I'm mocking up new webpage layouts in PowerPoint. I'm using custom slide sizes -- Portrait orientation, 7.5" wide and 20" high. Makes it very long and skinny (like a scrolling webpage).
I'm wanting to publish using Studio into Review so people can click around the navigation I've linked up between pages and leave comments. It publishes, but the text is tiny. I was hoping that zooming the browser window would zoom the output player, but it does not. I've tried every combination of publish options I know of. I've also tried just publishing to the web and not to Review, but I get the same results.
If you have a slide that is really long, is there a setting for the player that would allow zooming in on the output?
Unfortunately it doesn't scroll into the player. The player and all things inside it stay the same, and anything outside the player (like the browser header bar/text) all zoom. I was really surprised.
Here's a screenshot of the player inside Review at 200% zoom. The player looks the same as 100% zoom but you can see the header and comments areas zoomed. When published to the web, nothing at all zooms.
I see the same, that zooming into a larger number changes the overall headers making the content smaller. Have you tried zooming less than 100%? I was testing in a few random courses I had in Review, and that does seem to allow me to actually zoom in (opposite of what I'd expect).
Also, if you're designing a long page like that which you'd want to scroll have you looked at building something similar in Rise?
Zooming out didn't effect the size of the course content for me, either.
We're not actually using it for a course. I'm mocking up a website design and using PPT as the GUI to create the mockup. The added benefit of publishing it in Studio was mainly to use Review to capture comments. I can do the same thing by publishing to PDF, but I thought Review would work well.
I am surprised to learn that content (actually what's on the slide) won't zoom when published for the Web. I tried several of the publish settings about locking/optimizing size, and I didn't see any change in this particular behavior. I'd think you'd have learners who'd want to use that browser zoom on content.
What were your setting for the player/browser sizing in the Web published output (not Review)?
With the setting "Scale player to fill browser window", the player will scale up to accommodate the zoom each time you use the browser zoom controls. In other words, when you zoom in on the browser, you won't notice a visible change in the content.
Have you tried using the "Lock player at optimal size" setting instead? That should allow your learners to zoom in with the browser options.
Hi, Ashley... you're right that worked! I thought I had tried that but must have had one setting off. Now... can I get that result inside Review so people can use comments?
Since the copy of your course published to Review sits inside the Review frame, those same browser/player sizing options aren't available when publishing to Review.
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Hi Heather
does holding the Ctrl Key and moving the mouse wheel not zoom in and out for you - that works for me on any webpage?
Unfortunately it doesn't scroll into the player. The player and all things inside it stay the same, and anything outside the player (like the browser header bar/text) all zoom. I was really surprised.
Here's a screenshot of the player inside Review at 200% zoom. The player looks the same as 100% zoom but you can see the header and comments areas zoomed. When published to the web, nothing at all zooms.
Hi Heather,
I see the same, that zooming into a larger number changes the overall headers making the content smaller. Have you tried zooming less than 100%? I was testing in a few random courses I had in Review, and that does seem to allow me to actually zoom in (opposite of what I'd expect).
Also, if you're designing a long page like that which you'd want to scroll have you looked at building something similar in Rise?
Zooming out didn't effect the size of the course content for me, either.
We're not actually using it for a course. I'm mocking up a website design and using PPT as the GUI to create the mockup. The added benefit of publishing it in Studio was mainly to use Review to capture comments. I can do the same thing by publishing to PDF, but I thought Review would work well.
I am surprised to learn that content (actually what's on the slide) won't zoom when published for the Web. I tried several of the publish settings about locking/optimizing size, and I didn't see any change in this particular behavior. I'd think you'd have learners who'd want to use that browser zoom on content.
Hi Heather,
What were your setting for the player/browser sizing in the Web published output (not Review)?
With the setting "Scale player to fill browser window", the player will scale up to accommodate the zoom each time you use the browser zoom controls. In other words, when you zoom in on the browser, you won't notice a visible change in the content.
Have you tried using the "Lock player at optimal size" setting instead? That should allow your learners to zoom in with the browser options.
Hi, Ashley... you're right that worked! I thought I had tried that but must have had one setting off. Now... can I get that result inside Review so people can use comments?
Hi Heather,
Since the copy of your course published to Review sits inside the Review frame, those same browser/player sizing options aren't available when publishing to Review.
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