I have a situation that may have a simple answer however I am unable to find it. I have a slide with four layers. The base layer is not visible when I view the slide layers. I have checked the properties and the check box that says 'hide objects on base layer' is not checked. The eyes on the base layer objects in slide layers are all open.
All the slides with layers in this course are having this problem. Is there a central control (that I may have enabled or disabled by mistake) for enabling or disabling the visibility of slide layers in slides?
You can only show one layer at a time. If you want to have all 3 options on the screen, instead of using layers, use triggers to change the state of those objects to NORMAL when clicked. All objects should be on the base layer together. Set the initial state of the images to HIDDEN.
I actually do this exact thing in another file. There is a base layer and 4
buttons. You click a button, the layer appears (the base layer is still
visible), you click another button, another layer appears. All 4 layers are
showing at one time and the base layer too.
In the file I shared with you, I can not even get the base layer to stay
visible.
Here is a video of me doing the thing you said I can't do.
Hah, tunnel vision, that's what I have. In the dozens of courses I've created, I've never even noticed the flag that lets you show other layers when viewing a new one! It was cleverly hidden at the very top of the list. *duh*
My world changed a little, today. Thanks for that.
I noticed that the elements on the base layer are only one second long. If you set them to "show until the end" of the timeline, does that help?
I did refashion it per your suggestion, but I might not be able to create the triggers I need the way it is now. I’ll be back at it soon and I will keep you posted!
If you're still stuck it would help us troubleshoot further by taking a look at that one slide from your file. Can you share it here with us? If need, you always have an option to share privately with our Support Engineers. Either way, we'll delete it when done testing.
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You can only show one layer at a time. If you want to have all 3 options on the screen, instead of using layers, use triggers to change the state of those objects to NORMAL when clicked. All objects should be on the base layer together. Set the initial state of the images to HIDDEN.
So my suggestions:
Hi Jerry,
I actually do this exact thing in another file. There is a base layer and 4
buttons. You click a button, the layer appears (the base layer is still
visible), you click another button, another layer appears. All 4 layers are
showing at one time and the base layer too.
In the file I shared with you, I can not even get the base layer to stay
visible.
Here is a video of me doing the thing you said I can't do.
https://360.articulate.com/review/content/6c2b6d8a-56f8-49af-9bea-273f7eeea874/review
Thank you,
Helene
Also, why would I use a trigger? Why not just add the image to the visited
state?
Hah, tunnel vision, that's what I have. In the dozens of courses I've created, I've never even noticed the flag that lets you show other layers when viewing a new one! It was cleverly hidden at the very top of the list. *duh*
My world changed a little, today. Thanks for that.
I noticed that the elements on the base layer are only one second long. If you set them to "show until the end" of the timeline, does that help?
Omg, probably. I’ll try that.
I did refashion it per your suggestion, but I might not be able to create the triggers I need the way it is now. I’ll be back at it soon and I will keep you posted!
Thank you!
Helene
Hi, thanks for the reply.
I did a version of your workaround before you replied last, so I didn't
look into it, but I'm having the issue again.
I checked the timeline and that is not the problem. I must be doing
something wrong.
Video -
https://360.articulate.com/review/content/00771027-a892-4d58-85cf-60720d9c52b7/review
Please help. I use this function all the time. What am I missing?
Helene
Any chance there is a white box element on the layer hiding everything underneath?
Hi Helene,
If you're still stuck it would help us troubleshoot further by taking a look at that one slide from your file. Can you share it here with us? If need, you always have an option to share privately with our Support Engineers. Either way, we'll delete it when done testing.
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