I have a slide with 14 markers on it. Half of those markers, when clicked, also show layers. When the markers that have no layer are clicked I need the layers to hide again.
Is there a way to do this without doing it for each layer and marker?
On those markers where no layers appear when clicked, you could have them open a blank layer. That would automatically close the other layer(s) that were open. You could also setup triggers that would close each layer that might be open when the markers were clicked. Either way should achieve the same thing. Does that make sense?
I'm working on something similar too - each marker opens up a layer with a picture. So are you saying I have to create triggers for each marker? Say I have 12 markers with 12 layers... one marker will end up with 12 triggers to close 12 layers? Thanks,
Thanks for your question. That's correct. Although if each of your markers opens a layer when clicked, by default every layer that is shown will automatically close whatever layer that had been opened previously.
Thanks for your question. That's correct. Although if each of your markers opens a layer when clicked, by default every layer that is shown will automatically close whatever layer that had been opened previously.
-Adrian
Yes, by default clicking the next marker closes a previous layer but what about when you're done? Not knowing which marker they will click on last doesn't help there.
A variable setup would still have to have the corresponding triggers to close the layers. But it's possible to have those triggers setup independent of the markers when using variables. Well, sorta independent. You would still have to have triggers on the markers that change/increment the variables.
Or you could do those triggers on the layers themselves. That would work as well.
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Hi Melissa,
On those markers where no layers appear when clicked, you could have them open a blank layer. That would automatically close the other layer(s) that were open. You could also setup triggers that would close each layer that might be open when the markers were clicked. Either way should achieve the same thing. Does that make sense?
Always Happy to Help,
Adrian
I'm working on something similar too - each marker opens up a layer with a picture. So are you saying I have to create triggers for each marker? Say I have 12 markers with 12 layers... one marker will end up with 12 triggers to close 12 layers? Thanks,
Hi Nicole,
Thanks for your question. That's correct. Although if each of your markers opens a layer when clicked, by default every layer that is shown will automatically close whatever layer that had been opened previously.
-Adrian
I guess I had hoped for an easier way to do that outside of creating all those triggers. Maybe a variable setup.
Yes, by default clicking the next marker closes a previous layer but what about when you're done? Not knowing which marker they will click on last doesn't help there.
Hi Nicole,
Okay, so in that situation, you would have to have triggers setup to close every layer for each marker.
-Adrian
Hi Melissa,
A variable setup would still have to have the corresponding triggers to close the layers. But it's possible to have those triggers setup independent of the markers when using variables. Well, sorta independent. You would still have to have triggers on the markers that change/increment the variables.
Or you could do those triggers on the layers themselves. That would work as well.
-Adrian
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