Hi, I would like to add a button that would allow the user to print the page. It seems like the easiest way would be to add a trigger to a button to execute javascript. Unfortunately, I know nothing of javascript. Can someone help me out with what need to goes into that script box? Thank you!!

To the question about not printing the "print me" button, you might try adding a trigger to hide the print button before calling the JavaScript to print the page. To the question about printing to landscape orientation - unfortunately, the browser interface through JavaScript doesn't offer any controls of the print dialog options. You can ask the browser to print the page but that's about it. There are some tricks you can run if you have some Flash authoring / ActionScript skills and access to Flash but short of that you're stuck either 1) asking the user to change the print settings to landscape or 2) living with the portrait default.

I too know next to nothing about javascript but I believe if you add the following as a your script it will print the current window: window.print(); At least is worked for me once...

I don't know whether this assist others in this thread, but I came up with an alternate solution. It's a bit more involved on the Javascript side. I create an entire new HTML page using Javascript that you can brand and form anyway you like, then use the browser controls to print. It is more involved, and you would probably need a good HTML lay-out person to get your branding/layout correct, but it works in all browsers and evidently is not even cached, just placed in temp memory. Here's the link: https://community.articulate.com/discussions/articulate-storyline/creating-a-dynamically-built-html-form-from-storyline

Yes that should do it. So Alex, you can create a button in Storyline and then add a trigger using the JavaScript Action. Click the ... button beside the work Script and add the code there. You have to publish your coure to see it working. JavaScript does not work in Preview mode.

I just used the JavaScript Action and it worked for me! Thank you so much for sharing this information!

Print button - javascript | Articulate

ChristineHendri
Former Staff
12 years ago

Hi Val,

Though this method isn't supported by Articulate, it might be something you'd like to try for customizing the printed results. Please note that it's for Quizmaker, but this will work for Storyline, as well.

If that doesn't help with the formatting, or isn't what you're trying to do, can you give a little more information about what you'd like to show when printing the results from your course? Or how the text is displaying when you change it to English (try to provide a screenshot, of the changes if you can)?

Thanks!

Christine
ValCeolin
Community Member
12 years ago
I think I had a problem with my English story file. I create a new one and it's working well for both languages. Thanks
ChristineHendri
Former Staff
12 years ago

Hi Val,

Oh, great! Glad to hear that :)

Thanks very much for the update!

Christine
IvanaPavcic
Community Member
12 years ago

Hello there,

I was wondering if anyone in the community could help me.. I have used the javascript desribed in this post to print a certificate that will be unfortuntely printed out with the player. I would like to include a line in the javascript that says "remove the print button before printing". Condering that I know aboslutely nothing regarding java, and my google searches have turned up nothing, does anyone know the actual programming language I can include with the window.print(); command that will do this?

Thanks,

Ivana
SteveFlowers
Community Member
12 years ago

Hi Jill,

Here's something that might work for you:

http://www.pdfobject.com/

This requires some custom HTML magic but will offer you flexibility to display the PDF in a Web Object. If the server isn't able to serve up PDF's this won't help. The file must be downloaded to the client to print. You could try to convert the PDF to SWF and embed on the page. Many converters will make a single swf. Some have trouble printing individual pages. The old Flashpaper from Macromedia used to handle conversion.
MarkBlessington
Community Member
12 years ago
I published a test file using the print screen java script. I tried to print a page from the player. Nothing happened. I think this is because Mac does not recognize the java script: window.print();
LeslieMcKerchie
Staff
12 years ago
Hi Mark! I just wanted to pop in here and welcome you to E-Learning Heroes! The community should be able to assist you with your Javascript questions as that is not something that Articulate supports, but it is good to have you here.
NancyWoinoski
Super Hero
12 years ago

Mark Blessington said:

I published a test file using the print screen java script. I tried to print a page from the player. Nothing happened. I think this is because Mac does not recognize the java script: window.print();

Hi Mark - were you testing locally or from a web server or LMS? Some browsers block JavaScript when run locally.
DenizOlcay
Community Member
12 years ago

I'm also getting the issue with Firefox and Chrome printing a blank page. Tried on web, doesnt work.

Works in IE, but is anyone else getting the printed window cut off on the right? Is there a way to resize the window that prints?

If there are any updates on how to make sure the slide prints in IE/Chrome/Firefox that would be great too...
BJKamler
Community Member
11 years ago

Doug Bedinger said:

I too want to print only the slide. I tried the javascript option, and it works, but I'm getting 2 pages, not just the one with the print button. Thoughts?

I am having the same issue as Doug and I didn't see any replies or answers to this issue. I'm using the javascript window.print() and it works but prints two pages instead of one... the second page is blank except for headers and footers. We will have hundreds of people printing these certificates... I don't want to kill anymore trees than I have to. Our users are not computer savvy, so I'm afraid giving them directions to print the current page or print to file would go unheeded. Ideas, anyone?