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Hide base layer object on multiple layers at one time?
I have a slide with multiple layers. I want to hide a certain base layer object on all of the layers. The only way I can figure out how to do this is to edit the base layer objects on every layer individually. Is there any way to hide a base layer object on several layers all at once??? That would save me SO much time! Thanks...
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Unfortunately, you have to edit the base layer objects on each layer.
You could pull this off by triggering a "hide'em" layer and your other layer from the same event. The hide'em layer would configure your hidden base objects.
- HideObjects
- Layer 1
- Layer 2
- Layer 3
Show HideObjects
Show Layer 1
As long as both of these layers are set not to hide other slide layers, the HideObjects layer will maintain your base objects settings.
- This is one of those things that really irritates me, if I copy a layer why does it lose the objects that I have hidden on the base layer?
Nancy Woinoski said:
Unfortunately, you have to edit the base layer objects on each layer.
Phil Mayor said:
This is one of those things that really irritates me, if I copy a layer why does it lose the objects that I have hidden on the base layer?
You took the words right out of my mouth.@Phil and @Becky - Duplicating slide layers and their current properties could make a great production/workflow enhancement. Please consider submitting that as a feature request.
Couldn't this be done with states?
Hi,
Just back from being away and sent in the feature request. Gerry, I'm interested to know what you're thinking. Also, though, it seems to me that this is just something that should be included as a "default design" feature. Thoughts?
- I may be misreading things but to get to any of the layers, you need some action. Anytime you go to a layer with an action, add a trigger that changes the state of the object that you want hidden to "Hidden."
Rebecca Fleisch Cordeiro said:
Hi,
Just back from being away and sent in the feature request. Gerry, I'm interested to know what you're thinking.
Hi Gerry, unless I'm mistaken, we are not really talking about hiding and showing specific objects on the layer during play back.
We are talking about situations in which we have created a layer and have deselected some of the base layer objects on the timeline so that they don't show through when viewing the layer.
Then we need another layer similar to the one we just created so we duplicate it - problem is when we duplicate it, it does carry forward the selections we made for the base layer objects.
Thanks, Nancy!
I'm having a brain f??t with this and not able to comprehend the difference right now . . . :(
