About actions

Three components make up an action:

On	Specifies which event should trigger an action, such as a keystroke or a mouse click.
Action	Specifies what should happen when the On trigger occurs, such as display a message, launch a program, or cancel a test.
Target	Specifies a target used by the action. Targets can be chapters, sections, pages, tests, surveys, questions, objects, or variables. The Action defines which targets can be used.

These three parts work together to create the end result. Depending on where you are adding an action, the options available to you will vary.

Actions added to organizational levels including the title, chapters, sections, pages, tests, test sections and surveys adhere to the same inheritance principles as other objects within your title. That is, if an action is added to the title level, the action will execute on every page of the title if the action is triggered. Similarly, if an action is added to a chapter, section, test, survey or test section, it will execute on every page within the chapter, section, test, survey, or test section, respectively, if the action is triggered. Finally, if an action is added to a page, it will only execute on that page if the action is triggered.

See also: Understanding inheritance

The following table lists all events, actions, and targets available in your title:

On	Action	Target
Any Key Device Rotation Done Playing Hide Keystroke Mouse Click Mouse Double-Click Mouse Enter Mouse Exit Right Mouse Click Show Show Page Timer	Cancel Test/Survey Change Contents Display Message Display Page in Popup Exit Title/Close Window Go To Go To Web Address Hide Launch a program/document Modify Variable Move Mute Media None/No Action Open Attachment Pause Play Print Current Page Process Question Process Test/Survey Reset All Variables Reset Form Reset Question Reset Test/Survey Resize Run Action Group Run JavaScript Send Course Completion Send Email Send Statement Set Character Pose Set Tracking Status Set Progress Bar Position Set State Set Time Show Step Progress Bar Position Stop Submit Form Submit Variable Values Toggle Play Mode Toggle Show/Hide Unmute Media	Chapter, Section, or Page (Character/New Pose) Current Page First Page in Title Last Visited Page (Location in Title) Modify this Object to This Object Next Chapter Next Page Next Section (Object) Previous Chapter Previous Page Previous Section This Object/This Chapter/This Section/This Page/This Test (xAPI Verb/Object) Title Web Address Variables

Synchronized events set within audio and video objects can be used within a title to trigger actions while the object is playing. For details, see Adding and managing the synchronized events in an audio object and Adding and managing the synchronized events in a video object.