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Ability to make text elements selectable
Allow storyline course developers choose if users can select text on specific elements, i.e., When in the "Format Shape" dialog, on the "Text Box" tab, if there could be a simple Radio button for "Selectable Text". With this switched on, users could select the text on screen to perform a copy paste, they could then use their assistive technology to read out the selection.
Would be also good if there was a global setting that simply made any and all text elements in the course have "Selectable Text", i.e., switch the "Selectable Text" radio button on for all text elements in a course.
Finally, this request stems from a user’s inability to use Mac VoiceOver in Safari (or any browser for that matter) to Select the Text in a course and have it read aloud to them. It is possibly for Mac VoiceOver to access the text elements via key commands (however, very clunky compared with other screen readers on the market). Using a screen reader isn’t always done via keyboard commands as this user clearly shows. Some (like this case) prefer to select text on screen and then have it read aloud rather than using key commands to navigate the Storyline screens.
Accessibility requirement.
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Hi Timothy,
Thanks so much for sharing this. You’ve described a really valuable accessibility need.
Giving course developers control over whether text is selectable would make a meaningful difference for learners who rely on selecting text to trigger their assistive technology, especially VoiceOver users who prefer this method over keyboard navigation.
I’ve shared your suggestion with our product team, including both the per-object option and the idea of a global setting that ensures all text elements are selectable. We’ll let you know here if we have any updates to share in the future.
