Use trigger to change state of shape from hidden to normal

Brandon,

The visited state is not all that stable, especially if you visit another slide (as opposed to just a layer). They are even worse, if that visit involves additional branching. Variables are a much more reliable and persistent method of tracking where a user has been.

Here is a sample that uses variables to do what I think you want to do. It uses jumps to layers, or jumps to slides, and may include a few other concepts, but is documented. If you have questions, just ask.

Thank you Walt. I did try your advice, but I am still stuck... Perhaps I misunderstood?

I added a variable, Topic1. I used text %Topic1% to see that the variable changes from False to True. and I added the trigger to show Topic 2 IF the variable, Topic1, is true. Although I see that the variable has changed, Topic 2 is still not showing... Did I miss something? 

I have also tried using a slider to set the variable to see the variable adjust, and this did not yield a result either... 

I have included the file with the updated variable as well. 

Figured it out! Thank you Walt for getting me pointed int he right direction. I just had to think of it from a different angle. 

Instead of trying to unhide the shapes, I used the triggers to hide the shapes. 

It seems that there may be some hierarchy that uses the hidden state always regardless of the trigger if the initial state is set to hidden. So instead, I set the initial state to "Normal" and then used a trigger with the variable to change the state to "Hidden" at the start of the slide. I set the variable with True/False, False being the initial state since the prior topic was not yet reviewed. 

After the learner views the information from the topic, they have to click next to return to the menu screen, so the next button has a trigger to change the variable to True. Since it is True, the action from the trigger on the Main Menu slide to hide the shape will not be performed. 

Another thing I learned that may be helpful to someone else - the order of the triggers matters!

When setting the trigger to change the variable to True, it must be before the trigger to jump to another slide. When I had it reversed, the trigger to jump slides was performed, but the variable was not changed. So it seems that once it leaves the slide, any other triggers pertaining to the same object are not carried out. 

I have included an attachment of the updated file in the event it can be helpful to someone else. 

Thanks Brandon for sharing the update here including a sample file - and I did want to share that trigger order is crucial, and you can read a bit more about that here. 

100% helpful Brandon. Thanks for sharing this !