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Merge Shapes Feature
Hi guys,
It just came in my mind if we could add a "Merge Shapes Feature" like "PowerPoint" in Storyline so It can be quite helpful to create interesting shapes and picture place holders and make storyline more creative.
Thanks in advance!
Hello everyone,
I have some great news to share! We just released another update for Storyline 360. In Update 100, we’ve included essential fixes and new features. One of the new features we’ve included is:
- Unleash your creativity—use merge options to combine basic shapes into custom, powerful designs.
Launch the Articulate 360 desktop app on your computer to take advantage of this update, and click the Update button next to Storyline 360. You’ll find our step-by-step instructions here.
Please let me know if you need additional help.
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This feature would be great! Another vote from me!
Would love to have this shape editing features added.
I vote for this as well! It would also be good to add a merge to background feature similar to Adobe Captivate.
+1 to this request. Or maybe allow groups to have their states changed.
Has this feature been added?
Hello Hianna, and welcome to E-Learning Heroes. 😊
This feature is still open with our team, so it has not been added at this time.
You can see the items we are currently working on via the link below:
Ditto! Thank you...
Another vote from me! Very frustrating that this has been asked for repeatedly for years and nothing has been done.
A vote from me too!
This "Merge Shapes" function is absolutely needed. This is especially so because of the fact that when you place an Icon, they are sometimes imported as a group of shapes and not one shape. Then it's impossible to combine them (obviously, that's why we're here), then because of this, you cannot edit the states of this "Icon". This should be considered a huge flaw in the UI. Both the importing of the "Icon" and editing states are essentially broken at about 50% of the time. This forces me to either search by trial and error for an icon that is all one piece (they all should be!) or create edited states and triggers for each piece. Completely absurd. What a waste of time. Place "Icons" that come in as grouped pieces = broken. Can't edit states on a grouped item = broken. Can't merge shapes = broken. It's been 3 years, SMH.
Edit: Can't create trigger for group of items = broken
Edit # 2: OK folks, if I can complain I should be willing to help as well. I have found a workaround for my particular issue and thought it might help someone else. Here goes. I find that if I select all but one piece of my icon (ungroup first and do not select the most prominent piece), copy the selected items, then delete them. Select the "prominent item" that you left behind and edit the states of this item. Deselect the item within the state editing mode, then paste the missing items you previously copied and deleted. Now this Icon is basically one item with only the prominent piece as the "handle". From there you can copy/paste the state to edit different stats, such as "active" or "selected". Be sure to select all your items of the "icon" inside the state editing mode before adding effects.
Note: these "in state" pieces do get a bit wonky if you start changing the shape or size of the icon after implementing this workaround. So do this last.
