Spell check problems
Nov 02, 2018
Hello,
The spell check feature in Storyline isn't working correctly. When a word is misspelled sometimes the software doesn't catch it, or when it does and underlines it in red I will right click and there either won't be a replacement or if I select the replacement it doesn't fix it.
Also, every time I use contractions it tells me they are misspelled (e.g., "doesn't" will show incorrect and it often will just show "doesn't" when I right click but then either not fix it or it replaces it so this shows up: doesn't't).
I'm at a loss as to how to fix this and it's making editing tricky.
-Alex
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Please open a ticket on the other issue with the spell checker not corrrecting words that are misspelled. This still is not fixed.
This post is almost five years old. The only way to fix it is to rebuild the way that Storyline processes text in the notes pane. It seems like Articulate won't fix this issue and many other problems with the notes section. Perhaps because it's built atop PowerPoint and the notes section of PowerPoint is weak as well?
This is not just isolated to the notes section and the problem still exists.
My apologies if you were offended by my post. Interesting that you have it on the slides as well. This concern only happens in notes on my system. I know how frustrated you feel. Tools should work. That comment wasn't meant for you except maybe to manage your expectations. Articulate has a big enough market share that they don't seem to care about fixing the myriad problems with their interface. If Adobe ever decided to make Captivate user-friendly, they'd eat Articulate's lunch.
No worries Richard and I wasn't offended. This issue isn't something that should still be open. There have been several updates since this started and nothing has been done. It would be most helpful if they would address this problem instead of introducing less important features.
From your typing fingers to the Articulate CEOs eyes.
I feel like Eeyore when I say this, but I'm not hopeful. They built this program on top of PowerPoint. And though it probably made fiscal sense at the time, they are trapped in MS hell every time PowerPoint is updated.
Storyline js made to look like PowerPoint but is not built in top of PowerPoint. Code is separate and written by Articulate it was built in top of Quizmaker
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I appreciate your input, but not according to my computer. When I look deep, there's an instance of PowerPoint running every time I open Storyline. Not to mention the multiple PowerPoint DLLs that run with Storyline.
Either way, it's good to see somebody else is paying attention. Maybe with enough eyes and voices, they'll actually DO SOMETHING to fix this godforsaken interface.
I don’t have PPT installed in my VM and run Storyline and obviously there can be no version of PPT running and as far as DDLs I don’t see any PPT specific DDLs running.
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PowerPoint doesn't have to be installed on your computer. It's side-loaded by Storyline.
I think we will agree to disagree, PowerPoint is not running on my machine or PowerPoint DDLs. Odd that they can side load PPT to run Storyline but to be able to import a PPT file you must have PPT installed
Apples and oranges. Rather than argue about this, can we agree that Articulate need to improve the interface?
Interesting that you didn't respond. C'mon, be a real hero and help us out.
I don't have an issue with the UI. In places I would love to see some change to reduce the number of click to achieve something. . I would agree notes needs some works and I suffer with the Spellchecker issue all the time. We have had huge workflow improvements over the last few years and I am sure they will continue.
"We?" So you do work for Articulate?
Five year is a long time to wait for a fix for an issue this annoying. It should be a top priority.
'We' as in everyone who use Storyline 360. In terms of fixes I am sure the community managers can drop a note on how fixes and bugs are handled and prioritised. I don't work for Articulate, I am just active in their community.
Being fairly new to Articulate, I couldn't speak to the "huge" workflow improvements. But I can say, that when a bug affects me each and every day and it is not a priority for the service provider, I usually move on.
Unfortunately, Articulate seems to be the only caterer in town. I'm guessing there's not enough market for Adobe to improve the Captivate GUI, but watch out if they do. The integration possibilities boggle the mind.