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Delay when copying a slide in Storyline
Hi RobbertvH ,
I opened your file. (spoiler: no solution, sorry) Here’s what I noticed:
-“The entire file” seems a bit slower, for example, compared to one of mine of similar size on the same computer, when I select an object or jump from slide to slide.
-Copying a slide can take about 10–15 seconds (not 45 seconds). It’s a bit faster if I do it from Storyview.
-However, on my PC, previewing a slide can take 20 seconds (screen 2.1) or 25 to 30 seconds (screen 3.3). Very strange and very annoying.
I thought it might be because of all the extra elements: the layers on the slide master (but obviously it shouldn’t be). I moved the extra layers to a sub-layout instead of the master slide. I gained a little speed when copying a slide, and it now takes an average of 10 seconds to display a preview (which is still too long since these two screens don’t contain any “large” images, audio, or video).
To get a real explanation and a real solution, it’s up to the Articulate team to analyze your file.
Thanks for your input Thierry! I suspect there might be a bug in the file. I tested and confirmed this bug does not occur when I open a brand new file.
Hi RobbertvH,
Great call testing this in a brand new file!
Did you try importing your slides into that brand new file? If you do that and the issue persists, there may be a corrupted element in your course. We'd be happy to take a closer look if you share your file here or privately!
Thank you Kelly, I did try importing the slides. The issues still persists. I've sent the file to our Storyline license retailer in the NL, so it should already be under inspection by SL at this time, but thank you for the offer !
