Modifying Notes is Not Friendly
Oct 04, 2018
Hello,
My team is loving Rise! However, we have need to modify the Note block but are finding that it is not flexible to do this. We'd like to do things like change the HEX value to our brand colors, however when we do this, it changes the entire block background and not the outline of the Note itself. We'd also like to add a brand-approved icon for different types of Notes but there is no way to do this in the Note block.
A workaround we found was to choose a Quote block which allows us to put our own icon to the left where the quote author would ordinarily go. However, unfortunately there are built in quotations coded into this block! We are trying not to use it as a quote block but as a customizable note block.
I have attached photos for you to see our workarounds and frustrations with these blocks.
Does anyone else have need for customizable Notes?
10 Replies
Hello Bria!
Try designing your fully customized note graphic and text in PowerPoint, and save that graphic as an image. Then, you can add the graphic to an Image block.
Be sure to check out Tom's blog post about this very topic!
So you're suggesting putting text into image form, making it inaccessible to screen readers? You get why that's not a good idea, right?
Hi Sarah! You can add ALT text for images so that screen readers will be able to read and share the important context or description of an image with your learners.
Here's How to Add Alternative Text to Images.
Here is our latest Accessibility report and our current roadmap for upcoming accessibility features. Hope that helps!
Still would love to modify note colors - especially since its image in the menu is red and the actual item is blue - would be nice to be able to change that.
Hi Tina,
I use a single cell table instead on a Notes block as that allows you to use any background color.
I agree that changing the note color would be beneficial. Confluence is a great example of the utility of this feature.
Agree. Please allow us to customize the note - so we don't have to make workarounds.
Frankly, it is unacceptable that certain customizations aren't standard. Sometimes a note is needed, but sometimes it's a warning or caution, FYI, or Fun Fact.
It gets so frustrating to have blocks that we cannot customize to our needs, especially when it is something as simple as changing the color of the interior of a note block. It's hard to embrace a training solution when the simplest needs require "work arounds" - even suggesting we use other programs...for a COLOR change?? Please consider resolving these repeated requests for simple adjustments.
Hi Connie,
As I mentioned before, we use a single cell table instead on a Notes block as that allows you to use any interior color.
The end result is very similar to a Notes block.