Help with Process Interaction buttons
Jan 27, 2016
I just started using articulate so forgive me if this is a simple fix that is right in my face. I inserted a Process Interaction slide that has 9 buttons (blue squares) on the bottom, which I guess are the buttons to go to the different steps in the process.
For some reason this is laid out with 9 blue button shapes on top of the numbers 1-9. Only they are not lined up properly. Shapes 3-9 overlay numbers 1-7. So button one is over nothing, 2 is over nothing, 3 is over the number 1, etc. Numbers 8 and 9 have nothing over them and are not hidden behind shapes as the others are.
When I try to move shape it simultaneously moves the corresponding number because they are linked somehow . So I can't realign them to be over the correct corresponding number (shape 1 over number 1). And when I preview the slide I see the 9 blue button shapes as well as the numbers 8 and 9 extending past them.
I cannot figure out how to fix this. I cant seem to ungroup them or move them. If I delete the shape it deletes the number.
I've attached a screenshot. The red square around the 9th button and the numbers 8 and 9 highlights what I am talking about. If I move the 9th shape, the number 9 moves with it. How do I get it so that the 8 & 9 are not hanging out there?
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Hi H P
hard to say without seeing the file but check the states tab for each of those buttons - that may be where you can line up the numbers. If not, try checking the master slide layout - go to the View tab > Slide Masters to find that.
Feel free to upload the .story file here in the post by using the Add Attachment button - it will be easier for someone to help you.
For some reason I didn't think of uploading the file. I attached it.
Interestingly, I started a new project and inserted this same slide without issue. However, I need to add it to the other project because it includes a screen recording in try mode. I had to remove it from the attached file because it is work related and confidential.
I'd rather not redo the screen recording in a new file. Is it possible to import the screen recording I already did into a new file?
I attached the other file that inserted the Process Interactions slide properly.
For some reason, the numbers that are part of the Normal state for each button are moved out of place to the right.
Edit the Normal states for each button, by adjusting the horizontal location of the numbers.
I had a second look at the buttons and it actually looks like the positions of the rectangles (rather than the text) is off. Anyway, I would make the locations of all elements in the three states for each button consistent.
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