Hyperlinks died in Articulate
Aug 02, 2012
We used an animated purchased PowerPoint template and created branching lessons each with multiple-choice, scenario-based questions to help students discover the learning material for themselves. (Some users would see only slides 12-15 after the introductory slide, for example, while others would view slides 16-24, plus the introductory.) It's lovely!
Xtension is our current LMS. Saba will launch soon. Both require a zipped file and Office 2010 doesn't allow. So, pptx is converted and zipped as an Articulate file.
Problem: the hyperlinks don't work and the animated template has died. (Animations don't play.) I know Articualte doesn't support all PowerPoint animations, but I was hoping the moving thumbtack character would at least stay. (By way of explanation that the animations in question are not PowerPoint transitions or swirling type.)
Is there a solution?
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I don't beleive animated PowerPoint templates will work in Presenter. See this previous thread:
http://community.articulate.com/forums/p/9709/57260.aspx#57260
Thank you, Melanie! that explains the animation issue! I overlooked the thread you referred to in my search before posting. Thank you for uniteing me with the answer. Now I'll try those hyperlinks on another template... .
I have no problems at all with (supported) animations working in Articulate. Nor have I had problems with hyperlinks to URLs working .. they are fine. BUT today I have a need to hyperlink to other slides within the same PPT. This worked in '09 but will NOT work in '13. Has anyone else had this problem and is there a solution short of totally redoing another way?
I also had a problem with links in slides that had animations; once the animation would start, the links would no longer be clickable (Studio/Office '13). I never figured it out.
Well hallelujah, maybe playing around helped. I converted my "button and text box" into a png (Control+X, then special paste as a png) and after publishing, it works!!!
Sue Cordell
Senior Information Developer
614-890-1384
Hi Sue,
Glad things are working - but just an FYI replying via email includes your signature here. You're welcome to edit the post and remove as necessary.
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