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Walt Hamilton replied to the discussion Open URL/File
"Most likely. I can’t guarantee that’s what is causing it, but I can guarantee that if you are trying to do that, it will result in ..."
  • 1 month ago03/19/24 at 8:42 pm (UTC)
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"You're welcome. PIAWYC (Pass it along when you can). "
  • 1 month ago03/19/24 at 2:13 am (UTC)
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"I would try creating the visited state to show a button has been selected. Then change the original trigger to "Show layer xxx if state o..."
  • 1 month ago03/19/24 at 1:59 am (UTC)
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Walt Hamilton replied to the discussion Importing a zipped file into Storyline
"What is in it when it is expanded? If it is a storyline file, then it is most likely a published file, and you can’t unpublish it to edit..."
  • 1 month ago03/18/24 at 4:40 pm (UTC)
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"What you are asking is beyond the native capabilities of SL without using a huge number of triggers and layers. I suggest you use Javascr..."
  • 1 month ago03/18/24 at 4:37 pm (UTC)
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"Oh, good. That’s a relief. You have no idea how many people disregard copy rights. For your smaller modules, you need to determine ..."
  • 1 month ago03/18/24 at 3:11 pm (UTC)
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"You're welcome. PIAWYC (Pass it along when you can). "
  • 1 month ago03/18/24 at 2:21 am (UTC)
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Walt Hamilton replied to the discussion Work Drag & Drop and Scrolling Panels
"Any answer would be just guessing without being able to see the .story file. Attach it here so someone can take a look and offer some help."
  • 1 month ago03/18/24 at 2:18 am (UTC)
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"When you say author, I hope you are referring to the author of the book. Otherwise, after reading your description of what it will be, I'..."
  • 1 month ago03/18/24 at 2:08 am (UTC)
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"It actually works if you click before the second pulse, but not if you wait til after it. Makes me think it is a bug. Click on the Report..."
  • 1 month ago03/17/24 at 12:19 am (UTC)
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"My mistake. Reveal one at a time and Shuffle are not compatible. What SL means by shuffle is that all the answers appear at once, and it ..."
  • 1 month ago03/16/24 at 4:53 am (UTC)
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Walt Hamilton replied to the discussion Resetting Triggers on a Slide
"Jonathan, Good thinking, but you don't have to create that trigger. The layer has a properties setting to hide when the timeline ends. FY..."
  • 1 month ago03/16/24 at 4:46 am (UTC)
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"If a font is corrupted on your computer, Articulate can't do anything about it."
  • 2 months ago03/15/24 at 4:14 am (UTC)
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"It would help if you would attach your .story file here, so someone can take a look at it. Troubleshooting is just guessing without seein..."
  • 2 months ago03/15/24 at 12:35 am (UTC)
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"Using Visited state when visiting other slides has random results, as you have noticed. There is a better idea in the sample at this disc..."
  • 2 months ago03/15/24 at 12:33 am (UTC)
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Walt Hamilton replied to the discussion Problema para importar PPT
"Sometimes I have received that message. The cause was that I have Windows File Explorer set to show a preview of the files. When I chose ..."
  • 2 months ago03/14/24 at 8:33 pm (UTC)
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Walt Hamilton replied to the discussion Next button trigger keeps changing
"Or else don't be tempted to drag your slides around in story view because they look wrong temporarily. So many problems could be solved b..."
  • 2 months ago03/13/24 at 7:37 pm (UTC)
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Walt Hamilton replied to the discussion Simple checkbox matrix in Storyline
"You would need to create a checkbox for every cell in the grid. For each video, show just its checkboxes. Then for the action that jumps ..."
  • 2 months ago03/13/24 at 7:32 pm (UTC)
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"It would be a lot easier to have useful thoughts if we could see it. Attach the .story file here, please."
  • 2 months ago03/13/24 at 6:23 pm (UTC)
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Walt Hamilton replied to the discussion layer pops up before it hides
"Put the hide layer trigger right before the jump to … trigger."
  • 2 months ago03/13/24 at 6:21 pm (UTC)
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" Cuando publica para Review, el sistema debe mostrar el mismo nombre, y debe subirlo. Si no, que actualmente pasa? Recibe un mensaje..."
  • 2 months ago03/13/24 at 5:18 pm (UTC)
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"Check the sample here: https://community.articulate.com/discussions/articulate-storyline/sorting-and-organizing-lists It will show ..."
  • 2 months ago03/13/24 at 5:13 pm (UTC)
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"As an FYI, when dealing with triggers, anything that is underlined will give you additional options."
  • 2 months ago03/13/24 at 2:54 pm (UTC)
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"Is the hover the shape with added text box, or is it just the text box? If it happens only at the edge, and not the center, that ca..."
  • 2 months ago03/13/24 at 2:52 pm (UTC)
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Walt Hamilton replied to the discussion Unable to Import PowerPoint into Storyline
"What happens when you try? Sometimes I have received that message. The cause was that I have Windows File Explorer set to show a preview..."
  • 2 months ago03/13/24 at 2:47 pm (UTC)