Button Sets on Master Slides

Hi Matthew,

The button sets are working as expected for me on a simple project - and the selected state is there when I revisit the slide. You won't see it before jumping to a new slide though, as that takes precedence.

Ashley,

Thanks for the reply. Do you have the slide master with the button sets appear on multiple slides? It is actually the only slide on this interactivity.

I can PM you the SL if you would like.

Matthew

Hi Matthew,

I wasn't using them on a slide master, but on an individual slide. Since you've set them up on a slide master, I'd like to see how it looks and what triggers you've used - so if you can share your Storyline file that would be great. You're welcome to share it here in the forums, or if you'd prefer to share it privately I can send you directions on how to do so. 

Just as a follow-up. This issue got escalated to the engineers and the answers is that this can not but done using the button set feature.

There's variable trigger work around which I will attempt to articulate (ha) here.

A slide with four buttons, each button has a normal / hover / selected state.

1 numeric variable named Button with initial value 0.

On master slide, each button exists. 4 triggers that launch when timeline starts which change the state of one of the buttons depending on the value of Button variable.

Each button has two triggers:

1 - change the value of the variable Button to its respective value.

2 - Jump to respective slide.

So when the time starts, the Variable button equals the value need to change the correct button to the selected state.

I can produce a quick sample if anyone is interested.

My biggest application for this functionality is when there is audio or when timeline starts triggers for each slide.

MW

Thanks Matthew for sharing here - and if you have a sample it's always great to share in the forums for anyone else who may run across this thread! 

I would appreciate seeing this.  It might be something that will work for my project. 

Ashley, Do I share by attaching my .story file with the paper clip? I'm trying that.  I have 54 slides and would love to have feedback because this is my very first project ever - of any kind.  Right now, it is strictly plain and boring. Now I need to make it fun and exciting - which is where the pizzazz of the software is needed.  

Although there are several others, here is one dilemma that totally has me stumped. There are 5 topics each having 2 or more slides within.  I also put in a couple slides that invites the student to review the topics.  So I say (for example) Click on Values to review.  At that point I want the jump to the first slide in that scene, click through the Values scene then come back to the slide where they clicked Review Values.  Currently, there's a correct jump to the Values Scene but instead of stopping at the last Values slide and going back to where they clicked Review, the slide in the next sequential scene continues the course.  

I realize all of you who are experts are probably already on work overload - but for anyone who has time and wants to critique and advise, I am eager to learn from you. 

Hi Jane,

Yup the paperclip icon is how you load up a file here - and it looks like it attached. I'm happy to take a look at your course, although my experience is more in troubleshooting than instructional design.    You're also welcome to start a new thread here in the Storyline forums or the Building Better Courses forum to share your file and ask for any advice, feedback, etc. 

In regards to your question though, you could control this behavior using a variable. What I would do is for each topic set up a T/F variable that has an initial value of False. You will want to adjust the variable from False to true on your menu slide when the user clicks each topics button (before the jump to slide trigger) and then you'll also need to include an additional "jump to slide trigger" for the end of each topic that it should jump to your menu slide if the variable is equal to True. Keep your regular jump to slide next slide trigger, and just make sure this new trigger appears before it.  That would allow the user to return to the menu slide each time instead of continuing through the course sequentially. 

I can see that it's time to put on a new hat and figure out this variable thing. It sounds really difficult but it also sounds perfect for the solution. I thought it might need to be something in changing tbe state - but all the reading about that didn't seem to make sense for this situation.

I will try to get feedback as you recommended  Thank YOU!.  I hate asking for time from anyone, but I will reciprocate as soon as I can. 

I just noticed you have 11,460 posts. That is AWESOME! That's a lot of troubleshooting!!

Hi Jane,

Variables are certainly a bit to learn, but once you get started with them there is so much you can do! Here is a tutorial to get you started on using the variables and if you get stuck, post your file here for the community to take a look at. 

Hello:

I know this was posted a year ago, but now is when I am in need to set a button set in the slide master. I tried Mathew's suggestion and it works but only partially. The button doesn't set to selected in the first slide (the fisrt button in the navigation) when I return from any other slide.

I set the first button default state to selected, I set the variables (I think) as Mathew describes it, but no luck with that one button. Any suggestions? Any samples available? Any help will be greatly appreciated.

Hi Ulises! I'm not aware of an example for this and this thread is a bit dated. You are welcome to reach out to Matthew directly via the 'Contact Me' option on the profile if you wish or you could share the .story file that you are working on and hope for some community assistance.

Thanks, Leslie. I needed a little more than what Matthew posted. His example was addressing visiting only one slide from the button set in the slide master, and I needed the buttons in the slide master to visit scenes with different slides in it. It was a little more complex, but I figure it out.

I know this post is old, but I'm attaching an example for in case anyone needs it in the future.

Thanks for sharing that here Ulises and I'm glad you were able to figure out a method that worked for you. 

This thread is pretty old, but thank you Ulises! This worked out well for me. Adding the second trigger to change the state of the button when the timeline starts, according to a variable condition, is what solved my problem. 

Awesome - happy to hear it Jenna!

I love seeing the older threads continue to assist users. Thanks for popping in to share Jenna :)

just to confirm,,,,button sets work intuitively within a slide and across layers of the slide (if the button set is on the base layer)

but.... do not work across slides intuitively

thanks

max

Hi Max!

That is correct! If you have buttons with triggers on a Slide Master they control each slide so if you change the state of a button it won't change the state of the button on all slides that use that same master slide.

Here's a quick look at that:

is there a way to slow down the speed of the gif attached

A slide master reloads every time you load a slide so button sets and states are not maintained between slides, for this you need to use variables as they are the only item that can pass information between slides.

ok
there was a long email about making a var and value = 0 or 1 etc when
clicked
is this what you mean....
m

Hi Max,

Happy to jump in and provide additional context! 

That is correct, Phil was referring to using a variable which can have many different uses.  As an example, variables can be used to collect and store information such as a learner's name or a numeric value. They can be applied anywhere throughout a course to present dynamic content based on those values. Lastly, variables are also a great way to add conditional interactivity to a course.

For more details on working with variables, these resources are a great starting point: 

• Storyline 360: Working with Variables
• Introduction to Variables

Please let us know if you have any questions! 

Thanks
understanding the variables are an elegant way to resolve a situation I
resolved it in a crude way by changing the states to effect my need ( index
slides show two states only. the normal state is actually presented in what
appears to be the selected state )