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Cascading Text into Summary Slide
Hi, can anyone share how to very simply cascade text in Storyline from a series of text input fields (each field on consecutive of pages) so that everything the learner enters in each of the text fields is automatically collected onto one final summary slide? The learner would need to be able to edit and copy the text on the summary slide.
Thank you for your help!
Hi Bob,
Thanks for reaching out! It sounds like you'd like to have the learner input text in several slides and make a collective summary at the end?
This discussion covers that topic and suggests using variable references to display input text anywhere in your course:
I've attached a sample file to help get you started on how it works. As you'll see from slide to slide, I added a text entry box and subsequently referenced the variable of that text entry in the next slide.
Preview the file to see how it references all your text entries in one final slide. Unfortunately, there isn't a way to edit or copy text from a published output, so you'll have to use an unsupported workaround such as Javascript to print a slide. This discussion covers more on that. I hope this helps!
Thank you for the sample file - this was helpful to confirm what I am looking for in terms of functionality. Is there also a way for the learner to easily download/print the summary of those responses (from the summary slide that displays all inputs) in a PDF friendly format? Thank you!
Hello Kate!
There isn't a direct way to download/print a PDF of the responses, so we recommend including the variables on the slide and use javascript to print the slide.
