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"I think the intention of a layer is to show new material on a temporary basis, then disappear. That is why a new layer defaults to hiding..."
  • almost 9 years ago08/11/15 at 1:54 pm (UTC)
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Walt Hamilton replied to the discussion Text drop shadow or glow
"I don't know if this is what you want, but I applied a glow to text in Powerpoint, copied and pasted the text box, not the text, and the ..."
  • almost 9 years ago08/11/15 at 1:39 pm (UTC)
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Walt Hamilton replied to the discussion Adding variables
"Create a variable for each marker: Marker1, Marker2, etc. When the user clicks the first marker, before any other action, adjust the val..."
  • almost 9 years ago08/11/15 at 12:57 pm (UTC)
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Walt Hamilton replied to the discussion Embedding Attachments on Slide
"How does the .story file get passed around?  If it is sent from one dev to another, send the folder with the documents along. If the .st..."
  • almost 9 years ago08/10/15 at 11:04 pm (UTC)
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"Maybe this discussion will help you."
  • almost 9 years ago08/10/15 at 10:57 pm (UTC)
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Walt Hamilton replied to the discussion Motion paths - 59 seconds is not enough
"On the second page of this discussion there is a 5-minute custom video bar"
  • almost 9 years ago08/10/15 at 10:37 pm (UTC)
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Walt Hamilton replied to the discussion Syncing video and animation - SL2
"I really don't have any idea how it works, but here is how I imagine it.  When the user starts playing at 30.6 seconds, SL starts at the ..."
  • almost 9 years ago08/10/15 at 8:12 pm (UTC)
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"All of your links are in one text box, and the "Jump to links are attached to that text box. So when your user clicks anywhere in the box..."
  • almost 9 years ago08/10/15 at 12:31 pm (UTC)
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"Did you change the triggers so they each jump to the correct scene?"
  • almost 9 years ago08/10/15 at 1:04 am (UTC)
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Walt Hamilton replied to the discussion Globally change Notes font in Storyline?
"I create my notes in my word processor. When I paste with right-click Source Formatting, they keep the word processor formatting, and it ..."
  • almost 9 years ago08/10/15 at 12:58 am (UTC)
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Walt Hamilton replied to the discussion Syncing video and animation - SL2
"When you jump around in a slide like that, SL tries to calculate where everything should be, and what it should look like. It gives it a ..."
  • almost 9 years ago08/09/15 at 3:08 am (UTC)
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Walt Hamilton replied to the discussion slider - how to skip a stop
"I agree with Micheal. Personally, if there is no stop at those years, I wouldn't put them on the timeline. Jumping over a stop would loo..."
  • almost 9 years ago08/08/15 at 3:43 am (UTC)
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Walt Hamilton replied to the discussion Animate and Disable after interaction
"I think you've got a great start. I love the look and feel of it. I don't think the "if click outside" is going to work here, because by..."
  • almost 9 years ago08/07/15 at 10:33 pm (UTC)
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Walt Hamilton replied to the discussion Next button missing
"When you return to slide 1.2, if you have visited one of the scenarios, that person is smaller, because it is now in the visited state. I..."
  • almost 9 years ago08/07/15 at 9:39 pm (UTC)
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Walt Hamilton replied to the discussion Next button missing
"Try changing the trigger on slide 1.2 that makes the next button visible from a trigger on picture4 to a slide trigger. "Change state of ..."
  • almost 9 years ago08/07/15 at 3:28 pm (UTC)
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"This is just a guess from what I see, without knowing for sure what isn't working. The selected state takes precedence over all the othe..."
  • almost 9 years ago08/07/15 at 3:09 pm (UTC)
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Walt Hamilton replied to the discussion Scrubbing the timeline
"No, and if you start the preview with the playhead in the middle of the timeline, most likely your timing will not be accurate. :("
  • almost 9 years ago08/07/15 at 5:03 am (UTC)
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Walt Hamilton replied to the discussion Programmable progress bar
"Try this 5 minute timeline"
  • almost 9 years ago08/06/15 at 2:41 pm (UTC)
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Walt Hamilton replied to the discussion Programmable progress bar
"Ewan, Sorry, I've been away getting a new daughter-in-law. I previewed a slide, and when the timeline finished, I copied the portion of..."
  • almost 9 years ago08/06/15 at 1:25 pm (UTC)
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Walt Hamilton replied to the discussion Three layers and the next button
"Is there anything in this thread that helps you? https://community.articulate.com/discussions/articulate-storyline/storyline-next-button..."
  • almost 9 years ago08/06/15 at 2:35 am (UTC)
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Walt Hamilton replied to the discussion how to change the colors
"When you insert a button, it comes with all the built-in states enabled. If you want to use built-in states (like Visited) for pictures, ..."
  • almost 9 years ago08/01/15 at 4:16 am (UTC)
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"The %% are markers to SL that the text between them delineates a variable, and  the contents of that variable should be displayed, rather..."
  • almost 9 years ago08/01/15 at 3:45 am (UTC)
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"Rachel, When I preview, all the text is there, just like on the slide.  It looks fine to me, but I'm running SL2, and that may make a di..."
  • almost 9 years ago07/31/15 at 3:58 pm (UTC)
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"None. If you post your story, someone might be able to figure it out."
  • almost 9 years ago07/31/15 at 12:00 pm (UTC)
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Walt Hamilton replied to the discussion Programmable progress bar
"Of course I forgot to attach it before posting, and Ewan, you must have caught it right as I was editing. Sorry."
  • almost 9 years ago07/30/15 at 10:03 pm (UTC)