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A welcome slide that disappears
Hello Storyline Community! I need your input :) I've built a newsletter in Storyline and I'd like to have a 'Welcome' lightbox appear when the newsletter is opened and once it's closed people can peruse the various menu options and read on. Problem is that when they go into various slides and subsequently go back to the main slide (menu), the lightbox reappears each time. How can I set the lightbox so that it only appears at the beginning (and never again)? I've added the Welcome slide as one of the menu buttons so people can revisit it whenever they wish, I just don't want it to open automatically each time they go back to the main menu. Please help :)
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Hi Monika
can you share your story file. I'm sure someone will help you and offer a solution if they can see your setup. Just use the grey 'ADD ATTACHMENT' button at the bottom of the post to upload
Hello Wendy, thank you for your quick reply! Please find the story attached (please use the Data request button from the menu so that you can go in and back to the menu to see the reappearing lighbox :)
Thank you in advance for the help!
Hi Monika
see if the attached works for you.
I created a number variable called menu_Visit and added a trigger to adjust the number each time the menu slide starts. I also used the variable in the condition of when the lightbox displays. I added the text box with the variable reference so you can see how it works -this was for testing only - you can remove that off stage or delete it.
Hi Wendy! This works great - thank you! I'm trying to understand how these variables have been set up and I'm somewhat struggling. Would you be able to show me step by step (share print screens for instance) on how to, please? So that next time I can do it all by myself :))
Thank you!
Hi Monika
I've created a quick Peek video of the steps - hope that helps and shout out if you need more help
OMG, Wendy you are my Hero! Thank you so much for this visual! It helped and I was able to do it all by myself! Massive thanks! :)
Good for you Monika - well done and good luck with your project.
Thank you, Wendy! :))
Beautiful work ladies. I am new to storyline, but this gives me so much insight into what is possible with this tool. Love it.
