Can't change object state in master slide?

Sep 19, 2013

Hi all,

I encountered a problem with SL where in a master slide, I tried to create an object trigger to change the state of another object (hidden to normal), but the trigger does not work. Is this something that can't be done in master slide? I believe it used to be doable.

Any idea what's going on?

Cheng

27 Replies
Doug Nelson

Following up on Justin's reply (from 6 years ago):

Storyline does not support change state triggers on...
...objects that are located on a layer (other than the base layer) within a master slide.

I *am* able to change the state of an object on a master slide layer with a button that's also on that layer. For example, if Button 1 and Button 2 are both on the same layer within a master, then this works:

When the user clicks Button 1,  change state of Button 2 to "Selected"

What doesn't work is to have the trigger "When the timeline starts on this slide (or layer), change the state of Button 2 to Selected." It doesn't work if that trigger is linked to the button that shows the layer, either. 

It would sure be nice if this could work -- I'm trying to have a persistent overlay to show badges collected, and was hoping to use a master layer rather than a lightbox. 

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