Clear Quiz slide On Enter

Hi there, im having trouble with my latest project in Captivate 5 (win7).
Sometimes after hitting Back button - project takes me back to previous question slide and i cant change my answer, use Clear button or click Submit again..so im stucked.
Is there some way to set "On Enter" parameter to clear question that way i can chose new answer and hit submit again?
THX Martin

That's the way Captivate 5 works. If you answer a quiz question and then leave the question slide, your answer is locked in and you cannot change it. There is no Advanced Action available to reset the question, however, the Retake Quiz button you can set for the Quiz Results slide will reset all quiz slides in the course so that the user can redo the quiz.
If you are able to upgrade to Captivate 6, there is a new feature that allows you to delay submission of all quiz questions until you are happy with your answers and then submit all of them in one go. That would probably be your best bet.

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