Hi I try to group objects in a scrolling panel but the group tab is disabled when the objects (pictures and captions) are inside the scrolling pannel. Anyone know how to make this possible?
To work around this you can group your objects outside of the scrolling panel and then drag that group into the scrolling panel.
Word of warning though - when I have done this in the past the grouped objects have sometimes acted unpredictably inside the scrolling panel. For example the distance between the objects in the group randomly changes. So might be better to avoid grouping in scrolling panels if possible...
It isn't possible to group the objects while they're in a scrolling panel (either through the button or keyboard shortcut). Your best bet would be to select the items, move or cut/paste them outside the scrolling panel, group them, then put them back in.
Please help. I have not added the scroll feature and I want to group items so that when the user scrolls the objects won't move. I don't know how to do that. I know how to group them. Now what? Do I add a state? If so, which state?
What I do if I want something to overlay a scrolling panel (i.e. not move with the panel), I click the lock icon next to the scrolling panel in the timeline. That will prevent the panel from being edited so you're free to created and move the overlaying objects around as much as you wanted without them getting dropped into the scrolling panel.
Maybe I wasn't clear enough. On the screen I have menu items. Over each menu item I put a trigger so that if the user clicks on the trigger it will take them to the next slide. When the user scrolls down, I don't want those triggers to be able to move. I want them to stay in place.
You'll have to unlock the scrolling panel when you've got the menu items where you want them. That will allow the scrolling function to resume properly.
Did you see my follow up message I posted on the discussion board? I don't think you understand my question. I have the items in the correct position. I don't know how to stop them from moving when the user uses the scroll. How do I lock the triggers in place so that when the user scrolls the triggers don't move?
My question is not about the scroll panel. My question is about the triggers that I have placed over the menu items. How do I stop the triggers from moving once I have them in the correct place?
Can you upload the .story file so I can take a look? Triggers don't move, they're just IF/THEN statements that could be tied to objects (i.e. go to this slide when the learner clicks a button). I'm not sure what you mean.
I understand the confusion. There are a list of items on the left. I placed a shape over the items and added a trigger. So for example if the user clicks on the word rectangle, the trigger states to take the user to the rectangle layer..etc. So the trigger is attached to the shape. The shapes move when I scroll down the screen. I want the shapes to not move.
Thanks for uploading the file- that was really helpful. You can't selectively make part of an image in the scrolling panel and part out of it. Since you're recreating a screenshot, you'll need to do a couple of things:
Make a copy of the screenshot, then use a graphics tool to cut out the main content portion of the screenshot (you could even do this in PPT if you needed to). You should be left with a rotated "L" shape that just has the top portion of the screenshot and the left side menu.
Save this as a .png (so it has a transparent background)
Use the technique I showed you to lock the scrolling panel, then import the new .png into your slide and line it up with the other image. Now you'll have two versions of the screenshot on the slide- the full version which rests in the scrolling panel, and the modified version which sits on top.
Unlock the scrolling panel.
Preview the slide, and you should be able to scroll for the main content of the slide while always having the top and left menus stay the same.
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Hi Patricia,
To work around this you can group your objects outside of the scrolling panel and then drag that group into the scrolling panel.
Word of warning though - when I have done this in the past the grouped objects have sometimes acted unpredictably inside the scrolling panel. For example the distance between the objects in the group randomly changes. So might be better to avoid grouping in scrolling panels if possible...
Hi Patricia,
It isn't possible to group the objects while they're in a scrolling panel (either through the button or keyboard shortcut). Your best bet would be to select the items, move or cut/paste them outside the scrolling panel, group them, then put them back in.
Thank you all!! It works. I need to group the objects because I want to scroll the panel automatically.
Thank you very much Shaun, grouping uotside the scrolling panel and dragging the group into the panel works fine!
Thank you, that works!
Please help. I have not added the scroll feature and I want to group items so that when the user scrolls the objects won't move. I don't know how to do that. I know how to group them. Now what? Do I add a state? If so, which state?
Hi Keisha,
What I do if I want something to overlay a scrolling panel (i.e. not move with the panel), I click the lock icon next to the scrolling panel in the timeline. That will prevent the panel from being edited so you're free to created and move the overlaying objects around as much as you wanted without them getting dropped into the scrolling panel.
When I do that, it locks the scroll panel and then I am unable to scroll at all. Did I miss something?
Maybe I wasn't clear enough. On the screen I have menu items. Over each menu item I put a trigger so that if the user clicks on the trigger it will take them to the next slide. When the user scrolls down, I don't want those triggers to be able to move. I want them to stay in place.
You'll have to unlock the scrolling panel when you've got the menu items where you want them. That will allow the scrolling function to resume properly.
Did you see my follow up message I posted on the discussion board? I don't think you understand my question. I have the items in the correct position. I don't know how to stop them from moving when the user uses the scroll. How do I lock the triggers in place so that when the user scrolls the triggers don't move?
My question is not about the scroll panel. My question is about the triggers that I have placed over the menu items. How do I stop the triggers from moving once I have them in the correct place?
Hi Keisha,
Can you upload the .story file so I can take a look? Triggers don't move, they're just IF/THEN statements that could be tied to objects (i.e. go to this slide when the learner clicks a button). I'm not sure what you mean.
I understand the confusion. There are a list of items on the left. I placed a shape over the items and added a trigger. So for example if the user clicks on the word rectangle, the trigger states to take the user to the rectangle layer..etc. So the trigger is attached to the shape. The shapes move when I scroll down the screen. I want the shapes to not move.
Hi Keisha,
I made a quick video to show you what I'm talking about: https://www.screencast.com/t/V2pye55t7W2e
Here is the attachment. Please look at slide 11
It is slide 11. The shapes on the left move when you scroll on the base slide.
Hi Keisha,
Thanks for uploading the file- that was really helpful. You can't selectively make part of an image in the scrolling panel and part out of it. Since you're recreating a screenshot, you'll need to do a couple of things:
Cheers,
Allison
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