I love the marker feature in Rise, but I would like to turn off the pulse animation, like you can in Storyline. I can't find where to do it. Is it possible in Rise? Thanks.

Hi Katie, another reason would be when creating markers on a picture describing a program for example. When you have several buttons next to eachother and then add the marker to it the buttons will be partially obscured and not clearly visible anymore. I would love to see an option here to disable the pulse if needed. (2020) Thank you.

For all of the reasons mentioned above, I am also requesting the ability to turn off the pulsing animation. (See the attachment. This is very confusing to a new user of this tool! Not to mention it's not aesthetically pleasing.) @Quentin - for what it's worth, we use the "only up to 9" as a guide that if you need more than 9, consider using Storyline, or adding a second labeled graphic. Not sure if that works in your situation, but I thought I'd offer it as a consideration. -EH

Same please, this is so distracting when you have more than 5 buttons and it is detracting from the learner's experience. Most learners are really familiar with the 'i' icon on the web and the pulsing is not really necessary anymore as an indicator that the icon should be clicked. Please allow an option to disable.

Here's a workaround I found and posted in this thread as well: https://community.articulate.com/discussions/rise-360/turn-off-labeled-graphic-animation For anyone else looking for an answer: If you are exporting the course, open the zip, and in the main.bundle.css file, you can search for and delete the following segment of text: " .labeled-graphic-marker__pin:after{animation:markerPulse 2s ease-in-out infinite alternate;border:8px solid hsla(0,0%,100%,.5);border-radius:50%;bottom:-2.4rem;content:"";left:-2.4rem;pointer-events:none;position:absolute;right:-2.4rem;top:-2.4rem}@media(min-width:48em){.labeled-graphic-marker__pin{font-size:1.8rem;height:3rem;line-height:3.2rem;text-align:center;width:3rem}} " That will stop the animation. Obviously not the easiest solution to interrupt your export/publish workflow with that, but it can be done if needed.

Perhaps a well-timed social media posting may help bring this to the company's attention. Global Accessibility Awareness Day is Thursday, May 15, 2025 - If you are so inclined.

Turn off marker pulse animation in Rise

50 Replies

EmilySharpe-444
Community Member
2 months ago
Another person in this seven year long chain of requests, asking, nay, begging for this feature to be implemented for accessibility and readability.

Perhaps a well-timed social media posting may help bring this to the company's attention.

Global Accessibility Awareness Day is Thursday, May 15, 2025 - If you are so inclined.
KoriHerlein
Community Member
3 months ago
Hi, I'm also adding my vote to this thread. Thanks!
BethEberhardt
Community Member
3 months ago
Just adding my vote to the thread. Thanks!
- EmilySharpe-444
  Community Member
  2 months ago
  Perhaps a well-timed social media posting may help bring this to the company's attention.
  
  Global Accessibility Awareness Day is Thursday, May 15, 2025 - If you are so inclined.
LucyGordon
Community Member
11 months ago
Is there any update on an option to remove the pulsing animation? I'm also having issues with it distracting from the text/details in an image
- StevenBenassi
  Staff
  11 months ago
  Hi Lucy!
  
  Thanks for checking in on this!
  
  I don't have any updates to share at this time as our development team has been prioritizing other features. Not to worry! I've included you in the feature report and will update this discussion if it makes it onto our Feature Roadmap.
  
  Have a great rest of your week!
DomenickChiddo-
Community Member
2 years ago
Jimmy,

Rise users can stop the pulse animations on Labeled Graphic Markers by clicking on them (or by tabbing to them and pressing Enter). Based on my reading of the WCAG guidelines, these animations are in conformance with the guidelines since the user can disable them. I am not an expert on this topic, though, so I could be wrong.

Of course, you are right in saying that there should be an option for the developer to disable the pulse animations, because it would be tedious for a user to stop each one individually.

- Domenick
JimmyWebster-14
Community Member
2 years ago
I have had a course fail on accessibility review due to the pulsing animations that cannot be paused or stopped by the user (or turned off in the build). Adding my request to the others
- EmilySharpe-444
  Community Member
  2 months ago
  Perhaps a well-timed social media posting may help bring this to the company's attention.
  
  Global Accessibility Awareness Day is Thursday, May 15, 2025 - If you are so inclined.
- StevenBenassi
  Staff
  2 years ago
  Hi Jimmy!
  
  Thanks for the feedback! It sounds like having the option to remove the pulsing animation from Labeled Graphic Markers would greatly benefit you and your team!
  
  I've included you in the feature report and will update this discussion as soon as we have news to share. If you'd like to stay up to date, please bookmark our Feature Roadmap.
BethCouglerBlom
Community Member
2 years ago
I would like to add my vote to this feature, for the ability to take the pulse off of Rise markers. Thanks!
- EmilySharpe-444
  Community Member
  2 months ago
  Perhaps a well-timed social media posting may help bring this to the company's attention.
  
  Global Accessibility Awareness Day is Thursday, May 15, 2025 - If you are so inclined.
MandyTaylor-334
Community Member
2 years ago
This is still an issue and should be addressed for all of the stated reasons.
- EmilySharpe-444
  Community Member
  2 months ago
  Perhaps a well-timed social media posting may help bring this to the company's attention.
  
  Global Accessibility Awareness Day is Thursday, May 15, 2025 - If you are so inclined.
EricSantos
Staff
2 years ago
Thanks so much for sharing your thoughts regarding WCAG compliance for markers in Rise and Storyline 360! We take accessibility seriously, as we want all learners to interact as fully as possible with the courses you create.

I'm sure other community members will find your suggestions helpful!
DomenickChiddo-
Community Member
2 years ago
I was just looking into this issue and came here for clarification. As I understand it, using the pulse animation on markers would cause an eLearn course to fail a WCAG accessibility check. (See https://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG21/Understanding/pause-stop-hide.html.) Sounds like others in this thread agree. One potential fix: If there were an option to set the duration of the blinking to five seconds or less, this animation could be used in compliance with WCAG guidelines.
- DomenickChiddo-
  Community Member
  2 years ago
  Correction: In the Labeled Graphic block in Rise, the marker animation stops when a marker is selected. Since the user is able to stop the animation, I believe it is compliant under the WCAG guideline cited above.
  
  In Storyline, however, the animation does not stop when a marker is selected. So, I think using marker animations in Storyline would not meet WCAG accessibility requirements. For that reason, I always set the animation to "None" when using markers in Storyline.
  
  Hope this helps.