Can you change the color of Markers in Rise?

Agreed, it's very hard to see the white on a white background. I'd love if they could be filled in with the theme color instead of just the dot. Has this been implemented yet?

Hi Kaitlin,

The marker color in a labeled graphic block is set by default, and there isn't a way to customize the markers right now. Thanks for checking in!

Short answer: no and there isn't an ETA on when this will be implemented even though it's been on the list for years now. They keep saying other items are more important. I'd like to see that list. 

Ben - Thanks for bringing up the point about being on the list for years. My business subscription just renewed  - $1446.98 with exchange and I hardly use it - I really should have cancelled. And, we just changed to a Team account at work and added 3 users. Just that in itself should pay a programmer to fix this. I have been an Articulate user for years (you can't even set an face icon like I have anymore) and a Rise user since Day 1, and support Articulate, but there is no excuse for not fixing this problem! I even comment on every evaluation and in every online event I attend. I am not sure what the issue is as this is an accessibility issue for users who can't see the markers on a white background.

I agree. It's def an accessibility issue, and has been on the "waiting list" for years! Fix it already! Your customers are becoming angry.

This would be awesome to be able to change the pulsing ring color on the icons as they are hard to spot on a white background.

Adding another +1 for what should have been fixed 3 years ago. Please add 'time since this was first requested' to your formula for prioritizing customer requests. Nothing, no matter how small, should be delayed 3 years. 

Agreed. 100%. They simply don't care or don't consider our suggestions as priority. That they have their own agenda and they will stick to it. Like, fixing broken updates that were pushed out. I don't use Rise because of this button issue.

This would make a huge difference for me if the we could alter the colours of the markers - on some things they are hardly visible!!

Hi! Any movement on these feature requests? I am also interested! :) 

Chiming in again to make sure that Articulate understands this is an accessibility issue, not just something fun and fancy. It needs to be elevated to a higher priority for a fix. 

Adding a plus one to these requests. I've been authoring like mad to produce many new health and safety pieces through COVID and these markers remain a barrier. It's disappointing that this thread goes back three years with no progress on this.

Why does E-Learning heroes organize their comments so that the most recent are at the end? I thought this was a dead thread, come to find out that there are new comments from very recently! This seems so strange to me

Hi everyone, thanks so much for your feedback! I'm sorry I don't have anything new to share right now. We promise to keep this thread updated with the latest information!

Thanks Alyssa, from an outside perspective it seems that things that aren't being asked for are being prioritized over this - I have been patiently waiting years but to no avail and I see many others are in the same boat. A colour change for these markers would make them amazingly useful in our courses.

Hi: I just can't understand why this is not #1 on the priority list. I am not a programmer, but it seems like it would be easier to fix/change than to start creating/building anything else on any Articulate platform. This is not a nice to have, it is a need to have! 

Dear Articulate, 

As several people in four pages ranging back three years, I agree with Brenda this is not a nice have, but a need to have. Many times with trying to jazz up compliance documents I have turned as urged to using Rise. However, when all markers need to be touched, it difficult for learner to identify if they viewed the content. This results, in angry and frustrated learners venting to us as developers. Making us developers, choosing to not use the labeled graphic, or turning back to Storyline.  Please move this onto your development or let us know if we need to start a petition at Devlearn or something :)   In meantime, I will develop label graphics in Storyline and import through the blocks. 

Hi everyone,

Thank you for your recent comments on how important marker color is for your projects, especially as it relates to accessibility needs. We hear you, and we have some changes coming. Our plan is to include new options for marker color settings, so you can be sure there is enough color contrast for learners with visual impairments to successfully interact with the labeled graphic block.

I don’t yet have details on a timeline for this enhancement, but I promise to keep you updated on any new information that will be helpful. Your feedback is so valuable, so please keep it coming!

Hi, I am adding my 2 cents to this to say I would like to have some control over the label colors to make them stand out better.  Has there been any movement on making this possible?

Hi Dawn,

While we do have plans to add new options for marker color settings, that won't include the marker label color. Thanks for letting us know you need color customization for labels, too!

Alyssa, can you clarify how that response aligns with the promise to make Rise accessible by the end of the year? Colour contrast is a key feature for accessibility regardless of whether it is a marker colour, label etc. - why would controlling label colours be omitted if Rise is committed to meeting accessibility requirements? I'm confused by this answer!

Thanks for your note, Sarah. Our team is working on a feature that will allow you to use a custom marker color in a labeled graphic, and we plan to release that enhancement soon.

We're also continuing our work to make Rise 360 fully WCAG 2.1 compliant, and that involves improving options for color contrast in all block types. While I don't have specifics on what that will look like for the label color, I'll be sure to share your feedback with the accessibility team. You can stay up to date on all the accessibility enhancements we've added to Rise 360 right here!

• Rise 360: Our Accessibility Journey

This will be great ... can't wait for this!

Has anyone tried to manipulate the published files to accomplish this? I know it would not be a clean solution, but it seems like something that could be done.