I'm creating a series of hyperlinks in my SL course, which are pdfs. I have the pdfs saved on my shared drive, and tried uploading them to the SL, but can't get the links to open.
What's the best way to have hyperlink settings in SL for pdfs?
Hi Greg, you may need to push the .pdf file to a web server that all your learners would have access to and then use that location for the hyperlink. From your screenshots, it appears that the hyperlink points to your local C: drive which no one else would have access to (and probably does not even work for you as it is now - - looks like an extra backslash in the path).
It looks like you're getting some help here from Duane, but I also wanted to point out the additional backslashes were just fixed in update 4 of Storyline that you may want to download. Additionally, you'll want to make sure that when testing items such as links you're testing in the intended publish environment, not locally as you could encounter some security restrictions.
Of course, just download the update and keep working. Simple as that. Just make sure you've closed any existing Storyline projects before downloading and installing the update.
Thanks Ashley and Duane for your responses. Another follow-up question:
Can I have the hyperlink link directly to a pdf I have downloaded into the Resources section of SL? My boss wants to know if there's an option to just link directly to that file from the actual SL course content, rather than click-on the Resource tab, and then click on the file listed there.
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Hi Greg, you may need to push the .pdf file to a web server that all your learners would have access to and then use that location for the hyperlink. From your screenshots, it appears that the hyperlink points to your local C: drive which no one else would have access to (and probably does not even work for you as it is now - - looks like an extra backslash in the path).
Hi Greg,
It looks like you're getting some help here from Duane, but I also wanted to point out the additional backslashes were just fixed in update 4 of Storyline that you may want to download. Additionally, you'll want to make sure that when testing items such as links you're testing in the intended publish environment, not locally as you could encounter some security restrictions.
Hi Ashley,
Thank you for your reply. And for the heads-up about the new SL update.
Is there a way to apply the update to courses I've already started building in SL?
Of course, just download the update and keep working. Simple as that. Just make sure you've closed any existing Storyline projects before downloading and installing the update.
Thanks Ashley and Duane for your responses. Another follow-up question:
Can I have the hyperlink link directly to a pdf I have downloaded into the Resources section of SL? My boss wants to know if there's an option to just link directly to that file from the actual SL course content, rather than click-on the Resource tab, and then click on the file listed there.
Thanks!
GREG
Hi Greg,
Are you looking for the method here, where you've loaded the attachment to the Resources tab and then adding a hyperlink to your Storyline course?
Ha, didn't know you could do that. Thanks Ashley! I'll bet that's what Greg is after.
Duane
Happy to help Duane, and I'm glad to hear it helped you as well!
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