Is there a way to adjust the total display time (other than dragging the line)?
Long story, SME sent me a file where a slide is 3000 seconds long. Figured out that one of the objects was pasted from another training, and so I ungrouped the object and adjusted the timing of the object to 58 seconds. But the total display time is stuck at 3000 seconds and dragging it back will take longer than I want.
It's a common question - and dragging it back is the typical route. You could also zoom out the timeline so that it's easier to keep dragging to the left to adjust it. Also, I'd suggest submitting a feature request as others have to include a "snap to longest object" feature or to enter a value for the total timeline.
To get a closer look at a portion of the timeline, drag the zoom slider, which is located in the lower left corner of the timeline, to the right. To zoom out, drag the zoom slider to the left.
There is another trick instead of just dragging the whole time. Starting at the end of the timeline, left-click on the end of the timeline. As you start dragging left, push the left arrow key on your keyboard. It will jump ahead to the beginning of the timeline and adjust the slide timing with it.
I'm assuming this is for storyline1? I don't have much experience with storyline1 but for anyone looking at this thread having the issue in storyline2 you simply right click on the object in question and select "timing" at the bottom of the menu. From there you can input a duration and start time numerically without doing any dragging or adjusting of the timeline item.
Thanks James for sharing that here - and that image shared above is Storyline 1. The timeline has a whole can't be adjusted as you described, that's for individual items.
Drag the end of the timeline to change slide duration Drag the end of the timeline to the left to reduce the duration of the slide. (Tip: If you need to reduce the duration dramatically, begin dragging the end of the timeline, then press the left arrow key on your keyboard. It'll automatically snap to the last/longest object in the timeline.)
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Hi Anna,
It's a common question - and dragging it back is the typical route. You could also zoom out the timeline so that it's easier to keep dragging to the left to adjust it. Also, I'd suggest submitting a feature request as others have to include a "snap to longest object" feature or to enter a value for the total timeline.
Thanks Ashley! How do you zoom out the timeline?
Hi Anna,
To get a closer look at a portion of the timeline, drag the zoom slider, which is located in the lower left corner of the timeline, to the right. To zoom out, drag the zoom slider to the left.
There is another trick instead of just dragging the whole time. Starting at the end of the timeline, left-click on the end of the timeline. As you start dragging left, push the left arrow key on your keyboard. It will jump ahead to the beginning of the timeline and adjust the slide timing with it.
Here's a helpful video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYBdFB9VmJA
Hi guys
I'm assuming this is for storyline1? I don't have much experience with storyline1 but for anyone looking at this thread having the issue in storyline2 you simply right click on the object in question and select "timing" at the bottom of the menu. From there you can input a duration and start time numerically without doing any dragging or adjusting of the timeline item.
Cheers
James
Thanks James for sharing that here - and that image shared above is Storyline 1. The timeline has a whole can't be adjusted as you described, that's for individual items.
Thank you for clarifying Ashley , I appreciate the info.
No problem James and please let us know if you need anything else.
Excellent tip I've been struggling with this for too long!
Glad you were able to find value here Tim, thanks for popping in :)
Thanks Rebecca!! It's great help to me!!!
Glad this was able to assist you as well Wally :)
THANK YOOOU SO MUCH, AWESOME TRICK REBECCA!!!!! It helps me SOOO MUCH!!! Honestly thanks a lot for sharing!!!
Glad this older thread still is assisting users like you Valeria - and feel free to let us know if you have any other questions.
Thanks Rebecca, wonderful idea :)
Glad that this thread was able to help you out as well Muhammad. Welcome to E-Learning Heroes :)
The left arrow tip posted by Rebecca made my day. Thank you!
Happy to hear that Rodrigo!
Thanks for chiming in to share and welcome to E-Learning Heroes :)
So this didn't work for me and my 2513s timeline (not kidding!!), BUT I have SL2.
So after some research I found if I added a cue point at the beginning then used the tip (drag plus arrow) it works brilliantly!
Glad that little extra piece solved it for you, Bethany! Thanks for sharing. 🌟
The tip made by Rebecca made my day, Thanks!! :)
Drag the end of the timeline to change slide duration
Drag the end of the timeline to the left to reduce the duration of the slide. (Tip: If you need to reduce the duration dramatically, begin dragging the end of the timeline, then press the left arrow key on your keyboard. It'll automatically snap to the last/longest object in the timeline.)
https://articulate.com/support/article/tips-for-reducing-slide-duration-via-the-timeline
Thanks for chiming in to help out and for sharing our documentation, Eswarkumar :)
Thank you - this tip helped me!
Saved a lot of time. Fixing someone else's project with 10 slides with a duration of 55 minutes each. With this tip only took a few minutes to fix.