the "Active" region of the button.
One easy way to tell where a pause is occurring is to insert a temporary Caption configured with a variable that reports what frame is being played. Preview and note the frame where the button pause occurs. Now enable the actions and note the frame number where the button seems dead. My guess is that you will find the frame number is greater than what you noted when the button paused.
Hope this helps a smidge... Rick
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