is it possible to set a password for a published course through Storyline? Fellow users must have seen a similar feature in Adobe Captivate, would be nice if this is present in Storyline too..
Hi Alexandros and Dave, Thanks so much. I had this idea already in mind, but was thinking whether the readymade feature is there in storyline since I saw this in Captivate. But anyways the one you guys told also works.
If the correct password is not supplied, the quiz properties can be set to keep the user right there in the quiz. You'd also have to take steps to ensure that the user can't skip the quiz using the navigation panel.
I just needed an entry login of some kind. Below is what worked for me: I will be setting my Menu navigation to Restricted.
Changing the navigation method
When you first begin a Storyline project, the navigation method defaults to Free — meaning that users can view your slides in any order. In some cases, if you're building a linear course and want learners to move through your content one slide at a time, you might want to switch to Locked or Restricted navigation. This prevents learners from using the menu to jump to other slides. Here's how to switch, and how to decide which navigation method to choose:
Click the gear icon (the Additional Options button) at the lower-right of the Menu pane.
When the Additional Options window appears, use the Navigation Restriction selector to choose one of the following:
Free: This allows learners to click on the titles in the course's menu to navigate to any part of the course at any time. They can view whatever slides they wish, in any order.
Restricted: This means learners can view the current slide and any slide they've previously viewed, but they can't use the menu to jump ahead or skip over slides.
Locked: This means learners can only view the slides in the order you've designed. They can't use the menu to jump ahead or skip over slides, nor can they use it to skip back to any previously viewed slides.
Click OK when you're done.
Keep in mind that if you use Locked or Restricted navigation, this only affects your learners' ability to click on menu items to navigate.If your slides include a Previous or Next button, users will still be able to click those to move forward and backward in your course at will. To prevent that, there are a few things you can do:
One approach is to remove the Previous and/or Next buttons from specific slides by changing the Slide Properties. Then, either make the slide advance automatically (which you can also do in the Slide Properties), or create your own Previous and/or Next buttons and use the Timeline to delay the buttons' appearance until the slide is finished playing.
Another approach is to add a condition to the Next button's trigger, so that the button works only if a specific condition is met (such as the slide timeline ending). For more on how to add conditions to your triggers, see this tutorial.
Glad to help, I have spent sometime on a much more comprehensive password protection system and figured that this basic one maybe of use to the Articulate Storyline 2 Community.
By the way here is a new and improved version, it does not require JavaScript or Web Objects all done with Storyline 2. I used a font titled: justbullets and now end users do not have to display a password as they type.
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Hi Nalin,
You can - sort of - do this in Storyline by creating a slide containing a textbox at the beginning.
Having said that, password protection within a course is IMHO strictly LMS territory and does not really have to be a Storyline feature.
Hope this helps,
Alex
Hello Nalin, I'm not using Storyline, but this can be done in Presenter, and I'm pretty sure Storyline can accomplish the same effect.
In Presenter, place a Quizmaker Quiz as the first screen. The quiz has a single fill-in-the-blank question, the answer for which is the password.
If the correct password is submitted, the quiz properties will allow the user to reach the next screen, which would be the published course content.
If the correct password is not supplied, the quiz properties can be set to keep the user right there in the quiz.
You'd also have to take steps to ensure that the user can't skip the quiz using the navigation panel.
I hope that helps!
Hi Alexandros and Dave, Thanks so much. I had this idea already in mind, but was thinking whether the readymade feature is there in storyline since I saw this in Captivate. But anyways the one you guys told also works.
Nalin,
Sorry about above. My question is: What steps can I take to ensure that the user can't skip the quiz?
go to edit quiz on that slide and set the properties at the top to user can not skip
Thanks, Kevin! I found this video very helpful!
http://community.articulate.com/tutorials/products/customizing-the-player-menu.aspx
Glad you got it worked out. Storyline makes a lot of the things you do with it very easy but some of them take some figuring out.
I just needed an entry login of some kind. Below is what worked for me: I will be setting my Menu navigation to Restricted.
Changing the navigation method
When you first begin a Storyline project, the navigation method defaults to Free — meaning that users can view your slides in any order. In some cases, if you're building a linear course and want learners to move through your content one slide at a time, you might want to switch to Locked or Restricted navigation. This prevents learners from using the menu to jump to other slides. Here's how to switch, and how to decide which navigation method to choose:
Keep in mind that if you use Locked or Restricted navigation, this only affects your learners' ability to click on menu items to navigate. If your slides include a Previous or Next button, users will still be able to click those to move forward and backward in your course at will. To prevent that, there are a few things you can do:
Thanks for sharing your solution Hilda! I'm sure that will be beneficial to another community member.
I put together a password protected Articulate Storyline 2 file along with some instructions on how to quickly implement the feature into any course.
Take note, this is a one password for all solution and does not require any special AS3 Flash Scripts or JavaScripts.
Thanks for popping in to share Kevin :)
Glad to help, I have spent sometime on a much more comprehensive password protection system and figured that this basic one maybe of use to the Articulate Storyline 2 Community.
By the way here is a new and improved version, it does not require JavaScript or Web Objects all done with Storyline 2. I used a font titled: justbullets and now end users do not have to display a password as they type.
Thank you so much Kevin. It is a helpful solution and it works fine with me.
Excellent great to hear the solution worked for you.
It is great to see when these older solutions are still assisting users. Thanks for popping in to share Carlos and welcome to E-Learning Heroes :)
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