Copy object with states and associated state-change triggers to other slides

Hi Emily it is probably best to do this on a slide master or else you need to set it up each time or duplicate your slides

The states should come across though on a copied image.

It may have been easier to use the Pie shape and and circle in the middle instead of using screenshots.

Thanks Phil.  I'll give that a go.  I'd hoped to avoid using Slide Master for it as I'm already using it for different layout designs for certain modules so there will still be some duplication of effort.  Might have to put in a change request asking for it to be possible to copy associated triggers and states with an object.  How come you'd recommend using pie shape and circle instead?  I'd used Excel so that I could be exact in my proportions and I wanted a text box with percentage amount in the donut hole :)

States should paste I adopt know why they are not in your case.  The triggers will paste if the are object triggers for that object but slide based triggers will not.

The pie shape is easy to manipulate and the circle over the top would enable you to put your percentage in.  As it is a vector based shape it generally renders better than images with the added benefit that you can quickly change the colour and repurpose in a different course.

HI Emily,

I'd agree with Phil that duplicating the slide or copying the object should allow all the states and triggers also come along as long as they were associated with the object. If you're not seeing that happen, you'll also want to confirm you're working on local project files as described here, as working on a network or shared drive can cause odd behavior in Storyline. 

We're also happy to take a look at the file to see if we can spot something else going on within the file. Can you share it here with us using the "add attachment" button and we'll be happy to take a look? 

My states on the attached slide seem to be working correctly, but they don't look the same in the States view.  Please look at the attached slide.  Can you tell me why all of the states for the black-text objects appear one way (outlined and obviously appearing as a highlighted rectangle around the text box) and the red-text boxes appear differently.They seem to be working the same, but why don't they look the same in the States view?

Attached is another similar example, but this time "Decoration" (in black text) appears differently. 

Hi Leslie,

thanks for sharing both these files - and I took a look at the first one, and didn't see anything different with the state set up on the states tab or when I looked at the slide within the stage. I did notice some shading once I was previewing it - but I saw that on the black text and the red text, so since you mentioned it was only the red text misbehaving I wanted to confirm? Do you have an image where you could showcase the differences so I can ensure I'm taking a look at the right pieces?

Hi Leslie!

I just responded to you here as well. After seeing Ashley's response, I hope I'm understanding correctly :)

hi 

Can i make a trigger to different states for example i want to give a trigger to normal state and a different trigger to visited state

 Can i make a trigger to different states?

Yes, use "Change state of ... when ..."

for example i want to give a trigger to normal state and a different trigger to visited state

No. The visited state is a built-in state, and comes with hidden built-in triggers. If you create triggers to change the visited state, they will almost always cause conflict with the built-in triggers, and you won't like or understand what is happening. If you have a need to create triggers for a visited state, create your own state and name it something other than "Visited".