Hyperlinks and layers

Apr 09, 2024

Dear Community,

Hyperlink is on layer 1 of slide. When users clicks on hyperlink, new tab opens. However, when user comes back on the e-learning, slide is automatically on main layer.

Is there a possibility of opening a link in another tab and returning to the previously visited layer?

Thanks!

Adèle

 

5 Replies
Tom Kuhlmann

Without seeing the slide it's only a guess. Here is how I understand you question:

  • The main slide has some sort of trigger that shows a layer
  • The layer has a hyperlink
  • When clicking the hyperlink, it opens a new tab in the browser
  • When you return the tab with the course in it, the layer is closed and the user sees only the base layer (main slide)

If that's correct, the layer should remain open. The first thing I'd determine is why is the layer is hiding (closing). My first guess is that there is a trigger or action that hides the slide layer. 

 

Kid English

I have a similar issue:

I have a base slide named 1.2 with two layers (Layer 1, Layer 2). Layer 2 of Slide 1.2 links to the base slide 1.3, which contains three layers (Layer 1, Layer 2, Layer 3). The entire course is designed with custom navigation buttons from my client's graphic line, where the 'back' button on slide base 1.3 should logically return me to Layer 2 of slide 1.2 because of the course's context and the order I've given it. Since I can't make it return to that Layer 2 of Slide 1.2, I must link it to base slide 1.2 instead, and the user, by default, must revisit the content of base slide 1.2 and its layers. What can I do?

Judy Nollet

It's correct that a trigger can only "jump to" a slide or scene. There's no trigger for jumping to a specific layer of a slide. 

However, if there's no trigger to close Layer 2 on Slide 1.2, and the Slide Properties are set to "Resume saved state" when revisiting, Layer 2 should still be showing when the user returns to that slide.