I would like if I could right click on the slide and have a length of time field, but currently not a problem. Might be a good feature for down the road though.
Thanks, all (and hi Gerry), I mostly want to shorten the slides--on my last recording, some came in at over 100 seconds long (I don't know why--unless I was abducted by aliens for about a minute and a half), so it's kind of a hassle to drag the timeline.
For the course I'm working on, the slides advance automatically (regrettably).
Is there a way to turn off the timer for each layer.
I created several button / triggers the user must click to read the content. On the right side of the button is a character pointing to each button. When I click on each button the automatically reverts to the base layer..
Hi Manuel! I'm not sure that I'm following you? Are you saying that your buttons are not doing what you expect? Where is the timing issue? If you could further explain and perhaps share your .story file that would be fantastic
Hey all! I am running into this problem too. For some reason, when I am adding layers, it makes the layer 10 minutes long. Dragging the timeline takes wayyyyy too long. I tried the options below and the objects changed their time but the actual slide is still 10 minutes long. Is there a way I can change the overall slide without dragging it? Thank you!
Eric Nalian said:
Hey Guys,
Here is another option:
Add object to slide
Right click on it in timeline
Change the start time to the slide length that you want.
-Or-
Add object to slide
Right click on it in timeline
Uncheck the 'Show until end of slide' box
Change the object duration
Not as simple as just dragging the timeline, but it works
You can restrict or lock navigation in an Articulate Storyline course to prevent learners from skipping ahead without actually finishing the content. Here's how.
Still haven't heard a solution to quickly reduce the end of slide once the end point has been established except for dragging bar. Anyway of changing end of slide via property?
yes Chad, thanks. Unfortunately the arrow method does not work for me. Nothing happens. Also surprised not surprised that Articulate staff did not point out this arrow key solution in the first place.
Guess we'll have to wait for Articulate to keep counting on their users for solutions that work for everybody, instead of being explicit about whether or not there is an actual solution to Walt's (clearly) stated problem, and whether it is on the Articulate roadmap.
There isn't a method to change the overall slide duration outside of dragging the timeline back to the left to shorten it (right to lengthen it) and I don't have any information to share about it's position on a feature roadmap.
When you add media elements to the timeline, the length of your timeline is automatically increased to match that and even if you remove or modify that media element it won't impact the timeline.
The solution shared is something that was found by another user here in the E-Learning Heroes community and our team does share it as solution, but some of the earlier discussion here focused on other elements of slide navigation and timing, so that may have gotten lost on our part.
It's great to now know for sure from an Articulate staff member that there is no solution to Walt's problem from 5 years ago. I love community-based solutions and communication, but even moreso, I love open communication from software providers, so I appreciate you explicitly saying that there is no solution. It saves me time searching for potential solutions, and now I can permanently build in "slide-length timeline drag" into my workflow estimates.
I'm often syncing a collection of slides to a rather lengthy audio timeline that can often run a couple minutes in duration. The slides themselves are added one at a time AFTER the audio track is added so that I can put them in sequentially where they are needed. Unfortunately every slide I add is automatically extended to the very end of the Storyline slide - which can be minutes longer than what is needed. I then have to manually uncheck "show until end" and then drag the endpoint waaaaaay over to the left to make a shorter graphic.
There is 1 *hack* that's been mentioned in various places - if while you're dragging the end handle you ALSO click the HOME key on your keyboard, you'll find yourself suddenly at the very beginning of your timeline still holding the end handle of your clip. That works great just as long as you "entire" presentation is able to be displayed on a single width monitor timeline. If your entire timeline can't be displayed at one time, and you try this little hack, you'll find your end handle is suddenly before your start handle. Dumb really.
I would have hoped by now that the developer would have created either a keyboard shortcut for this sort of thing or a preference setting, but unfortunately (at least in my opinion) UI/UX design just doesn't seem to be a priority. I would suggest either be an option for turning off the "show until end" coupled with a "default import length" setting, or a keyboard shortcut to scrub forward/backward one timeline width at a time which would allow the "home key" drag hack to work albeit a 'page' at a time.
Of course, I'm still trying to understand their insistence on a timeline that displays time as 200 seconds instead of 3 mins 20 seconds - like every other timeline displayed within a piece of production software ... but that's me. Displaying an imported video in mins/secs on a timeline that's just seconds is not only lazy, but confusing.
I am having the opposite problem. Granted I am a newbie. But I don't want to slide to advance regardless of timeline unless the user clicks my custom Next button. I have the button on the slide, but if I stop in the middle of previewing my slide (like to talk to my DH about something I did on the slide), then as soon as it reaches the end of the timeline, it just advances on its own, even though I never clicked next. What am *I* doing wrong? It seems dumb to just randomly drag the timeline to be really long just so that the person who gets interrupted in the middle of using my module doesn't have it automatically advance. I am sure there is a simple fix; I can't find it. THanks.
Thanks! I actually figured that out right after I posted the question—and thought I had already done that. I didn’t realize it had to be done on each slide. I went into story view, and did the whole thing. Many thanks!
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Hey, Walt!
That's probably the easiest.
Or add a element, like a sound file that increases the timeline length.
Are you moving from slide to slide automatically or having folks click buttons.
I would like if I could right click on the slide and have a length of time field, but currently not a problem. Might be a good feature for down the road though.
Hey Guys,
Here is another option:
-Or-
Not as simple as just dragging the timeline, but it works
Thanks, all (and hi Gerry), I mostly want to shorten the slides--on my last recording, some came in at over 100 seconds long (I don't know why--unless I was abducted by aliens for about a minute and a half), so it's kind of a hassle to drag the timeline.
For the course I'm working on, the slides advance automatically (regrettably).
Hey Walt,
Did you copy and paste items from other slides? When that is done, the items keep the timing when pasted.
Is there a way to turn off the timer for each layer.
I created several button / triggers the user must click to read the content. On the right side of the button is a character pointing to each button. When I click on each button the automatically reverts to the base layer..
Hi Manuel! I'm not sure that I'm following you? Are you saying that your buttons are not doing what you expect? Where is the timing issue? If you could further explain and perhaps share your .story file that would be fantastic
Thanks Michele for sharing that here - always great to have more solutions.
Hi everyone,
I tried the two above that Eric listed but user can stil click next button before the audio is finished. I want to set a time for each slide
Hi Dee!
You can restrict or lock navigation in an Articulate Storyline course to prevent learners from skipping ahead without actually finishing the content. Here's how.
Still haven't heard a solution to quickly reduce the end of slide once the end point has been established except for dragging bar. Anyway of changing end of slide via property?
Found in different thread. Here is solution to original problem. Phew!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYBdFB9VmJA
Thanks for sharing the solution, Chad!
yes Chad, thanks. Unfortunately the arrow method does not work for me. Nothing happens. Also surprised not surprised that Articulate staff did not point out this arrow key solution in the first place.
Guess we'll have to wait for Articulate to keep counting on their users for solutions that work for everybody, instead of being explicit about whether or not there is an actual solution to Walt's (clearly) stated problem, and whether it is on the Articulate roadmap.
Hi Daniel,
There isn't a method to change the overall slide duration outside of dragging the timeline back to the left to shorten it (right to lengthen it) and I don't have any information to share about it's position on a feature roadmap.
When you add media elements to the timeline, the length of your timeline is automatically increased to match that and even if you remove or modify that media element it won't impact the timeline.
The solution shared is something that was found by another user here in the E-Learning Heroes community and our team does share it as solution, but some of the earlier discussion here focused on other elements of slide navigation and timing, so that may have gotten lost on our part.
Thanks Ashley,
It's great to now know for sure from an Articulate staff member that there is no solution to Walt's problem from 5 years ago. I love community-based solutions and communication, but even moreso, I love open communication from software providers, so I appreciate you explicitly saying that there is no solution. It saves me time searching for potential solutions, and now I can permanently build in "slide-length timeline drag" into my workflow estimates.
😀
Well glad I could confirm for you and thank you so much for coming back to share that sentiment as well.
I'm often syncing a collection of slides to a rather lengthy audio timeline that can often run a couple minutes in duration. The slides themselves are added one at a time AFTER the audio track is added so that I can put them in sequentially where they are needed. Unfortunately every slide I add is automatically extended to the very end of the Storyline slide - which can be minutes longer than what is needed. I then have to manually uncheck "show until end" and then drag the endpoint waaaaaay over to the left to make a shorter graphic.
There is 1 *hack* that's been mentioned in various places - if while you're dragging the end handle you ALSO click the HOME key on your keyboard, you'll find yourself suddenly at the very beginning of your timeline still holding the end handle of your clip. That works great just as long as you "entire" presentation is able to be displayed on a single width monitor timeline. If your entire timeline can't be displayed at one time, and you try this little hack, you'll find your end handle is suddenly before your start handle. Dumb really.
I would have hoped by now that the developer would have created either a keyboard shortcut for this sort of thing or a preference setting, but unfortunately (at least in my opinion) UI/UX design just doesn't seem to be a priority. I would suggest either be an option for turning off the "show until end" coupled with a "default import length" setting, or a keyboard shortcut to scrub forward/backward one timeline width at a time which would allow the "home key" drag hack to work albeit a 'page' at a time.
Of course, I'm still trying to understand their insistence on a timeline that displays time as 200 seconds instead of 3 mins 20 seconds - like every other timeline displayed within a piece of production software ... but that's me. Displaying an imported video in mins/secs on a timeline that's just seconds is not only lazy, but confusing.
Thanks so much this was driving me crazy.
I can confirm that this is still helping people 3 years later. Thank you!
I feel live I have been saved. Thank you!
I am having the opposite problem. Granted I am a newbie. But I don't want to slide to advance regardless of timeline unless the user clicks my custom Next button. I have the button on the slide, but if I stop in the middle of previewing my slide (like to talk to my DH about something I did on the slide), then as soon as it reaches the end of the timeline, it just advances on its own, even though I never clicked next. What am *I* doing wrong? It seems dumb to just randomly drag the timeline to be really long just so that the person who gets interrupted in the middle of using my module doesn't have it automatically advance. I am sure there is a simple fix; I can't find it. THanks.
Go to slide properties, and set it to advance by user, rather than automatically.
Thanks! I actually figured that out right after I posted the question—and thought I had already done that. I didn’t realize it had to be done on each slide. I went into story view, and did the whole thing. Many thanks!
Katie