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SteveLyne
Community Member
10 years ago

Missing States tab

Help!  I'm missing the STATES tab.  I first noticed this after I viewed a demo from the community (not sure if this relavent).

It occurs on old and new projects.

Any ideas how I get it back??

  • Hi Steve,

    Thanks for the image and I'm sorry to hear about the behavior - can you confirm you're using a DPI setting of 96 as detailed here?  You'll also want to make sure you're working on local project files, as working off a network or USB drive could cause unusual behavior.  Lastly, if the behavior continues I'd like to have you go through the repair steps here. 

    Please let me know if there is anything else I can assist with or how it goes after you check into those things. 

  • SteveLyne's avatar
    SteveLyne
    Community Member

    And, magically and inexplicably, it returns, without any explanation or having to take any of the steps above. 

    Thanks Ashley

  • This is so odd... just happened to my boss yesterday/today... (we still use SL2). Mine's fine though, we're stumped.

    • WendyFarmer's avatar
      WendyFarmer
      Super Hero

      Hi Chris

      this is a longshot - not sure if you are using dual monitors - try View > redock all windows

      • ChrisRoetzer-0d's avatar
        ChrisRoetzer-0d
        Community Member

        Hi Wendy thanks for tip; funny but my boss does not (who has the issue), but I do sometimes use two and I'm fine. Has there been any research on this bug? She was updating a course and rather than trying to edit an object's state, she just had it appear at the desired time by adjusting the timeline. A workaround for now but...

    • ChrisRoetzer-0d's avatar
      ChrisRoetzer-0d
      Community Member

      Hi Ashley thanks for ringing in. I didn't get to ask her today if it persists, I see it just sort of went away for the user who started this thread. Hope it doesn't happen to me! I'll tell her to repair/reinstall if it doesn't come back.

      • LeslieMcKerchie's avatar
        LeslieMcKerchie
        Staff

        Sounds like a good plan Chris. Just let us know if we can help you out :)

    • LeslieMcKerchie's avatar
      LeslieMcKerchie
      Staff

      Glad to hear that this conversation was able to help you out as well Raymond. Thanks for chiming in to share :)

  • Having the same issue working with a template from the library, it says to alter the text to click on the item and the "States" tab.  I don't have that tab.  When I try to dock the windows- nothing happens.  

  • Hi Lisa,

    You do have the States tab, I circled it in orange below: 

    Once you click there you'll be able to add a state to the object you've selected on the slide.

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      LisaGurman-fb27
      Community Member

      Oh my gosh duh me!

      Kind Regards,

      Lisa Gurman
      Corporate Training Coordinator
      Lisa.Gurman@CESCO.com
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      Cisco IP: 200-82

      Learning is a consequence of thinking, not teaching.

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  • Yay! Glad to hear it, Verónica! Thanks for chiming in to share, and welcome to E-Learning Heroes. 😊