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Storyline Audio
To resolve the issue, create a button (e.g., "Start") that triggers navigation to the next slide. This ensures users must click an element—similar to how the "Play" button on the loading screen is clicked in the solutions provided by Thierry or Kate, where only the audio slide is published. If the learner does not interact with the initial "Play" button (or any button on the first slide), the audio on the next slide will still load but remain muted due to browser autoplay restrictions. If the first slide contains a standard button, the initial "Play" button will not appear. However, if the first slide includes a "silent" audio file (as in Thierry's example), the "Play" button will be displayed to comply with browser autoplay policies. Either solution provided in this thread should resolve the issue. I hope Articulate will provide official clarification on whether this behavior is an intentional or an unexpected bug.
To resolve the issue, create a button (e.g., "Start") that triggers navigation to the next slide. This ensures users must click an element—similar to how the "Play" button on the loading screen is clicked in the solutions provided by Thierry or Kate, where only the audio slide is published. If the learner does not interact with the initial "Play" button (or any button on the first slide), the audio on the next slide will still load but remain muted due to browser autoplay restrictions. If the first slide contains a standard button, the initial "Play" button will not appear. However, if the first slide includes a "silent" audio file (as in Thierry's example), the "Play" button will be displayed to comply with browser autoplay policies. Either solution provided in this thread should resolve the issue. I hope Articulate will provide official clarification on whether this behavior is an intentional or an unexpected bug.
Thank you all for your support. By inserting the blank page I was trying to avoid having the black screen with the play icon and trigger it to automatically go to the second slide and play the audio. I'll pop a button onto the first page. Thanks again.
