I am creating an online induction and one of the slides has about 15 images on it. Each image has a change of state set. Also when you click on the image it shows a different layer.
So in total: 15 images + 15 state + 15 layers.
When I go to preview the slide, the images either don't show up or when I hover/click on them the image disappears.
I've attached screenshots of what it should look like and what happens when I preview the slide. P.s. this also happens when I publish.
My experience would be to test in a variety of environments. We find sometimes in the inbuilt preview or reviewer likes to take a nap and offers a different outcome to that of the final publication.
If you are experiencing issues previewing, I would first try saving, closing then previewing again. Chances are you may just get the outcome you are after.
Thanks for reaching out and sharing what you are experiencing with your project.
I've seen users talk about and share some pretty big files, so limits are hard to define. If you need us to take a look at your .story file, you're welcome to share it with us.
Hi Mel! Thanks for sharing your file. Really cute way of introducing your executive team - kudos!
Your state change occurred when the mouse hovered over each avatar, but you weren't using a hover state. You used a custom state with a trigger. That's ok, but it's a lot of work to build.
To simplify, I duplicated your custom state, made it a hover state, and deleted all the triggers to change state. The great thing about built-in states is that Storyline does all the work for you! Using the hover state eliminates the need to add triggers to get those avatars to change.
The only other factor impacting the avatar state change is the actual size of each avatar image. I noticed there was a bit of "empty" surface area to the left of each avatar on the slide that was still a part of the image dimensions. You could consider cropping them a little tighter so that the hover "area" is more specific to their images.
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Attached are the screenshots
My experience would be to test in a variety of environments. We find sometimes in the inbuilt preview or reviewer likes to take a nap and offers a different outcome to that of the final publication.
If you are experiencing issues previewing, I would first try saving, closing then previewing again. Chances are you may just get the outcome you are after.
Hey Mel and welcome to E-Learning Heroes :)
Thanks for reaching out and sharing what you are experiencing with your project.
I've seen users talk about and share some pretty big files, so limits are hard to define. If you need us to take a look at your .story file, you're welcome to share it with us.
Hi Leslie,
Thank you for your help! It is on the second slide of the project.
Hi Leslie, I've attached the project in the comment below. Thank you for your help!
Hi Mel! Thanks for sharing your file. Really cute way of introducing your executive team - kudos!
Your state change occurred when the mouse hovered over each avatar, but you weren't using a hover state. You used a custom state with a trigger. That's ok, but it's a lot of work to build.
To simplify, I duplicated your custom state, made it a hover state, and deleted all the triggers to change state. The great thing about built-in states is that Storyline does all the work for you! Using the hover state eliminates the need to add triggers to get those avatars to change.
The only other factor impacting the avatar state change is the actual size of each avatar image. I noticed there was a bit of "empty" surface area to the left of each avatar on the slide that was still a part of the image dimensions. You could consider cropping them a little tighter so that the hover "area" is more specific to their images.
Let me know what you think!
Thank you so much for your help!
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