Horizontal Tab Layout

[lauras97183396]

I imported an asset form the Buisiness deck called "Horizontal Tabs Layout" - unlike previous assets I have used, I cannot seem to locate where to edit the content box (the one that appears when I prview the slide after clicking on the accociated tab). It is not hidden anywhere in the timeline, nor in the stateview when I click on the Tabs

Any help would be appreciated! 

[Lilybiri]

This is perhaps the most complicated of the interactions.  I know why (has to do with buttons losing interactivity when moved).  Although I have written a couple of blogs about editing ready-to-go slides, I don't think it will be sufficient to figure this out unless you are real familiar with advanced actions;

http://blog.lilybiri.com/editing-ready-to-go-slides-quick-start-projects-part-1-text-and-images

http://blog.lilybiri.com/editing-ready-to-go-slides-quick-start-projects-part-2-interactions

Too bad that there is no real documentation available for those slides. It is not up to me, a simple user, to write out Adobe's help documentation.

[lauras97183396]

I agree - there should efiately be documentation for these slides! Not being an advanced user, I was just about to give up but randomly found where the slides were hiding! They were in the state view for the button that says"Click each tab to reveal information" . . . .I suppose from now on I'll try checking the slide states for each of the objects to find where the hidden ones are....it's like a frusterating game of hide and seek!

[Lilybiri · Accepted solution]

That is what I tried to explain in those blogs. There is no easy way to see which objects are multistate objects, that would have been a good starting point but now it is indeed just searching. The Advanced Interaction panel can help as well to identify where actions are performed. I have been exploring a lot of those Quick Start Projects, and helped many users but it is not the right way.

[ds olson]

Laura - I am having the same difficulty, please give me directions on how to find the location. Thanks!

[Lilybiri]

Did you contact me on my personal blog? I gave an answer there...

You need to select the text caption 'horizontal_tabs'. That is the multistate object you need to edit. The Normal state has only one sentence 'click each tab to reveal information'. The other states need to be edited.

[ds olson]

Thanks so much, Lilybiri, I can't thank you enough for this clarification. 

[Lilybiri]

You're welcome!

[ds olson]

Lilybiri, (to refresh: I am using the General Business Template, slide 25 - Horizontal Tabs Layout) I added text-to-speech narration to this slide and added audio each of the four topics. Is there a way to not let the audio from these 4 topics be played until after the slide narration is done?

[Lilybiri]

The tabs to be clicked are shape buttons. You would need to disable them for the duration of the slide audio (narration), then enable them. Use the On Enter event of the slide, to launch this advancedaction:

Disable SmartShape_2

Disable SmartShape_3

Disable SmartShape_4

Disable SmartShape_5

Delay next actions by .... secs                       enter the duration of the slide audio in secs here

Enable SmartShape_2

Enable SmartShape_3

Enable SmartShape_4

Enable SmartShape_5

I used the generic names used in that Ready-to-slide

[ds olson]

Thanks again! Until I get good at advanced actions I will just use the Option - Stop Slide Audio for the Shape Button.

[Lilybiri]

That will pause the slide audio, if you check the option 'when paused', but I didn't think that was what you want to achieve. I offered you the complete advanced action, you just have to enter it.