I've spend hours going through dozens of listings on the ELH site and I cannot find any information to confirm or deny whether I can use a layer to define the conditions for a trigger or for a condition as part of a variable.
I've seen quite a few people describe their project in a way that implies they are doing that, but on closer examination, they are simply showing/hiding layers rather than using the layer as an object in defining a condition.
Can someone please tell me whether we can base a trigger or condition on something happening in a layer? Or are we limited to using only the objects on a base layer and not the other layers? We are using Storyline 360. Thank you!
If you have a slide with a base layer and a number of other layers, you can drive triggers based on selections you make on any of the layers. However, in order to set up a trigger based on an item on a specific layer, you need to have that layer selected when you create your trigger.
Thanks, Melanie. We're wanting to base the trigger on when the timeline for a layer ends - so that's good to hear it's possible. Looks like Ned's comment below has more details so I'll give it a try!
Thank you, Ned. I will definitely give this a try later today. We are definitely working with slides that have a base layer and 4 other layers. This is the first time I've heard anyone talk about how to base a trigger on a specific layer, so I'll check out your suggestion.
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What exactly are you trying to do?
Yes, you can use layers. An example trigger might be “play media (audio) when timeline begins on this layer”.
Hi Susan,
If you have a slide with a base layer and a number of other layers, you can drive triggers based on selections you make on any of the layers. However, in order to set up a trigger based on an item on a specific layer, you need to have that layer selected when you create your trigger.
Thanks, Melanie. We're wanting to base the trigger on when the timeline for a layer ends - so that's good to hear it's possible. Looks like Ned's comment below has more details so I'll give it a try!
Thank you, Ned. I will definitely give this a try later today. We are definitely working with slides that have a base layer and 4 other layers. This is the first time I've heard anyone talk about how to base a trigger on a specific layer, so I'll check out your suggestion.
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