Exit Button
May 29, 2012
By
Alan Beadle
Recently I came across this example of an Articulate player.
http://mediaenglishonline.com/engage/blog/presenter/player.html
The player has an "Exit" button that displays a panel with "Cancel" and "Exit now" buttons. The "Exit now" button closes the browser window.
Can anyone explain how this was done?
Thanks in advance for any help!
47 Replies
Just realized that it's a player option that I overlooked.
Hey Alan!
Sorry we missed this before, but sounds like you're all set now? Thanks for the update
In order for our students to get credit in the LMS for courses created in Presenter, the course has to have an exit button and the user has to click there when finishing the course. I'm not seeing a similar exit button option in Storyline. Does it need to be created differently (other than just marking the box like you do in Presenter)? Or is an exit button not necessary in Storyline. We've got them trained to look for it now, and it will be quite some time (if ever) before our Presenter courses are converted to Storyline.
Hi Joyce!
An exit trigger will appear on the last slide of your course, but it really isn't necessary in Storyline. Storyline will automatically fire the information to the LMS when closing the window on a course.
Good to know. Thanks!
I created an Exit button for my Storyline module. When I use it with Windows machine it works as expected, exiting from the module. However, when I run it on an iPad it just sits there is there anything special required? The button I am using works fine going from page to page. I used the following trigger:
Hi Vivian,
When you use the "Exit course" trigger in Storyline, you may find that it doesn't function as expected. Please review this article for reasons and solutions.
Thank you for your quick response. I had reviewed the list but I guess I missed that missing bubble under HTML5. I did not see a solution on the linked site.
Is this something that is a restriction somehow from HTML5, just missing from Storyline that is likely to be addressed in the future, or is it just a different expectation with apps?
Hey Vivian,
Yeah, because HTML5 is still immature and a bit of a moving target, there are certain things that we just weren't able to work in at this point. I would expect its usability to become more robust as it matures, including these kinds of features along the way.
Hi Peter,
By default, is there an option available in Storyline to provide Exit button with a message/warning like "you are about to exit the course....
like in Articulate 09 where, you click the Exit button, there will be a pop-up with Exit Now and Cancel buttons.
similar to that......
how do you create an exit now button for every slide without creating a trigger for every page?
calling a lifeline here?
my wife found it,
but another question.
does articulate, automatically offer "would you like to resume where you left off" Y N or do we need to create a trigger for this?
Hi Dave,
Here's how to choose the resume behavior in your Storyline course. That what you're looking for?
And here's how for Presenter...
Hi Peter,
This is going to sound silly, but in the 3 years I have been using presenter, I never realized there was an exit tab. In saying that, could you point me to where in player options this tab can be activated?
Thanks,
Katherine
Good morning Katherine,
You can enable the Exit Tab in the "Player Templates" settings, in the section labeled "Layout":
Let us know if you have any questions!
Thanks,
Christine
Thanks Christine! It is funny that I have never noticed that setting. thanks so much for replying
Hi Katherine,
No problem at all! Let us know if you have any questions
Hope you have a great day and happy holidays!
Christine
Just so that I understand: Storyline doesn't have an Exit option in the player like Presenter, but you can add a button on the Master slide or on individual slides to exit the course. Correct?
Hi Kate,
Correct. However, you can add the "Exit course" trigger to any item of your choice (buttons, etc.) and place it on either the master or any other slide you'd like. Though, it may be confusing to learners if it's shown all the time, you might want to have it show on the last slide - unless you don't mind if the learner leaves the course early.
Let us know if you have any other questions
Have a great day!
Christine
I've encountered an issue with the EXIT button when publishing for CD. I added the button to the player with an Exit Course trigger, and it works fine... but it doesn't resume properly when I come back to the course... if I used the RED X to exit, it asks me to resume and does so properly... i've updated my Storyline version to the 12/14 update, and it still doesn't work properly. Help?
Good morning Peter,
How are you viewing the published content? Are you launching the content from a CD, or viewing it locally?
Also, are you able to share your .story file here so I can take a look?
Thanks!
Christine, attached is a naked version of my .story file... it's on a gov't contract so I can't include all the content... I have it set to prompt to resume upon course exit...
I'm launching it after publishing via the "Launch_Story.exe" file, and if I exit using the "Exit Course" link I placed on the player, it will in fact exit, but it won't prompt upon return. If I exit using the "Red X" in the upper-right corner, it will exit and prompt upon returning.
Hi Peter!
Just responded to your private message
Christine
Can you please tell me how I can set up an exit button on the last slide that will take our users back to the main course page in moodle. We have the exit tab at the top of the slide however our users find it hard to find and we have too many users to educate.
We would like to have a large button on the centre of the last page that acts the same as the exit activity link at the top of the slide.
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