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StephanieCase
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14 years ago
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Problem with Formatting Text Variable

I'm trying to use a text variable in the middle of a sentence but any formatting that I set for the text box does not hold. It reverts to a basic text format (looks like Articulate or Articulate Na...
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  • KellyAuner's avatar
    KellyAuner
    4 years ago

    Hi Artur,

    Thanks for reaching out! One workaround you can try is to copy and paste the size of the text variable (e.g. %ch1synop% - left side) to another reference text variable to a larger size to fit the variable values.

    If you have additional questions, please let me know!

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CLanceNorman
Community Member
10 years ago

Unfortunately, Kelly Anne’s suggestion was of no help in my situation.  Take a look at the attached project.  The cup was a freeform figure that I added text to (which was a suggested workaround on a related thread).  The cup on the left has the typography as it should look (which I should mention was a nightmare to do).  The cup on the left looks perfect—the leading is nice and tight, and everything looks fairly centered.  But change that text to a text variable (in this case, %Cup_1%) and suddenly it scrambles up.  A pain to work with, but with some careful cursoring via the arrow keys, it’s workable.

But now the kicker—compare what you see in Storyline 2 with a slide preview, HTML output, HTML5 output, and Storyline Launcher (CD) output.  They’re all different.  (I know to expect some limitations with various output forms, but even the internal slide preview comes out wrong!)  The default value of the variable (“8¼”) should make both cups identical, but it doesn’t.  Even if this was a simple text box and not a freeform shape, these same issues would still occur.

I must agree with Ryan here—the typography tools have some serious issues that should be addressed.  Workarounds (such as multiple text boxes atop a shape) can serve in a pinch, but that’s a quick way to stifle creativity and turn a beautiful project into something mediocre.