I have a rather complex activity, with many images and triggers.
The client has requested that the two states images be switched around, which would be massive job, changing all of the triggers.
I've tried doing this in 'Editing States', but although I can duplicate states with a different name, I cannot delete, rename or overwrite the 'Normal' state image, so therefor I cannot replace it.
Can anyone suggest a fix? I would've thought reassigning the states would be simple...
Thanks for the suggestion. I've just tried that and you cannot copy and paste in 'Editing States'.
What I need to overcome is changing the 'Normal' state. I don't have the ability to do anything with it, I can't delete it, rename it, or replace the image.
Can you please assist. When either state is selected, both Copy and Paste are greyed out on the 'Home' tab. CTRL+C and CTRL+V don't work either. How are you doing it?
Sorry. I should probably explain what I'm trying to do, rather than just upping a project. Currently, there are b&w images which change state to 'correct' (colour images). I need to switch them, so that the normal state is colour.
so I created a new state, selected the new state while editing states, and deleted the image on the slide for the new state. I went to your "correct" state, copied the image on the slide, went to my new state and pasted it. Next I selected your normal state, copy. go back to your correct state, select the image on the slide, delete it and paste the image I copied from your normal state. I then went to the new state, copied the image from the slide, selected the normal state, delete the image there and paste. Finally, delete the new state and finish editing states.
Thanks, I've cracked it: Duplicate 'Correct', leave name as 'New State' Delete 'Correct' Duplicate 'Normal' and call it 'Correct' Copy the image from 'New State' on the slide Paste that image onto 'Normal' Delete 'New State'
Finally got there. Thank you very much for your help Brian.
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Have you tried creating a new state, then copying and pasting from one state to another? This might help you switch the two states around...
Thanks for the suggestion. I've just tried that and you cannot copy and paste in 'Editing States'.
What I need to overcome is changing the 'Normal' state. I don't have the ability to do anything with it, I can't delete it, rename it, or replace the image.
Something odd seems to be going on - have you restarted your computer recently, if not you may consider doing so.
Copying and pasting from one layer to another is definitely something that is supported, and I do it frequently when creating custom states.
Tried a restart.
Can you please assist. When either state is selected, both Copy and Paste are greyed out on the 'Home' tab. CTRL+C and CTRL+V don't work either. How are you doing it?
Sorry. I should probably explain what I'm trying to do, rather than just upping a project. Currently, there are b&w images which change state to 'correct' (colour images). I need to switch them, so that the normal state is colour.
sure - you'll need to select the item in the slide to copy, not on the state in the timeline...
I'm trying that. How do a paste that as a new Normal state?
so I created a new state, selected the new state while editing states, and deleted the image on the slide for the new state. I went to your "correct" state, copied the image on the slide, went to my new state and pasted it. Next I selected your normal state, copy. go back to your correct state, select the image on the slide, delete it and paste the image I copied from your normal state. I then went to the new state, copied the image from the slide, selected the normal state, delete the image there and paste. Finally, delete the new state and finish editing states.
Thank you Brian. I'll give that a go
Whenever I hit delete, it's deleting all of the object triggers, not just the image.
Thanks, I've cracked it:
Duplicate 'Correct', leave name as 'New State'
Delete 'Correct'
Duplicate 'Normal' and call it 'Correct'
Copy the image from 'New State' on the slide
Paste that image onto 'Normal'
Delete 'New State'
Finally got there. Thank you very much for your help Brian.
Drat! Doing that has screwed up my triggers.
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