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Perpetual Notepad for Storyline
Hi, here’s a simple Storyline 360 notepad in JavaScript:
- It is designed to be 720×540 and centred for use on a lightbox slide.
- It provides persistent notes across the course via localStorage.
- Multiple notes are allowed: the learner can create / rename / delete / switch notes.
- It has an advanced editor: font, size, colour, highlight, bold/italic/underline, lists, align, clear formatting and custom Undo/Redo (to 10 levels).
- The learner can export the current notes or a selection of multiple notes into a Word document.
- It has a built in close button that (a) flips a Storyline variable CloseNotepad (which you need to create).
- Optional SL variable can be created to sync content across your course: NoteTitle, NoteBody, NoteId.
The code can be found in the Execute JavaScript trigger on the lightbox master slide. It also requires a trigger to reset the variable CloseNotepad back to false. Everything can be found in the attached file.
If you find this useful, please let me know. I'll also upload a version that can be used in Rise 360.
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This is amazing, thank you so much for sharing!
Hi,
This is awesome! Thank you. Is it accessible?
Thanks Robi, it's partly accessible. You're free to adapt the code as you wish. Hopefully you'll post your new version on here for all to enjoy.
JoeDey This is such a great share, thank you, Joe! 🙌
I can see this being really useful for so many scenarios, like:
- Reflection activities in scenario-based learning
- Knowledge checks where learners jot down key takeaways
- Longer courses where learners want to track insights or questions over time
- Workshop or certification prep modules where personal notes boost retention
Love how customizable this setup is.
Thanks Katie-Jordan, I'm glad you will find it of use. You may wish to take a look at my other notepad uploads, there is one for Rise for use in a Rise code block and another for Rise just like this one, but is used in a Rise Storyline block.
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