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Customizing Player
It’s a custom tab that can be selected, unselected, or deleted in the Player Properties. When selected or unselected, the tab's state (visibility) applies globally across all slides. To remove the "CONTACT" tab from specific slides, you would need to use JavaScript to target that tab and remove it from those slides only. Execute JavaScript when the timeline starts on this slide:
const tabs = document.querySelectorAll(".custom-link"); tabs.forEach(tab => { let contactTab = tab.querySelector('span') if (contactTab.textContent.trim() === "CONTACT") { tab.style.display = 'none'; // hide } });These buttons each have their own ID that can be targeted individually. However, I used a slightly longer code to target your tab by its text content, as I'm unsure how many custom tabs are in your project.
To ensure the "CONTACT" tab appears on specific slides, execute the JavaScript when the timeline starts on those slides:const tabs = document.querySelectorAll(".custom-link"); tabs.forEach(tab => { let contactTab = tab.querySelector('span') if (contactTab.textContent.trim() === "CONTACT") { tab.style.display = 'inline-block'; // show } });
The first JavaScript goes on the slides where you want the "CONTACT" tab to be invisible, and the second one goes on the slides where you want it visible.
Is the "CONTACT" tab the only tab at the top right corner, or do you have additional tabs like "Resources" or other custom tabs? If I can figure the ID, I can simplify both scripts. Alternatively, I could create a single script for the master slide that automatically toggles the "CONTACT" tab visibility based on certain conditions.
You can try applying both scripts as they are for now and see how it works for you.
No, I got it to work to make it invisible so these scripts are great! Thank you so much!
Great! Just keep in mind that changing the tab name, for example to "CONTACTS," will cause the script to stop working. Make sure the word in the scripts matches the tab name exactly. This way, you can reuse the scripts for other custom tabs as well.
Nedim thank you for this code to hide and show custom tabs, I have it working in a project. I do have a question, if I wanted to hide the custom tab when the project loads (there is audio on the first slide), where can I put this code? The tab is not clickable, and disappears as soon as the first slide loads, but it would be best to reveal the tab at a certain point and not show on load. Thanks in advance.
You can execute this JavaScript when the timeline starts on the Master Slide to ensure the function is globally available:
window.toggleContactTab = function(action) { const tabs = document.querySelectorAll(".custom-link"); tabs.forEach(tab => { let contactTab = tab.querySelector('span'); if (contactTab && contactTab.textContent.trim() === "CONTACT") { tab.style.display = action === 'hide' ? 'none' : 'block'; } }); };Then, on any slide where you want to show or hide the Contact tab, execute the following JavaScript when the timeline starts on this slide:
toggleContactTab('hide'); // Hides the CONTACT tab toggleContactTab('show'); // Shows the CONTACT tabIf the Contact tab is initially hidden and you want it to appear at a certain point (e.g., when a variable becomes true), run toggleContactTab('show') when the variable changes to true.
Nedim Thank you. Sorry I was not clear that the project I am working on uses the classic player, so the custom tabs appear on screen before the start course button is used. Any insight as to where the scripts can be placed (not in an action programmed in Storyline, but as an edit to the html or script files generated by publishing) to hide the custom buttons before the player is loaded would be greatly appreciated!
