Block Defaults

Hello MelissaHargis-2​, 

Thanks for sharing this feedback! I can see how having line spacing and content width available in Block Defaults would make it much easier to maintain consistent formatting across an entire course without updating each block individually.

I'd love to learn a little more about how you're using this today:

• Can you tell me more about the types of courses you're building where you find yourself adjusting these settings?
• About how often do you need to update line spacing or content width across a course, and what does your current process look like?

 

We really appreciate you taking the time to share your experience with us.

From talking with my learners, it's about maximizing space (and it just so happens to align with some of my design preferences in Rise).

The default medium width leaves nearly half the screen empty, where the wide one can help reduce scrolling and looks more like what our learners would see on a piece of paper. The learners I've spoken to prefer seeing the text use more of the width utilized than the vertical space.

That also feeds into the line spacing. The default reminds me of double spacing on a word document, which is fine. But using the 1.5 option again, reduces some of the vertical space that our learners seem to be averse to. I guess it makes them feel like they're getting more done in less time even though the amount of material is the same.

I end up modifying every block, every time I make a course regardless of it being a microlearning for a single learning item, or a longer course for more in depth training.