Hi,
I created a timer, but it starts as soon as the project starts, and the timer is only needed for the third slide. How do I make the clock start when the user is on the right slide? I created my timer in the slide master if this information is helpful.
Thank you,
Natalie
If it is needed only on the third slide, move it to the third slide. The master slide is for things that need to show up on several slides.
Somewhere, somehow, there is a trigger that starts the timing. It probably refers to something on the slide, like “Do this action when the timeline on this slide starts”. If you move it to the slide where it is needed, it will probably function as you intend. If not, attach the .story file here, and. someone can take a look at it.
Hi, I am going to add my story file here. I am wondering did I not add it correctly from the slide master? Any help is welcome
Thank you,
Natalie
Actually, you didn't move the timer to the slides. You only moved the timer's display. The timer (the two layers) is still on the master, and starts when the first slide starts.
There are two ways around that in the attached project.
The first one is the Original Scene. It will work well if you want to use the timer some other place. I created a new layout named Blank, and renamed the original blank to Timer. I set slides one and three to use the Blank layout, and the second slide (with the timer display) to use the Timer layout. If you want to reuse the timer some other place, just set that slide layout to Timer, and place a display on it.
The other method is on scene Alternate, and may be more straight forward. I recreated the two timer layers and their triggers on slide two.
In all cases, I set Seconds to 0 when the slide starts, so the timer starts over if the slide is revisited. I subtracted 1 from it only if it is greater than 0, so it doesn't go to negative numbers.
Hi Walt,
Thank you so much that worked!! I appreciate your advice.
Natalie
Hi Walt,
I was able to have the timers work yesterday, but they are not working today. Not working means the numbers on the clock are not moving at all.
Also on the scene titled Orginal, I do not see any new layers called timer or blank. The original looks untouched to me, in your story file.
I went with the alternative scene option yesterday, but I THINK where I went wrong was I was trying to add it to another slide. I THINK I need to see the timer you made on the original scene because that is the option that will work for me.
Thank you,
Natalie
Hi Walt,
Never mind it started working this afternoon, must not like the mornings.
Natalie
Glad you got it going.
If you have to make changes to the original, the timer is in the layers on the master. I added a new layout to the master. The layout labeled Timer has them, and for any slide where you need a timer, use that layout. For slides that don't need one, use the Blank layout.
Hi Walt or anyone with advice,
Now with my game we want a retry option. When I click retry, I keep going to the results slide. I am thinking I can not retry the game because my time is up. Am I correct in my thoughts?
Natalie
Hello Natalie,
I'm happy to help with your question! Storyline automatically adds the triggers below when you add a "Retry Button" by clicking the corresponding button in the Results Slide's Design ribbon.
To avoid the behavior you've described, ensure that the "Jump to slide" trigger is present, pointing to the beginning of your lesson or whatever slide you intend to jump to upon retrying. If the issue persists, would you be willing to share a copy of your Storyline file here or privately through a support case so we can look at your setup? We'll delete it when we're done testing.
Hi Eric,
Thank you,
I will share my example here since there maybe someone with a similar question.
Here is an example, I do have the jump to slide trigger, and that is still not working.
Thank you,
Natalie
Thank you for sharing the Storyline project, Natalie! I noticed there is no Results slide yet, so I added one by using the steps here. The Retry button was automatically added, and its corresponding triggers are shown below.
I attached the revised project with the Results slide if you want to test it.
