A calculator on a slide?

Aug 08, 2012

Hi all,

Just wondering if you have a snazzy suggestion on how I could insert a functioning calculator in a Storyline slide. I don't think a webobject would work for me as I need to make my content available for offline viewing.

Thoughts?

Thx in advance!

23 Replies
Bob S

Hi Isa,

Sounds like you might want to create (or find) a Flash-based calculator app that you can insert.

Here are some hits from a quick search on building one yourself...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nRPzfg3KbCU

http://flash-templates-today.com/blog/2010/02/05/creating-calculator-program/

http://a1positive.blogspot.com/2010/10/simple-calculator-using-adobe-flash.html

I'm sure there are some finished ones that can be downloaded as well.

Hope that helps,

Bob

eLearning Locker

Hey Storyliners,

Just posted this and saw a few other posts about calculators... so re-posting.

We have noticed a lack of calculators out there. A few of the examples out there don't calculate the decimal point correctly once calculated. If you want to create a calculator that has decimal places or +/-, before you do any calculations, you have to turn the number into a whole number. Multiply by -1 if the number is less than 0, and you have to keep track of your decimal place, multiply accordingly (if one decimal place, multiply by 10, two, multiply by 100), then divide by that same number and multiply by -1 again. It is mostly about keeping track.

This version should do the job. We have put this in our freebies at eLearning Locker where it will stay for about a week. It is normally part of the paid subscription, so please download it and use it as you like!

http://elearninglocker.com/portfolio-items/storyline-template-calculator/

BTW - Eric, thanks for posting your calculator as well.

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