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"It may be that you have not modified that trigger to include all the layers in the conditions."
  • over 5 years ago09/07/18 at 4:35 am (UTC)
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"The attached samples may give you some ideas.  "
  • over 5 years ago09/07/18 at 4:24 am (UTC)
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"It looks good. All you need is some way to keep track of when all the layers have been viewed.  This trigger won't work, because if the b..."
  • over 5 years ago09/05/18 at 2:40 am (UTC)
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Walt Hamilton replied to the discussion Jumping positions to Cue point
"Not as complex as yours, but here's a sample that does what you seem to be describing, https://community.articulate.com/discussions/arti..."
  • over 5 years ago08/28/18 at 12:21 pm (UTC)
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"It is not the hover state that is the problem, but you are on the right track.  It is the z-axis (what's closest to the viewer) that is c..."
  • over 5 years ago08/21/18 at 3:46 am (UTC)
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Walt Hamilton replied to the discussion Only show layer on first visit/once
"Create a trigger on the directions layer so that when you click that you are done and are ready to leave it, the "DirectionsVisited" vari..."
  • over 5 years ago08/17/18 at 4:23 pm (UTC)
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Walt Hamilton replied to the discussion Check Boxes
"Copying and pasting both check boxes and radio boxes used to crash SL2. I got out of the habit of doing it, so I can't say if they have f..."
  • over 5 years ago08/15/18 at 2:45 pm (UTC)
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Walt Hamilton replied to the discussion Printing the Glossary?
"Janet, Articulate does not respond to ideas on the basis of how good they are, they respond to ones that a lot of users want. So everybo..."
  • over 5 years ago08/14/18 at 7:16 pm (UTC)
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Walt Hamilton replied to the discussion Timing the triggers
"Make object visible when audio completes. Jump when object is clicked."
  • over 5 years ago08/10/18 at 7:59 pm (UTC)
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"If the layer visibility is locked, objects on that layer will always show:    "
  • over 5 years ago08/09/18 at 9:11 pm (UTC)
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Walt Hamilton replied to the discussion Animation Question
"It's very easy to do in PowerPoint, and then export as a video to use in SL. I would do the shrinking in PPt, then do the movement in SL,..."
  • over 5 years ago08/07/18 at 6:37 pm (UTC)
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"I'd have to see the slide in question before I could agree with that."
  • over 5 years ago08/07/18 at 4:44 pm (UTC)
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"Lauren,   It is maybe not a well-known, but newly known bug (See Ashley's first Reply) in SL that using "State of XXX is ..." in the "W..."
  • over 5 years ago08/04/18 at 5:50 pm (UTC)
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"If you've reinstalled SL and still see the same results, upload the slide here, and let someone take a look at it."
  • over 5 years ago08/03/18 at 3:26 am (UTC)
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Walt Hamilton replied to the discussion Triggers, Variables and Conditions
"I can't really tell, without seeing the slide, but here's one guess. If the timeline ever ends, and there is even one layer unvisited, it..."
  • over 5 years ago08/03/18 at 2:00 am (UTC)
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"Try using this shape over the video and filling it with the slide background:  "
  • over 5 years ago08/02/18 at 5:15 pm (UTC)
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Walt Hamilton replied to the discussion Closed Captioning
"Click on the video to select it. Then:  "
  • over 5 years ago08/02/18 at 5:04 pm (UTC)
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"Here is a sample that provides targeted feedback for specific wrong answers. It is a drag and drop interaction. but will show you how."
  • over 5 years ago07/31/18 at 9:18 pm (UTC)
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Walt Hamilton replied to the discussion Batch publish mode?
"Calvin, There is a way to change your workflow, and save tons of time. If there is something about your course that isn't working, don't..."
  • over 5 years ago07/31/18 at 8:29 pm (UTC)
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"There is a sample in this discussion that may help: https://community.articulate.com/discussions/articulate-storyline/can-i-have-multipl..."
  • over 5 years ago07/27/18 at 5:35 pm (UTC)
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"Add a condition to this trigger:     On condition  Selected  ==  False"
  • over 5 years ago07/26/18 at 5:07 pm (UTC)
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Walt Hamilton replied to the discussion Copying images between Storyline files
"Copy and paste from SL to SL has never worked well, if at all. Always import the slide you need, if you want to end up with a copy of wha..."
  • almost 6 years ago07/24/18 at 6:00 pm (UTC)
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Walt Hamilton replied to the discussion Hotspots, States and Lightbox slides
"Attach your .story file here, and I'll bet someone can help you."
  • almost 6 years ago07/19/18 at 2:25 am (UTC)
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Walt Hamilton replied to the discussion Highlight areas of a screen
"If a rectangular shape will work for you, you can use a snipping tool to take a shot of the portion you want of the original, cover the o..."
  • almost 6 years ago07/18/18 at 2:31 pm (UTC)
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Walt Hamilton replied to the discussion Options to set a password in storyline?
"Here is a link to a sample that requires a password: https://community.articulate.com/discussions/articulate-storyline/solution-to-alter..."
  • almost 6 years ago07/18/18 at 2:25 pm (UTC)