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Nesting Problem
Hi,
In this example, I created 2 slides. On slide 2, there are 3 buttons. 2 of them are nested inside a text-box. The arrows don't count.
Button "Click Here To Go to Slide 1" does take users ba...
Storyline lets you hyperlink to a URL or attachment from a specific piece of text within a text box. This is demonstrated in the attached file.
Unfortunately, all other triggers automatically apply to the entire text box.
Thus, to add a "jump to slide" and a "show layer" trigger to text within one text box, you need to add a hotspot (or a 100% transparent shape) over each piece of text. Then add the appropriate triggers to the hotspots. This is also demonstrated in the attached file.
Notes:
- The advantage of using hotspots is that they are visible when you are editing the slide. But they can't have states.
- The advantage of using transparent shapes is that they can have states. But they are invisible when you are editing the slide.
- No matter which you use, they will likely have to be adjusted if the text is translated or revised. That's one reason I avoid "nesting" buttons within text.
- If it makes sense to have the "buttons" in separate paragraphs, put the paragraphs in separate text boxes. Then you could add a trigger to the entire text box.
