Edit Caption Workflow
Hi folks. Has anyone else run into the problem of clicking into an imported caption in Storyline, beginning to type an edit, and then having your cursor jump to the end of the caption as you're typing so half your word is where you want it to be and the other half is at the end? This has become a very frustrating interruption to my workflow. I'm editing hours of captions and having to click into each place I want to edit at least twice to fix errors is adding an excessive amount of unnecessary work to my day. If anyone has any tips, tricks, or workarounds to avoid this I would be grateful to hear them.Making animated text more accessible
Hi, I'm hoping someone can help with this. I have a storyline project with a ton (a ton!) of animated text that I'm trying to make more screen-reader friendly. Here is what I've thought through so far: The training is narrated and includes a draggable seek bar and play/pause button. This works for a lot of folks but not those with very low or no vision. We do provide a full transcript but it's a very different experience. The text moves in and out throughout the slide so it won't work to have the learner simply skip animation and jump to the end of the timeline, as they would miss content. A lot of the text overlaps so changing all slide layers to show until end and covering them with shapes is a possibility but a messy, complex one. If I split up the slides so there is only one chunk of information on each, it feels like you're clicking the next button way too much. If I auto-advance the slides to reduce button clicks, it's no longer accessible. Would it be possible to set up an offscreen button that advances the learner to a specific timepoint, allows them to interact with the content, moves them to the next timepoint etc. and finally brings them to the next button when they've finished the slide? Can one button do it all or would I need a separate button for each marker? Is there any way to make buttons visible only to screen readers but not keyboard only users? (I think not, right?) Is there anything else that might work? Does anyone have experience with this? Thanks so much!Video slides not loading/progressing in 2 different LMS
Hello! We have been dealing with a video loading problem for close to 6 months after never experiencing it previously with Storyline 360 projects. Some context: Our agency creates modules for both internal and external learners, using different LMS for both. The LMS we use internally (symplr Learning) does not exhibit this problem. The issue: We have two externally-facing courses that, between them, contain 3 videos (two videos in one, one video in another; all are different). They range in length from approx. 90 seconds to 4 minutes. Some--but not all--external learners can't progress to these video slides within the courses. The course seems to buffer indefinitely after they click "Next" on the text slide right before the video. My team must then go into the respective learner's LMS account to push them past that video slide. When we log in as them, the video slides function without issue. Here's what we know/have tried after scouring the E-Learning Heroes forum for possible resolutions: This problem seems to mostly come up for learners attending the same university. These learners are all using university-issued MacBook Pros but some experience this issue while others do not. Said university's IT dept. assured us there are no firewall or other device security settings that could be causing this error. This error has occurred for the same university with the same courses across two LMS systems now (Adobe Connect and TalentLMS). This error occurs on multiple browsers like Chrome, Safari, and Brave. The video files in these courses are imported, not embedded. The video files are .mp4 and not compressed. The Quality is set to Static on both published SCORM 1.2 projects. Despite our best efforts, we have not been able to figure this out. Could it potentially be accessibility-related? Grasping at straws, I opened up my Chrome console and saw two accessibility errors on one of the video slides. I had no problem accessing the slide or viewing the video. Greatly appreciate any input!Rise closed captions
Dear all I have exported an SRT file from Premier Pro and converted to VTT file, uploaded and my captions are showing as white on white when normally they show up as white on a back shade. I now done this in PP and resaved but same thing, I don't understand why. How do I reformat captions within Rise. I have asked co pilot, Google etc and no idea. My understanding is that you can't format captions within Rise, or can you? Anyone have any ideas?Increasing the size of the Storyline 360 Editing interface
Hello, I recently had a concussion and I am trying to work on projects in Storyline 360. I can increase the Slide size but I cannot seem to increase the size of the menu ribbon (i.e. Insert, Slides, Transitions) trigger buttons or timeline text. I have increased the screen scaling on my computer - websites have larger text and icons, but Storyline does not. This is making it very hard to work and is not accessible, which Storyline theoretically cares about! Please guide me in how to make the program access for myself in order to create e-learning.Behind the Scenes: Alternative text tip and counter
Hi there! When we released Storyline 360 Update 90 back in July, we introduced the following enhancement: When writing alt text in Storyline 360, you’ll now see a dynamic character count and a tip not to exceed 150 characters. You may be wondering why, well, check out this behind-the-scenes video! If you'd like to learn more about adding alternative text, check out Storyline360: Adding Alternative Text for Screen Readers Thanks, Ronnie Pilman, CPACC Sr. QA Engineer
How Do You Optimize Interactive eLearning Content for Mobile Devices?
Hi everyone, I’ve recently started exploring how to create interactive eLearning modules, and while working on a project, I faced a challenge optimizing the content for mobile users. It looks great on desktop but seems a bit clunky on smaller screens. For context, my current project involves creating an informative guide for users to understand and navigate utility services better (it’s for a website about electricity bill inquiries). The target audience often uses mobile devices to access this kind of information, so ensuring a smooth experience is critical. Here are a few things I’ve tried: Adjusting slide dimensions for mobile Simplifying interactions to avoid excessive scrolling Testing on a variety of devices Still, I feel like there’s more I can do to ensure it’s engaging and easy to use. Does anyone have tips, best practices, or resources for designing mobile-friendly eLearning content in Articulate? How do you strike the right balance between interactivity and usability on small screens? Looking forward to learning from this amazing community!Can Alt Text and Screenreaders work with Scenario Blocks in Rise 360
I just attended the webinar 'Working with Scenario Blocks in Rise 360', which was excellent and very informative! I would like to know if screen readers can work with the scenario blocks or if it's possible to add alt text to describe the image as well as the questions in the scenario, choices, feedback, etc. I really like how these are readily available to create in Rise using the same characters and backgrounds as Storyline so if these blocks in Rise can be made accessible for visually impaired learners that would be wonderful. Thanks in advance for any assistance that can be provided. -Dana
