Float caption to image?

Sep 09, 2013

By A U

Hi there,

I'm creating some simple templates for our team to use, and our basic design has text on the left-hand side, and an image with a caption under it. The idea is that we can open the template and easily paste in our text and caption and have a number of streamlined screens.

However, when we change the template image to the one we want to use, the caption is not in the correct place (because the images are of various heights). So sometimes the caption has to be dragged down off the image, or sometimes it needs to be scooted up. I'm wondering if there's a way to establish a relationship between the image and the caption so that those two always float together?

Thanks!

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Justin Grenier
Staff

over 10 years ago09/10/13 at 6:07 am (UTC)

Good Morning A U, and welcome to Heroes!

Would it help to Group the two objects? Let us know how it goes!

A U
Author

over 10 years ago09/10/13 at 6:13 am (UTC)

Thanks, Justin!

Grouping does not seem to work, as the caption still stays near the bottom of the screen and doesn't "float" up to the bottom of the new image. For example, if I have an image that has a height of 300 px and I change it to an image that is 200 px, the caption is now very far away from the new image. Any other thoughts?

Thanks.

Justin Grenier
Staff

over 10 years ago09/10/13 at 6:16 am (UTC)

Hello again, A U.

Can you post an example .story project file here for us to take a look at? Perhaps also include an example image that causes the problematic behavior for the community to take a look at? You are also welcome to share your files privately if you'd prefer.

A U
Author

over 10 years ago09/10/13 at 6:22 am (UTC)

Here's an example of a screen I'm working with. It's a basic template from which I'll be creating many different screens. I'd like to be able to switch out the image here and have the caption float up to the bottom of the new image.

I set the image in the template at a fixed width of 250 px, and I right-click on it and select "change picture" to do so. But when I do, the caption stays at the bottom, even when the new image is quite shorter.

Thanks for your help!

examplesidetext.story

Justin Grenier
Staff

over 10 years ago09/10/13 at 10:27 am (UTC)

Thanks for sharing your .story project file, A U. I can't come up with a way to create a different relationship between these two objects, but perhaps someone else in the community will weigh in with their thoughts.

In PowerPoint, you might accomplish this with a table, which is an oft-requested Storyline feature.

Float caption to image?

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