Layer always on top
By
Alan Bourne
Hi there,
I was wondering if anyone can shed some light onto this dilemma I am having.
I am looking to create a layer that is always on top (of everything). I've looked at the settings but am unable to locate anything currently.
Is this possible? For example a logo that could be on top of all screens including feedback screens for quizes etc? I don't want to include the menu or standard logo position so was hoping there was a way around this.
Bearing in mind the course might be 50 screens long, so any reduction in actions would be best.
Any help is greatly appreciated.
Regards
Al
33 Replies
Hi Wilmari...
I found the solution that Nancy Woinoski provided many years ago to work well for me:
...if you really want to item to sit on top of the content, you can add a layer to your slide master and place the logo or whatever on the layer. Then on the slide master page (not the layer ) add a trigger that says show layer when the timeline starts.
Any object that you have on the layer will appear on top of the content on your slides.
Thank you Marge
I was able to do that, but there are a few slides in the scene that does not accept this trigger and the item on the top layer in slide master is hidden.
The logo, for example, will show on slide 1 and 2, be missing on slide 3 and then appear on slide 4 again.
Do you know of anything that might cause this?
Have you checked to see if slide 3 might be linked to a different master slide than slides 1, 2, and 4?
Can I add a +1 for this request. New to SL but have moved over from other authoring tools and I am struggling to see why this hasn't been implemented after the initial request was suggested years ago. It's a must have option.
+1
Hey, all, I have actually discovered how to have a layer on top with minimal triggers.
Checkout the video here: https://youtu.be/PIe8usm3pF4
Brilliant Nejc, great way to use the toggle. I never used toggle for that purpose, I can see using that trick in other cases. Thanks!
Chiming in as well, didn´t see it on the roadmap, this would be super usefull. Has it been deemed "not worthy" for further dev?
Hi Kristoffer,
We are continuing to track requests for this feature, so I appreciate you sharing your voice of what you would like to see changed! While I don't have an update to share at this time, I will be adding your comments to our report.
We'll be sure to reach back out with updates as soon as we have more details to share!