triggers and layers help
May 25, 2013
Hello everyone, I have been trying to emulate this tutorial http://learn.articulate.com/create-interactive-timeline/ but I cannot. I tried to locate somehow to see if their website has a feedback box but I cannot see that either. So, at my wits end with this, I'm hoping that someone here can just smack me over the head and tell me what I am doing wrong.
Thanks for any pointers - if I can get this working then I can create a whole course of twelve weeks work in this format, using videos of lectures, sound files for listening practise and reading texts for IELTS/ACT test practise. Very useful for me and my other teachers.........
Thanks agin,
Richard Jones
6 Replies
What are you having problems with, displaying content layers? I have your project opened in storyline and that's the only thing I see that's not working for you...
Richard: Took a look at your file.
You need to add a button (or shape with a trigger) that closes each layer when the learner is done. The trigger would be HIDE THIS LAYER when user CLICKS THIS LAYER.
The layers are opening fine, but with no trigger to close it, you can't navigate between layers. Post back if you need more help. --Daniel
Try this - it appears as though your layers were not carrying the years button actions.
Thanks to you both.
Daniel - I'm not quite sure what you mean but Ronny's storyline works the way I want it to be. But Ronny I still can't see what I did wrong. But thank you very much for fixing it.
All the best,
Richard
Ok guys got it. It appears that I had too much info on the top timeline layers when it should only be in the base layer.
Thanks Daniel and a big smack on the head from Ronny.
Onwards and upwards.
All the best,
Richard
Articulate is still the most friendly work forum I am a part of, hopefully I can get up to speed on your products and Pay Forward, rather than backwards.
Richard - Yes, all navigation triggers (year buttons) should only be in your base layer. The layers should only carry the content you want to display. It appears as though you had inlcuded the navigation buttons in your layers which didn't have the same dispaly triggers as the base layer and was causing the content not to display in its correspondent layer.
Hope my fix was helpul - I'm glad your moving forward with your project - best of luck!
Ronny
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