For the systems training elearning I'm developing, I have a scenario in which the learner is required to type in their actual userid and password to log into the system. In Captivate, if you are entering a password into the text entry field, you have the option of showing asterisks so that the password doesn't actually show up on the screen. I can't seem to recreate that in SL.Is there a way to do this? I hope so!
What is the program you're recording that doesn't mask the user's password? That seems unusual. Storyline doesn't have an option to turn on password masking, as it would just capture whatever is typed as-is. Do you have a screencast you can share of the issue?
Hi Peter! Here's what I'm trying to do. I'm using screen captures and using text entry boxes to mimic the real log-in experience. The text boxes are for the username and password. When the learner enters their password into the text box, I was hoping there would be a way to have what the user is entering turn into asterisks as they type (like password masking). You can do this in Captivate and I was hoping this feature was in Storyline too.
I prefer to create the interaction this way versus doing a slide-by-slide screen recording using the try or test mode. By doing it this way, the learner is actually entering their own userid and password and mimicking the real world.
As Peter mentioned, Storyline doesn't currently support changing the characters to asterisks as they're being entered. However, I think that would make a great feature request. Please submit it here:
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Hi Eileen,
What is the program you're recording that doesn't mask the user's password? That seems unusual. Storyline doesn't have an option to turn on password masking, as it would just capture whatever is typed as-is. Do you have a screencast you can share of the issue?
Hi Peter! Here's what I'm trying to do. I'm using screen captures and using text entry boxes to mimic the real log-in experience. The text boxes are for the username and password. When the learner enters their password into the text box, I was hoping there would be a way to have what the user is entering turn into asterisks as they type (like password masking). You can do this in Captivate and I was hoping this feature was in Storyline too.
I prefer to create the interaction this way versus doing a slide-by-slide screen recording using the try or test mode. By doing it this way, the learner is actually entering their own userid and password and mimicking the real world.
Hi Eileen,
As Peter mentioned, Storyline doesn't currently support changing the characters to asterisks as they're being entered. However, I think that would make a great feature request. Please submit it here:
http://www.articulate.com/support/contact/submit.php?form=feature
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