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New in Storyline 360: Improved Player Controls
It’s easier than ever to give your learners an intuitive navigation experience. In our latest Storyline 360 update, now the built-in player controls are more in line with the way users interact with other media players. The new player controls are not only more intuitive but they’re also more accessible, since the keyboard navigation now moves from left to right.
You’ll notice these player improvements in Storyline’s classic, modern, and mobile players.
Adjustable Player Settings
You’ll also notice that we’ve added a new settings control to the player so learners can customize their learning experience. Within the player, they can:
- change the zoom mode to enlarge/reduce the zoom level of the slide’s contents
- turn accessible text on/off
- enable/disable keyboard shortcuts
Accessible Player Controls
Learners can now use keyboard shortcuts to access player controls to mute/unmute, replay the slide, and more, as shown in the screenshot above.
Keep in mind, you’ll need to install the update to see these changes in your new projects or in projects you republish.
And if you use navigation slides in your courses, now is a good time to update the instructions or any screenshots to reflect these new changes.
Want to get a feel for the new experience? See it for yourself here.
And to keep tabs on Storyline 360 features in the works, bookmark our What’s New, What’s Next page.
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Hello there, All!
I appreciate you all taking the time to share your thoughts.
I've seen JavaScript solutions for this, but I'd love to document the need for the ability to customize the built-in player controls right in Storyline. Could you walk me through what scenario(s) you'd use this feature?
For now, we have these customizable options for both player styles:
I help manage hundreds of eLearning lessons at my workplace's LMS. Until this update, every single one of those eLearnings has been published with a different player layout. Each of these eLearnings begin with a navigation that explains exactly where to find the CC button, play/pause button, etc. This means that any time I have to update and republish any of these eLearnings, I will have to redo the audio and visual components of the navigation page as well.
Hello, it's a shame that we can't choose the position of the buttons on the play bar (CC, volume, Pplay pause, etc). I am in the process of producing a series of modules in which I have used screenshots to show learners how to navigate the resource. I will have to redo these animations.
I, too, wish there was a way to create a more custom player using the built in components. For example, I would love to be able to have the play, pause, and seekbar components available to place anywhere on the slide in a kind of Chromeless player scenario.
Exactly the issue I have. Possibility to position controls as needed would be great.
