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Hide BotStar before a new deck section

Give every important section the full screen it deserves.

Trigger

New Slide Added

Fires when a new slide is added to a Google Slides presentation.

Action

Close BotStar Livechat Widget

Tool to hide the live chat window. use when the chat widget is configured in livechat or popup mode.

Why this helps

An open chat panel competes with dense slides and distracts the audience.

  • Protects slide visibility
  • Improves audience focus
  • Automates presentation transitions

Setup

Build it in a few focused steps.

  • 1Connect Google Slides and BotStar in Notis.
  • 2Create an automation to close the widget when the new slide begins the specified section.
  • 3Choose New Slide Added and a report destination.
  • 4Add a section-start slide in popup or livechat mode and verify the widget hides.

Questions about this workflow

Does closing end the conversation?

The action hides the live chat window; your BotStar configuration determines session behavior.

Can it reopen later?

Pair it with an open workflow when a later slide requires chat.

When this happens · Trigger

Do this · Action

Supported Triggers and Actions

Notis builds workflows that link Google Slides to Botstar. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.

Google Slides triggers

Botstar actions

Recurring trigger

Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.

TriggerScheduled

BotStar LiveChat onClose Callback

Tool to register a callback when the chat window is closed. use after the widget is initialized. example prompt: "register an onclose handler that logs 'goodbye!' to the console."

ActionInstant

Webhook trigger

Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.

TriggerInstant

Get BotStar Application IDs

Tool to retrieve the botstar application id (`appid`). use when initializing or reinitializing the live chat widget.

ActionInstant

New Slide Added

Fires when a new slide is added to a Google Slides presentation.

TriggerPolling

Livechat boot

Tool to reinitialize the live chat widget with provided data. use after initial load to reset or update widget configuration.

ActionInstant

Close BotStar Livechat Widget

Tool to hide the live chat window. use when the chat widget is configured in livechat or popup mode.

ActionInstant

Livechat on open

Tool to register a callback when the chat window is opened. use after widget initialization.

ActionInstant

Livechat open

Tool to show the live chat window. use after the widget has been bootstrapped with botstarapi('boot') to programmatically open the chat window (mode must be 'livechat' or 'popup').

ActionInstant

Livechat update

Tool to update user details on the current live chat session. use when you need to modify user profile attributes during an active conversation.

ActionInstant

Get BotStar Webview Parameter

Tool to retrieve a parameter value passed from the botstar chatbot to the webview. use inside onchatbotready after your page loads in modal mode with bs:input meta tags.

ActionInstant

Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.

Google Slides and Botstar, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.

When this happens · Trigger

Do this · Action

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