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AndreaWeatherhe
Community Member
6 years ago

Inserting a Table Inside a Scrolling Panel

Is it possible to insert a table inside a scrolling panel so that the table scrolls along with the panel?

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  • I'm not sure what either picture shows, but I'm not seeing a scrolling panel in either of them.

    Maybe if you would attach the .story file here, someone could give you some idea of what is happening.

    • PhoebeHarker-Ri's avatar
      PhoebeHarker-Ri
      Community Member

      Here it is.
      The issue is on slide 1.24.
      Thanks,
      Phoebe Harker-Rivera

  • The file didn't come through. That can happen if you post from a phone, rather than a browser.

  • Three things:

    The table was sitting above the panel, not in it. Drag it until the cursor is within the panel and drop it. the table will move to align with the panel. You can tell if the object is in the panel, because it will disappear from the timeline, and move under the panel. You have to expand the panel to see it.

    The panel was larger than the slide, so the bottom of it (and the table) was cut off.

    I put an object on the layer to close it. I kept the "X" from falling into the panel (where it could scroll out of sight) by locking the panel on the timeline and positioning it. It is outside the panel, but the panel is unlocked, so you could easily lose it to the panel if you try to move it just a bit.

    • PhoebeHarker-Ri's avatar
      PhoebeHarker-Ri
      Community Member

      OK, I see what I did.

      I need to practice doing this some more so I don't lose panel & obviously, my panel should have stopped at the bottom of the slide.

      Thank you very much for your assistance!

  • Hello Everyone, I am having a hard time getting my table to scroll in my scrolling text box. I see it is in the box but no scroll bars show up.  Since it is so wide, I believe I need both scroll bars. Any help would be great! Thank you.

  • This from the User's Guide: 

    Tip: Although you can add objects to a scrolling panel that are wider than the panel, there won't be a horizontal scroll bar. Scrolling panels only support vertical scrolling.

    There are some tricks that work with some objects to get a horizontal scroll bar, but they don't work with tables without a great deal of work and frustration.

    Steps to rotate table in scrolling panel:

    1. Create table using individual shapes for each cell, one rectangle at a time
    2. Group table
    3. Rotate table group 90 left (for scrollbar on bottom)
    4. Insert table in scrolling panel
    5. Group scrolling panel with invisible shape and group them. Rotate group right 90

    I think your best bet is to pivot the table, swapping the rows and columns. Then you can use the vertical scrollbar.

    • MalvikaMalhotra's avatar
      MalvikaMalhotra
      Community Member

      Hi Walt,

      I need help. If I share my storyline 3 file with you, will you be able to guide me on how can i improve it.

      I am trying to be better at storyline.

      regards

      malvika 

       

  • Hi, Sanchit!

    Thanks for reaching out. You can upload your file here or privately in a support case so we can take a look! We'll delete it from our systems once troubleshooting is complete. In addition to your file, it will be helpful for you to provide some detail on the issue you're running into so we can better assist you!

  • Like Kelly said, if you upload the .story file here, someone will take a look at it.