At the end of the project, I want my user to contact me for any additional information or clarifications about the course.
For this, I added a button named Send Email with a trigger to send email to my mail ID. When the user clicks this button, the user's default email client should launch with my mail ID in the To field.
However, it is not working. When I publish and click the Send Email button, nothing happens.
When adding an email trigger to your Storyline course, be aware that there are certain requirements that must be met by each user’s computer for the trigger to function properly:
The user must have an email client installed (for example, Microsoft Outlook), and they must have an account configured in the program.
The email client program must allow JavaScripts and HTML submits. Some programs, like Lotus Notes and Groupwise, do not allow these features. Therefore, they will not work.
Tighter security restrictions in modern web browsers, operating systems, and anti-virus programs can also interfere with this process. We recommend testing your content in its final environment to determine if the email trigger will work for your users.
If the trigger isn't working after you've published, please try uploading your course to a web server or LMS for testing.
If you view published Storyline content on your local hard drive or send it to someone else to view on their local hard drive, you'll encounter security restrictions from the computer, web browser, Flash Player, and network that'll cause various features of your content to fail.
To properly test your published content and share it with others, upload it to the environment for which it was published. Please review the following article for details:
I'm having issues with email as well. The "send email" trigger in Storyline works and my company has Outlook, but it kicks me out of the learning module and opens outlook in the same window. Is there a way to make it open in a separate window so my users don't lose their place in the class?
The issue that you're describing was reporting a while back - you can see the original thread here.
This is something that I've reported to our Quality Assurance team and that we're currently working to resolve.
Are you using Google Chrome when this happens? From our reports, this seems to mainly affect this web browser. For now, it might be best to try using a different browser for your project, just to be sure that users aren't running into this issue when they try to use the email option in the course.
If, however, you're using a different web browser and experiencing this issue, please let me know. The more information we have on this, the sooner we can work towards a fix for the issue.
I have to be honest.. that's a little strange. Any particular reason? Chrome is my primary browser - I really only ever use the other browsers if I need to test something for a client or customer. I'm sure you have your reasons, just curious what they may be :)
I'm having the same issue. I created a button with a trigger to send an email. When you publish and click the button the course closes. I've tried using JS but it opens a new blank page before it opens Outlook to send the message. That page stays open and the learner must close it manually.
I'm having the same issue. I created a button with a trigger to send an email. When you publish and click the button the course closes. I've tried using JS but it opens a new blank page before it opens Outlook to send the message. That page stays open and the learner must close it manually.
Can anyone assist.
Thanks,
Peter
Resolved, please ignore. Was calling the wrong URL to start the course. Index_LMS.html should be called not story.html
Attached, is a Contact Form for Storyline. This form will create a well formatted email.
The only thing you need to do to use this is to import it into your story and follow the instruction on the left.
The instruction tells you to change the MyEmail Global variable default text. Once that change is made, save, publish test.
When the learner completes teh Contact Us form and clicks the Send Email button, a new email message will open in their default email client.
No technical skills required.
The Message Recipient, Subject, Question, and Question Details will be nicely formated and ready to send to the email address you entered into the Global Variable default text field.
Please provide me feedback on this form and let me know if there are any other form types you may want created. I do like getting creative with Storyline.
If you like this form, add me as a Friend. Every now and then, I advertise some neet little templates and interesting story functions I've made to those people in yy Friends page. You cna also request I create something specific for you - as long as you do not mind it be shared in teh community as well.
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Hi Sreekanth!
When adding an email trigger to your Storyline course, be aware that there are certain requirements that must be met by each user’s computer for the trigger to function properly:
Tighter security restrictions in modern web browsers, operating systems, and anti-virus programs can also interfere with this process. We recommend testing your content in its final environment to determine if the email trigger will work for your users.
If the trigger isn't working after you've published, please try uploading your course to a web server or LMS for testing.
I'm having issues with email as well. The "send email" trigger in Storyline works and my company has Outlook, but it kicks me out of the learning module and opens outlook in the same window. Is there a way to make it open in a separate window so my users don't lose their place in the class?
Hi there Gina,
The issue that you're describing was reporting a while back - you can see the original thread here.
This is something that I've reported to our Quality Assurance team and that we're currently working to resolve.
Are you using Google Chrome when this happens? From our reports, this seems to mainly affect this web browser. For now, it might be best to try using a different browser for your project, just to be sure that users aren't running into this issue when they try to use the email option in the course.
If, however, you're using a different web browser and experiencing this issue, please let me know. The more information we have on this, the sooner we can work towards a fix for the issue.
Thanks very much!
No, I don't have Chrome. We're VERY wary of installing it here!
Hi Gina,
I have to be honest.. that's a little strange. Any particular reason? Chrome is my primary browser - I really only ever use the other browsers if I need to test something for a client or customer. I'm sure you have your reasons, just curious what they may be :)
Hope you're having a great day!
I'm having the same issue. I created a button with a trigger to send an email. When you publish and click the button the course closes. I've tried using JS but it opens a new blank page before it opens Outlook to send the message. That page stays open and the learner must close it manually.
Can anyone assist.
Thanks,
Peter
Resolved, please ignore. Was calling the wrong URL to start the course. Index_LMS.html should be called not story.html
Oh, well thanks for coming back in and providing an update Peter. Very much appreciated
I ran into this same problem. I, too, work for a company that maintains a homogenous Outlook/Exchange environment.
Instead of using the Send Email trigger, I instead used the File/URL trigger and input the typical web code for an emai link --
mailto: and this worked fine for me. Opened an Outlook email pre-addressed to the desired email address, ready to write.
Hope that helps you.
...and yes, it worked for me to pre-load the subject line with the Jump to URL/File trigger as well --
mailto:?subject=About Your Critique
Hi Tonya! Welcome to E-Learning Heroes and thank you for sharing your solution with the community
Hi Seerkanth:
Try the attached story, I just sent to another user in the thread: http://community.articulate.com/forums/t/37170.aspx
The story sends and email with user content in it.
Best Regards,
Dennis Hall
Thanks Dennis
Hi All:
Attached, is a Contact Form for Storyline. This form will create a well formatted email.
The only thing you need to do to use this is to import it into your story and follow the instruction on the left.
The instruction tells you to change the MyEmail Global variable default text. Once that change is made, save, publish test.
When the learner completes teh Contact Us form and clicks the Send Email button, a new email message will open in their default email client.
No technical skills required.
The Message Recipient, Subject, Question, and Question Details will be nicely formated and ready to send to the email address you entered into the Global Variable default text field.
Please provide me feedback on this form and let me know if there are any other form types you may want created. I do like getting creative with Storyline.
If you like this form, add me as a Friend. Every now and then, I advertise some neet little templates and interesting story functions I've made to those people in yy Friends page. You cna also request I create something specific for you - as long as you do not mind it be shared in teh community as well.
Best Regards,
Dennis Hall
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