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How Can We Use the Timeline More Effectively?

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If you’ve ever built a course in Storyline 360, you’ve likely spent a good amount of time working with the Timeline panel. Mainly because after adding objects to a slide, you often need to adjust when those objects appear and disappear in order to synchronize them with audio narration. Since we spend so much time in the Timeline panel, you may be wondering if we have any useful tips to make things more efficient. Well, we’re glad you asked! Read on as we answer the “as heard in training” question:

How can I organize e-learning project assets for effective version control and file management?

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Imagine this: A client that you haven’t heard from in a while contacts you and asks for a fire safety course that you delivered more than a year ago. Looking through your documents, you notice that you have three different fire safety courses. You wonder, “Hmm…Which one belongs to this client?”  And not only that, but each of these courses has more than one version, with titles like: FireSafetyEvacuations_Final FireSafetyEvacuations_FINALFINAL_ FireSafetyEvacuations_NOforREALthisIStheFINALfinalFINAL  The date modified timestamp might provide a clue to the file most recently edited, but how can you be

I Exported My Storyline 360 Course as a Video File—Now What?

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If you follow “The Articulate Trainer,” you may recall our April blog post about exporting a Storyline 360 course as a single video file. If you missed it, don’t worry, you can check it out here. The most common follow-up question we get on this topic is: “Now what?” Or perhaps: What can I do with my video file? How do I get the video file into my Learning Management System (or LMS) so that my learners can watch it? And, how do I know they watched it? These are

How Can I Capture an Electronic Signature?

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It’s become commonplace for businesses to accept documents signed electronically, and the same is true for e-learning courses. For example, you may have a course that includes rules or regulations that you want the learner to acknowledge, or perhaps you want to capture an electronic signature for authorization purposes. The great news is that you can do this in Articulate Storyline 360! Read on as we answer the “as heard in training” question: “How can I capture an electronic signature in my e-learning course?“ But First, Download the Exercise File!

What Are the Different Motion Path Options?

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If you’re like us, you love adding motion paths to your courses. We can use motion paths to create visual engagement for learners, which keeps them interested in the content. But there may be times when you want to “tweak” your motion paths to make them behave differently than they do by default. That’s when Path Options come into play! Since there are multiple options to choose from, read on as we answer the “as heard in training” question: “What are the different motion path options?“ Path Options Menu First