Hello, Does SL have the capability of placing multiple scroll panels on a slide, allowing a user to select a value from each of the scroll panels and remembering those values within the same slide? In essense, filling out a form. Thanks, Charles Russell
Do you want a scrolling panel or a drop-down menu? Scrolling panels are mostly useful when there is more content than will fit into a space, but they can be used for what you want.
Either way, when the learner clicks an object (text box, graphic, shape with text), you will need a trigger that will set the value of a variable to that value e.g. “Set value of blankOne to Fred when user clicks on text box Fred”, etc. One trigger for each option, and one variable for each blank. Variables are designed for remembering.
Just for fun, you ought to look up some of Charles Russell’s paintings.
This is for creating new items in a large manufacturing company, some of the attributes consist of hundreds of values so the scroll panels work best.
I’ll look at the thread.
Thank you!
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I’ve had a look. It’s nice. I have many of these in my presentation. The problem is, I have a scene for all different types items to be created and within each of those scenes, I’ve had to create dozens of slides layered deeper and deeper with even more slides. If I could create a slide that was a form, that would save each of the values a user selects from drop downs without having to move it all to a separate slide. I know, its complicated.
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Scrolling panels is definitely the way to go. I wouldn't use drop-downs because they are time savers chiefly when the same choice needs to be made in several locations. Otherwise, they take a lot of effort to implement. With a scroll panel, all you have to do is to create the object, and drag it into the panel. When the contents exceed the size of the panel, it automatically adds the scroll bar. That means you can create panels one line high, that look like blanks in a form, but can contain hundreds of options. I envision something like, for example, a panel for size, one for material, one for power source, etc.
Then you need:
1. Three variables - size, material, and powerSource
2. Inside the power source panel, hundreds of options. each option would be a separate text box, with its own triggers. Sometimes it is easier to create and complete the object, and then move it into the panel. If you want graphics you can use them instead of text boxes. If you want both, you can put the graphic in the hover state of the text box. (Put it to the side, so it doesn't cover other choices.)
3. For each choice, create a trigger: "Set variable powerSource to "12 volt dc" when user clicks text box - 12 volt dc".
The variables retain the chosen option, and make it available anywhere in the project that you need it.
Thank you Walt. You’re a Wizard! I have some work to do!
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Do you want a scrolling panel or a drop-down menu? Scrolling panels are mostly useful when there is more content than will fit into a space, but they can be used for what you want.
There is a sample of a drop-down menu and a drop-down in a scrolling panel at this thread: https://community.articulate.com/discussions/articulate-storyline/drop-down-menu-ability-to-select-options
Either way, when the learner clicks an object (text box, graphic, shape with text), you will need a trigger that will set the value of a variable to that value e.g. “Set value of blankOne to Fred when user clicks on text box Fred”, etc. One trigger for each option, and one variable for each blank. Variables are designed for remembering.
Just for fun, you ought to look up some of Charles Russell’s paintings.
This is for creating new items in a large manufacturing company, some of the attributes consist of hundreds of values so the scroll panels work best.
I’ll look at the thread.
Thank you!
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I’ve had a look. It’s nice. I have many of these in my presentation. The problem is, I have a scene for all different types items to be created and within each of those scenes, I’ve had to create dozens of slides layered deeper and deeper with even more slides. If I could create a slide that was a form, that would save each of the values a user selects from drop downs without having to move it all to a separate slide. I know, its complicated.
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Scrolling panels is definitely the way to go. I wouldn't use drop-downs because they are time savers chiefly when the same choice needs to be made in several locations. Otherwise, they take a lot of effort to implement. With a scroll panel, all you have to do is to create the object, and drag it into the panel. When the contents exceed the size of the panel, it automatically adds the scroll bar. That means you can create panels one line high, that look like blanks in a form, but can contain hundreds of options. I envision something like, for example, a panel for size, one for material, one for power source, etc.
Then you need:
1. Three variables - size, material, and powerSource
2. Inside the power source panel, hundreds of options. each option would be a separate text box, with its own triggers. Sometimes it is easier to create and complete the object, and then move it into the panel. If you want graphics you can use them instead of text boxes. If you want both, you can put the graphic in the hover state of the text box. (Put it to the side, so it doesn't cover other choices.)
3. For each choice, create a trigger: "Set variable powerSource to "12 volt dc" when user clicks text box - 12 volt dc".
The variables retain the chosen option, and make it available anywhere in the project that you need it.
Thank you Walt. You’re a Wizard! I have some work to do!
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