Great questions about Rise functionality! There isn't an option to add a hyperlink to an image, but could add an image and include a hyperlink within the accompanying text - such as an image as a part of a Process Interaction. I recorded a quick video of this in Peek for how I set this up within the Process interaction.
As far as interactive PDFs, are you looking for users to scroll through a PDF or enter content within it? I haven't seen that type of set up yet, but if you could share a bit more information on what you're looking to accomplish I can investigate an idea or at least share with our team to see if it fits with the feature roadmap!
I already tried the text hyperlink link, but link on an image would have a cleaner look to it. Don't you agree? Especially, if the image is a "cover" for an animation. I really wanted to try to add a flash interactive animation to my Rise test course. I put it on our server and made a text link to it. But clicking on the text looks a "bit off"
I thought, since embedding flash is not supported, which I understand why, I could try adding a simple interactive pdf buttons and other similar elements.
Our current courses link to internal PDF's that sit on our servers. Is there a way to accomplish this within Rise? All the links add http:// when I need to access a maped drive or \\server-name\
Are your current courses running in a browser and created using authoring tools like Storyline and Studio, or are your learners launching content from a locally-installed application of some kind? Our experience has been that most Internet browsers will not allow hyper-linking or redirecting to a mapped network drive or UNC path, but we'd love to know how you've made it work.
We'll consider adding support for non-HTTP links in Rise in the future.
Our courses run in a browser and we have not run into any issues linking using file:///F:/Folder/File.pdf in full authoring tools. I was looking for a workaround to the limitation of Rise not allowing resource docs.
IE and Chrome. We use this to launch Chrome with flags: chrome.exe --allow-file-access-from-files
Alternatively, we have also used LocalLinks from the Chrome Web Store. There is a similar extension for FireFox. These solution aren't advisable for uncontrolled computers.
Do you have a rough roadmap timeline for attachments? Q1?
Ah, good to know that Chrome requires a special flag or extension to enable the functionality you're seeking. We'll keep it in mind.
Our ETA on attachments is still fluid, and you can keep an eye on our What's New, What's Next page for updates. Collaborative authoring and Tin Can support are next on the docket for Rise.
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Hi Anja,
Great questions about Rise functionality! There isn't an option to add a hyperlink to an image, but could add an image and include a hyperlink within the accompanying text - such as an image as a part of a Process Interaction. I recorded a quick video of this in Peek for how I set this up within the Process interaction.
As far as interactive PDFs, are you looking for users to scroll through a PDF or enter content within it? I haven't seen that type of set up yet, but if you could share a bit more information on what you're looking to accomplish I can investigate an idea or at least share with our team to see if it fits with the feature roadmap!
Hi Ashley!
Thank you or answering all my questions.
I already tried the text hyperlink link, but link on an image would have a cleaner look to it. Don't you agree? Especially, if the image is a "cover" for an animation. I really wanted to try to add a flash interactive animation to my Rise test course. I put it on our server and made a text link to it. But clicking on the text looks a "bit off"
I thought, since embedding flash is not supported, which I understand why, I could try adding a simple interactive pdf buttons and other similar elements.
Regards
Anja
Hi Anja,
I can certainly see a use case for it - and it's an idea worth reminding our Developers of in the form of a feature request.
Our current courses link to internal PDF's that sit on our servers. Is there a way to accomplish this within Rise? All the links add http:// when I need to access a maped drive or \\server-name\
Good Morning Loren, and welcome to Heroes!
Are your current courses running in a browser and created using authoring tools like Storyline and Studio, or are your learners launching content from a locally-installed application of some kind? Our experience has been that most Internet browsers will not allow hyper-linking or redirecting to a mapped network drive or UNC path, but we'd love to know how you've made it work.
We'll consider adding support for non-HTTP links in Rise in the future.
Our courses run in a browser and we have not run into any issues linking using file:///F:/Folder/File.pdf in full authoring tools. I was looking for a workaround to the limitation of Rise not allowing resource docs.
Thanks, Loren. Are all of your learners running IE, or have you seen this working in other browsers as well?
Also, the ability to add attachments to Rise courses is definitely on our roadmap!
IE and Chrome. We use this to launch Chrome with flags: chrome.exe --allow-file-access-from-files
Alternatively, we have also used LocalLinks from the Chrome Web Store. There is a similar extension for FireFox. These solution aren't advisable for uncontrolled computers.
Do you have a rough roadmap timeline for attachments? Q1?
Ah, good to know that Chrome requires a special flag or extension to enable the functionality you're seeking. We'll keep it in mind.
Our ETA on attachments is still fluid, and you can keep an eye on our What's New, What's Next page for updates. Collaborative authoring and Tin Can support are next on the docket for Rise.
Happy New Year, Loren!
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