AI path question

Jamie . . . so ultimately, what are you trying to achieve when the user clicks on the state?  Sounds like you want the color to change, but is that it?  Do you want other text, graphics or multi-media content related to that state to appear as well?

Hi Brian -

My initial thinking was to have the color change on click then have an information window open with information about the clicked state.

However in the AI example, the state’s path in AI isn’t being translated properly (I have looked at other posts, seeing that this may be an issue)

My idea was to change color on click and also link the click to an interactive marker for the given state.

Can you post your Storyline file here with what you've done for the Al example here?  That may help me (or others that may look at this post and are better at Storyline than me) to see how you put the example together.  That may lead to better suggestions on how to achieve the result you want. 

Hi Brian -

My initial thinking was to have the color change on click then have an information window open with information about the clicked state.

However in the AI example, the state’s path in AI isn’t being translated properly (I have looked at other posts, seeing that this may be an issue)

My idea was to change color on click and also link the click to an interactive marker for the given state.

Sorry for the delay, wanted to make the presentation somewhat presentable.  So far, California, Texas & Florida are functional.  I didn't want to waste the time doing the others if I needed to change anything to fix this.  As you will see, on hover, the state DOES change, but I'd prefer it to only cover the actual state, rather than a square or rectangle shape as it's doing now.

The map was colored in powerpoint, with the exception of Texas, as I wanted to show the differences in shading.

The link is:

http://googledrive.com/host/0B84i8EI_nxn7NTlYbFk3V1lSOTg

Having video editing as a hobby, it seems fitting that I transition into e-learning/corporate training development, as multimedia has always been a big passion of mine and I would love to be able to find a position that allows me to use it to help others.

Anyway, enough of my rambling, thanks again for any input/help, I really appreciate it.

 Jamie

Sorry Jamie . . . I've been out of town and am just getting back to looking at this.  Unfortunately, I couldn't open the file via the Google Drive link you provided (I think Google stopped this service, so that may be why).  But I think I know what you were trying to do based on the last description you provided.  Sad to say I do not how to draw a state shaped 'hotspot' in Storyline.  Perhaps you can repost this thread and see if anyone else has an idea.

Here is a link to hot spot basics... including free form shapes.

Depending on your needs, another choice could involve "cutting up" the map in an outboard image program into 50 unique images.  Then bring those all in and attach triggers.