Is it possible to add an item to the player menu to open a specific layer of a slide?
For example: slide 2 has 4 layers and I want to make this visible in the menu:
Slide 1 Slide 2 Layer a Layer b Layer c Layer d
I tried a workaround: creating an empty slide for layer b and then using a trigger to jump directly to slide 2 and using a variable that opens layer b when opening slide 2, but this doesn't work because you really see the empty slide for 1 second :-(
Hi Winke! Thanks for reaching out here. The player menu only links to slides, not layers on slides. However, Judy suggested a workaround that you might try over here on this thread. Give it a whirl, and let us know if it worked for you!
Thank you for your answer. The idea of Judy was the workaround I already tried, and the problem is that you see that blank slide for 1 second. Of course we could make this blank slide black.... but I was wondering if there was another solution.
I'm not sure what the deal is; I've had other instances where jumping from a slide when the timeline starts happens so quickly it can't be seen. Obviously, that isn't working here. I like your workaround. What I'd suggest is to copy the picture and text from the target layer to the target sldie. That avoids the blank screen. There is a slight delay before the navigation appears, but the user should be focused on the text, and not really be bothered by it.
I think your only other option is a complete custom menu.
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Hi Winke! Thanks for reaching out here. The player menu only links to slides, not layers on slides. However, Judy suggested a workaround that you might try over here on this thread. Give it a whirl, and let us know if it worked for you!
Hi Alyssa,
Thank you for your answer. The idea of Judy was the workaround I already tried, and the problem is that you see that blank slide for 1 second. Of course we could make this blank slide black.... but I was wondering if there was another solution.
Ahh, I see. Thanks for clarifying that. Hopefully some of your fellow community members will have other suggestions!
Maybe attach what you have so far, and somebody can fiddle with it.
Our project is a medical course with a lot of awful pictures. I created an easy example with a template slide => see attached file
I'm not sure what the deal is; I've had other instances where jumping from a slide when the timeline starts happens so quickly it can't be seen. Obviously, that isn't working here. I like your workaround. What I'd suggest is to copy the picture and text from the target layer to the target sldie. That avoids the blank screen. There is a slight delay before the navigation appears, but the user should be focused on the text, and not really be bothered by it.
I think your only other option is a complete custom menu.
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