Is there a quick and easy way to find out which slides are using each layout from the slide masters and feedback masters?
I have a Storyline 2 project which has slides that came from multiple sources. consequently it has multiple slide masters and multiple feedback masters. I want to consolidate the layers and masters, and delete repetitious or unneeded layouts.
For example: This project now has 4 feedback masters used by a total of 18 slides. But there are only 3 slides with a total of 5 feedback layers. How can I find the 15 slides that Storyline says are using the feedback masters?
Put a huge red rectangle on the master in question. In slide view, you can usually see the slides that use that master. For layers, you will have to visit each slide and look at each layer, looking for the red box.
That's a good idea, Walt. That will work great for the slide master layouts.
For the feedback layers, only partially helpful. It made it easy to identify which of the 5 feedback layers are using which layouts, but in Feedback Master view, the multiple feedback masters are still using another 15 slides that don't have feedback layers or hotspots. How do I find out which slides they are, so I can delete the duplicate layouts, other than by opening a new project and importing this one, scene by scene?
I went through 117 slides and only found the feedback layers on 3 slides and another slide which has a video pulls up a feedback layout. All of the other slides use slide master layouts.
I wound up creating a new project and imported one scene at a time and then checking the feedback masters and layouts. Several scenes had duplicate other feedback masters attached to them. Doing this along with putting a big shape with a different color on each master, made it easy for me to identify which slides had feedback layouts associated with them. Very tedious with 117 slides, but that solved the problem.
I submitted a new feature request to have a report which shows for every slide master, every slide layout, every feedback master, and every feedback layout, which slides are using them.
The report would be just a 4 column list:
1st column - master or layout number
2nd column - master or layout name
3rd column - number of slide using the master or layout in the first 2 columns
4th column - name of slide using the master or layout in the first 2 columns
Provide output options so report can be downloaded as a Word document, Excel or CSV file, or HTML page.
Being able to get that info with a click of a button would save a lot of time.
Hey John, what a helpful feature that would be. I sometimes get frustrated when trying to clean up the Masters and I can't delete as they are in use, but I can't find where. This report will help the OCD in me stay calm :)
Thanks for chiming in! I'm making sure your voices are heard in our documentation of the feature request to have easier visibility into which slide masters are used where.
Thanks for the trick (really useful, but be sure to make the shape visible on all slides, bring upfront, extend it on the complete slide... I had one slide with a large picture and the shape was hidden behind...).
The feature to find all slides that use a particular layout would really be useful, especially when you imported a presentation that once was a powerpoint, then a google slides, then a powerpoint again... You sometimes end up with lot of "similar" layouts! And I suspect this is a side effect of multiple conversions
I hear exactly what you're saying, Yves! Thank you for taking the time to share this addition. I'll make sure to report back to this discussion if I hear an update.
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Put a huge red rectangle on the master in question. In slide view, you can usually see the slides that use that master. For layers, you will have to visit each slide and look at each layer, looking for the red box.
That's a good idea, Walt. That will work great for the slide master layouts.
For the feedback layers, only partially helpful. It made it easy to identify which of the 5 feedback layers are using which layouts, but in Feedback Master view, the multiple feedback masters are still using another 15 slides that don't have feedback layers or hotspots. How do I find out which slides they are, so I can delete the duplicate layouts, other than by opening a new project and importing this one, scene by scene?
Any layer of any type uses the feedback master, not just feedback layers.
Good point.
I went through 117 slides and only found the feedback layers on 3 slides and another slide which has a video pulls up a feedback layout. All of the other slides use slide master layouts.
I wound up creating a new project and imported one scene at a time and then checking the feedback masters and layouts. Several scenes had duplicate other feedback masters attached to them. Doing this along with putting a big shape with a different color on each master, made it easy for me to identify which slides had feedback layouts associated with them. Very tedious with 117 slides, but that solved the problem.
I submitted a new feature request to have a report which shows for every slide master, every slide layout, every feedback master, and every feedback layout, which slides are using them.
The report would be just a 4 column list:
1st column - master or layout number
2nd column - master or layout name
3rd column - number of slide using the master or layout in the first 2 columns
4th column - name of slide using the master or layout in the first 2 columns
Provide output options so report can be downloaded as a Word document, Excel or CSV file, or HTML page.
Being able to get that info with a click of a button would save a lot of time.
Regards,
John
Hey John, what a helpful feature that would be. I sometimes get frustrated when trying to clean up the Masters and I can't delete as they are in use, but I can't find where. This report will help the OCD in me stay calm :)
Love that idea John, thanks for submitting the feature request!
I agree that would be a useful report.
Add my vote to that request.
Yes. This feature would be super helpful!
Thanks for chiming in! I'm making sure your voices are heard in our documentation of the feature request to have easier visibility into which slide masters are used where.
Thanks for the trick (really useful, but be sure to make the shape visible on all slides, bring upfront, extend it on the complete slide... I had one slide with a large picture and the shape was hidden behind...).
The feature to find all slides that use a particular layout would really be useful, especially when you imported a presentation that once was a powerpoint, then a google slides, then a powerpoint again... You sometimes end up with lot of "similar" layouts! And I suspect this is a side effect of multiple conversions
I hear exactly what you're saying, Yves! Thank you for taking the time to share this addition. I'll make sure to report back to this discussion if I hear an update.
As of Feb. 2020, I see there have been 2 feature requests for a similar report: here (over 2 years ago) and also https://community.articulate.com/discussions/articulate-storyline/which-slide-is-using-which-master-or-layout (over 5 years ago).
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