In Rise, is it possible to move the Start Course button to immediately below the introductory course text? I'm certain learners are starting the course before reading this important course info.
Could you remove the introductory text from the main menu page, add a new lesson to the beginning of your course called "Introduction," and put the text in the Introduction lesson? That way, you can be sure the learner sees the content before moving on to the next lesson.
Alyssa, Thanks for that idea; that's what I'll do. I had hoped to put the course instructions on the opening page and the introduction to the content in the first lesson. I'd still like to have a way to move the Start button to under the course instructional text!
Thanks Susan for asking this question. I have also been asked to move the Start Button to the bottom of the Introductory page. I will need to inform my customer's that I will not be able to move the button. I am hoping that in the future we can put the Start Button after the intro to the course. I also believe they are clicking the Start Course without reading all of the information.
That's what always happens with me and my customers. It would be amazing if we could just add the start button after the intro!
I have tried Alyssa's suggestion and, althought it works, the banner can't be moved, so I ended up with a brown banner at the top and a white blank page. :(
This is a very critical item to correct. Having the Start Course button at the top of the page is counter intuitive. We need the flexibility to move it below the introductory text/content.
Can I add my voice to this please? I understand the suggested work around, but this is a bit clunky when the intro page is there and the ideal place to put course instructions
I would actually love to see the start course button totally removed. I would like to use these for "job aids" not necessarily courses. The course is in storyline 360. It would be great if there were just some configuration options on that first landing page so this tool is more versatile.
Sheri, change the label to the start course button to all spaces and it disappears. So we change our little instruction section to say go down and select an option to start and it works pretty well. The details button we haven't figured out how to get rid of but if they click that, it goes down to the area where we have them selecting the options anyway.
Hi, I have the same issue and the suggestion to move the start button below the introduction was made 2 years ago. Is there any update about this? It was requested by our focus groups. They did not find very intuitive to click on the first lesson to start the training.
I looked through and couldn't see a cover page where the start button is in a different location (I'm in Apex theme). Which theme/cover page has the start button after the intro text?
Nothing seems to have been done on this and it was years ago. Yes there are work arounds but it would make it easier if you can add the start button after the intro. Thanks
I saw a post that mentioned 'change the label to all spaces and it disappears'. Can anyone please elaborate on how to do this as the start button placement is ridiculous!
Hello peepz :) I've also gotten comments that the Start-button is confusing and learners have tendency not to read the instructions.
I get that we can do a work-around by putting an extra chapter into the course, but I would also really like the introduction to be part of the main page.
I've tried using other themes, but the button is still in the same place. I'll try Concettas trick by adding some spaces and see if it dissapears!
Meanwhile - this should be a easy fix the for the brilliant Rise-developers to do something about :D
I noticed this also, depending on screen size, users may not know there is an intro to scroll to. For this course I've simply hidden the Start/Continue button from the hero area. Users are forced to scroll and click on a chapter. This is a heavily modified theme, and required a line of css to hide this button.
Thanks Karl this was from a trial account so I can't edit that, but I do see that in the settings now, good to know. Also you'll be glad to know you can use vanilla js on the cover page, I've successfully moved the action button below the description with a few lines of js. I'm so happy to have my custom button style back on the cover.
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The Start Course button cannot be moved to a different location.
Hi Susan,
Could you remove the introductory text from the main menu page, add a new lesson to the beginning of your course called "Introduction," and put the text in the Introduction lesson? That way, you can be sure the learner sees the content before moving on to the next lesson.
Alyssa, Thanks for that idea; that's what I'll do. I had hoped to put the course instructions on the opening page and the introduction to the content in the first lesson. I'd still like to have a way to move the Start button to under the course instructional text!
Thanks Susan for asking this question. I have also been asked to move the Start Button to the bottom of the Introductory page. I will need to inform my customer's that I will not be able to move the button. I am hoping that in the future we can put the Start Button after the intro to the course. I also believe they are clicking the Start Course without reading all of the information.
That's what always happens with me and my customers. It would be amazing if we could just add the start button after the intro!
I have tried Alyssa's suggestion and, althought it works, the banner can't be moved, so I ended up with a brown banner at the top and a white blank page. :(
Thanks for sharing your needs, folks! We'll track this request, and I'll let you know here if we make any changes that will help.
I would also love that- it's a great place to put Learning Objectives, but they'll never get read if there is a path of least resistance.
This is a very critical item to correct. Having the Start Course button at the top of the page is counter intuitive. We need the flexibility to move it below the introductory text/content.
Can I add my voice to this please? I understand the suggested work around, but this is a bit clunky when the intro page is there and the ideal place to put course instructions
I would actually love to see the start course button totally removed. I would like to use these for "job aids" not necessarily courses. The course is in storyline 360. It would be great if there were just some configuration options on that first landing page so this tool is more versatile.
Sheri, change the label to the start course button to all spaces and it disappears. So we change our little instruction section to say go down and select an option to start and it works pretty well. The details button we haven't figured out how to get rid of but if they click that, it goes down to the area where we have them selecting the options anyway.
Thanks Concetta, that works brilliantly!
Amazing, Concetta, thank you for this tip!
Hi, I have the same issue and the suggestion to move the start button below the introduction was made 2 years ago. Is there any update about this? It was requested by our focus groups. They did not find very intuitive to click on the first lesson to start the training.
Hi Nancy, thanks for checking in on this feature request. We don't have this in our roadmap right now, but we'll let you know if anything changes!
Hello, any progress on this front? I too am looking to move the Start Course button and can't figure it out.
Hi Lada,
The new THEME tab provides several different layouts for the Cover Page.
Depending on which cover page option you choose, the Start button is displayed in different locations.
Hi Karl,
I looked through and couldn't see a cover page where the start button is in a different location (I'm in Apex theme). Which theme/cover page has the start button after the intro text?
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Nothing seems to have been done on this and it was years ago. Yes there are work arounds but it would make it easier if you can add the start button after the intro. Thanks
I saw a post that mentioned 'change the label to all spaces and it disappears'. Can anyone please elaborate on how to do this as the start button placement is ridiculous!
Hello peepz :) I've also gotten comments that the Start-button is confusing and learners have tendency not to read the instructions.
I get that we can do a work-around by putting an extra chapter into the course, but I would also really like the introduction to be part of the main page.
I've tried using other themes, but the button is still in the same place. I'll try Concettas trick by adding some spaces and see if it dissapears!
Meanwhile - this should be a easy fix the for the brilliant Rise-developers to do something about :D
I noticed this also, depending on screen size, users may not know there is an intro to scroll to. For this course I've simply hidden the Start/Continue button from the hero area. Users are forced to scroll and click on a chapter. This is a heavily modified theme, and required a line of css to hide this button.
Hi Phil,
To remove the course Start button, simply delete its label from the course Label set.
Thanks Karl this was from a trial account so I can't edit that, but I do see that in the settings now, good to know. Also you'll be glad to know you can use vanilla js on the cover page, I've successfully moved the action button below the description with a few lines of js. I'm so happy to have my custom button style back on the cover.