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docroot71
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September 19, 2010
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Cap5: Slide Pauses for audio

  • September 19, 2010
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Hello,

I have a 25-second slide with 25 seconds of audio on it. On exit, the slide is to jump to the previous slide.

Also on this slide, I have several buttons, all of which last for 3 seconds. The idea is that the audio should play, the buttons disappear after 3 seconds, and at the end of the audio (and hence the slide), the project continues by going back to the previous slide.

But that's not what is happening. Instead, the whole slide pauses while the audio plays. So, although the full audio plays, the buttons do not disappear and the slide doesn't follow the assigned exit behavior. It just sits there when the audio is done. I have double-checked to make sure all the buttons disappear so nothing is causing the pause. Could the audio itself be causing the pause?

Just a bit more info. Here is a picture of my timeline. If I select  "Preview this slide," it plays properly, but not if I preview the whole  project. Advice is appreciated!

JR

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    techy_kate
    Inspiring
    September 20, 2010

    It's hard to tell from the screenshot, but it looks like your buttons are set to "pause after ___ seconds."  You can tell because a line appears in the button on the timeline when this is the case.  When the button will continue, there is no line.

    Example:

    It seems like the slide is waiting for some sort of action on the button in order to continue (or in your case, to "end" and therefore return to the slide you have set to "exit.")

    It makes sense that it would work properly when you preview the slide because the buttons never pause during playback on the workspace.  If you select "preview 5 slides" it will probably pause.   So just make sure that "Pause after ____" is deselected and the buttons should continue.

    Hope that helps!

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    docroot71Author
    Participating Frequently
    September 20, 2010

    Thanks, Kate. It does. I was hoping that if the audio proceeded, it would "force" the timeline forward, past the point where the buttons would disappear (regardless ofthe fact that they were set to pause.) But instead, the buttons pause the movie and prevent themselves from disappearing. Thanks for hte clarification. I've got it now.

    JR

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