Problems saving a group as a picture
Sep 20, 2017
I'm trying to create a mask object that will hide the content behind it except for a transparent window in the mask. I've created a rectangle the same size as the slide and same fill color as the slide background. I then add a circle of a different color and group the rectangle and the circle with the circle on top. Then I save the group as a picture named mask.png. Then I delete the group and insert the picture mask.png but the circle isn't there, just the rectangle. My next step would be to make the color in the circle transparent to complete the mask. I've done this successfully before but the problem is the inconsistency in saving the group as a picture. Sometimes when I save the group both items are present in the saved picture but more often than not only one of the items in the group is present in the picture.
Has anyone else experienced this problem with saving grouped items as a picture? I'm working in Storyline 360.
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Hi there Steve!
I recently helped another community member, David, with a very similar question. The video tutorial I made for him should be helpful for you, too! You can have a look at it here.
Let me know if that helps, or if we need to keep troubleshooting. 😊
Thanks! I think that's what I was doing (clicking on the border of the group) on the times when it worked. I guess I just assumed that once two or more items were grouped, clicking anywhere within the group should select the whole thing.
Happy to hear you're all sorted, Steve!
By the way, it looks like your email signature came through when you replied via email! No worries, this Peek video will show you how to remove it. :)
I could have sworn I deleted the signature. Thanks for the catch.
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Hey Steve, it looks like you've got two ELH accounts. I'm seeing two different profile pictures here:
Yes I figured that out and that's why I couldn't edit. I was signed in under one account but the posts I was trying to edit were under the other one. I've fixed the posts in question.
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