Triggers, states, and hotspots are all elements that will make your story come to life. These elements will allow you to create enhanced interactivity, and liven up your story with actions. You can use these elements to customize your story and take your learner on an engaging learning experience.
As alluded to in the previous chapter, these elements are essential Storyline functions, and we'll be discussing how you can harness the power of triggers, states, and hotspots to take your static story and transform it into an interactive empire—the only real limit is how far you want to let your creativity take you.
Triggers allow you to create conditional interactivity. They are incredibly versatile, in that, you can add a trigger to most screen objects, controlling that object in a sense. It might be hard to believe, but once you begin working consistently in Storyline you will become a Trigger Wizard, using them here, there, and everywhere...