adding another element to an established group - storyline 2

No news on this one? This has been 4 years in the making and a very crucial feature.

Hi, Lester.

While this feature hasn't made it on our feature roadmap yet, this discussion is connected to the report, so we'll be sure to notify you when we have news to share.

Groups play so poorly with triggers and shapes, that more and more, I don't use them. Instead, I copy all the elements and paste them onto the Normal state. Looks like a group, acts like one object.

Hi all!

I am jumping into this discussion to share that we just released Storyline 360 (Build 3.63.27628.0) which includes changes to the timeline.

New: Create slides faster with time-saving upgrades to the timeline. Multi-select objects and move them all at once. Choose where pasted objects appear in the stacking order or even paste them into an existing group. Align objects to the playhead or vice versa. And when the timeline is too long, you can instantly reset it to five seconds or shorten it to the object with the longest duration.

Now all you need to do is update Storyline 360 in your Articulate 360 desktop app!

If you have additional questions, don't hesitate to reach out in this discussion or in a support case. 

Thanks Lauren, this is really helpful. Half-way there! Now just need to be able to move layers into a group too.

I would really love a feature that would allow you to add a layer to an already existing group, without first ungrouping and regrouping. If I ungroup it destroys the previously assigned triggers and motion paths.   Thanks!

Hi PJ and Kevin,

Thank you for reaching out! I've created a feature request for the ability to add layers to an existing group. We will be sure to update you with any news should this make it onto our feature roadmap.

We appreciate your feedback!

Hi Everyone,

Possible solution!

I want to add a shape, icon, image etc to an existing group without losing animations that are applied to that group.

This worked for me. 

Ctrl+C (copy) the shape or icon I want to add to the group, then select an object in the group (any object) this opens the group and then I Ctrl+V (paste) the shape or icon and it appears in the group, keeping all the existing animations.

Hope it works for you!