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Cue Points & the Table of Contents
Currently, the only viable option seems to be splitting the video across multiple slides, unless you're using a custom-built menu that allows you to define clickable points that jump to specific cue points on the timeline.
The built-in Storyline menu is primarily designed to navigate between slides, not to jump to specific points within a single video. You can’t have more tab links in the built-in menu than there are slides in your project.
If I were you, I’d look into creating a custom built-in menu using JavaScript that doesn’t interfere with the timeline but allows you to jump to specific points in the video when each tab in the custom-built menu is clicked. Alternatively, if you prefer to avoid JavaScript, you could try setting up triggers to jump to different cue points on the timeline using Storyline’s built-in features.
A workaround could be to use variables to seek to cue points:
- Create a Number Variable: jumpToTime (Default: 0)
- Create Triggers on Slide Start or with a Button: Jump to time when variable changes
Example: “Jump to time in media Video1 when jumpToTime changes.”
3. Use Buttons to Set jumpToTime: Add a trigger to set the variable to the seconds where your cue point is. Example: Set jumpToTime = 45 (for 00:45)
4. Trigger to Jump: Trigger: “Seek to time jumpToTime in video Video1 when jumpToTime changes
You should also make a dummy variable change trigger or media completion to re-enable the variable change if reselecting same point.
With a lightbox slide or a slide layer for your TOC it could look quite cool. You can then add button states to show progress eg visited etc.
I was really hoping to utilize the existing TOC but I get it. This is a really cool idea! Thanks for sharing, it may be my only way to go so I don't have to split up the existing MP4.
Thanks again!