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Creating a drop-down menu with layers and triggers
I have been stuck trying to make the triggers work on a drop-down menu I created.
I created the initial drop down from a rectangle shape on the base layer. Then, created a trigger so that when th...
Hi, Lisa.
Thank you for reaching out!
If it works for your design, my suggestion is to use a variable to hold a value, depending on the choice selected:
- Create a text variable. In my example, it's called OptionSelected, with a default value of "Choose an option".
- Insert a reference to that variable on the initial drop-down on your base layer.
- On your layer that lists the different options, add triggers to change the value of the variable when the user clicks a specific option:
Here's a preview:
I hope this helps!
My apologies Maria, but I don't see "Set" as an option on my Trigger Wizard action list (there's no "object trigger" section even when I create new objects like shapes and buttons). I am still learning Storyline, so I hope this isn't too basic!