Confirm you have the correct permissions. You must have at least Edit and Comment permissions to perform all of the tasks described in this article.

Use Habitat’s Edit Content mode to add and style EchoInk widgets.

A widget is an interactive element that you can add directly to your content. These components are part of the page, so when your end users view the content on the web or on mobile devices, they can interact with the widget as part of the main reading ﬂow.

Your Habitat Project Administrator determines the widgets that are available to you in the Add Pattern sidebar. This might include the EchoInk standard widgets and any custom widgets your organization has developed for your speciﬁc authoring needs.

EchoInk offers a framework for developing custom widgets. The framework enables widgets to display a custom editing interface, allowing Habitat authors to configure the widget when they add it to a project. Contact your EchoInk representative for more information.

The EchoInk Widget Library

EchoInk makes a set of standard widgets available in the Add Pattern sidebar of Habitat projects when they are created from an EchoInk template. The standard collection provides the following widgets:

Annotated Image
Flashcard
Multiple Choice
Show Hide
Slideline
Slideshow
Timeline

EchoInk also provides the Inkling Assessment widget to test your users’ knowledge of your distributed content. Use the Assessment Scores report to review test results.

Each widget has a dedicated editing interface that enables you to add images and text, such as titles, captions, and labels. Most widgets have a SETTINGS sidebar on the left that provides additional configuration options.

This article provides examples of EchoInk's standard widgets and information about both the end-user experience and editing interface in Habitat.

The text inside widgets will not appear in users’ search results, and users will also not be able to anchor their notes or highlights to any text contained within the widget.

Enable Third-Party Cookies for Widgets

You must enable third-party cookies in Chrome to ensure that widgets work correctly in Habitat. When this setting is disabled:

Widgets do not display in Habitat.
You receive the error message: This widget has not specified any fields. If there are specific values that need to be added, you will need to use the code editor to do so.

See the Chrome Help topic Clear, enable, and manage cookies in Chrome for how to access and manage this setting. Be sure to select the radio button for Allow local data to be set and ensure that the Block third-party cookies and site data checkbox is unchecked.