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Donwload Pdf from Storyline
Hi there!
I need to know how I can download PDF from storyline. I don´t want to add pdfs as resources. I need learners to be able to click a button and download a PDF file from the slide, i've used the trigger "open when..." but whenever I publish the SCORM I get an error message when they click on the link.
I´m sure I´m missing a step before publishing SCORM and it could be a problem related to where pdfs are located at my computer.
Could you help me? Thanks :)
Out of curiosity, do you get the same error message if you were to add this document to the resources section in the player? Storyline stores these files in the same folder when published.
A PDF is a computer file that is physically located on a computer somewhere. If your learners are going to download it. It must be someplace they can access.
If you will include it in the resources, Storyline will package it as part of the published output, and anybody that can access the course can download it. If not, it has to be put someplace where they all have access to it, or they can’t download it.
I really think you want them downloading it from the LMS, and not trying to access your computer.
With RISE, the file-to-be-downloaded is attached as part of the export and is inside the export folder, similar to any images or videos that are a part of the RISE (IIRC). I find it odd that Storyline wouldn't do this same function.
I see from WaltHamilton (#superhero)'s response that if I put the items as resources, it will package into the STORYLINE, but I find it odd that there's even the capacity pull the downloadable file from my desktop. Maybe the default is to pull from the web, and STORYLINE doesn't differentiate whether it's my C: drive or the web. Just feels like a "falls short" there.
Thank you again Walt for saying it should go in Resources.
