Does Articulate 260 courses have the ability to link a words that are throughout the course to a glossary? The glossary is its own section within the course so it would be hyperlinking a word from another section/lesson to that term within the glossary.
I think this is a common feature request for Storyline. Here are five ways that I incorporate glossaries for my clients that you might find useful. In no particular order and with pros/cons. Please feel free to provide additional examples and let's grow this list of options for glossaries via this single thread.
1. Add a text-based glossary to a lightbox slide and combine it with a scroll panel if there are several pages of terms.
Pros: Easy to set up! Con: User must scroll through to find terms
2. Create a link to a layer on the slide where the term appears
Pros: Easy to set up! Con: Can be time-consuming if there are lots of terms on every slide or throughout the course
3. Use a Web Object in a lightbox slide and link to an online glossary on the Internet or a page on the customer's website
Pro: Easy to set up; If you find the right dictionary, it will have all the terms you need and often provides search capability Con: The dictionary may not include the terms for your specific situation; if it becomes unavailable, it will require you to update and republish the course
4. Create your own webpage with terms and definitions; link to it uses a hyperlink and anchor points
Pro: Easy to set up but requires some HTML knowledge; it provides some advantages over Web Objects where you point to another online dictionary; you will have full control over the contents assuming it is on your website. A simple update of the website page won't require you to republish
Con: Requires you to provide content outside of your course; could increase traffic to your website; depending upon the number of terms, creating anchor points can be time-consuming initially.
5. Use the built-in glossary included with the player
Pro: Easy to set up; it's already included in your application!
Hope that helps. I'm sure there are other ways to accomplish this but those are my "go-to" approaches when I need to include a glossary.
I was just playing around with these ideas last night and built a sample mockup. When I was checking the forums this morning, I noticed you were exploring the same topic. Perfect timing? : )
All good, Richard! I super appreciate your helpful response. You never know who is reading these discussions and might need it. 🙂 Happy holidays to you, too!
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Hello Chrystal!
I think this is a common feature request for Storyline. Here are five ways that I incorporate glossaries for my clients that you might find useful. In no particular order and with pros/cons. Please feel free to provide additional examples and let's grow this list of options for glossaries via this single thread.
1. Add a text-based glossary to a lightbox slide and combine it with a scroll panel if there are several pages of terms.
Pros: Easy to set up!
Con: User must scroll through to find terms
2. Create a link to a layer on the slide where the term appears
Pros: Easy to set up!
Con: Can be time-consuming if there are lots of terms on every slide or throughout the course
3. Use a Web Object in a lightbox slide and link to an online glossary on the Internet or a page on the customer's website
Pro: Easy to set up; If you find the right dictionary, it will have all the terms you need and often provides search capability
Con: The dictionary may not include the terms for your specific situation; if it becomes unavailable, it will require you to update and republish the course
4. Create your own webpage with terms and definitions; link to it uses a hyperlink and anchor points
Pro: Easy to set up but requires some HTML knowledge; it provides some advantages over Web Objects where you point to another online dictionary; you will have full control over the contents assuming it is on your website. A simple update of the website page won't require you to republish
Con: Requires you to provide content outside of your course; could increase traffic to your website; depending upon the number of terms, creating anchor points can be time-consuming initially.
5. Use the built-in glossary included with the player
Pro: Easy to set up; it's already included in your application!
Hope that helps. I'm sure there are other ways to accomplish this but those are my "go-to" approaches when I need to include a glossary.
I was just playing around with these ideas last night and built a sample mockup. When I was checking the forums this morning, I noticed you were exploring the same topic. Perfect timing? : )
Richard
Thanks for sharing your solutions, Richard!
Chrystal, thank you for posting your question here! Are you using Rise 360 or Storyline 360?
Thanks Sarah! I just assumed she was referring to Storyline 360. :) Happy Holidays!
All good, Richard! I super appreciate your helpful response. You never know who is reading these discussions and might need it. 🙂 Happy holidays to you, too!