Please Help - States (Visited), Triggers, Layers (Next & Previous Buttons) and Variables/Conditions

1. have you tried setting that slide to "resume to saved state"

2. by default, each layer shows elements on the base layer. you can turn this off on the layer setting. or have an object (same as background color/image) cover those base layer images for each layer.

3. same as number 2. 

hope this helps.

Thank you for the suggestions.

1. Set base slide properties to "resume to saved state" however it does not seem to do anything. Next button is still deactivated.

2. I've hidden all base layer elements and also set properties on layer slide to hid objects on base layer. The image on 1.4 still carries over so I'm not sure what's triggering it.

I have my project initially posted so I'm not sure if you're able to see what I'm referring to in slideshow view.

Sorry I don't have AS2. :( if you can save it as AS1 i can take a look at it.

Do you know how I save the project as Storyline 1? I can give it a try.

Thanks

Hi Davanh - I'd be happy to jump on a webex and walk you through your slide logic. Send me your email address and I can set it up for whenever you are ready.

That would be awesome! My email is davanh.silapaxay@accenture.com. I will be available from 8:30 AM - 12 PM tomorrow (Fri) if this works for you. After this, for the next five weeks, I am strictly in training all day. I look forward to talking to you!

Davanh - I see the problem causing your first issue. When you click an image, you are setting the state to visited. But when you click the X to close a layer, you are resetting all of the image states back to Normal, and so your completion logic is never executed (there is never a time when all of the images are simultaneously "visited").

For issue # 2 (the ghost image) - for each of your clickable images, put the change state trigger first so that occurs BEFORE you show the layer. What is happening is that you are showing a layer, and then changing the state of the image which triggers the image's animation and it flies onto the screen again.  Put the trigger to change the state first, then show the layer and the issue goes away.

Chris,

The pointers you gave me for #1 and #2 make perfect sense (hand to my forehead)! I followed the instructions and they worked. Thank you for making it so easy for me to understand! Down to issue #3 :)

Glad that helped. For issue 3 - you could hide the Next button when you show a layer, and then show it again when the you close the layer, but that would cause the Next button to suddenly disappear and the Prev button moves over to the right and that looks odd, and may be a little confusing and disconcerting to the learner. Can you maybe just disable the Next button when the slide starts, and then enable it when the learner has completed all of the activities? That would look and feel a bit cleaner in my opinion.

One more suggestion - which you didn't ask for, sorry :) .  If you make sure all of the states for each image are the same size (for example, the Hover size of image "student sharepoint"  is the same as the Normal size) then you won't get that funky vibrating going on when you hover over an image. It looks like only a couple of your states got resized somehow.

My ultimate goal is to not have the learner see the Previou/Next buttons when the layer slide pops up so they know to only X out. This is the part I have the most difficult time understanding the codes and where to start to accomplish the task.

Oh yes, the funky vibrating...I thought that was a glitch in Articulate (LOL). I'm not sure how that happened. How do I change the size when I'm in Edit States mode?

When editing the states, click on the Normal state and write down the size of the object. For example, I think the size of your normal state "Student SharePoint" image is 130x125. Then click on the Hover state, and you'll see that the dimensions are different. Change the dimensions in the Hover state to be the same as normal state (130 x 125).  You'll have to turn off the Lock Aspect Ratio button to make the change properly.

I got it! I wasn't changing the Initial State when I was in Edit States mode. Funky vibrating gone :)

Thank you Chris!

Chris,

You've been so helpful and my team is excited about getting issue #3 resolved. Since I'll be in class, if I give you my co-worker's email, can you set up webex with her on this same issue? She has more availability next week and forth (molly.cannon@accenture.com).

Sure thing. I'll set it up Davanh.

I just have to say thank you to both Davanh for your questions, particularly #2, and to Chris for his suggestion of switching the trigger sequence.  I created a slide full of buttons with a layer for each and had visited states set for the buttons.  When previewing, the visited state of the button would appear on the layer as the "ghost" image.  Chris your suggestion did the trick!  

This community is awesome!

Glad it helped Kami. :-)