Layer will not show multiple times
Jul 06, 2012
I am having a problem with a layer that will only show the first time it is 'selected'.
The slide is set up with several buttons, but I want the buttons to be clicked in a certain order. Therefore, I have a layer that shows a caption that basically says you have to click the first button first. All of the other buttons are linked to this layer, however, it only shows up the first time you click one of the buttons. I tried adding a hotspot to all of those button, but even the hotspot will only show the layer once, not multiple times.
I have attached some screen shots - can anyone see what I've done wrong?
5 Replies
Hi Jinny,
After looking at the screen shot I was wondering how the learner closes the layer once it is shown?
Also, are you using the visited states of the buttons to set triggers?
Annie
Thank you, Annie! I had it set so that the layer would close when the timeline ended. The timeline was way too long and I didn't have it set to return to initial state. Fixed both of those and it fixed the problem!
Hi everyone,
I know this thread is quite old but I'm having an issue getting my menu layer to appear multiple times. Currently, it will show multiple times as long as the layer's timeline hasn't ended, but after that, when click the icon won't display the menu layer.
I have selected the option 'Reset to initial state'. I thought that this meant the layer would restart the timeline when it was revisited. I have attached a screen print showing slide layer properties and the layer triggers.
Thanks,
Louisa
Hi Louisa!
Thanks for including the screenshot! Is this menu located on a layer in the Slide Master?
If you don't mind sharing a sample of your file here, I'd like to dig in and find out what's causing the issue.
Thanks!
Hi Louisa
A thought that crossed my mind, although we can't see it from the screenshot, do you have any conditions on the button that opens the Menu Layer? If so, could they be stopping the layer opening again?
Helen
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