Preview of Triggers and Layers

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I am having a similar problem.  I have layers that when I "play" the slide, show up just fine, but when I publish, they don't show.  In each case, my goal is to have the user click the next button to get to the next layer.  I've put in the triggers.  Sometimes it skips to the next layer, sometimes it skips to the next slide.  I have started splitting things apart and putting them on different slides instead of layering them, but I am teaching myself Storyline and would like to know what I am doing wrong.  :(  

Please see slides 6, 7 & 8 in Scene 1 attached.  Thanks!

Bridget - I'm new at the Storyline stuff myself but I did find one 'user error' on my own in reference to the Trigger Wizard and it has to do with the Navigation Controls within the wizard.  (right click on the trigger inside the trigger panel) HTH

Bridget - i didn't finish my earlier post...anyway when i found the navigation control box it was checked and that made a difference in what slides they saw next.  Also, when jumping to a new slide it wants the slide number.

I'm sorry.  I'm not following.  Can you provide a screen shot of what you are talking about?

Bridget;

I would use custom "continue" buttons instead of the next button.  Others will be able to explain triggers better but they do not work once on first click and then do the next command next time they are pushed.  All of the actions you have on that button will happen in that order when you press "next".

I hope I made sense.

Tim

Thanks, Tim.  I may have to go that route. 

I'm also very confused about why when I have 3 layers, and I set a trigger on layer 2 or 3, they don't show up in the triggers panel when I click on layer 2 or 3. They ONLY show up on layer one.

And yes, all of my base slide are set to advance by User.  Thanks!

Can you give me an example from your file?>  I have it open and can work through it with you.

Tim

Slides 6 or 8 of Scenario 1 are my biggest culbrits.  Slide 6 skips a layer.  Slide 8 works when you preview it, but not when you publish. 

OK what are the trigger you thought or wanted to be on other layers? 

 they are jumping because the jump to next slide is the last trigger on the "clicks the next button"

they may appear to work if you preview just a single slide as it can't jump the the next slide in that view.

Tim

Got it so where should I put the Jump to next slide trigger?

If you preview just slide 6 it will do the triggers in order as you see them.  As it cant jump to the next slide in a single slide preview you will not see it show the greetings layer but it will show the Shhh layer and then just stay there as the jump to next slide trigger wont work in single slide preview.

Tim

That is where the custom continue button would come in or else multiple slides.  You couls put the custom continue button on each layer to move it to the next layer and then the jump to next slide button will move to the next slide.

Right - but I again, I'm not understanding why it it skipping layers.  Especially when I publish.  Sorry, I might be being dense here.  But I've seen other examples where the next button is being used so I'm finding it confusing.  Again - if the jump to next page trigger is the last one listed - where should it be?

Bridget;

Could these changes just be on the timeline  rather prompted by the next button?

Tim

I'll try that.

Perhaps they were jumping to similar slides.  I havent used it in this way.  I just tried it by putting the triggers on the different layers and it would not go past the first use.  I would probably reserve the next button to move the next slide and find a different way to move through your layers.

I tried to use the timeline as an example for you.  I could not upload it here so I put in in a dropbox link for you.

You can adjust the timings but it works in principle.

http://db.tt/CBEsyhBC

Tim

Thanks, Tim!  I appreciate all of your help. 

No problem Bridget.

The only way I learned Storyline was through the help of people on this forum.

Tim

Hey Tim - I thought I'd let you know that I figured it out.  It is called a "layer trigger" instead of a slide trigger.  If you select a  layer, then click Add a new trigger and then select the following:

Jump to slide

Next slide

Timeline ends

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I knew there was a way to do it with layers instead of creating new slides, (Of course I figured it out when I created a bunch of new slides!)  I just wasn't picking the right thing.  If you tell Storyline to  be ready to go to the next slide when the layer ends on a specific slide - then the next button is your friend. 

Hope that helps!!

Bridget;

Could you send me a few slides with an example?  I still cant get the next button to do more than one click.

I attached my attempt based on what I thought you meant.

http://db.tt/h5sUspVa

Tim

Thanks, Tim.  You are right, it doesn't work the way I want it to.  I have some colleagues here who have looked at it and we are all flumoxed.  It doesn't make sense that the ability is there to use the next button on a layer but it doesn't work.