Ashley Chiasson, M.Ed

Yesterday’s screencast showed you how to setup your Avatar button set, and today’s screencast is going to show you how to carry the selected avatar throughout your course, using 1 variable and several triggers.

The variable we used was a Number variable, set by default to 0. On the avatar selection slide, we created 2 triggers, one for each avatar; the female avatar would increase the variable value to 1 if selected, and the male avatar would increase the variable value to 2 if selected.

On the content slide (and any additional content slides your avatars appear on), we first set the initial state of both avatars to Hidden, and then we created 2 more triggers, one for each avatar; the female avatar would change from Hidden to Normal state, if the variable was equal to 1; the male avatar would change from Hidden to Normal state, if the variable was equal to 2.

If you want to see how this was done, check out the demonstration below!

Today’s screencast is a two-parter. I’ll first be showing you how to quickly create a cropped character, using Articulate Storyline’s illustrated characters, and then I’ll show you how to create a button set, which will toggle your avatar on or off depending on which is selected.

A button set is neat because you can add multiple objects to the set and have them behave like radio buttons in that only one object within the button set can be selected at a time; all other objects are deselected.

Check out the quick demonstration below, and stay tuned for tomorrow’s screencast where I show you how to use a variable to carry the selected avatar throughout your course!

Learn how to create an automatic scrolling effect using scroll panels and motion paths!

The weekend screencasts throughout Screencast February will be throw-backs to previously recorded and published screencasts; however, there’s no doubt that you’ll still find them useful!

Today, I wanted to share with you how I created an interactive table using the timeline and states. I used this technique on a recent project, with 30-40 slide objects, and a very tedious looking Triggers Panel, but in the demonstration below, I’ve simplified it to make it a bit more manageable.

I think this technique, using the hidden and normal states for slide objects, can be used for a variety of projects, but I’m confident you can find some very tangible uses for this technique in the form of an interactive table.

If you’re interested, check out the demo below!

Some people like to program their click and reveal interactions using layers, and some people like to program their click and reveal interactions using states. In this demonstration, I show you a project I had previously created, which uses layers for a click and reveal interaction. I then show you how you can create a similar effect using the Selected state.

The main benefit (to me) of using states for these click and reveal interactions is that it cuts down on the congestion of your slide layers, which can be beneficial for organizational purposes.

Check out the demo below!