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"I didn't look carefully enough. The next question button sometimes jumps to the next slide before incrementing the variable. I went throu..."
  • almost 9 years ago08/27/15 at 1:50 pm (UTC)
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Walt Hamilton replied to the discussion Markers
"Don't try to create a marker. Create something that looks like a marker and acts like a marker. Perhaps a shape with a hover over state."
  • almost 9 years ago08/27/15 at 1:29 pm (UTC)
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"I haven't had time to look at it very deeply, but here is my first guess. The correct layers have two methods of moving on to the next sl..."
  • almost 9 years ago08/26/15 at 7:33 pm (UTC)
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"Not without seeing the .story file you are working on."
  • almost 9 years ago08/26/15 at 7:08 pm (UTC)
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Walt Hamilton replied to the discussion Adding a separator to the Resources
"      It is not perfect, but it might work.  "
  • almost 9 years ago08/25/15 at 8:23 pm (UTC)
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Walt Hamilton replied to the discussion Broken Button / Trigger
"If you attach your .story file, maybe someone here can look at it and help you."
  • almost 9 years ago08/25/15 at 8:09 pm (UTC)
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Walt Hamilton replied to the discussion Reordering slides in Story view
"Actually, more experimentation shows that if you go to your menu slide, and reorder the triggers in rectangle2, they are lining up accord..."
  • almost 9 years ago08/25/15 at 2:27 pm (UTC)
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Walt Hamilton replied to the discussion True/False Variables
"On the key elements slide, when the user clicks an icon, the jump trigger jumps to the next slide, leaving this slide before the trigger ..."
  • almost 9 years ago08/25/15 at 1:39 pm (UTC)
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Walt Hamilton replied to the discussion True/False Variables
"You ask, "Does it sometimes not work correctly during previewing?"  No, it works, or it doesn't, so there may be something in your trigge..."
  • almost 9 years ago08/25/15 at 1:11 pm (UTC)
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Walt Hamilton replied to the discussion Trigger Wizards
"Yes. Above the list of triggers there is a trach can icon. Select a trigger and click, the trash. Double click a trigger to edit."
  • almost 9 years ago08/25/15 at 12:30 pm (UTC)
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Walt Hamilton replied to the discussion Change Audio files from default mp3 to flv
"You'll have to hear from the staff on this one; I have no clue. Sorry :("
  • almost 9 years ago08/25/15 at 12:02 pm (UTC)
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"You need to connect them to a common storage  (like Google drive, Dropbox, One drive, or dozens of others) and have them synchronize them..."
  • almost 9 years ago08/24/15 at 7:10 pm (UTC)
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Walt Hamilton replied to the discussion Lost Storyline File
"But backup to the network."
  • almost 9 years ago08/24/15 at 6:59 pm (UTC)
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Walt Hamilton replied to the discussion Marquee Settings
"I like it the way it is, because it helps when selecting objects that are close together, or overlap. If you want to merely touch an ite..."
  • almost 9 years ago08/24/15 at 6:57 pm (UTC)
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"There used to be a free zip program called ZipCentral that could zip a series of files, then turn the file into a self-extracting .exe fi..."
  • almost 9 years ago08/24/15 at 6:55 pm (UTC)
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Walt Hamilton replied to the discussion Change Audio files from default mp3 to flv
"I would have to convert the files to .fly, then replace them into the storyline slides, then republish. Someone more accomplished than I..."
  • almost 9 years ago08/24/15 at 3:07 pm (UTC)
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Walt Hamilton replied to the discussion Reordering slides in Story view
"Sorry, forgot to attach."
  • almost 9 years ago08/24/15 at 2:13 pm (UTC)
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Walt Hamilton replied to the discussion Reordering slides in Story view
"I was guessing on the order. I drug them to the correct places, and they snapped back in Story View, but when I preview, and use the next..."
  • almost 9 years ago08/24/15 at 2:08 pm (UTC)
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Walt Hamilton replied to the discussion Change Audio files from default mp3 to flv
"Format Factory is a free program that will do bulk conversions"
  • almost 9 years ago08/24/15 at 11:51 am (UTC)
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"Kay, I think the double text boxes are caused by the transitions on the first two layers. Right now, the transition moves the new layer ..."
  • almost 9 years ago08/23/15 at 9:31 pm (UTC)
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Walt Hamilton replied to the discussion Adult Learning Principles
"SAM vs ADDIE.  These are descriptions of steps used in designing classes, presentations, or projects. They are not connected in any way t..."
  • almost 9 years ago08/23/15 at 8:24 pm (UTC)
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Walt Hamilton replied to the discussion How to open .story examples?
"Please double click on the attached story,  and describe to us exactly what you do and what happens.  "
  • almost 9 years ago08/22/15 at 9:51 pm (UTC)
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"Scrubbing causes synchronization problems. This is a know issue. See these two threads for help understanding it. These issues may diffe..."
  • almost 9 years ago08/21/15 at 6:00 pm (UTC)
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Walt Hamilton replied to the discussion timeline quiz
"What Kamil is suggesting is only a text box, no motion, no graphic, but also nothing complicated and elaborate."
  • almost 9 years ago08/21/15 at 4:15 pm (UTC)
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Walt Hamilton replied to the discussion Hovers not working with previewing scence
"If you have to post it again, maybe you could post only part of it. That might encourage more people to download it and take a look at it."
  • almost 9 years ago08/21/15 at 3:08 am (UTC)