I'm wondering if anyone has any suggestions for how we might be able to style a slide with text entry boxes, and have the option to either print that single slide or compile it into larger document so they can print it at the end of the course. We'd like to have an integrated workbook in the course, that combines presentation information and a range of reflection questions. The courses are going to be hosted on a Thinkific site.
Great question, Holly! I have a few ideas to share, just in case they might work.
I created this Madlib example that uses text-entry boxes and a print button at the end. Of course, this was before the Print Slide Trigger was available...so you could easily use that feature instead of the JavaScript code I used in that example. But if you plan to have a lot of text on that slide, this option might not work.
The other idea is to use JavaScript. I'm not all that familiar with JavaScript, but a member of the community (I wish I could remember who) shared a question-and-answer javascript code that I ended up using for this question-and-answer template. I edited the code with my questions and made sure all the text-entry numbers were correct. With all my edits, it still worked. But there might be an easier way to do this, so hopefully, someone else might be able to chime in with more options.🤞
Essentially, you use Acrobat to create a PDF form, where each field you create in the form matches a Storyline variable value you want to capture.
I used this technique recently to generate for the user a PDF of reflection question responses captured in text entry fields. I plan on using this approach on a much more complex project that does what you describe: compile a user-specific savable/editable/printable workbook for users as they work through the course.
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Great question, Holly! I have a few ideas to share, just in case they might work.
I created this Madlib example that uses text-entry boxes and a print button at the end. Of course, this was before the Print Slide Trigger was available...so you could easily use that feature instead of the JavaScript code I used in that example. But if you plan to have a lot of text on that slide, this option might not work.
The other idea is to use JavaScript. I'm not all that familiar with JavaScript, but a member of the community (I wish I could remember who) shared a question-and-answer javascript code that I ended up using for this question-and-answer template. I edited the code with my questions and made sure all the text-entry numbers were correct. With all my edits, it still worked. But there might be an easier way to do this, so hopefully, someone else might be able to chime in with more options.🤞
Holly, this thread might help you get started:
https://community.articulate.com/discussions/articulate-storyline/creating-downloadable-pdf-files-in-storyline-an-update-on-earlier-methods
Essentially, you use Acrobat to create a PDF form, where each field you create in the form matches a Storyline variable value you want to capture.
I used this technique recently to generate for the user a PDF of reflection question responses captured in text entry fields. I plan on using this approach on a much more complex project that does what you describe: compile a user-specific savable/editable/printable workbook for users as they work through the course.
Good luck with your project!
Oh, that's a really great option! Thanks for sharing, Steve!
Oooooh, thanks to you both!