Slide master layers

Hi Geert -

Good question and yes, I think it's possible. Here's a quick demo based on my understanding of what your'e trying to do. Let me know if this helps or if I'm totally missing it

Hi David,

thanks for the feedback.

Its close, yet the solution only allows for 1 text per project.

Basically what I want is to have a slide layout, which has 3 layers on which I have my logic, and then assign that layout (incl the logic) to all slides.

Similar to, I change the colour of a layout in a slide master, and all slides that have this layout assigned will change colour.

Take a look at this link. There you'll see 3 layers. If I all my slides need to have the 3 layers, I will have to duplicate my slides...

Cheers

Geert

I will revive this old thread because I am running into a similar situation and I can't find a resolution.

I want to create a slide layout that has layers on it, and that I can apply to new slides.  When I create the layout with a layer it looks great.  When I create a new slide and apply the layout only the base layer shows and the additional layers are not added to the new slide.

In the attached file I show the desired affect:  

• A picture is on the base layer, filling the slide.  This is an image placeholder that can be changed.
• A box with gradient is over the picture on one side, with a text placeholder over opaque part of the gradient.  The gradient fades the image into a white background so that the text can be easily read.

I tried doing this all on a one layer layout, but the large image placeholder won't stay behind the box with gradient.  When I do this on two layers it looks great in theory but the layer with the gradient and text box doesn't get applied to a new slide using the layout.  

Why provide the ability to create layers in the layouts if they don't transfer to new slides?  How can this be fixed? Can this be done using layouts instead of by creating the slides and then duplicating them?

Daniel,

Did you get your issue above resolved?  I believe I am running into the same issue.

Hi Steve,

You may also want to PM him, as there is not way to ensure he's still subscribed to this thread. 

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I, too, need empty layers on every slide in a project.

The layer will eventually be used to add slide-specific bibliographic references, so they'll all be different, which means I can't create the content itself in a master.  What I need is a way to 'master' the empty layers so they're ready for me when I insert a new slide. I'd also love to add triggers to show/hide the layers using the keyboard.

Hi Sharon,

Do you absolutely need the layers in the Master? It may not be exactly what you're looking for, but you could create a slide and set it up with the layers you need. Keep it in its own scene. Duplicate that slide and place it where you need it in the project. Then you can add the content you need for that specific slide and section of your course. When you're finished, you can either hide the original slide, or remove it all together. 

While it's not the most elegant method, hopefully it will save you some time. 

In the meantime, please feel free to send a suggestion over to our development team if you'd like to see this functionality added in a future release. 

Thanks!

This sounds like a good solution, except I'm creating16 units with about 100 slides each (SME-driven decision), so that's 1600 copies. Then to further complicate matters, I'm importing about 100 PowerPoint slides per unit (1600 slides) which I then have to cut/paste into the blank slides with working layers/triggers (including everything necessary to support closed captioning per Steve Flowers's example).  So we're talking 3200 cut/copy/paste operations before I can really start working on my content.

So, yes, I really need this as part of my template master.

I know this thread is 3 years old... but there doesn't seem to be a solution listed. I'm using 360, and in my master layout I have a picture placeholder in the background and a 30% transparent shape over top of the picture listing the title of the scene. In the story I need to be able to change the picture for the beginning of each theme - however in the story the picture sits on top of the shape and therefore you cannot see the shape at all. 

Hi Natalie,

Are you able to share a copy of your file so that we can see what you're describing? Where are you trying to change the picture - since it's included as a background in the master slide you'd need to change it there and it sounds like you'd have to have multiple master slides (one for each picture). 

If you're still hitting a roadblock on this, share a copy of your .story file and then staff or folks in the community can take a look!