Using States

Hi Janita

So have you done this as change state of 'object x' when user clicks 'object y'? Do you have different layers or are all objects on the base layer?

Hi Janita,

Welcome to the community!

Like Suzanne, I'm having difficulty envisioning what's going on. Could you perhaps upload your slide?

Thanks for your replies,

All objects are on the base layer. In normal state is an unlit candle, when that candle is clicked, the candle lights and a prayer box pops up. When I am editing the new state, the prayer box is in front of the other candles but in preview, it always goes behind. 

I have attached the slide.

Thanks Ladies!

Hi Jacinta,

I've fixed the 2nd candle for you and am thinking you can look at what I did and fix the others. I do, however, think this would have been easier with layers.

Take a look at slide 1.3 (untitled_rfc). I've left your "new state", but it's not being used on that slide. I added a 3rd state and called it "light" (no need special reason...you can name it whatever you'd like).

I also named items on the timeline (to make it easier for me) and deleted some triggers that weren't doing anything.

Because of how this slide is set up, the pink text box is being hidden (as you noted) behind the candles and the holly. So in the state called light (and your "new state") the pink message was being hidden behind the holly leaves leaves and the candles. Leaving the slide graphics as is, and using the Light State, this necessitated

• Adding the 3 Holly Leaves and Candle 1 to the light state. If you click in the state and then click on the slide, you'll see that
• Layering the holly leaves and candle correctly so the pink message could be seen; I did this by right-clicking on each graphic on the slide (while in the light state) and bringing forward or sending backward

Also

Adding triggers to Candle 2, in addition to the "change the state of Candle to 2 "light" when it's clicked. These additional triggers

• change states of Holly 1, 2, 3,, and 4 to hidden when candle 2 is clicked
• change state of candle 1 to hidden when candle 2 is clicked

Please shout out w/any questions.