Finding and inserting x-bar (mean) from symbols
Jun 16, 2020
Hi
I assume I'm doing something wrong because this should be simple - I just want to include the mean/ xbar symbol in text in Storyline 360. I've read the tutorial (which cheerfully assumes my eyesight is up to scrolling through reams of symbols - you might want to rewrite that tutorial to meet new accessibility guidelines) and tried typing the codes (#772; or #0304; - as advised on various sites to be the character code) with no luck. I also looked through the symbol, Webdings and wingdings fonts as being the most likely to have it.
How do I include the mathematical mean symbol into text?
And for future, when I inevitably need to use another common symbol - how does someone too shortsighted too squint through the symbol selection do a keyword search on available symbols?
Many thanks :)
7 Replies
Hi Alicia, I had some success with the Arial font. There were a few fonts that crashed the SL file when I pasted the x̄ into the Text Box.
I just sourced the symbol from the web, copied and pasted (without formatting) into my Text Box.
Good plan! thanks for the advice 🙂
I've tried this as well, but I'm having an issue where it looks fine in the editor, but when I go to preview or publish, the bar gets shifted two spaces to the right. I'm creating modules for a statistics course and would also be interested in any tips for searching through symbol selection or using alt/hex codes.
Hi Millie!
I'm happy to help! I'm seeing the same display on my end. I've logged a bug report to share with our team. I also tried changing the font, but that didn't do the trick either. I appreciate you taking the time to share this with us. I'll report back when I have an update.
Another small tip: You can type in the character code to find the symbol quickly. For example, the x-bar is 0304. I've created a gif showing you how to quickly find a symbol using the character code.
Hi Lauren, has there been a fix created for this? I am still having the same issue with the x-bar. I'm able to find it in the symbols panel but in preview and publish it is shifting to the right. Thanks!
Hi, Erica.
We don't have any updates to share for this bug fix yet, but I'll be sure to come back when we have news, as this discussion is linked to the report.
The current workaround is to use an image of an x-bar instead.
Hello Erica!
I wanted to jump into this discussion and share that we aren't seeing this bug in Storyline 360 (Build 3.61.27106.0). Are you using the latest version of Storyline 360?