I copied the slider, edited the state, and pasted it in the new state. I was able to rotate the pasted one, Then I deleted the original slider in the new state. Don't panic, but when you delete the original, they both disappear. However when you run it, you can see the rotated one if you change to its state.
Pasting it creates a new variable. I set them both to the same variable, but they will work with separate variables, too. You have to edit the state to set the rotated variable. It's invisible, but click on it, and it will be selected.
This is great! I was stuck because the second slider appears with the format of the first slider in the state.
I modified your process a bit. I set the sliders to the same variable before editing the states. Instead of deleting the original slider in the state, I changed its format to no fill and no outline. I also used a quarter spin animation instead of Format Rotate.
Then I tried using different colors. Although the state shows only the format of the original slider, when you play the slide the second slider appears with its own coloring. I can also change the format in Edit States, but it won't show the change in the States panel.
Then I tried adding a slider to a state of a shape. This time, the slider appeared without any format in the state (it only showed as a blank rectangle when I selected it) but was visible with its own colors when I played the slide.
I also noticed the slider's blank states in editing mode, so I opened a support case on your behalf to investigate what's happening. You should hear from our team soon via email.
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Here is a sample that seems to work.
I copied the slider, edited the state, and pasted it in the new state. I was able to rotate the pasted one, Then I deleted the original slider in the new state. Don't panic, but when you delete the original, they both disappear. However when you run it, you can see the rotated one if you change to its state.
Pasting it creates a new variable. I set them both to the same variable, but they will work with separate variables, too. You have to edit the state to set the rotated variable. It's invisible, but click on it, and it will be selected.
This is great! I was stuck because the second slider appears with the format of the first slider in the state.
I modified your process a bit. I set the sliders to the same variable before editing the states. Instead of deleting the original slider in the state, I changed its format to no fill and no outline. I also used a quarter spin animation instead of Format Rotate.
Then I tried using different colors. Although the state shows only the format of the original slider, when you play the slide the second slider appears with its own coloring. I can also change the format in Edit States, but it won't show the change in the States panel.
Then I tried adding a slider to a state of a shape. This time, the slider appeared without any format in the state (it only showed as a blank rectangle when I selected it) but was visible with its own colors when I played the slide.
Thanks for showing how this works!
glad it works for you. PIAWYC (Pass it along when you can).
I uploaded a sample with a few examples. You can see the second slider in some of the states.
I also found that I had to reset the variable in the state for some of the sliders.
Hi, Marianne.
Thank you for sharing the sample .story file!
I also noticed the slider's blank states in editing mode, so I opened a support case on your behalf to investigate what's happening. You should hear from our team soon via email.