Text entry box question

Hey all, I am currently working on a project and have run
into a snag and cant seem to find the answer, or even if what i
need can be done.
Question 1: how do I advance a slide with the correct entry
of a text field without a button or keypress?
Question 2: if this is not possible, how can i have a text
entry box check for correct input using a custom button?
Any help would be appreciated, Thanks.
M. Anderson

Hi M. Anderson
The first question may be accomplished if (and only if) the
last letter the user is supposed to type is unique among all the
letters. For example, BOFFO would not work. O occurs twice. But
LIFE would work, because E is unique. You could then configure the
letter E to be the shortcut for the Text Entry Box.
For the button, it's pretty easy. Click the Options tab and
look at your choices. Make sure the "Button" option contains a
check mark. After you dismiss the dialog, you end up with a rather
generic looking button. But once you enable the button, you may
then double-click it to edit its properties. You could choose an
image, or you could make it invisible and position the invisible
button over another image you placed on the slide as a simple image
object.
Hopefully this helps some... Rick

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