Bullet color insists on white!

Gordon: I have had this happen a lot and it is so frustrating!  Sometimes I just remove the bullet and then re-select and re-add the bullet - sometimes it works, sometimes not.

Rebecca: I have this issue a lot as well with the different sizes!  Especially after importing languages into a file.  Grrr.

Julia: I will try that method, while it seems odd, it makes odd sense to me! (and a few hokey pokey turns thrown in as well).

Hi All,

Julia, tx for the tip. It's actually very similar to the one in my video on sizing bullets here, except I used the mouse and you're using the keyboard. And, I should have realized it could also be used on color...good for you!

This is actually based on an "old" Microsoft Word trick that I used to teach when I did F-2-F classes. Take a look at this Microsoft Word screen shot to see what's happening. Here, I used the mouse to highlight the space right after the word text. Using Shift+right arrow key does the same thing.

At the top of the screenshot, notice the highlight at the end of the "line". That's what you do when you use the right arrow key in that space (or what I showed with the mouse in my Screenr). Compare that with the same bulleted list at the bottom of the screen shot, where I turned show/hide on. Note that ONLY the paragraph mark was highlighted, which is why ONLY the bullet color changed.

The same thing seems to be working in Storyline, only the "highlight" doesn't show up, so it feels we-heird and magical when it works. But like most magical things, there's actually a bit of deception and sleight of hand going on.

Julia:

I just tried your bullet trick and it worked!  Thank you so much!

Daniel:

Saying the Our Fathers and tapping my knee right now!

Hi Philip! Thanks for the laugh and glad that this solution worked for you as well. Thanks for sharing

Oh wow, I just realized this post had helped some people. For some reason, I was unsubscribed and didn't see anyone's replies. So sorry, but thank you. So very glad I could help a tad. 

Happy Friday to you Julia

LOL, thanks Leslie. And to you! 

This is still an issue in Storyline 2...and quite an annoying issue. Please fix Articulate.

Hello John,

Sorry you have experienced this issue. I was not able to see this in Storyline 2. Do you have a file you could share? or at least the slide that you are seeing this issue?

Ah...just fixed it. You can select 'Bullets and Numbering' from the Bullet Drop down and that lets you change the actual bullet colour (color).