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KrisShenenbe782
Community Member
12 days ago

Storyline Text Entry Field for Rise Course

TLDR: I can resize a Storyline slide. Is it possible to resize the actual story?

I'm working on a Rise course, which doesn't have a open text entry field for learners to type reflections (which the client wants). I was able to create one in Storyline using the text entry question slide. I deleted the feedback layers and removed the submit button (that might have been a mistake). The function is they are asked a question, they type in the field and then select the Rise continue button. The size of the slide and the text box is 250x100 (can't go lower than 100). I'm having a few issues but this one is about what gets published. I've attached a screen shot of what I'm talking about. It's an image of the text box in the course and there are arrows that point to the extra space above and below the text box. I would like to remove all of the extra white space. 

Thanks, Kris

rise 360
storyline 360

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  • StevenBenassi's avatar
    StevenBenassi
    Staff
    6 days ago

    Hi KrisShenenbe782​!

    Happy to help!

    We're still tracking the feature request for a Survey Block in Rise, where learners can share reflections and feedback. I've included your voice in that report!

    Also, what you’re noticing is the extra unused space on the Storyline Slide, which shows up in Rise when you insert the Storyline Block. In Storyline, the individual Slide dimensions can be adjusted. However, the overall 'Story size', cannot be condensed. Reducing the Rise Block padding to zero is a great first step, although some extra space will still appear. If your Text Entry field is small (250x100) but your Slide size is larger (e.g. 720x540), the unused space will still be retained in the published output.

    To workaround this, I suggest setting your Slide size to a smaller custom dimension, just large enough to fit your Text Entry field and any instructions for the learner. This can help minimize the empty space when Rise displays it.

    I'll also open the floor to our community to share their design suggestions with you!