"Rename" rectangles in Timeline Notes

Jul 19, 2016

See attached file -- I want to rename the boxes that are in BLUE i.e. Picture 3, Rectangle, Rectangle 1, Rounded Rectangles, etc.

I can rename (and have) the boxes in the PINK section. Thanks.

Storyline_Rectangle_rename.docx

6 Replies

Michael O.

almost 8 years ago07/19/16 at 11:54 pm (UTC)

You should be able to double-click on the object name so that it becomes blue and editable.

Ali Goulet
Staff

almost 8 years ago07/20/16 at 12:14 am (UTC)

Hi Lowell- By design, when you add a shape or a button, the right hand column will remain as "rectangle" or "button" unless you type text into the shape or button itself. See the screenshot below for reference:

Rectangle naming

If being able to edit the right column shapes and button names that don't have text is something you would like to be able to take advantage of, I highly encourage you to submit a feature request for it! :)

Daniel Berlin

3 years ago02/27/21 at 6:05 pm (UTC)

Hi. Please kindly advise if there has been any update to this question.

Changing the object (eg 'Text' or 'Rectangle') name within the grey area of the timeline without adding text to the object would be very useful because the GSAP accesses the object based on that 'text' in the right hand column and not the name you edit in the left most white column. It seems the only way to change the name in the left grey column is by adding text to the actual object.

Thanks,

Daniel.