Here's my situation: I have a slide with a character and I want to synch the characters expressions to a narration. What's the best way to synch the characters pose/expression/perspective on a single slide/timeline? Do I need to use multiple slides to do this? Do I use mutiple "instances" of the character on the timeline synched to cue points?
Thanks in advance for suggestions
Lou
Hi Lou,
I have Screenrs here that shows the shapes offstage changing a characters state
Hi,
Thanks for the tutorial. I was looking for this and it worked for my project.
Just add a shape offside that starts on the timeline when you want to change expression
add a trigger tip change instate when the timeline of that shape starts
Hi Phil,
Not quite following you. So you want me to "add a shape offside". Does that mean off the stage to the side? Also, "add a trigger tip change instate ". I know how to add triggers to slides. But I dont understand "add a trigger tip change instate".
Sorry typing on an iPad
add a shape off the slide that start on the timeline at the time you want the character to change state.
then add a trigger to change the state of the character when the timeline starts for that shape
Thanks Rebecca,
That's exactly what I was trying to do!
great tutorials!!!
Thanks, Lou. You made my Saturday 
Phil Mayor said:
Sorry typing on an iPad
add a shape off the slide that start on the timeline at the time you want the character to change state.
then add a trigger to change the state of the character when the timeline starts for that shape
Thanks Phil! I got it to work!
what's the advantage to doing it this way, vs simply inserting the poses as separate images and then simply having them come in and out of the slide based on the timing of the narration? (meaning, set the end point of the first pose to be at the same time as the start point for the second pose, and so on)
Thank you so much Rebecca! This is just what I was looking for!
Excellent, Joyce!
Kathie, that's a fair question. One of the things I like is that you don't have to worry about the character's position. When you copy/paste it, Storyline, like PowerPoint offsets it a bit, presumably so you can see that the paste took and so you can grab the pasted object easier. Then you need to go into the size/position settings of the initial object, note the position down, click on the pasted object(s), and modify their positions.
But I wonder if there are other advantages. I hope others weigh in.
