I'm new to using Storyline and am trying to understand how triggers work. I am trying to have a button go to a different slide when clicked so that I can create a branching scenario. While it looks like this is an actual option for me to choose, I have everything set and it still doesn't work. Any idea why this could be?
Sure, I just have a plain slide with a button in the top left (like is shown on the tutorial). I've created a second slide in the timeline and set it up with content. I want to set a trigger so that when the button on slide 1 is clicked, it proceeds to slide 2. Eventually I'll have other buttons on slide 1 which will go to other slides to present scenarios. Does that make sense? Since I started with the template from the tutorial, I'm wondering if there are some settings I don't know about so I'm going to try recreating it from a fresh new project. At this point even the next button doesn't work.
I'm not sure if this is exactly what you want to do, but I believe the video and information posted in this thread may help you with the triggers and scenario you're trying to accomplish.
Thanks Phil, that is amazing it was something that simple! I feel sort of like a goofball now. But I'm glad it was so easy to solve. I was just previewing the slide and not the entire scene.
I am having doubt about trigger. I draw one rectangle, named as 1 and kept a trigger to show a layer. and i draw another rectangle, and named it as 2, and kept a trigger to show a layer. when i previewing it, when i click 1 it show a layer, but i click 2, it hide the layer of 1 and show 2 layer... I want 1 to hold when i click 2.
Click the little gear icon on the layer 2 bar (near the bottom right of the screen) to display the Slide Layer Properties dialog box. Then, click to remove the checkmark from the "hide other layers" checkbox.
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Hi Anna,
Can you provide more information about the trigger itself and also, the way you are testing it?
Have a nice day!
annie
Sure, I just have a plain slide with a button in the top left (like is shown on the tutorial). I've created a second slide in the timeline and set it up with content. I want to set a trigger so that when the button on slide 1 is clicked, it proceeds to slide 2. Eventually I'll have other buttons on slide 1 which will go to other slides to present scenarios. Does that make sense? Since I started with the template from the tutorial, I'm wondering if there are some settings I don't know about so I'm going to try recreating it from a fresh new project. At this point even the next button doesn't work.
Are you only previewing the slide or are you previewing the whole scene
In preview you cannot jump to a slide if you have not previewed it as well
Hi Anna!
I'm not sure if this is exactly what you want to do, but I believe the video and information posted in this thread may help you with the triggers and scenario you're trying to accomplish.
I hope this helps!
Have a great day,
Christine
Hi Anna,
Just to make sure, we are talking about slides and not layers?
Thanks for the info.
annie
Thanks Phil, that is amazing it was something that simple! I feel sort of like a goofball now. But I'm glad it was so easy to solve. I was just previewing the slide and not the entire scene.
Not a problem, been there done that
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I am having doubt about trigger. I draw one rectangle, named as 1 and kept a trigger to show a layer. and i draw another rectangle, and named it as 2, and kept a trigger to show a layer. when i previewing it, when i click 1 it show a layer, but i click 2, it hide the layer of 1 and show 2 layer... I want 1 to hold when i click 2.
Hi George,
Click the little gear icon on the layer 2 bar (near the bottom right of the screen) to display the Slide Layer Properties dialog box. Then, click to remove the checkmark from the "hide other layers" checkbox.
I think that will achieve what you need.
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