How to prevent screen reader users from clicking directly on video & de-syncing from timeline?
I always need my eLearning videos to be in sync with the Storyline player's timeline, so that if the learner wants to pause/play the video, they must click on the Pause/Play button in the Storyline player. This makes the user experience easy to understand and ensures that any other slide elements such as text boxes animating with the timeline sync correctly with the video. The problem is that when you directly click a video it pauses it and de-syncs it from the timeline. (The video will be paused but the slide timeline continues to play) Up to this point, I have put a transparent rectangle over videos to prevent learners from clicking the video directly. This works for mouse users. But users who are using the keyboard to navigate (such as screen reader users or users who can't use a mouse) can navigate to the video element, then click Enter, which will select the video directly causing it to pause/play and get out of sync with the timeline. How can I prevent keyboard users from "clicking" (pressing Enter) directly on the video and de-syncing videos from the timeline? I don't want to mark the .mp4 video file as decorative (hidden from screen readers) because a blind colleague has told me that it's helpful to know that a video is on the slide (if I mark the .mp4 video file as decorative, the screen reader will have nothing to announce on the slide, so it will seem at first like an empty slide which would be a confusing experience). Ideally there would be a setting that disables pause/play when users click directly on a video, but given that that's not currently a Storyline capability, please help me find an alternate solution!Text to speech - How to fix the first word being cut off
I've been using Articulate 360's voice to speech feature in software simulations, instead of the text bubbles. I've noticed that frequently the first word or syllable gets cut off. For example If a sentence starts with "To edit a document..." The "To" gets cut off. I tried inserting some spaces with the keyboard space bar or dots to no avail. Any tricks to fix this? Also, are there tricks to improve the intonation? I've noticed that adding commas between words can make a difference sometimes.Pizzamama activity... Soooo tasty!
Hi! My name is Adèle. This is my first step in the challenge adventure. I’m quite proud to share with you my very first JS project. I’ve used JavaScript in previous projects, but only by “copying and pasting” code. This time, I managed to understand how to find the ID of an object and then customize the JS code myself :-) I hope you’ll find this little example fun!Make quiz question answers clickable too
Is there a way to make quiz answers clickable along with their radio buttons or checkboxes, such that the User can click either the checkbox or anywhere in that answer's text to register that answer as a selection? The example graphic "What color is this Orange?" shows what I'm after: there's not just a checkmark next to "Orange" but the word, "Orange" is also clickable, as shown by the blue behind the word "Orange." Thank you!Text Entry Question Pop-Up
I created a slide with a text entry question. When I click on the text entry box in Review 360 to type in a response, a pop-up appears showing the correct text entry answer. I do not get this pop-up when reviewing the slide in Storyline. I have another slide with a text entry question and I don't see this pop-up when I click on the text entry box. I do not see any differences in my slides. How do I get rid of this pop-up? Thanks!Clicking a video is considered playing, but playing is not considered clicking
Hi, In the triggers list, it is possible to trigger an event when a video is "clicked", and Articulate also plays the video when clicked. However, if the play button in the control bar is clicked, the video plays, but the trigger is *not* fired. Can these actions please be linked? Many thanks in advance.Advice needed. Directing learners to external link and capturing completion
Hello everyone, I'm looking for advice on designing a course structure that involves both an external activity and and an internal completion step. Here is the situation: Learners need to leave the LMS course to visit an external site where they complete required training and earn a certificate. After, they are supposed to return to the LMS course to complete a short quiz/attestation question that confirms completion and directs them to email the certification to the appropriate contact. The challenge I am running into is that many learners complete the external site requirement but don't come back into the LMS course, and the course eventually becomes overdue. Has anyone built a course flow or template that effectively brings learners back from an external site to finish the attestation step? I'd love to hear any design tips that makes it clear that their are multiple steps to complete. Simply stating it in the course has not worked. Thanks! KBAI to help troubleshoot triggers
I've used ChatGPT and Google Gemini to help me troubleshoot issues in Storyline slides caused by triggers. I think it would be greatly beneficial if Articluate could build in AI that could "look" at triggers and help debug them. This could save a lot of time explaining everything in GPT/Gemini and streamline the processes within Storyline.Using morph transitions for animated tabs (example & download)
Here's an example I recently shared in the morph e-learning challenge. Before the morph option, I would have done something similar using motion paths and multiple slide layers. I'm still not used to duplicating slides for small changes. It doesn't feel like the "Storyline way." But this type of effect is so much faster to create using slides and morph. So that's the big win for me. View and download the example
