Please help! slide layer finishes before activity is completed

SarahSexton​: Unfortunately, there's not a built-in variable that controls whether or not a slide plays automatically. However, you can create one. And the buttons and triggers can be put on the Slide Master, so you don't need triggers on every slide. 

The attached file has a quickie demo of this. It relies on built-in toggling functions for T/F variables and for objects with a Selected state. It shows the master Play button if the AutoPlay T/F variable = False (which is the default value).

• Caveat: Permanent objects on a Slide Master (that is, inserted objects that aren't placeholders) can't be edited or rearranged when you're editing the slide. They will always appear under content in placeholders and other content inserted directly onto the slide. To have them appear over slide content, permanent objects would need to be on a layer on the Slide Master. Needless to say, that adds more programming, and potential issues when slides have layers.

In the demo, the button for toggling the AutoPlay variable is on the Slide Master. However, to make it less obtrusive, you could just include it on the first slide. Then, to give users access to it from throughout the course, put a copy of the button on a slide in a "storage" scene (that is, a scene that doesn't include course content). Add a Player tab that lightboxes that slide. 

• Here's info about how to add custom tabs to the Player: TIP: Create Custom Player Tabs for Your Resources, Glossary, and More | Articulate - Community 

 If you have additional questions, search the community. There are discussions about master controls. If you can't find the answer you need, start a new discussion that focuses on this issue. That will make it easier for others to find in the future when they're searching for help with this topic.