Multiple pictures and text on a single slide (timeline)

Hello Manouela,

is there some reason that you can't use layers.

Could you put the related image / text and audio on a layer, have several layers, then use the main timeline to show each layer after xx minutes (xx being the length for the layer to complete it's audio)?

Hello Cheryl,

Thank you for the prompt reply. Would I be able to see those layers in one timeline? Currently when I preview there is a separate timeline for each layer and I wouldn't want that. I guess I am missing something basic here...

Is there a way to group a number of layers under one timeline?

Manouela

Hi Manouela

No there is no way to group layers under one timeline - you can however 'pause the baselayer timeline' from a layer option if that would suit you better. Not sure I understand what you are trying to achieve.  As Cheryl said, the cleanest way is for each text/image/audio to be on a layer that can be called initially from the base layer and then from each layer to next if that would work for you or all called from base layer but you would need to use the pause base layer timeline.

Here is the tutorial on 'working with layers'.

Hello,

see attachment for simple one slide idea - each layer shows after 2 secs.

I've not added any audio but you can add this to a layer - then your timings would need to account for the layers.

Orrrrrr... you could show next layer2 when  audio1 completes?

Hello again,

here is an updated file - I've tried the example with the layers showing after the audio completes. I've learnt something new!

Hope this helps

Thank you Wendy for the reply and Cheryl thank you also for the demos. 

My problem is with the seekbar (see attached). At the base layer I added the triggers for calling the various layers but when a new layer appears the seekbar is reset to the beginning. Ideally I would like it to continue for 4 to 5 layers until I change the subject.

Cheryl I have added the seekbar in your file and it slides through without resetting. It ends before the end of the slide though, but obviously there is something wrong with my settings...

OK. I'm not very familiar with the seek bar. But I've had a go here - I've extended the timeline on the main slide to cover the times for all the layers and the seek bar seems to keep going until the end.

I have realised that when at the Layer properties I set Allow seeking: Yes  the seek bar resets when a new layer displays. If I let it decide automatically it will continue through but will not allow the user to scroll back and forth...

Sorry Manouela, I can't seem to get it to allow the user to scroll either. Hopefully one of the heroes will pick this up.

Thank you for the kind assistance Cheryl.

Anybody that could help with this please?

Hi Manouela,

I have edited Cheryl's story file and added some more simple trigger.

Hope it will work for you.

Hello Sameer,

Thank you for taking the time to review my issue. Unfortunately in my story file if I set Allow seeking to Automatically decide at the layer properties, as it is in your example, it does not allow the user to actually scroll. The seek bar can be dragged with no effect to the outcome.

I tried setting this feature to Yes in your file but then the seek bar resets when the new layer displays...