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How to temporary hide a customized player button
Hello E-learning Heroes!
I am working on the project, where as part of it I created a Player button, which lightboxes a particular slide. But, the thing is that I don't need it to be visible alway...
Depending on the position of the button and the background, the simplest option would be to cover it when needed with a shape that's the same color as the background.
Another option: If the button is on the Master slide, you could add triggers on the Master that change the button to Normal or to Hidden with conditions based on the value of a T/F variable. (For example, change the state of the button to Normal when the timeline starts if the variable = True.)
Obviously, you'll also need to create that T/F variable. To control it, use triggers on the slides to adjust its value as needed.
- If the user can only go through the course in a linear fashion (that is, that can't jump around), you need fewer triggers. For example, slide 1 might have a trigger to change the variable to True, which would show the button. Subsequent slides would show the button, until you get to a slide with a trigger that changes the variable to False.
- If the user might jump around in the course, you'll need a trigger on every slide to adjust the variable as needed.
FYI: Here's more info about trigger conditions and variables:
