Storyline - Marker icon options.

Jan 09, 2018

Hey!

I'm very new to authoring e-learning so I hope I describe this correctly.

In Storyline 360 I have inserted markers for quite a few of my slides. I would like to know a couple of things:

1. Can I change the font and colour of the number inside of an icon or is it easier to make my own images to use?

2. Is there a way, maybe a trigger, that I can have an icon stop pulsing once it has been clicked on or hovered over so there is an acknowledgement that it has been looked at?

I'll likely have many more questions but this would be a useful start. Thanks!

8 Replies
Christine Hounsham

Hi Carla, 

1. you can change the colour of the number inside the marker, however, I am not aware that you can change the font;

2. I think the easiest way to stop the icon pulsing, is actually by layering two copies of the same marker on top of each other (the top with the pulse, and the bottom with no pulse).  Then add a trigger that 'changes the state of the pulsing marker to hidden, when it is hovered over/clicked on'.  

Please see attached example to demonstrate. 

Hope this helps.  Cheers Christine

Ashley Terwilliger-Pollard

Hi Lisa,

Yes, it'll hide behind the marker as the marker is coming to the front of the view once you hover. If you're using a blank marker (overlaid with the text box) that may be the best option and hopefully, it's not confusing to your learners.

You could also look at creating your own custom markers using an image fill. I took a quick Peek recording of the steps here for you (this would work for Storyline 3 or 360). 

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