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KyleOrtman
Community Member
7 years ago

Clickable Phone Numbers

Hi, 
I'm interested in having a slide where you can click to call or click to e-mail a user. 

It's super easy to get the e-mail to work (because it's programmed that way) 
As for getting a clickable phone number, I think the only way would be to execute a JavaScript 

Has anyone dealt with this and know some code I could copy and past for the numbers? 

  • This is the html code for calling a phone number.

    <a href="tel:12121234567">click here to call if you are on a smartphone</a>

    I think you could make a very simple html page with this code and include it as a web object.

    I hope that helps.

    Russ

  • KyleOrtman's avatar
    KyleOrtman
    Community Member

    I've seen this all over the interwebs... but how do you use Articulate Storyline 2 to invoke this on an iPhone?

  • Can we get an update on this from Articulate? 

    Would like to make a phone number clickable so that when a user selects the number, they are taken directly to the phone app (rather than to a page with a link), just like one can do with an email addressees.  Does this functionality exist in Storyline 360 yet?  Is there a workaround that doesn't involve adding a page that contains the link?  Etc.?  Thanks ahead of time!

  • Actually, for the file, simply add

    tel:2121234567

    without the html in the File field of the Trigger Wizard and the link becomes active. 

    • RayCastillo's avatar
      RayCastillo
      Community Member

      Hi William

      Thanks for the suggestion! It worked for me, so it's a perfect solution! On my windows computer, it asked which app I wanted to use to dial the number (Skype) and on my phone it asked to dial the number. In both scenarios, I was able to place a call. 

      Kind regards
      Ray

  • Hi William,

    It's not a feature of Storyline to link to a phone app, but a lot of browsers include that functionality if the learner has a phone app (such as Skype) installed on their device or as a browser extension.

    Glad that adding the phone number in is working for you!