A couple of basic questions for a newbie
Mar 19, 2016
Hi all
I am new to storyline2 and the forum and I have a couple of very basic questions. I am quite IT literate (considering my age) and have experience of Flash actionscript, a bit of javascript and visual basic for applications.
I am UK based teacher of Economics and Business Studies and I am looking to use Storyline to create materials that I will use for blended learning. I am currently looking at the trial and need to make sure that the expense can be justified before i take the plunge. Enough introductions, these are my basic questions.....
1 If I create a story with 10 scenes and 50 slides that the learner goes through, finishing some parts before others etc. What happens if the learner takes a break after scene 2 having completed compulsory sections and comes back later? I am looking at local implementation currently rather than LMS.
- Do I have to program saving progress so that when the learner comes back the states etc will all be loaded.
-or does Storyline save data automatically for me and if so how does storyline know when a different learner comes to complete the course.
2 I have added PDF files to resources and find that I when I start the launcher of the published "CD" files I am unable to launch the PDFs, storyline ignores the button clicks. I have looked for advice and ensured that security setting on Internet Explorer are ok but to no avail.
If I open the SWF file in a standalone viewer the files open ok and if I open the file via Internet Explorer directly using "ctrl O" then it works so it can quite easily complete the task.
The message from storyline after launching when I hit the button talks about hyperlinks not being supported.
I hope these are not too simple to be posted.
Regards
Brian
4 Replies
Sorry about this, there is an error when describing the second problem re: PDFs so until I can clarify plese ignore this. The reported responses are not correct.
Me again
Second issue solved
When I open the HTML story file the files open perfrectly. It is with launcher they do not so I shall not worry for the moment.
Still looking to illuminate first issue if possible.
Thanks
Brian
HI Brian,
Thanks for reaching out here and glad you were able to resolve the second issue. In regards to the resuming functionality, you could enable the resume here. It will be handled by a Flash cookie on your system.
Thank you. I will read and inwardly digest.
Brian
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