Is there any way to gain full control of the Storyline glossary? Rather than having the Glossary tab always on display and impacting a custom screen layout I've developed, I would like to display the glossary by clicking a button in a custom navigation bar. I could probably create a separate glossary file and access it through the button, but would rather take advantage of the glossary function in Storyline to ease data entry.
Do you mean you wish to not have the Glossary tab on the left? You can move it to the top of the player. You can also decide on a slide by slide basis whether it is visible.
Thanks for getting back so quick. That is one option that I am considering, but ideally I’d like to have a button for the glossary on the custom navigation bar I’ve developed, just to maintain a consistent look and feel. I am wondering if there is any parameter I can trigger from a button that would launch the glossary.
Yeah, there's no way to trigger the existing glossary in such a manner. You could consider a lightbox slide with the terms. This way, you could design the glossary to look and match your course design. But, as you point out, it doesn't take advantage of the easy data entry.
Maybe our solution would work for you...it works pretty well if you also have Articulate Engage. We wanted the same idea you're looking at with an interactive glossary--not just text or whatever, or having to create tons of objects/triggers. We created our glossary in Engage, published it for the web and posted it on a server. We then created a slide in Storyline into which we inserted the Engage Glossary as a web object.
We used that slide with the web object as a lightbox slide, accessing the slide from a player tab, but you could easily access it from a button instead. The added benefit to this method is that you can link this same glossary to several courses, and when you update the glossary in Engage and republish it, as long as you keep the same name/server location, it will be updated in all the courses it's used in (because they are accessing the Engage file as a web object from that server). We really liked the lightbox option--learners never lose their place in the course when they view it--just close it with the red x and continue where they left off!
Here's what our glossary ('definitions') looks like when accessed via a lightboxed slide in the course.
This raises a question for me as well. Is there any way to increase the font size for the built-in Glossary (not the Engage version)? It is very small.
It is not possible to do anything with fonts anywhere in the SL player except change the color.
I use lightbox slides for Glossaries and Resources due to the extreme limitations of the player.
The advantages of using lightbox slides for glossaries and Resources are numerous over the very basic current player; such as the ability to embed videos, use advanced font characteristics, add links to relevant web content, create your own layout, and the list goes on.
This is exactly what I need to do! My client's glossary is huge and it would be a nightmare to maintain over several modules.I'm trying to use your light box method to display my engage glossary.
How are you able to size the web object smaller for the lightbox slide? I'm using a 16:9 story file and when I bring the engage file in it automatically wants to scroll! I resize the web object box, but it's not resizing the web object - it's just cutting part of it off. Any ideas?
My web object covers an entire slide, then that slide is used as a 'lightbox' slide. The dimensions are 533 x 713. Here's an image of my web object in the slide. Does that help?
You mentioned that there is a way to make the glossary invisible on some slides. I can't seem to find that function. Do you have any insights that could help?
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Neil,
Do you mean you wish to not have the Glossary tab on the left? You can move it to the top of the player. You can also decide on a slide by slide basis whether it is visible.
Mike
Mike.
Thanks for getting back so quick. That is one option that I am considering, but ideally I’d like to have a button for the glossary on the custom navigation bar I’ve developed, just to maintain a consistent look and feel. I am wondering if there is any parameter I can trigger from a button that would launch the glossary.
Neil
Hi Neil,
Yeah, there's no way to trigger the existing glossary in such a manner. You could consider a lightbox slide with the terms. This way, you could design the glossary to look and match your course design. But, as you point out, it doesn't take advantage of the easy data entry.
Mike
Hey Neil--
Maybe our solution would work for you...it works pretty well if you also have Articulate Engage. We wanted the same idea you're looking at with an interactive glossary--not just text or whatever, or having to create tons of objects/triggers. We created our glossary in Engage, published it for the web and posted it on a server. We then created a slide in Storyline into which we inserted the Engage Glossary as a web object.
We used that slide with the web object as a lightbox slide, accessing the slide from a player tab, but you could easily access it from a button instead. The added benefit to this method is that you can link this same glossary to several courses, and when you update the glossary in Engage and republish it, as long as you keep the same name/server location, it will be updated in all the courses it's used in (because they are accessing the Engage file as a web object from that server). We really liked the lightbox option--learners never lose their place in the course when they view it--just close it with the red x and continue where they left off!
Here's what our glossary ('definitions') looks like when accessed via a lightboxed slide in the course.
Brenda,
Thanks so much for this. I really like this solution and will give it a try.
Mike,
I also want to thank you for your replies and suggestions. Looks like I have a good hybrid solution to try out.
Neil
This raises a question for me as well. Is there any way to increase the font size for the built-in Glossary (not the Engage version)? It is very small.
Thanks!
Hi Peter:
It is not possible to do anything with fonts anywhere in the SL player except change the color.
I use lightbox slides for Glossaries and Resources due to the extreme limitations of the player.
The advantages of using lightbox slides for glossaries and Resources are numerous over the very basic current player; such as the ability to embed videos, use advanced font characteristics, add links to relevant web content, create your own layout, and the list goes on.
Best Regards,
Dennis Hall
Brenda or Dennis,
This is exactly what I need to do! My client's glossary is huge and it would be a nightmare to maintain over several modules.I'm trying to use your light box method to display my engage glossary.
How are you able to size the web object smaller for the lightbox slide? I'm using a 16:9 story file and when I bring the engage file in it automatically wants to scroll! I resize the web object box, but it's not resizing the web object - it's just cutting part of it off. Any ideas?
Hi Lisa,
You may want to send a private message to Brenda or Dennis as I'm not certain they're still subscribed to this thread.
Hi Lisa-
My web object covers an entire slide, then that slide is used as a 'lightbox' slide. The dimensions are 533 x 713. Here's an image of my web object in the slide. Does that help?
Brenda,
I just created a dummy/demo using your idea, and I like it!
Great for a series of courses that "call out" to the same Glossary.
(And, I appreciate everyone else's comments also.)
Hi Jenise,
Glad this thread helped you out and let us know if you need additional assistance.
Mike,
You mentioned that there is a way to make the glossary invisible on some slides. I can't seem to find that function. Do you have any insights that could help?
Hi Duane!
You can do this via the slide properties:
Leslie,
WOW! That was a quick response!
Thanks.
No problem Duane :)
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