Hello everyone!
I have a master slide with on-slide forward and backward buttons (rather than using the player), but occasionally, my slide layouts require the forward button to be disabled until the user does/clicks X or Y.
I have workarounds, but is there a way to edit elements on the master slide for a single slide rather than having to create (and maintain) a separate basic layout where that's the only difference?
You could use variables to control when an object appears and doesn't appear.
https://training.articulate.com/webinars/getting-started-with-variables-in-storyline-360
Thank you for the suggestion! I hadn't considered that. But how do I have triggers interact with the master slide? I didn't realize that was possible.
You can't edit Master items from a slide.
Here's an easy potential workaround: on the slide, cover the Master forward button with an object that looks like a Disabled version of it. Then change the state of that object to Hidden when the conditions are met (for example, when X and Y are Visited).
Thank you, Judy! My workaround is similar but sloppier looking (white box covering the button that disappears). If I can't achieve what I'm looking for, your solution would at least be cleaner-looking, so I'll do that moving forward.
Thank you!
Judy's solution is the easiest in the short term, but if you wanted to use a variable here's a quick tutorial that shows how.
https://360.articulate.com/review/content/aca0d86c-9148-4c32-b4e1-bd87f82399e7/review
I think Tom's solution is elegant. However, you do need to consider what happens if the user returns to the slide. Here's the trigger on the interactive slide in his demo:
In any case, it's definitely worth the effort to learn about variables and trigger conditions. They provide the real power in Storyline.
