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Can you copy a Zoom Region?
I'm working with a course where I would like to have "the same zoom" on multiple slides. I found how to change the zoom speed, but I don't find anything that tells me the zoom size and position. I also don't seem to have functionality to copy and paste a zoom region from one slide to another. Is there anyway, other than eye-balling it, to make identical zoom sizes on multiple slides? The timing will be different, but I want the size and placement to match.
71 Replies
- JoyceHensenCommunity Member
To my knowledge you still cannot do this. However, if you want to put it in exactly the same place for all 80 slides, I suggest that you make a rectangle that is the exact size and position you want for your zoom. Paste that to each of the slides, and then "draw" your zoom to match the area. Delete the extra rectangle when you are finished. It isn't elegant, but it works.
- MichaelMassaro-Community Member
Wow...this has really been an issue for 7+ years with no resolution? Can the product team finally get around to this one? It's kind of a big thing. - Thanks.
- ScottHoward-9b1Community Member
Agreed Michael Massaro - this is a substantial pain point and it's amazing that this hasn't been prioritized in over 7 years. Copy and paste of a rectangle (zoom) seems like an easy win. C'mon Articulate!
- CarlBeyboerCommunity Member
+100
Can't believe this hasn't been implemented. Just came across this myself after having used Camtasia for screen recordings.- Should be able to copy/paste region layer between slides
- Should be able to directly input values (as though it was a shape with "Format Zoom Region"
- Should be able to set an exact duration for the transition in 0.25/sec increments.
- ScottHoward-9b1Community Member
Absolutely agree with Carl above that the features listed would save hours of otherwise tedious work for Storyline developers. I'm forced to use the 'rectangle' workaround which remains tedious when it needs to be applied over many slides. Fine-tuning still needs to be done in order for the scene to render properly with no 'jumping around' when zoom regions aren't perfectly aligned between slides. This application would jump from good to great with either the ability to copy zoom regions between slides or to be able to configure the zoom region coordinates and size directly. This is a universal pain point among developers in my organization.
- ScottHoward-9b1Community Member
I've worked with a Customer Success Manager to submit a feature request for this issue. They told me to encourage others who have been impacted to submit a feature request as well as it will add traction to the request. Please take a moment and help get this long-overdue feature added. Here is the link: Feature Request
- JoyceHensenCommunity Member
Done! I've been waiting for this for EIGHT YEARS!!!
- CarlBeyboerCommunity Member
Me too - but i'm not hopeful we'll see it anytime soon. Given its been discussed for so long, seems to be an easy thing to implement and hasn't been. Well, I hope I'm wrong!
- BarbaraTiern554Community Member
I've submitted a feature request but would also like to express my frustration that this feature has still, after years, not been considered.
- TobyDLockyerCommunity Member
So it is 8 years since the issue was raised and no solution? I am kind of surprised about behaviour like this for a market leader in the field.
Why does Storyline even have a simulation mode when something as fundamental maintaining the same zoom over multiple pages is not supported?
I am on a project with extensive simulations and using the grid to manually place the zoom every time is a serious time drain.
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