I have a slide from a screen recording, where the mouse is going to toggle a favorites "star." Well I would like the mouse to go away after the screen recording starts. Since it just stays on the screen it covers the favorites "star." Is there anyway to make that dang mouse go away once the screen recording has begun or finished? When I double click the mouse icon it wont allow me to change the enter from path either.
Another approach would be to have a layer whereby the "Base Layer Objects" list has the Mouse unchecked. At the point that you no longer want the mouse visible, just show that layer.
I have the needed mouse click at the end of the timeline, but it just sits on the screen for the length of the slide. I need to hide it until the end when I show the user where to click to move to the next screen for system demos. Please tell me this is being fixed! I'm using Storyline360. So maybe it's just something I don't know about?
Hi there Liz! I'd love to help. First, I want to be sure I understand what your slide looks like and how you want it to function.
Would you mind sharing a copy of your slide, or even just a screenshot? You can click here and attach the file to a new thread comment. Look for the Add Attachment button.
Thanks Tim, I was following to the end of the thread. Surely, though, there is a simple solution for this? I'm new and having the same issue. Why doesn't the mouse disappear when its time is done on the timeline? From the above, many have overcomplicated what should be a simple issue, right?
This thread is a bit dated, but I believe Tim was trying to share a solution to help out the issue found where the mouse cursor moved to the top.
Tim shared:
Just know that the mouse will fight you back...occasionally, it will jump to the top most level if you are changing the timing or moving objects around to different levels on the timeline. Just throw it back under the object when that happens.
Thanks for the additional information PJ. I do not see that a similar issue has been filed for Storyline 360, but I'd be happy to take a look at your .story file. Just let me know the slide to focus on.
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Any solution to this? Like everyone else said, the mouse cursor stays on the slide the whole duration. Regardless of the set time. It's quite shocking to think that this feature was purposely developed to this way. I'm using Articulate 360.
Unlike other Storyline objects, the beginning and ending of a cursor's movement is controlled by the timeline, not the appearance and disappearance of the cursor itself. This article gives more detail about working with mouse cursors.
The feedback shared in this discussion is valuable. Your need is heard, and we take all of this insight into consideration as we prioritize and plan for future enhancements. I'll keep this everyone here updated with any new information!
In order to solve the dissapearence problem, you might consider using the custom cursor as shown in the attachment. It`s possible to adjust any aspect of this "animation", so it might be quite handy. Feel free to use it
In order to solve the dissapearence problem, you might consider using the custom cursor as shown in the attachment. It`s possible to adjust any aspect of this "animation", so it might be quite handy. Feel free to use it
Great example. Thanks for sharing!! Very simple too.
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I found an easy work around: I found an image of a mouse cursor and I am simply using a motion path.
Thanks Maria for sharing here!
Oh duh! Great idea!! That said, it would be a nice bug ( er, uh mouse? ) to fix, right?
Another approach would be to have a layer whereby the "Base Layer Objects" list has the Mouse unchecked. At the point that you no longer want the mouse visible, just show that layer.
Hi has this issue been sorted? I've only set the mouse to appear for two seconds but it won't disappear. I don't have 'play until end' ticked.
Is this a known issue?
Hi Rodney,
This bug was originally reported for Storyline 2. Is that the version of Storyline you're using?
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I have the needed mouse click at the end of the timeline, but it just sits on the screen for the length of the slide. I need to hide it until the end when I show the user where to click to move to the next screen for system demos. Please tell me this is being fixed! I'm using Storyline360. So maybe it's just something I don't know about?
Hi there Liz! I'd love to help. First, I want to be sure I understand what your slide looks like and how you want it to function.
Would you mind sharing a copy of your slide, or even just a screenshot? You can click here and attach the file to a new thread comment. Look for the Add Attachment button.
Thanks Tim, I was following to the end of the thread. Surely, though, there is a simple solution for this? I'm new and having the same issue. Why doesn't the mouse disappear when its time is done on the timeline? From the above, many have overcomplicated what should be a simple issue, right?
Hello PJ and welcome to E-Learning Heroes :)
This thread is a bit dated, but I believe Tim was trying to share a solution to help out the issue found where the mouse cursor moved to the top.
Tim shared:
Just know that the mouse will fight you back...occasionally, it will jump to the top most level if you are changing the timing or moving objects around to different levels on the timeline. Just throw it back under the object when that happens.
Are you using Storyline 2 as well PJ?
No I'm using Articulate 360.
Thanks for the additional information PJ. I do not see that a similar issue has been filed for Storyline 360, but I'd be happy to take a look at your .story file. Just let me know the slide to focus on.
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After 5 years is there any way to hide the mouse after it clicks?
Any solution to this? Like everyone else said, the mouse cursor stays on the slide the whole duration. Regardless of the set time. It's quite shocking to think that this feature was purposely developed to this way. I'm using Articulate 360.
Hi, Felix. Thanks for reaching out!
Unlike other Storyline objects, the beginning and ending of a cursor's movement is controlled by the timeline, not the appearance and disappearance of the cursor itself. This article gives more detail about working with mouse cursors.
The feedback shared in this discussion is valuable. Your need is heard, and we take all of this insight into consideration as we prioritize and plan for future enhancements. I'll keep this everyone here updated with any new information!
In order to solve the dissapearence problem, you might consider using the custom cursor as shown in the attachment. It`s possible to adjust any aspect of this "animation", so it might be quite handy. Feel free to use it
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Great example. Thanks for sharing!! Very simple too.
Hello. I see that no one ever came back to the solution. Though Tim's suggestion is helpful, that is a few too many unnecessary steps for me.
Articulate team?
Hi, Mallory.
Thank you for reaching out!
While not currently a feature in Storyline, we have a feature request logged to control mouse cursor timeline duration.
I will update this discussion if I have any news to share or if this request makes it to our feature roadmap.