Turn off player tool tips/screen reader verbiage

Dec 30, 2023

Hi there!

I understand the need to have screen reader verbiage for the player but I'm wondering if there is a way to turn it off? Or, why is the screen reader verbiage showing even when a screen reader is not being used?

Also, the custom labels don't seem to be updating. I updated the text label to be "Continue" to align with the language of the player; however, the label will not update and still shows "Next (Ctrl+Alt+Period)". 

Note: I am changing the custom text for Next button screen reader verbiage.

The additional label that appears when you hover on the next/previous buttons is really distracting! The pop-up/hover tool tip isn't helpful when the button text says what it's for.

Any ideas? Thanks!

2 Replies
Lesley Cashman-Peck

Okay, thanks to this post by Kevin Thorne - https://community.articulate.com/discussions/articulate-storyline/how-to-edit-player-tooltips-to-match-custom-player-text-labels - I was able to find how to edit the labels. In text labels accessible from Player, it's under "Tooltip: Next button" and "Tooltip: Previous button".  I tried to be sneaky and delete the text but this still leaves the ugly box even though no label was visible.

There really should be a way to disable or turn the player tooltips on/off from the player. A tooltip for the next/previous buttons is an unnecessary tip. I can see it being helpful if someone is using icons, but not if someone is using text labels.