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Creating a Typing Effect
Hello!
Does anyone know how to create a "typing" effect in Storyline 360? I want the text in the text box to appear as if it is being typed. I am not sure how to make that happen. I could not find an animation that would allow for this.
Thanks!
Melissa
Is there any traction in this feature? Even adding the "Appear" animation that PowerPoint has (that lets you choose to have text appear by letter) would create this function. It looks like a pretty large number of people have been requesting this feature/some sort of feature that allows for a typing effect in various threads over the years, with one thread going back as far as 9.
Hey Melissa, you can achieve this using the 'Wipe' animation for your text. Make sure to set the Effect Options to 'From left' and 'By paragraph'
Yes! Me, too! I would love this animation! I would think that this would be a beneficial thing to add to development, as there are a lot of people that see the importance! Thank you for your consideration! We appreciate it so much!
Hi Lisa!
Thanks for sharing the feedback on the type of functionality you'd like to see in Storyline 360!
I've included you in the feature report and will update this discussion if it makes it onto our Feature Roadmap.
Have a great day!
Agreed! it would be a huge benefit to have this feature without having to use JavaScript.
Hello, Alison, Iris, and everyone else,
I appreciate you reaching out here. Your votes are all counted! If this feature makes it to Storyline 360, we'll update this discussion.
Have a great day ahead! 😀
Michael Anderson put together an excellent typewriter effect example using JavaScript here:
http://www.andersonelearning.com/demo/Typewriter_Effect_v1.0_SL3/story.htmlHere's the original thread:
https://community.articulate.com/discussions/articulate-storyline/how-to-make-it-appear-like-text-is-being-typedThank you! I will check it out.
Hi I am trying to view the links in the response above but the first one doesn't load at all and the second takes me to Articulate where I get an error message to the effect of, access denied, either you don't have permission to access or the site is unavailable, why is this happening?
Unfortunately, those links are old and broken. You can get the gist of the original thread here:
and the .story file referenced can be downloaded from here:
Hi Isabel,
Great question! I appreciate you taking the time to share what you’d like to see in Storyline 360. I understand you'd like to know the status of the typing effect animation request. There currently hasn't been any movement on this as we prioritize other feature requests. We currently have this request logged, so I’ll go ahead and include your voice. We’ll update this discussion if there’s any news regarding this feature.
Thanks for reaching out!
hi, Can you please add my name to the request. this would be agreat feture
Hi Mick!
Thanks for reaching out and adding your voice! I've included you in the Feature Report and will update this discussion if this feature makes it onto our Feature Roadmap.
Have a great rest of your week and happy authoring!
I would be keen for this animation too!
Yes please add me to the list of people requesting a typing animation to the Feature Roadmap!
