Articulate Storyline: text entry without losing focus

April 22, 2018

Business Problem When you use a text entry object in Articulate Storyline, the text you type in the field does not get registered until the field loses focus. That means
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Random ID in Storyline

January 30, 2018

Using JavaScript to Create Random IDs I wanted to share a quick solution I showed the other day for solving the following challenge: how to create a random ID (alphanumerical)?
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Articulate Storyline Variable xPorter

January 2, 2018

UPDATE: This tool is now deprecated. I hope at some point Articulate will provide a native way to export (and import) variables? Maybe using json? Or XML? Why export variables?
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Who the [Bleep] is L&D?

December 15, 2017

My book, Engage the WORL&D!, is based on a thirty-day blog-writing challenge I did last year. My daily stories were self-reflections on learning via a-ha moments. After completing the thirty-day challenge, my
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Published: Engage the WORL&D!

December 7, 2017

After a year of writing (which will be a lessons-learned post itself), my book, Engage the WORL&D! is now published. What best describes the book? A whimsical, brain-picking “meme-oir” from
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Advanced Storyline: Selecting With a Twist

November 15, 2017

Have you ever tried painting with a twist? The other day someone posted a question on Articulate’s eLearning Heroes community: “Let’s say I have multiple items I want the user
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Looking for an innovative, digital problem solver?

November 10, 2017

If you’re looking for an innovative, digital problem solver, let’s talk! I am ready for the next challenge to solve some of these problems below, using my 20 years of
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Catch-22 Serious eLearning Manifesto BINGO

October 22, 2017

UPDATE: Check out the non-serious video clips in the new Bingo! Click each principle to hear from a retired private detective who’s been chasing non-serious elearning perps for a long,
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JavaScript: Escape the Jungle

September 25, 2017

Articulate Storyline encourages you to be an escape artist. Some of the more complicated projects may seem like you’re in the jungle of variables, triggers and conditions. The following trick
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Game of Random Thrones

July 15, 2017

Welcome to Game of Random Thrones! GoT is back! In the honor of Winter coming soon, this post demonstrates how to use JavaScript to randomize your data. Business case: let’s
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