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Lock slide order?
I am wondering if it is possible to lock the slide order in Storyline. I feel like there used to be a feature to do this, but I can't seem to remember how to access it, perhaps it's gone, or maybe I'm imagining things.
Anyway, it seems REALLY EASY to accidentally move slides out of order in story view or in the mini-story view on the slide editing panel. Being able to lock the order once the skeleton is built seems like a pretty basic feature. What am I missing?
Thanks for any help anyone can provide.
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One of the most frustrating things I've encountered as a Storyline Articulate user is searching for a problem, seeing that someone else asked about this problem 11 years ago, and it still being unresolved.
It's pretty shocking that this issue was brought up 10 years ago and persists today despite an obvious need and multiple feature requests. This is a significant weakness in Storyline and causes a lot of lost time.
Hi Lindsey!
Thanks so much for sharing your thoughts with us. I have added your voice to this feature request!
If the request makes it onto our feature roadmap, we’ll make sure to update everyone in this conversation thread!
Have a great start to 2023!
Coming here this year to echo the need for a lock slide order feature.
Yeah, I can use jump to slide name, but it can still move out of order, with the smallest mouse bump. I've now lost over an hour of time re-ordering slides that I meticulously placed in a specific order. A lock slide order feature would be SO HELPFUL.Slides can be moved in order if your mouse twitches and moves even a slight bit while you are selecting a slide in story view.
The solution is not to use "next" and "previous" in jump triggers, but jump to a slide name. They cannot override the triggers and get out of order.
Joining the discussion to say that I would also find this very useful. I've had a couple of projects recently where I've had to do a lot of unpicking to get slides back into the correct order with no idea how/why they moved in the first place.
Definitely adding my voice to the request for a slide locking feature. I'll frequently stumble upon a slide that is obviously out of order and think "How did you get there. Wait, where do you even go?" or I'll be previewing and suddenly there's something obviously missing, but I have no idea where it went.
Hi Carmel,
While there isn't a feature to lock the slides in Story View, I appreciate you sharing your need for that!
Hi Leanne! That definitely shouldn't happen, so I'm glad you reached out!
What version of Storyline are you using? Could you share a quick screen recording of what happens when you click a slide for slightly too long? I'd like to get a better idea of what you're seeing on your side. Thanks!
I also have trouble with slides moving! If I click on a slide in story view for slightly too long (0.001 of a second!) it changes the "Jump to [my chosen slide]" to whatever it wants. This means I have to spend so long checking all these special branching slides before I export every time. Please add this feature! It would save so much time and frustration. Thank you :)
