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Converting View mode to Try me mode
When editing a recording of my screen I must select either modes, View/Try/Test.
I have quite a few changes in the recording to make, and when having finished the first mode,- View, I would like to use THAT modified version of the recoding as a starting point for my Try mode.
I tried picking up the scene from the Insert/Recording menu - but I always get the "raw" version as a starting point.
I tried duplicating the View mode and find a way to convert it - no luck,
It would save me a lot of time and effort if you could give me some insight in how to do this little trick 
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So...this was identified as an issue 5 years ago and still no solution??? Having this problem now. I have roughly 30 of these to do and I want to do in view, try and test...it's going to take me an eternity to edit each of them three times...
Hi Andrew,
Sorry you just stumbled upon this - but glad that you were able to find a solution that worked for you!
I wish I'd read this thread a couple of days ago! However, I came up with a potential solution that works during preview and when published to CD which will hopefully work just as well when uploaded to LMS.
I added a 'pause timeline when timeline reaches 1 second' trigger to each slide. I need to set it for one second as there are some other actions triggered when the timeline starts that I needed to make sure happened.
Not quite a one click solution but much easier than trying to recreate it all again.
Thanks Ashley, I will give your suggestion a go.
Hi Kate,
The different modes are built in options of the screen recording, so there isn't a way to convert one to the other. You could look at inserting in the screen recording as test mode in a new scene, and then you could copy/paste the elements you'd modified in Try mode to your Test mode set up.
sorry for bumping an old post, but this is easily possible in captivate. I wonder why not storyline.
Yes, I've been a user with Captivate and it was easier. I'm learning the View and Try modes and wish it was like Captivate.
Thanks Wendy but I have modified the Try mode extensively, that's why I'm asking if I can convert it rather then have to make 100s of changes again for the test mode.
Hi Kate
once you have made the recording you can re-use it by selecting any mode.
To insert an existing screencast you previously recorded, go to the Slides tab on the ribbon, click the Record Screen drop-down arrow, and choose a screencast. Then select the option to insert it as Step-by-step slides.
Here is the tutorial
I need to convert Try mode to Test mode in storyline 360, is this a feature that has been added yet?
You beat me to it Daniello - but here is the tutorial article.
I figured out the steps. Thanks again for the help.
