I have an Engage object that I need to function in a lightbox within Storyline. Ultimately, I would like the user to be able to click on a Player Tab to view the Engage object. Is this possible? If so how? Or if not, are there any work arounds?
I've done these steps. However, after the Engage object opens, there is no option to close it and get back to the course, where the user left off. The Engage object opens on top of the lightbox, hiding the exit button.
I had tried adding a button over the Engage object with a trigger, however, the button did not display. HOWEVER, resizing the engage object, now that worked! Thank you!
You should be able to re-size your Engage interaction to be a little smaller.
Or add your own small button or shape over the Engage interaction. Add a trigger of close lightbox.
I have a question regarding adding an Engage interaction as a lightbox on a player tab. I understand how to do this however my question has to do with the engage interaction that is now on a slide. Because you don't want to use this slide as part of your navigation whats the best way to organize the slide containing the engage interaction? Put it in a scene off to the side somewhere?
If I'm using content in a lightbox slide, I usually do one of two things--put the lightbox slide in its own scene--or, if I have many lightbox slides, put all of them in one big scene and make sure they can't navigate to each other--unless its lightbox slide that has to have have extra slides in it. I usually do the former for simplicity sake.
With Storyline, there's really no right or wrong here--do what works best for you (and anyone else who may be helping you or maintaining the course down the road). The only thing you usually want to avoid is having someone access the slide like it was a regular slide by mistake and not a lightbox slide.
I also tried to integrate an Engage interaction in a lightbox, but a blank lightbox appears when I publish.,while it appears perfectly fine in my storyboard.
Because I suspected an HTML5 incompatibility, I already published in webmode and LMS mode (without html5) and it still comes up as a blank lightbox.
Hi Marloes, I am getting the same thing blank light box when I have published engage presetnations in my storyline Player area. It looks fine in Preview. I have also tested it by setting up one slide with an engage presentation in the Player tab button - that worked OK too. I think it is linked to the display of the Launch button after publishing - I cannot ge the player to start automatically amy more - I get the Launch button which may be affecting things.
Gabe Anderson replied - there's another conversation about this and some solutions in this other thread which that may work for you.
In the end I created them from new again in Storyline - which was quite a quick process and produced a better result than the Engage presentations actually.
Is there a way to embed the Engage Interaction into the Master slide in Storyline. I am creating a custom navigation and the help button links to a help file that is an Engage interaction. I want it to reside on the master slide because the user should be able to access the file at anytime in the course by clicking the help button. Any suggestions?
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Yes.
Go to your Player and then add a new tab:
This will prompt you to add a new trigger. Edit it to open your slide with your Engage on it.
I've done these steps. However, after the Engage object opens, there is no option to close it and get back to the course, where the user left off. The Engage object opens on top of the lightbox, hiding the exit button.
You should be able to re-size your Engage interaction to be a little smaller.
Or add your own small button or shape over the Engage interaction. Add a trigger of close lightbox.
I had tried adding a button over the Engage object with a trigger, however, the button did not display. HOWEVER, resizing the engage object, now that worked! Thank you!
I have a question regarding adding an Engage interaction as a lightbox on a player tab. I understand how to do this however my question has to do with the engage interaction that is now on a slide. Because you don't want to use this slide as part of your navigation whats the best way to organize the slide containing the engage interaction? Put it in a scene off to the side somewhere?
If I'm using content in a lightbox slide, I usually do one of two things--put the lightbox slide in its own scene--or, if I have many lightbox slides, put all of them in one big scene and make sure they can't navigate to each other--unless its lightbox slide that has to have have extra slides in it. I usually do the former for simplicity sake.
With Storyline, there's really no right or wrong here--do what works best for you (and anyone else who may be helping you or maintaining the course down the road). The only thing you usually want to avoid is having someone access the slide like it was a regular slide by mistake and not a lightbox slide.
I also tried to integrate an Engage interaction in a lightbox, but a blank lightbox appears when I publish.,while it appears perfectly fine in my storyboard.
Because I suspected an HTML5 incompatibility, I already published in webmode and LMS mode (without html5) and it still comes up as a blank lightbox.
Hi Marloes, I am getting the same thing blank light box when I have published engage presetnations in my storyline Player area. It looks fine in Preview. I have also tested it by setting up one slide with an engage presentation in the Player tab button - that worked OK too. I think it is linked to the display of the Launch button after publishing - I cannot ge the player to start automatically amy more - I get the Launch button which may be affecting things.
Hi Louise,
Thank you for your help.
At the moment, the support team is having a look at it.
Hi,
Gabe Anderson replied - there's another conversation about this and some solutions in this other thread which that may work for you.
In the end I created them from new again in Storyline - which was quite a quick process and produced a better result than the Engage presentations actually.
Hi All,
Is there a way to embed the Engage Interaction into the Master slide in Storyline. I am creating a custom navigation and the help button links to a help file that is an Engage interaction. I want it to reside on the master slide because the user should be able to access the file at anytime in the course by clicking the help button. Any suggestions?
Thanks,
L.
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