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Keyboard Shortcuts Buggy?
A lot of the functions I use are buried in menus and require a multitude of clicks to perform. i.e. Format Shape options, Size Position (which should probably be combined with format shape), and Position Objects under the Arrange dropdown.
You can add the major parts of a function to the quick access toolbar but not the "sub-functions". i.e. you can add the align function group but not align left, right, distribute, etc...
Having started to use AutoHotkey to create keyboard shortcuts for these repetitive strain injury inducing tasks, I noticed that when drilling down the menus with the alt shortcuts that they just end at the major function. The shortcut letter is clearly underlined but then the ribbon just closes up or uses the top level function and never expands the menu.
Using the mouse to expand the function works fine. Just not the keyboard.
Another funky issue is that the Format Object dialog box starting tab position is inconsistent.. Sometimes hitting tab will put focus on Fill and other times you have to hit it 3+ times for fill to gain focus. The Size and Position settings don't seem to suffer from this.
Love the software, would just like some easier (or consistent) access to commands.
Hi Sue,
I'm not sure that John is still subscribed to this thread as it's about a year old - you may want to use the "contact me" feature on his profile to reach out to him directly. The keystrokes that trigger browser actions are still detailed here.
Hello - I'm underlining John Denner's issue above (with images).
When you go deep in the menu, the hotkeys no longer work. Any way to correct this?
Hi Steven!
I'm happy to help! The last post was six years ago, so I'd like to grab more details about what you're experiencing in the latest version of Storyline 360. Here are the keyboard shortcuts in Storyline 360. Are there specific keyboard shortcuts that are causing the snag?
Please refer to John Denner's email 12/4/13 1:25am for details, but here is an example.
Say I want to change the font color of selected text.
I should be able to execute by typing the following keystrokes in succession:
1. ALT
2. H
3. FC
However, when i type FC, the menu effectively disappears. This is true for many of the menus. John Denner has helpful screenshots.
Thanks for the example, Steven.
I was able to follow along and this functionality works for me. Do you have the text selected that you wish to change the color on?
Hey Leslie,
What I would have liked to see - would have been the color palette menu drop down when you chose font color (FC). Try doing the same procedure on a word document, and you will see what I mean.
To use another example...alignment. I can navigate right up to the alignment function, but I cannot choose a particular alignment before the menu closes. (I probably should have used this example.)
Thanks!
The comparison to Word was exactly what I needed, Steven. I was able to see the difference in the behavior and understand what you are expecting.
I have reported this issue for our team to dig into further.
I wanted to share some information on how we define bugs and how we tackle them when they occur. This conversation will be attached so that we can share any updates with you here.
