The scroll bar in a scrolling panel looks "classic" (the way that scroll bars have looked for decades) in the StoryLine file -- a wide bar and up/down arrows at the top/bottom to further indicate "scroll here" (see attached insl.jpg). But when I preview or publish it, the scroll bar morphs into this skinny thing with no up/down arrows at the top/bottom (see attached prepub.jpg). It's not a classic template vs modern template thing. And in fact, the previewed/published version used to look the same (this may have been in SL3 rather than SL360). This seems like it's just a violation of "If it ain't broke, don't fix it." A large chunk of my student base is elderly, technophobic, or both. Is there a way to format the scroll bar to the "classic" way that is (1) more familiar to them and (2) easier to manipulate?

Hello Clive and Kairas, Thank you for adding your votes to this request! I've updated the feature report with your comments.

Hello Brendt, Thanks for reaching out, and I appreciate you providing a detailed description of your request! I understand you need your Scrolling Panel scroll bar to look like the one in your project's preview and published output. Unfortunately, we don't currently offer this feature where you can change how the scroll bars look in the project's preview and published output. However, we are tracking a feature request for the same scroll bar style from the edit mode to the preview or published output. I added your vote to it, and we'll reach out to you as soon as this feature is added to Storyline 360.

Please add my vote as well. I came here with the same issue and question.

Thank you, Caren; I've added your voice to the feature request, so you'll be notified once it is available in Storyline.

Adding my vote! I don't want to 'customize' it - I just want the option to use a standard-looking, universally-recognizable one. The 'modern' scrollbar might be fine for a cute little activity, but it is not universally user-friendly enough to use with important must-see content or compliance training. When viewing content in a browser, users expect a scrollbar that matches a standard browser scrollbar. I'd rather learners spend their cognitive energy on the contents of the scrolling panel, than on trying to figure out how to use it. Or worse, not see all the content because they didn't realize it scrolled. A basic UI component like a scrollbar shouldn't require instructions. The narrow width is also a dexterity issue for users who don't use a scrollwheel or use a pen. We've been using web objects as a workaround, but those are time consuming and aren't 508-friendly.

Scrolling panel - scroll bar format | Articulate

23 Replies

DavidBaird-5911
Community Member
6 months ago
Please include my vote.
- LucianaPiazza
  Staff
  6 months ago
  Hello DavidBaird-5911,
  
  Thanks for reaching out! I've shared your voice with our product team. We'll share future updates in this thread so all are in the loop!
MichaelGolen535
Community Member
8 months ago
Please add me to the laundry-list of people on having display options with the Scrolling Bar.
Thank you!
- LucianaPiazza
  Staff
  8 months ago
  Hello MichaelGolen535,
  
  I appreciate you reaching out! I have shared your insight with our product team. We'll be sure to share any news and updates in this discussion, so all are in the loop on any updates!
  
  Have a wonderful weekend!
HoneyTurner
Community Member
10 months ago
Add my name to the request for a chunky scroll bar. But also, I'd like the ability to colour it. My project is high contrast, and I'd like to choose one of the bright project colours to ensure it's seen.
- EricSantos
  Staff
  9 months ago
  Hello HoneyTurner,
  
  Thanks for reaching out! I've added your voice to the existing feature request for a chunky scrollbar and the ability to color it.
  
  I appreciate your feedback, and we'll let you know if there are any changes that might help.
  
  Enjoy the rest of your day.
CacaSuil
Community Member
2 years ago
Adding my vote too!

Please also add a scroll panel from left to right, so not just from top to bottom.

Thank you!
- HoneyTurner
  Community Member
  10 months ago
  In case you still need this feature, If you group your scroll bar with another object, then you can rotate it. You can also format your text to be 90 or 270 degrees rotated (on the Text Box tab).
  
  I agree that it should be a built in feature though. Scroll bars are already hard to design, it shouldn't require extra layers of manipulation.
- EricSantos
  Staff
  2 years ago
  Thanks for voting for the scrolling panel feature request, Caca! I've informed our product team of your need and additional comments. We'll let you know once this feature is added to Storyline.
EricSantos
Staff
2 years ago
Hello Clive and Kairas,

Thank you for adding your votes to this request! I've updated the feature report with your comments.
KairasMistry-9d
Community Member
2 years ago
Add me to the vote. My learners don't notice the scroll bar right away and are waiting for something to "happen" on the slide.
CliveSmith-279c
Community Member
2 years ago
Can I add my vote to this as well please - for all the reasons mentioned above.
LucianaPiazza
Staff
2 years ago
Hi Megan!

I've added your voice to this request as well. We'll be sure to update this discussion in the future with any news so that you're all in the loop!
MeganBerna
Community Member
2 years ago
Hi! Can you add my vote as well, I'm having the same struggle with the new style. Thank you!
KellyAuner
Staff
3 years ago
Hi Brendt, Caren, and Ben!

Thanks so much for your comments. I've added them to the feature request we're tracking, and will keep this discussion up to date with any news!