Storyline scene refuses to Auto-collapse menu
Sep 04, 2013
Extremely linear story -- 150 slides organized into 10 scenes.
I've used Player Properties --> Menu --> Menu Options, checkbox: Auto-collapse menu as learner progresses.
- I've turned that checkbox off, then back on hoping to force it back to correct behavior.
- no luck, certain scenes simply refuse to auto-collapse as you move on to the next scene
Then I tried "Reset from story" to get the original menu entries for all slides in my scenes back into the menu.
- THIS WORKED, and at that point all scenes would auto-collapse
BUT, once I removed my unwanted menu entries for less important slides...
- right back to having certain scenes refuse to auto-collapse
Is there some scene setting I can go look at to see why it is not obeying the Player Properties?
Most of the story scenes came from Record Screen --> Insert as: Step-by-step slides, View mode steps
- I don't want my user to see 20 Nav bar menu entries per scene when there are only 2-3 important concepts
Thanks in advance for any help you can give -- I love Storyline and it's already doing amazing things for my workplace... just having trouble with this 1 annoying aspect that would take away some of the polish of the end product.
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Hi Troy,
I just tested this myself on a basic Storyline file with three scenes, and a few slides each. I was able to remove menu entries, and it would auto collapse once I passed each scene.
Have you experienced this with every Storyline file? Would you be able to conduct a repair of the Storyline software? If it's one particular file that is giving you unexpected behavior, please review the following that can cause erratic behavior:
Additional information regarding "Naming Files, Paths, and Namespaces" in Windows operating systems can be found in the following Microsoft article.
Ashley, thank you very much for looking into this.
I was leaning toward an explanation of corruption on just this one story. Especially how auto-collapse would start working again after I reset from story, but stop working once I removed unwanted menu items.
For this particular project, I'm just going to turn off the auto-collapse and get it published -- that way I can still remove all of the unwanted menu items.
Moving forward, I'll make sure I'm following all of your suggestions.
Thanks again!
File corruption is never a pleasant experience - you could always try to import it into a new Storyline file to see if it's salvageable. Let us know if you need anything else!
I believe it is a known issue with auto collapse that is related to hidden slides
Wondering if this has been resolved yet or if there are any work arounds?
I am having same issue with menu, it only auto collapses for some sections and not others and it is happening consistently in several files. Phil - when you say hidden slides - do you mean hidden in the original PowerPoint I imported or are you referring to the fact that I deleted some slides from my menu - because i don't want them to appear?
If the last slide in the menu is deleted then auto collapse will not work
Is there any workaround since this being reported 6 years ago? I want my menu to auto collapse, but I had to delete some of the slides in the menu. Is it possible? Thank you!
Hello there, Petronela!
This discussion is older, so I want to make sure you get the latest guidance.
By default, all levels will expand when learners launch a course. If you need a level to start in a collapsed state, click the small triangle next to the title in the menu editor:
If you need a menu to begin collapsed, you can place it under Topbar Left (or Right) by using the up arrow beneath Player Tabs:
If neither is quite right, are you comfortable with sharing your .story file? That way, I can explore your settings so we can find the right approach for you!
This works. Thank you!
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