TIP: Let the user choose their path
The attached file demonstrates how to let users choose a unique path through a course based on their role or othercircumstances. It includes two methods: How to navigate when the user can only select 1 option. How to navigate when the user could select more than 1 option. Notes The built-in Menu isnot shown in the demo file. That's because Storyline can't rebuild the menu based on which path is selected. Both methods use trigger conditions and variables. It’s worth the effort to learn about those, because they provide the real power in Storyline. Here’s more information: This post provides an overview of variables. It also links to numerous resources. The Value of Variables | Articulate - Community The User Guide articles about triggers include some about conditions. Storyline 360: Working with Triggers | Articulate - Community63Views2likes0CommentsTIP: Track Responses to Custom Questions or Surveys
Do you want to customize a course based on the results of a survey? Do you want to create questions that assign different point values to different responses? In other words, do you want to track responses? You can do that by adjusting the values of number variables based on which buttons are selected. Then add up those values, anduse that "total score" to customize what happens next. The attached demo file shows you how. It includes two examples: how to track multiple single-response items (like a Likert scale) how to track multiple-response slides In addition to the demos, the file explains how the triggers work. I hope this is helpful for those who want to track custom surveys and/orcreate question slides that assign different values to each response (instead of just grading right or wrong).98Views1like9CommentsTIP: Limit How Many Selections a User Can Make on a Multiple-Response (Pick-Many) Question
Have you ever wanted to ensure that a user would select a specific number of responses for a multiple-response question? The attached file demonstrates how to do. It also explains the programming.14Views1like1CommentTIP: Controlling the NEXT Button 101
It's great to let users explore content on their own. But sometimes you need to ensure they view the full timelines on the slides and complete the interactions. For example, this might be required for compliance/regulatory reasons. In other words, sometimes you need to control when the Next button is disabled and enabled. The attached file demonstrates how to control the Next button in these situations: Force users to view the full timelineon all slides by usingRestricted navigation Force users to complete an interaction byverifying that all of the buttonshave been clicked Force users to view the full timelines on the slide layers by verifying that all of the timelines have been completed The demo also explains how the triggers work. Nothing new here for advanced users. But I hope newbies find thishelpful. By the way, this is about controlling the Next button while the user remains on one slide. If the slide branches to other slides, well, that's a custom menu. You'll find details about those here: https://community.articulate.com/discussions/articulate-storyline/create-a-custom-menu-slide179Views1like20CommentsPRIMER: Take advantage of built-in states
Many problems posted in the Forum are related to triggers that do what’s already done automatically by the built-in states (Normal, Hover, Down, Visited, Selected, Disabled). This Review 360 project demonstrates how the built-in states work: https://360.articulate.com/review/content/eaccc037-929b-43b5-b636-5333181a9c70/review Overview of built-in states When you insert a button, it will have the Normal, Hover, Down, Visited, and Disabled When you add multiple-choice or multiple-response question, the response buttons will have the Normal, Hover, Down, Selected, and Disabled You can add built-in states to any text box, shape, picture, illustration, or icon. There are also built-in states available for draggable objects in a drag-and-drop interaction. These include Drag Over, Drop Correct, and Drop Incorrect. How the basic built-in states work When an item has a Hover state, that state will automatically display when the user’s mouse is over the item. The Hover state will go away when the user’s mouse is no longer over the item. When an item has a Visited state, that state will automatically display when the user clicks the item. When an item has a Selected state, the first click automatically changes the state to Selected. The next click changes it back to Normal. And repeated clicking toggles between the two states. When multiple items with the Selected state are in a button set, clicking one of those items will change it to Selected and will automatically change the other items in the set to Normal. (Here’s more information: https://community.articulate.com/series/articulate-storyline-360/articles/articulate-storyline-360-user-guide-how-to-work-with-button-sets.) When multiple items with Selected and Visited states are in a button set, clicking an item will change it to Selected. Any item that has not been clicked will remain Normal. Any item that was previously clicked will change to Visited. When an item is Disabled, it will no longer be clickable. In other words, triggers that are set to run when the item is clicked will not run when the item is in the Disabled Hidden is a unique state. It doesn’t show in the States panel—and you should not create a state called Hidden. Instead, when an item is put into the Hidden state, Storyline automatically hides it. How the drag-and-drop built-in states work An object being dragged will change to its Drag Over state whenever any part of the object intersects with any of the drop targets. An object will change to its Drop Correct state when it is dropped onto the correct target. An object will change to its Drop Incorrect state when it is dropped onto the incorrect target. Triggers that duplicate the built-in actions often cause problems. Instead, save time—and troubleshooting—by taking advantage of what the built-in states do automatically. Bonus tip: You don’t need a trigger to change an item to a given state when the timeline starts. Instead, set the Initial state dropdown list to the desired state.37Views1like3CommentsTIP: Create Custom Player Tabs for Your Resources, Glossary, and More
Would you like to design your own Resources and Glossary slides—andhave them available throughout the course? You can! Whatever you put on a slide can be accessed via a custom Player tab. Just add a new tab that lightboxes the desired slide. A demo file is attached. You can see it in action here.39Views1like1CommentProblems with links, colors, text since update
Hello! I have been trying to figure out this new update with adding text. Typically, we create content in a Google Doc/Word document and then copy and paste in. Previously, regardless of the size font in the original doc, when I pasted into Rise, it add it at the size font of the template that I was using. With the new update, it copies the formatting from the original document. I can work around that by fixing my font size in original document. Second thing is that now when there is a linked article or attachment, that hyperlink copies into Rise--which is great and saves significant time. The problem is that it also copies the color of the link from the original document and then when I brand for a specific client, the linked text remains the same and does not automatically update with the theme color as it did in the past. Any suggested fixes, work arounds or adjustments I can make? Thanks!50Views1like5CommentsCourse completing in client's LMS in the first five slides
Hello All, We have multiple courses that we have completed for a client where it is completing early in their LMS, in the first five slides. The client uses SCORM 1.2 and the courses were initially set to complete at 100% of slides viewed. We have made the following changes to try to resolve this issue: Added a manual course complete trigger to timeline start of last slide and changed the tracking to Using triggers to complete course. Changed version number in Reporting and Tracking Options. Changed Identifier information in Reporting and Tracking Options. Published out a brand new sample project with the tracking set to when the learner has view 100% of slides to eliminate any other variables that may be slipped in during development. This resulted in the same early completion. We are unable to recreate this issue in SCORM Cloud. All courses test and, based on the debugger, send a complete status on the final slide. We are in the process of reaching out to the client's LMS support for troubleshooting, but in the meantime, I was wondering if anyone has come across this issue before.38Views1like3CommentsBest way to get feedback/workshop content with SMEs
I'm starting a project that involves a lot of SMEs contributing content, and I know there will be plenty of back and forth to get the language just right. What’s the best way to handle this? In the past, we’ve used Word storyboards with track changes, but it’s hard for SMEs to visualise, and it takes ages to format. I’ve also used Review 360 in Rise, but the feedback screenshots often end up in the wrong spot, making it confusing to know what the SME is referring to. A colleague suggested Storyline might be better for reviews. Is that true? Or should I just export as a PDF and get feedback that way?67Views1like2Comments