I've set up the menu on the left and it's pulled through the titles of all the scenes i have built. However, when i click on any of the menu items, nothing happens.
I suspect it has something to do with not having any slides under each menu item.
Your menu works fine if you include at least the first slide of each scene under each section header in the menu. As an alternative you can use the reset from story button. This will pull in every slide to the menu so that under each section you will have a bunch of 'Untitled Slides'. Then you can rename the first Untitled Slide and delete the section title above but choose to keep the slide you just renamed.
Yes, if you only have the slide titles in the menu, clicking on them won't bring you there, but as Rick showed you can set it up to show the first slide in each scene and rename that as you wish - which would allow it to appear in the menu as you need.
Restricted navigation was my fist thought but I've also seen this behavior in my local environment after working in a file for a long time.
I save the file, close storyline, open the file and then preview and it works fine.
SL is very leaky in terms of memory. If you want to be happy using it, you will quit and restart about every 2 hours or oftener, especially if you are using lots of videos, or other memory-intensive items.
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Is it possible that the menu navigation is set to Restricted or Locked? See here for info, under Restricting Navigation.
Restricted navigation was my fist thought but I've also seen this behavior in my local environment after working in a file for a long time.
I save the file, close storyline, open the file and then preview and it works fine.
Hi Howie,
If you're navigation elements are set up to be free, can you share a copy of the .story file here with us?
It is set as free.
I can share it with you but not publicly.
Please share your story file! i will check it once....
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I suspect it has something to do with not having any slides under each menu item.
Your menu works fine if you include at least the first slide of each scene under each section header in the menu. As an alternative you can use the reset from story button. This will pull in every slide to the menu so that under each section you will have a bunch of 'Untitled Slides'. Then you can rename the first Untitled Slide and delete the section title above but choose to keep the slide you just renamed.
Attached are pics.
Hi Howie,
Yes, if you only have the slide titles in the menu, clicking on them won't bring you there, but as Rick showed you can set it up to show the first slide in each scene and rename that as you wish - which would allow it to appear in the menu as you need.
SL is very leaky in terms of memory. If you want to be happy using it, you will quit and restart about every 2 hours or oftener, especially if you are using lots of videos, or other memory-intensive items.
Thanks Rick. That worked.:-)
Thanks Walt, I'll keep that in mind.
Glad to be of assistance Howie.
This forum is one of the best!
Happy to hear you're both all set and thanks for the update. :-)
Enjoy your weekend!
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