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Storyline 3: How to Navigate Multiple Choice Questions with a Screen Reader or Keyboard

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Storyline 3

In Storyline 3, we optimized navigation for screen reader users and keyboard-only users so it's similar to other web content, making it a familiar experience for learners with accessibility needs. This article describes how navigation works for slides with button sets, including multiple choice questions, true/false questions, and freeform pick-one interactions.

Screen Reader Users

Screen reader users have two navigation options for multiple choice interactions.

Use Your Screen Reader’s Navigation Keys

  1. Use your screen reader’s navigation keys (e.g., Down and Up arrows) to move through the slide content, including the answer choices. The screen reader announces each answer choice as you navigate the slide.
  2. When you hear the correct answer, press the spacebar or Enter key to select it.
  3. Use your screen reader’s navigation keys to continue moving through the slide content and player controls.

Press Tab to Jump to Interactive Objects

  1. Use Tab and Shift+Tab when you want to jump from one interactive object to another, skipping text and images. The button set on a multiple choice slide is a single interactive object, so you can access it by pressing the Tab key.
  2. Use the arrow keys to cycle through the answer choices in the button set. The screen reader announces each answer choice and automatically selects it for you as you cycle through the choices.
  3. When the correct answer is selected, press the Tab key to move past the button set.

Keyboard-Only Users

Keyboard-only users press Tab and Shift+Tab to move from one interactive object to another. A button set is a single interactive object that contains multiple potential answers. Here’s how keyboard-only navigation works.

  1. Press the Tab key to move to the button set to highlight the first answer.
  2. Use the arrow keys to cycle through the answer choices. Each choice is automatically selected for you as you cycle through them.
  3. When the correct answer is selected, press the Tab key to move past the button set.