Hi All, Does anyone know if I can add a PDF document to be viewed as a slide? I want to insert a glossary into my course and I would like to do this using a lightbox slide which contains a table which is pdf's word doc. I can't see an option to insert a doc so I'm wondering whether this is not something that is achievable in Storyline? Thanks, Louis

You can insert pdf's into Storyline with the Jump to URL/File trigger. Here is an example of a pdf, displayed in a slide, on a layer: http://dev.keypointlearn.com/xcl71_SL/PDF/V3/story.html and here is one that displays a pdf in lightbox: http://dev.keypointlearn.com/xcl71_SL/PDF/V4/story.html

If you want to have the PDF inserted in-slide, then you can convert the PDF to PPT: https://smallpdf.com/pdf-to-ppt From there simply import that file and Voi La. I had to do that a few times.

Great to know that you can do it...the second example of the lightbox is exactly what I'm looking for...can you tell me how to do this? I have added the PDF into the player resources list, is that the right place to start?

Can anyone advise me on how to know this?

Pick the slide you want the PDF to appear on. If you want the PDF to appear when a button is selected like the example create a new layer. On the new laye: Select the Insert Tab. Select Web Object. Dialog box will appear. In Address field enter the url where your PDF resides. Click OK. You will not be able to see the PDF document if you use the Preview feature. You will need to publish the project to do a real test.

Can I insert a PDF into a course slide?

LouisWilkinson
Community Member
10 years ago
Ok so I've followed this but when I attempt to preview the file nothing happens, I am using a transparent player and I'm not sure whether this is making a difference?
MichaelHinze
Community Member
10 years ago
The links won't work until you publish and upload the content to some server.
AshleyT-Pollard
Staff
10 years ago
Louis,

Please let us know if you're still having difficulty after going through the steps mentioned.
LouisWilkinson
Community Member
10 years ago
I've uploaded the document to the external files folder in the story_content but when I open the 'story' (html document), the 'story' (swf file) or the 'story_unsupported' files the document does not open. On the other hand the 'story_html5' version does open the document.

Anyone have any idea what I'm doing wrong?
AshleyT-Pollard
Staff
10 years ago
Hi Louis,

Are you testing the published output within the intended environment? You'll want to test as described here.
WendyFarmer
Super Hero
9 years ago
https://community.articulate.com/series/4/articles/adding-hyperlinks-in-articulate-storyline-2
TarekRifaat
Community Member
8 years ago
If you want to have the PDF inserted in-slide, then you can convert the PDF to PPT:

https://smallpdf.com/pdf-to-ppt

From there simply import that file and Voi La. I had to do that a few times.
- ChrisMazloomi-6
  Community Member
  7 years ago
  Brilliant tip ICAO. Worked licked a charm.
DrewKlassen
Community Member
7 years ago
Something that worked for me using an LMS.

Add the PDF to SL Resources

PUBLISH to LMS > Zip and Upload

Playback in LMS to retrieve the LMS link to the Resource

Use that Link as your Web-Object

Optional - Hide Resources in player

Publish to LMS......
- WillNixon
  Community Member
  6 years ago
  Thanks Drew, worked really well.. Only thing i've found is that if you hide the resources tab it doesn't work. Any suggestions?
  - DrewKlassen
    Community Member
    6 years ago
    Hi Will,
    
    Im actually not sure why that would be. The link in the resources of the player is just a weblink that should be accessible anywhere, such as a web obhect or hyperlink button in storyline?
    
    Only other thing I can maybe think of, and not sure what would happen, is if the storyline is published again, does your LMS maybe change the link to that resource?
AlyssaGomez
Staff
7 years ago
Hi Venkat,

If you can tell me more about what you're looking to do, I can point you in the right direction!

Are you trying to hyperlink a PDF file in Storyline? If so, is the PDF hosted on a web server?
BangaruPotnuru
Community Member
7 years ago
Hi Team,

I have a PDF file which, need to be uploaded in either Rise or Storyline 360 to convert that PDF to interactive course and need to publish that so that can play in any LMS. Would you suggest the process for this?