Formatting font in Rise

Hi Ashley

Thank you for the Browser tip.... this has assisted in using the bold & italics formatting function successfully; however, I am still stuck with how to alter the font (I have not adjusted anything, as I do not know how, but only used the block as it is presented)....  please show me how to use the Theme settings as I do not know where to locate them :(

Hi Ashley

My 'quick peek' recording here: https://360.articulate.com/review/content/20227f38-8f0e-4b8f-939d-a835e10e8fe5/review .....I didn't record audio so I hope you can see where the fonts differ in the snapshot I've sent you?

Oh perfect - happy to hear the browser tip helped! And sorry I didn't include a video the first time- considering Peek is one of my favorite tools, I'm always happy to record a quick one. :)

I did a little walk through of how to change the Theme fonts and you'll see it update in that "Preview" set up and then once you save it'll be applied to your course. If you're seeing the fonts change though while you're adding content in, that's something I'd want to gather a bit more information about, as it's certainly not what I'd expect. If you were trying to author within Internet Explorer or another non-supported browser that could have been part of the font oddities too. So let me know if you're still seeing the same thing in a new browser. 

Whoops - looks like we were Peeking at the same time. :-) 

Thanks for sharing the video, I'm taking a look now, and it would be great if you could let me know what was set as the theme font using the video I shared.

Hi Ashley

Thank you for your help.... everything has been fixed!!!! :)  I think, perhaps, you are right with the fact that the application was being authored/edited in the wrong browser; is there any way I can set the 'launch' button to open in Google Chrome as a default? (my company's default is Explorer)

I actually didn't change the fonts when I 1st started.... all I did was add our company logo and change the colour to corporate green.  This time though, I altered the font to Lato for headers (which is the default I think) and chose the next option down for the body text :)

Hi Kerry,

It's not a setting within Rise or Articulate 360 to determine a default browser, but it's something you could set on your own machine or browser. For example everytime I open anything in Safari it asks if I want to use that as my default browser, but I'm a Chrome girl through and through. :) 

It sounds fonts are working again properly if you're authoring in Chrome? You should be able to view the content in IE, just not author the content there. If you're still having difficulty, perhaps a few steps you went through in terms of starting the blocks and adding content would help me replicate the oddities of fonts changing. 

Hi Ashley

One more question..... How can I re-size the images so they fill the entire space (see attached screen shot)?

Hi Kerry,

Thanks for sharing this screen capture - can you share the actual image file with me? I'd like to take a look at that standalone and then do some additional testing with it. 

Are there more font formatting options in the pipeline (ie. colours, underlining, ect...) for Rise?

Hi Ashley

My images are just ones I have sourced from Google Images... I've attached a few for you; however, I was wondering if, once the image is uploaded, is there a way of configuring it then?

Following is the URL for the course itself.... the below images come from the 'Billing' section of the course. https://rise.articulate.com/share/Reu6r1WdbIJzwhHe 

Hi Kerry,

Thanks for sharing those images here with us. I'd recommend sourcing images using the highest quality image possible and then let Rise optimize them for web delivery, and you can see a really good examples of this within our Best Practices article. 

As far as sizing them, you could look at conducting that outside of Rise, as there currently isn't a setting to format the images within Rise. If you are looking to scale the image to appear larger keep in mind, that would impact the overall quality of the image as well. 

Hi Clive,

I saw you also reached out over here  as well, so I just wanted to link to that discussion as well. For anyone else following along here, in the short term you can expect to see font colors and size options, and you're welcome to share your thoughts on other elements by sending along a feature request! 

The Text in my opening Introduction paragraph is in Bold and I can't change it as the B doesn't appear for this para only in the menu bar.  Also why I'm not able to change the size of the font.

In addition, can you recommend the best - most stable font size for exporting programs worldwide? I am developing six programs that will include all media, video, podcasts, and a monthly webinar.  Thanks, Beverly Stokes

Hey Beverly,

What did you choose to add that Introduction paragraph into your course? Is it a Paragraph with Heading perhaps? I know you cannot remove the Bold formatting from that section.

You can hover over to identify the block you may have used:

The font size should be able to be changed:

Let me know what you're seeing and I'd be happy to take another look.

Hi Beverly! 

When you say you're trying to edit the text in the "opening introduction paragraph", are you referring to the text directly below the course title on the main menu page? If so, you should be able to highlight that text and adjust the formatting and size. 

As for font size recommendations, I'll leave that in the hands of our community!

Yes I was able to adjust the formatting the bold para.

However when I hover over the icons it doesn’t show the font size above each one but just the description of what it is like i for italics and B for bold etc. but not the font size. I am on a Mac so not sure if that makes a difference.

I would also like to know what font size is recommended for the paragraphs and font style. Is it best to go with the two that are offered in Rise?

Thanks,

Beverly Stokes
beverlystokes@amazingbabiesmoving.com

Hi Beverly,

I'm using a Mac, too! 😊 

I recorded a quick tutorial just for you to go over some of the formatting options for the introductory text. Let me know if that's helpful!

Hi Alyssa

Can the font size in the caption to photos in Rise be changed?

Absolutely, Jacqueline! Simply highlight the caption text, and formatting options should appear. Here's a Peek at what that looks like!

Hello,

I really like Rise, but seem to be having a lot of issues with text displaying correctly. I'm using Chrome as my development browser and the Lato font for both headings and body. It's a light gray font that displays well enough except when used in flashcards, quiz responses, and image markers.  Is there a better font to use that displays well in all uses or is there something weird going on with how font's and images display in these blocks? 

Also, it would be nice to have the ability to change the font on the fly as with all the other text editing options, especially in this case where it looks like fonts may have switched on me.

Thank you for a solution.

Hi Ramona!

It does look like the Lato font isn't appearing correctly, based on your screenshot. 

I created a sample course with the same content in a Labeled Graphic marker. Check it out here. Does that look any different than what you're seeing in your own course?

Here's a Peek at how it looks on my side using Chrome 68. 

Hi! Is there a default font size in Articulate Rise? Is it size 17?

How do I change the default font size across all text paragraphs? (change all to size 18 without having to change them one by one)

I know this is an old post, but the title applies to my question, so figured don't need to start a new thread.  I am finally after years diving into RISE for the first time...The font default for captions under images is 12, which in my opinion is not accessible.  I wanted to set my default caption size to 16 it looks much clearer.  I went into customize theme to the fonts section, but the only thing you can default is the name of the font.  It would be nice to customize your font size for headings, text, captions...thoughts?  Can it be done and I just missed it?  I am adding a lot of images and just feels like a pain to change font size every time.