Articulate Rise: Hiding the Page Title Area

Thanks for the quick reply, Adam. I do tutorials for aircraft technicians that are often demonstrations of procedures or processes. I'm developing one now that demonstrates the procedures for building an aircraft connector (i.e., choosing the correct crimping tool, configuring the crimper, etc.). They are more or less a series of videos that are organized in sections by Rise's awesome menu. There will also be quizzes along the way. If you have ever watched any videos on Lynda.com you will get the picture.

The link to the video in my last post does a good job of explaining the need to remove the title area in some cases. I think you may agree if you watch the first 30 seconds or so.

I certainly have other options, but I love Rise's ability to be responsive to all devices and it's attractive interface.

Thanks again for the prompt reply.

Thanks Jeff for the context, that's helpful. We will consider the feature but it's candidly not a priority. (Even Lynda.com lists the title of the video you're watching.) Hopefully someone in the community can help you with the HTML/CSS!

I appreciate your input, Adam.

I'm not criticizing Rise. But in the case of a video based training (like software for example), the title area is so deep that the learner must scroll to see the video. In some cases, it would be helpful to at least have a more compact title area. I would use Storyline, but I am unable to get it to be responsive across a wide range of devices (something that Rise does spectacularly).

Not every project requires strict adherence to e-learning science and protocol. Sometimes a simple video explanation is the best training tool (think YouTube). Rise provides an excellent 'container' for videos with a menu that organizes everything very nicely. And most importantly it is RESPONSIVE. In some cases, making the title area more compact would create a more attractive and user-friendly interface for the learner. I can tell from your response that your not convinced, but I do appreciate your prompt and candid reply.

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Interesting solution Adam. :-)

But how can I to modify (access) the CSS style sheet? The rise projects are is online, not in a file in my computer.

(and when I download my Rise projects, they are not in a standard html/css/js code; I'm not really able to edit it in Dreamweaver)

Agreed. We would really like to remove the titles as well. Users are complaining about having to scroll down so far to get to the content. 

I don't understand above, why the need to scroll down to the bottom when there is a start button at the top just below the Course Title?

Hi Robert and Christopher, 

Have you seen the latest feature for Rise where you may disable or collapse the sidebar menu at start? Take a look at Adam's example here. 

If you chose to have No sidebar that would remove the Table of Contents that appear below start and allow the user to click on the Start button to begin. 

Yes l had viewed this, still not understanding - the start button is at the top and can be clicked on regardless of if there is a sidebar on not, so not sure what the sidebar has got to do with the Start Button?

Hey Robert,

I feel like we may be missing your question.

Are you asking about the comment that Christopher shared above or are you having difficulty with something that we are not understanding. 

No problem, l understand now. Thx.

Hi there. While removing the side bar is a great feature, it's not what I was referring to. If you look at the start of this thread the user shows a video that teaches you to alter the CSS to remove the titles so the learner content is right at the top. I edited the CSS and  used text over images on the top leading into the content. It looks so much better! While this might not be for everyone, I think it's a good feature to add so people who aren't familiar with HTML/CSS aren't locked into one look.

I agree that it would be great to be able to remove or at least shrink the header. It's really huge.

Also, it would be helpful to be able to have a subtitle option available ie. the option to switch on a minor heading/title under the header. I am developing courses that are linked ie. they have a common title (H1) and it would be good to be able to seperate them via a subheading title (H2).

For example,

INTRODUCTION TO ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY (H1) - Levels of Organisation (H2)
INTRODUCTION TO ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY (H1) - Chemicals and Cells (H2)
INTRODUCTION TO ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY (H1) - Tissues (H2)
etc...

I made the original post and I'm glad to see some interest in this feature. In my opinion, if a course is properly developed, it is generally unnecessary to display title after title to keep the student oriented (the context of the lesson should keep the student from getting lost). But, based on Adam's original reply to this thread, his research says otherwise.

Hey everyone!  I just wanted to let you know that since this discussion has picked up some traction, I'm documenting the need and your points regarding the course title bar.  We'll be able to track this feature request and properly prioritize it.

Here's more on that process.  Thanks for sharing all your thoughts!

I am not certain, but I think I may have the same issue. Sometimes the title/header area is tall, and I have to scroll down to see the block content. It has something to do with the difference in the way a process section differs from a block section. Please see the screenshots in the attachment. They may help understand.

Hi Christopher,

Thanks for sharing your thoughts and the document with images. 

Sounds like you're interested in having more options regarding the padding and margins around your lessons. This is a feature we are tracking as well, so I've added this thread to the report.

As for your mention of having the word 'task' vs 'lesson', you can certainly do that by adjusting your text labels. Check out the documentation here. Please be sure to Click New to create a new label set or all of your courses will get updated with your edits :)

I want to weigh in on being able to hide or scroll the title bar/header off the screen so it doesn't use valuable (phone) screen real estate.  Something similar to the way you scroll down a web page and the URL bar disappears would work. It's technically always there; you just have to scroll back up to view it again. It would also be nice if the Articulate Review title bar would also scroll up or otherwise disappear so you can really see a Rise course the way the learner will when you test it. My two cents!

Thanks, Samantha. I'll add your comment to the feature request we've filed. 

Exactly what my content dev team creating and instructors testing Rise courses were asking if Rise was capable of in recent meetings. 

There's lots of unused white space up there, especially visible and taking up screen (scrolling) real-estate on some devices when in vertical format. Would be awesome to negate or have the option to remove the title area altogether as the OP requested w/o the need for a CSS hack.

+1 for this request.

Up vote!

I wanted to use Rise to make sales presentations for my training but with the title area and start button, plus lesson labels, I have to use a different software when Rise would be perfect.  It's a pain that Rise isn't flexible enough to use for interactive presentations.