This chapter provided an explanation of the ways in which you can make your story come to life with more complex interactive elements: triggers, states, and hotspots. These Storyline functions allow you to take your storytelling one step forward and draw your audience in by having them do more and become active participants within your story.

Storyline has so many options for adding interactivity, and with triggers, states, and hotspots, you have endless opportunities to take your imagination to another level. Triggers are an essential function in Storyline, and states and hotspots make use of triggers. Now that you have a basic understanding of triggers, you should be ready for almost anything Storyline has to throw at you!

In the next chapter, you will learn how to make your story more realistic! You'll learn how to incorporate audio, video, and screen recordings. These elements will help your audience feel as though they are part of your course, and depending on how they're used...