Does anyone know how to create a "typing" effect in Storyline 360? I want the text in the text box to appear as if it is being typed. I am not sure how to make that happen. I could not find an animation that would allow for this.
Is there any traction in this feature? Even adding the "Appear" animation that PowerPoint has (that lets you choose to have text appear by letter) would create this function. It looks like a pretty large number of people have been requesting this feature/some sort of feature that allows for a typing effect in various threads over the years, with one thread going back as far as 9.
Great question! I appreciate you taking the time to share what you’d like to see in Storyline 360. I understand you'd like to know the status of the typing effect animation request. There currently hasn't been any movement on this as we prioritize other feature requests. We currently have this request logged, so I’ll go ahead and include your voice. We’ll update this discussion if there’s any news regarding this feature.
Thanks for reaching out and adding your voice! I've included you in the Feature Report and will update this discussion if this feature makes it onto our Feature Roadmap.
Have a great rest of your week and happy authoring!
Yes! Me, too! I would love this animation! I would think that this would be a beneficial thing to add to development, as there are a lot of people that see the importance! Thank you for your consideration! We appreciate it so much!
Add my name to the list of people requesting a typing animation. I've used Adobe Captivate's typing feature for many years. It seems a shame that Storyline doesn't have one.
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Michael Anderson put together an excellent typewriter effect example using JavaScript here:
http://www.andersonelearning.com/demo/Typewriter_Effect_v1.0_SL3/story.html
Here's the original thread:
https://community.articulate.com/discussions/articulate-storyline/how-to-make-it-appear-like-text-is-being-typed
Thank you! I will check it out.
Hey Melissa, you can achieve this using the 'Wipe' animation for your text. Make sure to set the Effect Options to 'From left' and 'By paragraph'
Is there any traction in this feature? Even adding the "Appear" animation that PowerPoint has (that lets you choose to have text appear by letter) would create this function. It looks like a pretty large number of people have been requesting this feature/some sort of feature that allows for a typing effect in various threads over the years, with one thread going back as far as 9.
Hi Isabel,
Great question! I appreciate you taking the time to share what you’d like to see in Storyline 360. I understand you'd like to know the status of the typing effect animation request. There currently hasn't been any movement on this as we prioritize other feature requests. We currently have this request logged, so I’ll go ahead and include your voice. We’ll update this discussion if there’s any news regarding this feature.
Thanks for reaching out!
hi, Can you please add my name to the request. this would be agreat feture
Hi Mick!
Thanks for reaching out and adding your voice! I've included you in the Feature Report and will update this discussion if this feature makes it onto our Feature Roadmap.
Have a great rest of your week and happy authoring!
I would be keen for this animation too!
Yes please add me to the list of people requesting a typing animation to the Feature Roadmap!
+1 from me on this feature!
I'd also love to see this.
Yes! Me, too! I would love this animation! I would think that this would be a beneficial thing to add to development, as there are a lot of people that see the importance! Thank you for your consideration! We appreciate it so much!
Hi Lisa!
Thanks for sharing the feedback on the type of functionality you'd like to see in Storyline 360!
I've included you in the feature report and will update this discussion if it makes it onto our Feature Roadmap.
Have a great day!
Add my name to the list of people requesting a typing animation. I've used Adobe Captivate's typing feature for many years. It seems a shame that Storyline doesn't have one.
I would like to also be added to this list, please. Thank you! :-)
please sign me up too
Agreed! it would be a huge benefit to have this feature without having to use JavaScript.
Yep, add me to that list too.
typing animation, please!
This is going to get out of hand. Simulations need it, so everyone needs it. (Including me on the list)
Please add me to the list of people wanting this very basic feature, thanks.
Please add my voice for this feature as well! Thanks!
Hello, Alison, Iris, and everyone else,
I appreciate you reaching out here. Your votes are all counted! If this feature makes it to Storyline 360, we'll update this discussion.
Have a great day ahead! 😀
I'm working on a side project and made this typing animation. It's still a work in progress, but can be useful as is. Have a look.
https://community.articulate.com/discussions/articulate-storyline/tying-animation-for-storyline-textboxes
Updated this post with optional sounds and animation.
https://community.articulate.com/discussions/articulate-storyline/tying-animation-for-storyline-textboxes