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Can't hide text box if animated-- storyline 2
I'm having issues hiding a text box in storyline 2 if it has animation attached.
I set the initial state to hidden and added a user-click trigger, which works. When I animate the text box, it automatically plays at the beginning of the slide. Any help would be much appreciated!
Thank you!
Hi Shelly,
Do you want to hide or show the text? Your first sentence says you're having difficulty hiding it, but then you say the initial state is hidden...and the user-click trigger works.
I've been able to both hide or show animated text boxes. See the two slides in attached
Thanks Rebecca!
I would like the text box to be hidden when the timeline starts, and then i added a change state trigger when user clicks on a button to change the text box to normal. That all works unless I try to add animation to the box, then it starts when timelines starts, ignoring the initial state and trigger. does that make sense?
did you see my attachment? Slide 2? Both text boxes are initially hidden. One has animation. Clicking show text button works for both.
Other option: can you upload your slide
Aha, it seems to only happen with the spin and grow by 1st level paragraphs animation setting.
Here's the file, the review text box (TB1: Step 1: prioritize step 2:match step 3:assign etc) should load when clicking 'next' button. thank you for your help!
Ah, that's a horse of another color ;). Same with Fade by paragraph I vaguely remember something wonky with that in SL1 also. Seeming like a bug. Playing with some ideas, so far unsuccessfully. stay tuned
Oh good, glad I'm not just messing things up! I can use a different animation, it just looks SO COOL with that one haha
Bummer. Nothing I've tried is working. Can't reverse it either. That is, add a new state and call it show. Delete the text from the normal state, making it the initial state. Add a trigger to Change the state of the text box to show when user clicks.
Maybe put it on another layer instead?
The layer thing works. Users won't know it's another layer.
Oh, just saw your post. Doesn't work w/fade either. Doesn't work w/anything that's "by paragraph." I'm thinking we should report it. Maybe staff can weigh in.
Great idea with layer, that will work! and yes that might be the case!! Thank you for your help, I really appreciate it!
