I am having a problem with the text entry. I would like the learner to be able to type a longer text into the text entry box. When he presses 'enter', a line break should be created within the text entry box. However, as soon as the learner presses the enter key, the text is automatically submitted and the learner is moved on to the next slide. Is there a way around this? I deleted the 'next' and 'submit' button and created my own submit button, but this didn't work either. Can anybody help? Thank you.
Is this on a question slide or a regular content slide?
This support page may help to answer your question, but briefly, for these data entry questions, pressing enter is = pressing Submit answer
Graded: Fill in the Blank
Graded: Numeric
Survey: Short Answer
Survey: How Many
Freeform: Text Entry
If you use an Essay Question, Learers CAN use ENTER for a line break.
And if you're using just a data entry field on a content slide, making the text entry box taller should allow Learners to press ENTER for a line break.
Also, if your Learners are moving to the next slide automatically, check the slide properties. If the slide is advancing automatically, you can change it to By User.
I am having the same issue as well. We have added a pretty large text entry box in the question slide for the user to input their answers. I also created custom submit button for submitting the answers. However, whenever the user presses Enter key in the text entry box, instead of adding a new paragraph, its taking to the next slide. We have already selected Slide Progresses by user.
I did check her response. Unfortunately, its not working. We have tried increasing the size of the text box as well. However, as soon as the Enter key is pressed it takes to the next slide.
We are using freeform question. We want the user to enter multiple paragraphs in it which needs to be graded. Otherwise we could have used the survey type question which allows us to enter essay and allows the enter key to insert a new paragraph.
I have also tried using a variable to capture the text entered and if there is no value entered in the text entry it can open up a new layer which acts as a pop up saying invalid answer. However, the challenge I am facing is when there is already a sentence or paragraph entered and then the user presses the enter key to get a new paragraph. Can we somehow customize that as well?
The free form text entry treats the enter key as submit as you can see here. Would you be able to provide a sample file of your .story project for us to take a look at?
Hi, Leonora -- Thanks for reaching out here! It doesn't appear that we heard back from Abhishek with a solution he discovered, but as this discussion is a bit older and he may no longer be subscribed, you are welcome to reach out to him via the "Contact Me" link on his profile page to inquire directly. And while I am not aware of a solution that has been discovered for his issue, if you would be interested in sharing your file, perhaps your peers might be be able to take a look and offer additional ideas based on your current set up.
I had a similar problem - In the Try steps of my software/screen recording the user enters two lines of text - the second line is typed in after pressing the enter key on the first line (to create a new line).
I got round the problem (of Storyline validating too early) by duplicating the slide and having each line as a single line text entry box - on each slide. I positioned each text entry box over the area where each line should appear, and "snipped" the first line's text and pasted it on to the second slide - above the second text entry box (giving the impression the user has entered the correct text.
Finally, in each slide's form view I change the acceptable answers to the correct value for each line.
Did any one come up with an easy way of stopping this? Mine is also a free form text entry. I tried to follow Kim's way but it seems too complicated and time consuming for me.
This thread is a bit dated. Are you having the same issue the initial post listed?
Did you check out the solution that Rebecca shared here. It outlines the behavior of the Enter key in these questions and yes, Essay will probably correct this for you.
Thanks. I ended up converting all the short answer to essay and it worked. Maybe you can put a warning on the short answer about the enter key = submit. It might save designers some time.
Thanks for your help on the short answer/submit question. Now I'm stuck again. Do you have any suggestions on how to best do a reflection activity? The student is supposed to create a list of all qualities that they think area found in an empowering work environment. They are then supposed to rate these qualities according to their significance. Then they need to create a list of qualities that are currently present in their operation. Finally, they need to reflect on the comparison between the two lists.
I just don't know where to start on this question. Any tips, ideas, suggestions......?
Thanks
Wow! That's a pretty deep reflection. There is not an out-of-the-box way to set something like that up, so I will leave that to the community to assist in your design.
I am having the same issue. Unfortunately, an essay question will not work for me because I need multiple text entry boxes on one slide, but you cannot have multiple essay boxes on one slide. Even after configuring the slide to advance by a user, making a custom submit button, creating a feedback layer, it still advances to the layer/next slide when you hit enter. Please help!
I'm having problems with this as well since hitting Enter when using the keyboard on graded questions (so ADA/508 accessible) with feedback layers does cause the layer to appear, but then it is NOT possible to tab to Continue and so the user is effectively stuck. I'm not sure why the tabbing functionality gets lost for the layer. The only way past the screen is to click Continue, which you obviously can't do if you can't physically use a mouse.
I can, of course, put a message on the slide to not hit Enter and instead tab to the Submit button, but it's common to hit Enter after typing an answer (without even thinking about it), and if a user accidentally does it, he'll be stuck on that screen.
Does anyone have any idea how I can fix this? I need feedback layers and can't just go on to the next slide.
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Hi Sabine,
Is this on a question slide or a regular content slide?
This support page may help to answer your question, but briefly, for these data entry questions, pressing enter is = pressing Submit answer
If you use an Essay Question, Learers CAN use ENTER for a line break.
And if you're using just a data entry field on a content slide, making the text entry box taller should allow Learners to press ENTER for a line break.
Also, if your Learners are moving to the next slide automatically, check the slide properties. If the slide is advancing automatically, you can change it to By User.
It was a question slide. I now added a large text entry box to a content slide instead and it works.Thank you very much Rebecca.
Very cool, Sabine!
Hi,
I am having the same issue as well. We have added a pretty large text entry box in the question slide for the user to input their answers. I also created custom submit button for submitting the answers. However, whenever the user presses Enter key in the text entry box, instead of adding a new paragraph, its taking to the next slide. We have already selected Slide Progresses by user.
Any help will be much appreciated.
Thanks,
Abhishek
Hi Abhishek! Did you check out Rebecca's response above? What type of question are you utilizing?
Hi,
I did check her response. Unfortunately, its not working. We have tried increasing the size of the text box as well. However, as soon as the Enter key is pressed it takes to the next slide.
We are using freeform question. We want the user to enter multiple paragraphs in it which needs to be graded. Otherwise we could have used the survey type question which allows us to enter essay and allows the enter key to insert a new paragraph.
I have also tried using a variable to capture the text entered and if there is no value entered in the text entry it can open up a new layer which acts as a pop up saying invalid answer. However, the challenge I am facing is when there is already a sentence or paragraph entered and then the user presses the enter key to get a new paragraph. Can we somehow customize that as well?
Thanks,
Abhishek
The free form text entry treats the enter key as submit as you can see here. Would you be able to provide a sample file of your .story project for us to take a look at?
Hi Leslie,
Here is attached .story file.
Thank you Abhishek! I wanted to be sure that we were on the same page.
There is not a built in way to do what you are asking. The Enter key submits this question type.
I'm not sure if someone in the community has a creative way to handle this differently.
Even if you place a warning to the learner, I'm sure that they are still going to hit the Enter key as it is only natural when typing.
You are welcome to submit a feature request here.
I am having the same issue as Abhishek. Has any solution been discovered?
Hi, Leonora -- Thanks for reaching out here! It doesn't appear that we heard back from Abhishek with a solution he discovered, but as this discussion is a bit older and he may no longer be subscribed, you are welcome to reach out to him via the "Contact Me" link on his profile page to inquire directly. And while I am not aware of a solution that has been discovered for his issue, if you would be interested in sharing your file, perhaps your peers might be be able to take a look and offer additional ideas based on your current set up.
Fast Forward 7 Months ....
I had a similar problem - In the Try steps of my software/screen recording the user enters two lines of text - the second line is typed in after pressing the enter key on the first line (to create a new line).
I got round the problem (of Storyline validating too early) by duplicating the slide and having each line as a single line text entry box - on each slide. I positioned each text entry box over the area where each line should appear, and "snipped" the first line's text and pasted it on to the second slide - above the second text entry box (giving the impression the user has entered the correct text.
Finally, in each slide's form view I change the acceptable answers to the correct value for each line.
Hope that helps.
Thanks for popping in to share Kim :)
Did any one come up with an easy way of stopping this? Mine is also a free form text entry. I tried to follow Kim's way but it seems too complicated and time consuming for me.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated!
Hi Rebecca
I'm playing around with a pick one quiz type slide.what is the acceptable answer/s in your freeform text entry to get it correct?
I'm having the same issue. Anyone have a workaround? Will changing it to an essay question work?
Hi Kim!
This thread is a bit dated. Are you having the same issue the initial post listed?
Did you check out the solution that Rebecca shared here. It outlines the behavior of the Enter key in these questions and yes, Essay will probably correct this for you.
Thanks. I ended up converting all the short answer to essay and it worked. Maybe you can put a warning on the short answer about the enter key = submit. It might save designers some time.
-Kim
Thanks for your help on the short answer/submit question. Now I'm stuck again. Do you have any suggestions on how to best do a reflection activity? The student is supposed to create a list of all qualities that they think area found in an empowering work environment. They are then supposed to rate these qualities according to their significance. Then they need to create a list of qualities that are currently present in their operation. Finally, they need to reflect on the comparison between the two lists.
I just don't know where to start on this question. Any tips, ideas, suggestions......?
Thanks
-Kim
Hi Kim!
Wow! That's a pretty deep reflection. There is not an out-of-the-box way to set something like that up, so I will leave that to the community to assist in your design.
Thanks!
-Kim
Hello,
I am having the same issue. Unfortunately, an essay question will not work for me because I need multiple text entry boxes on one slide, but you cannot have multiple essay boxes on one slide. Even after configuring the slide to advance by a user, making a custom submit button, creating a feedback layer, it still advances to the layer/next slide when you hit enter. Please help!
Hi Cass,
It looks like there have been many ideas shared in this thread, but you have a unique design need with your multiple text entry boxes.
Hopefully someone in the community with some experience with this will be able to chime in and assist you here.
I am still in disbelief that this feature wasn't corrected for yet. Come on guys.
I'm having problems with this as well since hitting Enter when using the keyboard on graded questions (so ADA/508 accessible) with feedback layers does cause the layer to appear, but then it is NOT possible to tab to Continue and so the user is effectively stuck. I'm not sure why the tabbing functionality gets lost for the layer. The only way past the screen is to click Continue, which you obviously can't do if you can't physically use a mouse.
I can, of course, put a message on the slide to not hit Enter and instead tab to the Submit button, but it's common to hit Enter after typing an answer (without even thinking about it), and if a user accidentally does it, he'll be stuck on that screen.
Does anyone have any idea how I can fix this? I need feedback layers and can't just go on to the next slide.