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Rise - adding popup text box
Is there a feature in Rise to add a popup text box? I would like the ability to click on text to provide further information to users. Does Rise have that capability?
Hi Diane,
Have you looked at the labeled graphic block? That would allow you to add a marker where a learner could click for more information such as a definition. Take a look at the steps here.
- KarlMullerCommunity Member
In our courses we deal with a lot of terms and certainly have a huge requirement for providing definitions for terms using popups.
- MatthewWood-4e5Community Member
Yep. This would definitely be useful, and seems like it should be a fairly standard feature. I would love to see this happen soon.
- DanielMartin375Community Member
Count me in too! It would be an ideal way to make a short explanatory aside without interrupting the flow. Not to mention some students come from different backgrounds and might already know these definitions, so they won't be feeling like they've being told the same thing over and over.
- TimRobinson-540Community Member
Julie Dirksen, in her wildly popular "Design for how people learn" suggests using a feature like this. See image.
Hi there, Gail! Could you use one of the existing interactive blocks for this idea? Here's an example with the accordion interaction. I only used one accordion "tab" to offer basic information in the title. More information is revealed when they click the text.
Here's a Peek of how that interaction works for a user.
- DianeRiesCommunity Member
I am wondering this as well. I have requests for making text clickable or a hover over and a definition pops up. If I had an HTML editor I could do it myself, but we don't have that option either.
- AnuSharma-df9e3Community Member
I would like the above too if possible please .... I've just been asked for a similar feature!
- AnthonyGossCommunity Member
To chime in, pop overs are not really good for mobile (IMO).
- AdarshCharCommunity Member
Generally I agree Anthony. But I've seen it done well. For instance, You can compare the pop over I posted earlier and the same pop over viewed on mobile, attached here. For me, its really more about provide students with contextual information that would otherwise be distracting if I sent them to a new tab or didn't provide any of that contextual information at all.
It's not too different from the feature that's baked into most mobile browsers that allow you to deep touch a word and select "Look Up" to view a definition without leaving the page.
Thanks all - we'll keep you posted here if any top of pop-up interaction is added to Rise!