I am trying to build a Menu that lives on a Slide Master Layout layer and can be pulled up or hidden by clicking an object on the Master.
I thought that objects on the Master showed up over (in front of) slide objects by default. That does not seem to be the case. How can I make them show up on top (in front)?
The object is not on the Master Slide, but rather in a Custom Layout I created within/under that Master. I am using Storyline 2.
I'm encountering the same issue, but the fix isn't working for me. In the slide master, I have a menu button on the base layer and the menu on a secondary layer; however, the menu button is behind all objects when I leave the slide master.
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I am trying to create a "Help/Course Instructions" slide that will appear as an overlay on any slide in the course when the Help Button (which currently resides on a layer in slide masters) is pushed... Is this the right place to seek help?
Sure is - and you can always reach out to our Support Engineers here too, as Jacob did. In his situation he was using a screen recording which becomes the background of a slide and therefore would cover up Slide master elements. Is your scenario similar to that?
Otherwise I think the button on your slide master should work - and you could also look at adding a custom player tab that would lightbox a slide with those resources. Depending on your set up that may work a bit easier. Here are steps for how to do that in Storyline 2.
I am having similar problems, but I am not sure if the solution discussed here is applicable for my case as well. I want to create a layout as part of a master that has navigation buttons in the bottom part of the slide. I want these buttons to be the same on all slides that are based on said layout. If I change the Slide Master accordingly, and I apply the Layout with the buttons to a slide in a project, the buttons appear but seem to be merely the graphics without the actual button object on the slide. Same goes for a different Master Layout that I created that has a menu button plus a layer that is triggered by the menu button and that includes the same set of navigation buttons as in the case mentioned before. How do I make the actual objects and slide layers appear for clicking in a slide based on a layout?
Hi there Tim! Custom navigation buttons added to the slide master should be functional on the slides themselves. What trigger is associated with the next button? It should be, "Jump to slide Next slide when the user clicks [next button]."
I'd be happy to take a closer look at your file if you don't mind sharing it here!
I think the problem was that I assumed that triggers could be adjusted on the slides themselves while the buttons are on the slide master (which does not work as you've clarified in a different post). Thanks for the assistance! Although I would like to submit this as a feature request :) Would make things a lot easier as we are adding a new navigation button set to a veeeeery large number of ELMs.
Happy to help, Tim! And thanks for the feature idea. We always love hearing ways we can improve future releases of Storyline. Best of luck on your project!
Similar issue... I have a slider on the slide master, but objects on the regular slide cover it up. Did i read correctly this is a continued issue? or is it resolved and I missed it?
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Any objects that are meant to overlap slide content need to be placed on layer(s) on the masterslide or one if its layouts.
Thanks, Michael! That worked.
Glad you got this to work Belen!
Thank you. This thread solved my concern which is almost the same as that of Belen.
Thanks for sharing Caesar! Glad that this thread was able to assist you as well.
Does this work the same with slides that have a screen recording?
Hi Sandy!
Are you asking if you can use layers on slides with a video? Yes. You can check out our tutorial here.
If you need assistance with something, pop back in and let us know.
I'm encountering the same issue, but the fix isn't working for me. In the slide master, I have a menu button on the base layer and the menu on a secondary layer; however, the menu button is behind all objects when I leave the slide master.
Hi Jacob!
Is the button on a layer also as has been shared here? Do you have a .story file that we could take a look at?
I believe it is.
How do I go about sharing it?
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Submitted through the link provided. Thank you!
Thanks for the update Jacob. I see where you have submitted your case (00787722) to our team and you should be hearing from someone soon.
Hi Jacob!
I just popped in to check on your case and it looks like you are continuing to work with Renato. I will continue to follow along as well.
So what was the solution to Jacob's dilemma?
I am trying to create a "Help/Course Instructions" slide that will appear as an overlay on any slide in the course when the Help Button (which currently resides on a layer in slide masters) is pushed... Is this the right place to seek help?
Hi Pete,
Sure is - and you can always reach out to our Support Engineers here too, as Jacob did. In his situation he was using a screen recording which becomes the background of a slide and therefore would cover up Slide master elements. Is your scenario similar to that?
Otherwise I think the button on your slide master should work - and you could also look at adding a custom player tab that would lightbox a slide with those resources. Depending on your set up that may work a bit easier. Here are steps for how to do that in Storyline 2.
Excellent! I think a lightbox slide will work perfectly for me. Thanks for the speedy reply. You guys are great! ;)
Yay! Happy to hear that Pete.
Hi All,
I am having similar problems, but I am not sure if the solution discussed here is applicable for my case as well. I want to create a layout as part of a master that has navigation buttons in the bottom part of the slide. I want these buttons to be the same on all slides that are based on said layout. If I change the Slide Master accordingly, and I apply the Layout with the buttons to a slide in a project, the buttons appear but seem to be merely the graphics without the actual button object on the slide. Same goes for a different Master Layout that I created that has a menu button plus a layer that is triggered by the menu button and that includes the same set of navigation buttons as in the case mentioned before. How do I make the actual objects and slide layers appear for clicking in a slide based on a layout?
Hi there Tim! Custom navigation buttons added to the slide master should be functional on the slides themselves. What trigger is associated with the next button? It should be, "Jump to slide Next slide when the user clicks [next button]."
I'd be happy to take a closer look at your file if you don't mind sharing it here!
Hi Alyssa,
I think the problem was that I assumed that triggers could be adjusted on the slides themselves while the buttons are on the slide master (which does not work as you've clarified in a different post). Thanks for the assistance! Although I would like to submit this as a feature request :) Would make things a lot easier as we are adding a new navigation button set to a veeeeery large number of ELMs.
Happy to help, Tim! And thanks for the feature idea. We always love hearing ways we can improve future releases of Storyline. Best of luck on your project!
Similar issue... I have a slider on the slide master, but objects on the regular slide cover it up. Did i read correctly this is a continued issue? or is it resolved and I missed it?
Hi Terry,
Do you want the slider to appear on top of the objects on the slide? If so, add the slider on a layer in the slide master, and use this trigger:
Show layer [Layer 1] when timeline starts on this slide.
Let me know if that helps!
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