It is not possible to allow the user to initiate on-click animations in the Articulate Player. As the author, when you record your audio, you will be able to synchronize your audio with your on-click animations.
You can simulate on-click animations by spreading the animation over one or more duplicate slides. Please see the article below for more information on this technique:
Articulate Presenter does not support PowerPoint triggers, which I believe is what you are trying to do (click on an object and then something ahppens).
What you can do iinstead is use a second slide (a dupe of the first) and have your animation appear there. On your first slide, add a button and a hyperlink to your next slide. Then hide your second slide in the Articulate navigation.
To you, it's two slides but to the learner it looks like one.
I bet Jeanette or David have a good tutorial for this . . .
I have created a PowerPoint with multiple trigger effects. It is not feasible to make a separate slide for each trigger. The triggers are not used in a fixed sequence either which makes navigation a problem. Is there any reason (technical or otherwise) WHY user activated triggers cannot be used in Articulate? I think this is a major plus for the program (if it is possible), but also a very big disadvantage (if not possible).
It's a current technical limitation, I believe. No way around that without recasting things per the things Brian suggested.
Support for triggers is something some of us have requested. There is a new version of the Articulate Suite due out later this year so if you wish to add your voice for trigger support, consider filing a feature request for Articulate's consideration. No word yet on what will be included in the new versions.
Articulate is also coming with a new tool called Storyline this summer and, from what has been revealed publicly, trigger-like effects might be possible. For more on Storyline, see this.
Wish there was more to offer . . . still what can be done now with the tools remains impressive.
I am new to articulate and I am having the same doubt. I see this post is from almost 3 years ago, but I was wondering if there is a workaround in Studio 13.
I want to give my user full control of their learning and for that, I would like him to be able to press the next button to see the animation and not move on to the next slide.
I am trying to update multiple (to not say thousands) PPT's to articulate so I can post them to our new LMS and I would prefer not to change that many things on the present slides.
Your post must have gotten missed somehow, but I wanted to pop in and share this article with you (which has some other helpful information) and I think will start you on your way with your animations in Presenter '13.
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Hi Carson,
It is not possible to allow the user to initiate on-click animations in the Articulate Player. As the author, when you record your audio, you will be able to synchronize your audio with your on-click animations.
You can learn more here:
http://www.articulate.com/blog/to-click-or-not-to-click/
You can simulate on-click animations by spreading the animation over one or more duplicate slides. Please see the article below for more information on this technique:
http://daveperso.com/2008/07/29/creating-on-click-triggers-in-articulate-presenter/
Hi!
Articulate Presenter does not support PowerPoint triggers, which I believe is what you are trying to do (click on an object and then something ahppens).
And here is a list of supported animations and effects: http://www.articulate.com/support/presenter09/?p=400
What you can do iinstead is use a second slide (a dupe of the first) and have your animation appear there. On your first slide, add a button and a hyperlink to your next slide. Then hide your second slide in the Articulate navigation.
To you, it's two slides but to the learner it looks like one.
I bet Jeanette or David have a good tutorial for this . . .
Oops, great minds post alike. Ignore me and follow the Batt.
Thanks Brian/Gerry
I have created a PowerPoint with multiple trigger effects. It is not feasible to make a separate slide for each trigger. The triggers are not used in a fixed sequence either which makes navigation a problem. Is there any reason (technical or otherwise) WHY user activated triggers cannot be used in Articulate? I think this is a major plus for the program (if it is possible), but also a very big disadvantage (if not possible).
It's a current technical limitation, I believe. No way around that without recasting things per the things Brian suggested.
Support for triggers is something some of us have requested. There is a new version of the Articulate Suite due out later this year so if you wish to add your voice for trigger support, consider filing a feature request for Articulate's consideration. No word yet on what will be included in the new versions.
Articulate is also coming with a new tool called Storyline this summer and, from what has been revealed publicly, trigger-like effects might be possible. For more on Storyline, see this.
Wish there was more to offer . . . still what can be done now with the tools remains impressive.
Hello,
I am new to articulate and I am having the same doubt. I see this post is from almost 3 years ago, but I was wondering if there is a workaround in Studio 13.
I want to give my user full control of their learning and for that, I would like him to be able to press the next button to see the animation and not move on to the next slide.
I am trying to update multiple (to not say thousands) PPT's to articulate so I can post them to our new LMS and I would prefer not to change that many things on the present slides.
At this point I don't need any audio sync.
Thanks for your help.
MJ
Hi Mariajose and welcome to E-Learning Heroes!
Your post must have gotten missed somehow, but I wanted to pop in and share this article with you (which has some other helpful information) and I think will start you on your way with your animations in Presenter '13.
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