Adding A Layer Blacks Out the Base Layer

Click on the layer, then on the layer pane click the eye on thebaselaer to make it visible.

Wow. . . .   Talk about feeling like a rookie. . . .    Thank You!  Have a great week!

No worries Ed - Phil still makes me feel like a Rookie too ;) Glad he was able to pop in and assist you here.

:-)

No need to feeL like a rookie I reported this as a bug during a beta test. 

I slapped my head when the response came back. 

Well. . . .   I'm new but it still feels like it's a little wonky.

If I create a brand new project following the same steps as the practice project it seems to work perfect.  I add a new layer, the base layer gets dimmed a bit and I can place my objects just fine.  All happy, never have to mess with the visible eyeball switches.

But with the practice project I need to mess around with the eyeballs.  Still seems a little odd but your suggestion works and I'm going with it.

I'm attaching a non-modified practice project if you'd care to take a look.  Just try to add a new layer to the "Practice" slide.

Hi Ed,

Thanks for sharing that here. You mentioned it's just this file, and I wonder if it's something about this template if it's working in all your other files? Have you seen it using any other Content Library templates? 

Hello Ashley,

So I've thought from the beginning that it has something to do with the template that this project is using.  The issue is that I'm too much of a newbie to figure out what to change (belive me I've tried) to correct my issues.  And I don't think this is a bug, it's just something that's just not correctly.

I'm currently working my way though the sample files and just took quick look at some of the sample projects I've worked through.

03A Triggers_States_Storyline_360.Story - When I add a layer to the 2.3 Drag slide it works perfectly.
03B_Triggers_Layers_360. Story - I get the same "black" out that I described in my initial post.

Hope this helps.  And THANK YOU!

Hi Ed!  Thanks for specifying exactly where you were seeing those differences.

I worked in those two files, and this is what I found.

03A States file:

This file includes a Slide Master layout which has the background elements you see in the base layer.  Click the View tab, and then select Slide Master.  You'll see this layout being used:

So, when I add a new layer, the slide master layout is still being used, and the clipboard, text and clock image are going to carry over.  The character and other elements, however, do not appear, unless you make the base layer visible by toggling the eyeball (technical term 😂).

03B Triggers file:

In this file, the slide master is simply a black background with no other visual elements.  So when you add a new layer to that practice slide, it is behaving the same way.  It shows the black background from the slide master, but the other base layer objects are not carrying over unless you toggle the eyeball and make it visible.

Both of these files were built to make the base layer invisible during the authoring process, but in a new project, the visibility should be there.

And guess what, Newbie?  Your questions make all of us smarter.  I never would have known the super technical term "toggling the eyeball" until I worked on this discussion!  😊

Thank you very much for the most excellent explanation Crystal!  I'm thinking this has turned into a pretty good thread that can be used over and over again.  And "toggling the eyeball" is about the level I like to work at.