Eric Schaffer
Eric Schaffer
Service Support, Training & Application Specialist at YANMAR America
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    Eric Schaffer

    Over 40 years working on Diesel engines in many different applications. I have been working in the training area for the past 10 years. I was a small business owner for 20 years.
  • Acworth, GA
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Eric Schaffer replied to the discussion Storyline Master: How do the text boxes stay in their defined places when switching layouts?
"It looks to me like the white area you are adding the third number to is centering your text or objects. I think if you try and add a fou..."
  • 12 months ago05/03/23 at 12:18 pm (UTC)
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Eric Schaffer replied to the discussion Is there a way to view the duration of each slide in a .story file or add them up to get a total duration?
"Two ideas, First, lock the slides so they must be on the slide for "X" until they can move forward. Lock the next button. Second, m..."
  • 12 months ago05/03/23 at 12:08 pm (UTC)
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Eric Schaffer replied to the discussion Quiz Attempts for Learners
"Not sure what you are trying to accomplish here. If you what/need the learner to get the answer, you might want to send them back to wher..."
  • 12 months ago05/02/23 at 8:41 pm (UTC)
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Eric Schaffer replied to the discussion Storyline v3.74.30180.0 course packaging infected with Malware?
"I have seen issues with cloud storage and other than storage issues. We never do any storage on TEAMS. "
  • 12 months ago05/02/23 at 8:37 pm (UTC)
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Eric Schaffer replied to the discussion using the eyedropper to get colors
"I have seen where the size and shape of your cursor will change the way the eyedropper will work. If you change the size back to a standa..."
  • 12 months ago05/02/23 at 5:44 pm (UTC)
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Eric Schaffer replied to the discussion Teams slide object sizes changed
"One issues I found using team slides is the formatted size. Make sure both are set to the same slide size. I had a long talk with a manag..."
  • 12 months ago04/28/23 at 1:14 pm (UTC)
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Eric Schaffer replied to the discussion Layer Skip
"Also is there something in Layer #1 telling it to close and go to layer #2 without any input from the learner. "
  • 12 months ago04/28/23 at 12:59 pm (UTC)
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Eric Schaffer replied to the discussion Layer Skip
"Check your trigger, make sure it is directing the learner to go to Layer #1 not just goto Layer. "
  • 12 months ago04/28/23 at 12:58 pm (UTC)
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Eric Schaffer replied to the discussion Help! Desperate plea! Can anyone open/publish this STL file?
"Articulate doesn't like cloud storage. Keep your files on your computer and store a copy in the cloud. I have seen this several times wit..."
  • 12 months ago04/27/23 at 8:57 pm (UTC)
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Eric Schaffer replied to the discussion How to rearrange slide master order
"There was a posting on this and the reply from Staff was there is no way to rearrange the Slide Masters."
  • 12 months ago04/27/23 at 3:06 pm (UTC)
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Eric Schaffer replied to the discussion Is it possible to download a Storyline 360 character as an SVG file to edit?
"I have tried to download and make changes with no success. Our graphics department has also tried with no success. We ended up spen..."
  • 12 months ago04/26/23 at 4:56 pm (UTC)
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Eric Schaffer replied to the discussion Moving a slider with a button
"Fantastic, that was what I was looking for. Thanks Judy"
  • 12 months ago04/26/23 at 4:46 pm (UTC)
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Eric Schaffer replied to the discussion Moving a slider with a button
"I see Judy has posted some screen shots of the triggers. One question Judy. With these triggers, if the user clicks on the down but..."
  • almost 1 year ago04/25/23 at 2:55 pm (UTC)
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Eric Schaffer replied to the discussion Moving a slider with a button
"I think this is what you are looking for. The triggers are there you just need to dig for them. I could help you if I could see you..."
  • almost 1 year ago04/25/23 at 2:52 pm (UTC)
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Eric Schaffer replied to the discussion Hiding scenes in the menu
"Understanding what you are trying to do. I don't see anything in Storyline to do this. Is the menu really important for the learner to se..."
  • almost 1 year ago04/25/23 at 2:40 pm (UTC)
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Eric Schaffer replied to the discussion Storyline 360, Output to Web, Sharing via OneDrive
"I hate OneDrive just because of this issue. I believe Articulate will tell you storing files on a cloud storage system may create issues...."
  • 1 year ago04/24/23 at 3:07 pm (UTC)
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Eric Schaffer replied to the discussion Hover AND Click?
"OK, I found the issue and I made some changes. I can remember playing this game during my EMT training. Any way. You are using laye..."
  • 1 year ago04/21/23 at 9:42 pm (UTC)
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Eric Schaffer replied to the discussion Inspirational ideas on medical device training
"I have used scenario-based training in engine troubleshooting. It more of an investigative process. If this happens go this way, or..."
  • 1 year ago04/21/23 at 9:13 pm (UTC)
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Eric Schaffer replied to the discussion Resizing Player to Fit Powerpoint Content
"I think when you go to publish the project, you can go to the other setting on the properties page. There you will find a small gear in t..."
  • 1 year ago04/21/23 at 9:01 pm (UTC)
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Eric Schaffer replied to the discussion Accordion Interaction - Example
"Take a look at this in Review. I can't get the action to work without publishing it. I only did one part, but I used a light box. I..."
  • 1 year ago04/21/23 at 4:20 pm (UTC)
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Eric Schaffer replied to the discussion Language choice within Storyline player
"Carlos, I agree with Judy. I was glad she confirmed language can't be changed. I too work for a global company. We make a primary course...."
  • 1 year ago04/21/23 at 12:21 am (UTC)
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Eric Schaffer replied to the discussion Where can I find when within my course a custom variable is set?
"I think I know what you mean. If you go to the Story View, click on the Manage project variables box in the triggers area. It will open u..."
  • 1 year ago04/21/23 at 12:13 am (UTC)
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Eric Schaffer replied to the discussion Should non Instructional Designers edit Storyline courses?
"Wow, some great feedback. Now for a totally different perspective. I work with 5 other e-learning developers. We are the SME for what we ..."
  • 1 year ago04/21/23 at 12:01 am (UTC)
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Eric Schaffer replied to the discussion Background Music keep playing.
"I believe you can pause or stop the background music by setting a trigger to pause media or stop media at a cue point or a time on the ti..."
  • 1 year ago04/19/23 at 1:12 pm (UTC)
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Eric Schaffer replied to the discussion Creating custom Backgrounds
"I think what you are trying to do can be done on a slide master. If you click on "View" and go to the slide master, you can copy and past..."
  • 1 year ago04/19/23 at 12:39 am (UTC)