KNOW ABOUT ARTICULATE STORYLINE 360
ITS BENEFITS AND FEATURES

WHAT IS ARTICULATE STORYLINE 360?

Articulate Storyline 360 is an e-learning authoring tool that allows you to create interactive and engaging online courses, simulations, quizzes and other learning content. The Storyline tool provides a user-friendly interface and a range of templates, characters and assets that can be customized to develop elearning content.

With Articulate Storyline 360, you can create responsive e-learning content that works on any device and can be easily published to various formats including, HTML5, Flash and SCORM. The Storyline 360 tool also provides features such as screen recording, video editing and interactive assessment building to help you create immersive learning experiences.

ELEARNING EXAMPLES BUILT USING ARTICULATE STORYLINE 360

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Let’s take a look at some elearning examples that we developed using Articulate Storyline 360. These samples highlight how we transform training content into interactive, engaging, and results-driven learning experiences.

Compliance Training: Anti-Bribery & Code of Conduct (Interactive Scenario-Based Module)

We developed a fully interactive compliance training module using Articulate Storyline 360, designed to help employees understand anti-bribery and corruption laws, ethical decision-making, and workplace reporting procedures.

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Soft Skills Training: Effective Communication & Conflict Management

We designed this soft skills course using Articulate Storyline 360 with a focus on behavior modeling, real-world examples and interactive decision-making to help employees communicate confidently and handle conflicts professionally.

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We offer a free course library with a wide range of e-Learning programs covering topics such as Cybersecurity Awareness, Workplace Harassment Prevention, Diversity and Inclusion, Time Management, Leadership Skills, and other professional development areas.

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TOUCHSCREEN GESTURES FEATURE IN STORYLINE 360

Storyline support tap, swipe, and pinch interactions to increase learner control and exploration

Articulate Storyline 360 enables learners to engage more deeply with your courses, as the responsive player supports touchscreen gestures such as swiping, dragging and pinch-to-zoom. This functionality allows learners to interact with the content seamlessly on tablets and mobile devices, enhancing their overall learning experience.

Supported Touchscreen Gestures

  • Swipe: Navigate between slides by swiping left or right.
  • Pinch-to-Zoom: Zoom in or out to get a closer look at content with a simple pinch or double-tap gesture.
  • Drag: Move content around, pan or scroll effortlessly with drag gestures.

How to use Touchscreen Gestures

  • For Touchscreen Devices: Gestures work perfectly on tablets and smartphones for easy navigation.
  • For Non-Touchscreen Devices: For laptops and desktop computers, a keyboard and mouse are recommended for navigation.
  • Navigation Restrictions: Gestures, such as swiping, will be disabled if slide navigation is restricted or locked. Ensure free navigation for swipe functionality.
  • Automatic Enablement: Touchscreen gestures are automatically enabled in HTML5 courses.

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With these touch gestures feature in Articulate Storyline 360, the learners can explore content more intuitively and stay engaged throughout the eLearning course on any device.

Articulate 360 – Initial Product Review

We did our initial review on Articulate Storyline 360 product. Articulate has launched Articulate 360 as a comprehensive eLearning authoring suite, packed with powerful tools and features designed to enhance eLearning development with a strong focus on responsive course design. From intuitive authoring to collaborative workflow support, Articulate 360 brings everything needed to create modern, engaging learning experiences.

AI ASSISTANT FEATURE IN STORYLINE 360

With AI improve efficiency and consistency across your eLearning development workflow

We utilized Articulate AI tools during the eLearning content development. It’s amazing to see that Articulate AI provides a suite of powerful features designed to help you create engaging and interactive e-learning courses faster and more efficiently. Whether you’re looking to generate content, automate processes, or enhance your courses with advanced features, Articulate AI has tools to elevate your creativity and streamline your workflow.

Key Features of AI Assistant in Articulate Storyline 360

AI-DRIVEN CONTENT GENERATION

✔ Generate Course Content
Articulate AI provides features to automatically generate text-based content for your courses, including text prompts, lesson summaries and more.

✔ Instant Course Outlines
Quickly generate structured outlines for your course modules based on your content goals.

INTELLIGENT IMAGE GENERATION

✔ Generate Visuals
Generate course images, icons and illustrations that align with the course theme and context using Articulate AI. 

SPEECH-TO-TEXT

✔ Automated Transcriptions
You can convert speech or video audio into text using Articulate AI with high accuracy.

Benefits with AI Assistant in Storyline 360:

● Boost Creativity: Get fresh content ideas and unique visual assets to make your courses stand out.
● Speed Up Course Creation: Automate repetitive tasks like content generation, testing and transcriptions.
● Personalized Learning: Create dynamic and individualized learning paths based on learner interactions.
● Enhance Engagement: Automatically generate rich, interactive elements that improve the learning experience.

With Articulate AI, you can spend more time focusing on the creative aspects of course design while leveraging the power of automation to handle repetitive tasks. This makes course creation faster, easier and more aligned with your learners’ needs.

BEST-PRACTICE CHECKLIST FOR STORYLINE 360

Ensure consistent, high-quality eLearning development every time

Design & Visual Consistency

✔ Use a master slide/template for consistent layout, fonts, and brand colours across all slides.
✔ Use images, icons, and visuals that support learning — avoid decorative or irrelevant graphics.
✔ Maintain readability: consistent font sizes, contrast, spacing; avoid cluttered slides.

Publishing & LMS Readiness

✔ Use Storyline’s LMS/LRS publishing option — set proper course title, description, identifiers (SCORM, xAPI, cmi5) before publishing.
✔ Verify tracking and reporting settings: quiz results, slide completion, SCORM/xAPI reporting configuration for accurate learner tracking.

Interactive & Engaging Experience

✔ Use interactive elements (click-to-reveal, drag-and-drop, branching scenarios, simulations) only when they add learning value — avoid unnecessary gimmicks.
✔ Align interactivity with learning objectives — each interaction should reinforce a concept or skill.
✔ Provide feedback and guidance: for scenarios or quizzes, ensure correct/incorrect choices guide learners meaningfully.

Quality Assurance & Testing

✔ Test navigation thoroughly: all Next/Previous buttons, layer triggers, hyperlinks, menu navigation, interactive elements.
✔ Test across devices and browsers — desktop, mobile, tablets — to ensure responsive behavior and correct playback.
✔ Run a content review: grammar, spelling, clarity, alignment with learning objectives, factual accuracy (especially for compliance training).

Content & Instructional Design

✔ Clearly define learning objectives before designing the course — all content and assessments should map to those objectives.
✔ Chunk content logically — avoid information overload; use digestible segments and allow learners to progress at their own pace.
✔ Use scenario-based examples or real-world context when possible — makes learning relevant and memorable.

Maintenance & Version Control

✔ Store narration scripts and slide notes in the Storyline Notes panel — helps update courses in future without rework.
✔ Maintain a change log: track version updates, revisions, date, author — especially for compliance or annually reviewed content.
✔ Plan for periodic reviews (every 6–12 months) to update content for relevance, regulations, or learner feedback.

Media, Audio & Accessibility

✔ If including narration or audio: ensure script matches on-screen text; no mismatches between audio and content.
✔ Use closed-captions, transcripts (e.g. using Storyline’s Notes panel), and accessible navigation for inclusive learning.
✔ Optimize media — images and videos should be compressed and sized for fast loading; avoid large file sizes that can hamper performance.

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WHAT ALL FEATURES DOES ARTICULATE STORYLINE 360 PROVIDE?

Articulate Storyline 360 is a leading authoring tool for eLearning development that includes all the necessary features and functionality for optimizing training courses.

Here are some of the features offered by Articulate Storyline 360:

  • EASY AUTHORING TOOL

    Articulate Storyline 360 provides a user-friendly authoring experience that simplifies the process of creating eLearning content.

  • MEDIA and SIMULATIONS

    Articulate Storyline 360 offers a variety of media and simulation tools that enable you to incorporate rich multimedia content into your eLearning courses for enhanced learning experience.

  • INTERACTIONS

    Articulate Storyline 360, you can develop interactive eLearning content that encourages learner engagement and improves knowledge retention.

  • PLAYER

    Articulate Storyline 360 player offers a sleek and customizable interface that enhances the overall user experience and provides easy navigation for learners.

  • ASSESSMENTS or QUIZ QUESTIONS

    Articulate Storyline 360 provides robust assessment capabilities that allow you to create effective quizzes, tests, and other assessments to measure learner progress and knowledge.

  • ANIMATIONS

    Articulate Storyline 360 enables the creation of engaging eLearning content with its powerful animation tools.

PREVIEW AND PUBLISH

Articulate Storyline 360 allows you to preview and publish your eLearning courses quickly and easily to multiple platforms, making it simple to share your content with learners across various devices and locations.

Preview your course in real-time to ensure content looks great and functions perfectly on different devices.

With Articulate Storyline 360, you can instantly test interactions and layouts, allowing you to make necessary adjustments before publishing.

Articulate Storyline 360 supports a range of publishing formats, including SCORM, Tin Can (xAPI), AICC and HTML5, ensuring seamless integration with any Learning Management System (LMS).

Publish courses in different formats to maximize reach and accessibility across diverse platforms.

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PUBLISHING A COURSE TO REACH 360

Articulate Storyline 360 makes it easy to publish and share your e-learning courses using Reach 360, Articulate’s learning management system (LMS).

Reach 360 allows you to quickly distribute courses to learners and track their progress without the need for a separate LMS setup.

Why Use Reach 360?

● Quick Deployment – No need for an external LMS, publish and share instantly.
● Learner Tracking – Monitor learner progress and quiz results easily.
● Seamless Integration – Works directly within the Articulate 360 ecosystem.

With Reach 360, delivering and managing training is easier than ever, allowing you to focus on creating engaging learning experiences.

ACCESSIBILITY

Articulate Storyline 360 prioritizes accessibility, providing features and options that allow you to create eLearning courses that are compliant with accessibility guidelines and can be accessed by all learners, regardless of their abilities.

Articulate Storyline 360 is fully compliant with WCAG 2.1 Level AA standards (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines), offering features like screen reader compatibility, keyboard navigation and closed captioning.

● Screen Reader Compatibility

Storyline 360 courses work seamlessly with the latest versions of NVDA, JAWS, VoiceOver and TalkBack in supported browsers, making content accessible to visually impaired learners.

● Accessible Feedback Layers

Articulate Storyline 360 makes it easier to create accessible feedback layers, ensuring all learners can interact with feedback elements, regardless of their abilities. Feedback layers are essential for providing responses to learner interactions, such as quiz answers or choices. Making these layers accessible is key to creating an inclusive learning experience.

● What is New Accessible Feedback Layers?

▪ Accessible Feedback Master – Ensures compliance with color contrast and focus guidelines.
▪ Modal Dialogs by Default – Feedback layers now appear as modal dialogs, improving accessibility.
▪ Feedback Master Selector – Apply the accessible feedback style to multiple question slides at once.

● Articulate 360 Web App – Articulate Review to Simplify eLearning Project Sign-off

Articulate Review is a web-based application designed to keep all reviewers aligned throughout the eLearning development process. It brings project stakeholders onto a single platform, making course reviews, feedback collection, and project sign-off faster and more efficient. Read more

● Conversion of Legacy Storyline Courses to Articulate Storyline 360

Articulate 360 has emerged as a major trendsetter in legacy course conversion. Upgrading existing Storyline courses to Articulate Storyline 360 enhances both visual appeal and learning effectiveness, delivering a modern, responsive, and engaging eLearning experience. Read more

ARTICULATE STORYLINE VERSIONS

Articulate Storyline is a popular e-learning authoring tool that enables users to create interactive and engaging e-learning courses. The software has evolved over time, with each version introducing new features and improvements. The current version of Articulate Storyline is Storyline 360, which is a cloud-based version that offers a range of advanced features and capabilities.

Here is a brief overview of the different versions of Articulate Storyline.

This was the first version of Articulate Storyline, which was released in 2012. It introduced a range of features that were not available in its predecessor, Articulate Presenter, including triggers, layers and variables.

Storyline 1 was a Windows-only application that allowed users to publish content in Flash, HTML5 and Articulate Mobile Player formats.

This version was released in 2014 and introduced several new features, including motion paths, enhanced animations and responsive player design.

Storyline 2 also included an updated interface and improved workflow, making it easier for users to create engaging e-learning courses.

This version was released in 2017 and introduced several new features, including enhanced text rendering, closed captioning and modern player design.

Storyline 3 also allowed users to publish content in HTML5 and Flash formats.

This is the current version of Articulate Storyline, which was released in 2016. Storyline 360 is a cloud-based application that offers a range of advanced features, including responsive design, live editing and slide master view. It also includes access to a content library, which provides users with pre-built templates, characters and images.

Storyline 360 allows users to publish content in HTML5, Flash and Articulate Mobile Player formats.

Storyline 2 to Storyline 360: Updating eLearning Courses

Articulate Storyline 360 introduces powerful enhancements such as the Responsive Player, HTML5 gesture support, improved animations, and new interactive features. These upgrades make it the ideal time to update existing Storyline 2 courses and deliver a modern, mobile-friendly learning experience. Read more

In conclusion, Articulate Storyline has evolved over time, with each version introducing new features and capabilities. The current version, Storyline 360, is a cloud-based application that offers advanced features and access to a content library.

FEATURE COMPARISON TABLE
ARTICULATE STORYLINE 2 vs ARTICULATE STORYLINE 3 vs ARTICULATE STORYLINE 360

In this comparison, we will break down the key features of each version to help you choose the best tool for your eLearning projects. 

Features Storyline 2 Storyline 3 Storyline 360
User Interface ❌ Older, less modern ✅ Clean, modern interface ✅ Most modern, intuitive and user-friendly
Responsive Design ❌ No responsive design support ❌ Limited (Manual resizing required) ✅ Automatic responsive design (adjusts to screen size)
Cloud Collaboration ❌ No cloud-based collaboration ❌ No cloud collaboration ✅ Full cloud integration with Articulate 360 (real-time collaboration, sharing, feedback)
Asset Library ✅ Basic library of assets ✅ Limited library of assets ✅ Expanded library with characters, templates, images and more
Animations & Transitions ❌ Limited animation options ✅ Good control over animations ✅ Advanced control & customization
Triggers & Variables ✅ Basic functionality ✅ Good, fewer options ✅ Highly customizable triggers & variables for interactivity
Player Customization ❌ Limited customization options ✅ Basic customization options ✅ Full customization (themes, buttons, colors)
Accessibility Features (Keyboard Navigation) ❌ Limited accessibility ✅ Basic accessibility features (e.g., captions) ✅ Full accessibility support (screen reader, keyboard navigation, captions)
SCORM 1.2, 2004, Tin Can API (xAPI) ✅ SCORM 1.2, 2004 (no xAPI) ✅ SCORM 1.2, 2004 (no xAPI) ✅ SCORM & xAPI support for better tracking and reporting
HTML5 Output ✅ Basic HTML5 support ✅ HTML5 supported (less optimized) ✅ Full optimized HTML5 output for mobile & desktop
Closed Captions ✅ Available ✅ Available ✅ Easy creation & editing
Screen Reader Support ❌ No screen reader support ✅ Basic support ✅ Yes, fully supported
Integration with Articulate 360 ❌ No integration ❌ No integration ✅ Full integration
Publishing Options ✅ Local publish options ✅ Local publish options ✅ Local, cloud and Articulate Review publishing options
Browser Compatibility ✅ Good compatibility ✅ Good compatibility ✅ Full compatibility (IE, Chrome, Firefox, Safari)
Sharing & File Management ✅ Local sharing, no version control ✅ Local sharing, no version control ✅ Cloud-based sharing & version control

Whether you’re an experienced instructional designer or new to eLearning development, this guide will help you select the best Articulate Storyline version to create impactful learning experiences. 

Articulate has transitioned from a perpetual licensing model to a cloud-based subscription approach, bringing all its authoring tools and applications together under one platform — Articulate 360. With a single subscription, users gain access to the complete Articulate 360 eLearning suite, enabling streamlined development and collaboration. Read more

Replay 360, Preso and Peek to Develop Smarter eLearning Experiences

Under the Articulate 360 umbrella, tools like Replay 360, Preso, and Peek add powerful capabilities beyond traditional course development. While separate from the core authoring tools, these applications enhance content creation and bring added flexibility to your eLearning projects.

Preso and Peek represent innovative additions to the Articulate 360 suite, enabling quick screen recordings, video presentations, and seamless content sharing to support smarter, more dynamic learning experiences. Read more

TROUBLESHOOTING SECTION
COMMON STORYLINE PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS

In this section, we address the most common issues developers face while working with Articulate Storyline and provide quick, practical solutions to keep your projects running smoothly. From fixing audio sync problems and resolving trigger conflicts to dealing with publishing errors, browser compatibility issues, and LMS tracking challenges, we’ve covered the real-world problems.

How to Make Your Courses Accessibility Compliant
Learn best practices for making Storyline 360 courses accessible, including WCAG compliance, keyboard navigation, and screen reader support.

How to Add a Custom Course Timer in Storyline 3 or 360
How to create a countdown timer in Storyline 3 or 360 to track learner progress, limit quiz time, or enhance gamification.

How to Add Animations to Images or Shapes
How to animate images and shapes in Storyline 360 to enhance visual appeal and guide learner attention effectively.

How to Create Random Numbers in Storyline 3 using JavaScript
Master the process of generating random numbers in Storyline 3 using JavaScript to create dynamic quizzes, simulations, and branching scenarios.

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FREE TUTORIAL ON ARTICULATE STORYLINE 360

  • Learn Articulate Storyline step-by-step through clear, beginner-friendly screen recordings.
  • Understand how to create slides, add media, build interactions, and use triggers effectively.
  • Follow guided demonstrations on working with variables, layers, states, and branching scenarios.
  • Watch detailed walkthroughs on creating quizzes, question banks, and result slides.
  • Learn publishing options for SCORM, xAPI, and web delivery, with practical settings explained.
  • Apply what you learn immediately using real project examples shown in the recordings.

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What’s New in Storyline 360 (2024–2025 Updates)

  • CLOUD COLLABORATION FOR EFFICIENT COURSE REVIEW

    Articulate Storyline 360 integrates with Articulate Review, a cloud-based collaboration tool that allows you to share courses for real-time feedback and revisions. This enables you to work efficiently with stakeholders, designers, and subject matter experts during the course development process.

    Real-Time Feedback: Share courses with team members and stakeholders to receive feedback directly on the course slides.

    Streamlined Collaboration: Quickly incorporate feedback and revisions into your course, speeding up the approval process.

  • LOCALIZING YOUR CONTENT WITH MULTI-LANGUAGE

    Reach a broader audience by localizing your content with multi-language support. Storyline 360 makes it simple to export and import translations, allowing you to create e-learning courses in multiple languages and cater to a global learner base.

  • TRACK LEARNER PROGRESS WITH ADVANCED ANALYTICS

    Track and analyze learner progress with advanced reporting and learner analytics. Use xAPI to capture detailed learner actions, including quiz results, time spent, and interactions across multiple devices. Gain valuable insights to refine and optimize your e-learning content.

Downloadable Resources

Download ready-to-use, editable e-learning templates pack to save time and streamline your project.

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Articulate Storyline 360 builds on Storyline 2 with advanced features including a Responsive Player, integrated Content Library, built-in Articulate Review app, multiple preview options, and many other improvements designed to streamline eLearning development and collaboration. Read more

WHAT ALL BENEFITS WITH ARTICULATE STORYLINE 360

Articulate Storyline 360 is a cloud-based platform that enables businesses to create interactive eLearning courses. With Articulate Storyline 360 tool, users can develop custom project templates/slides and save them in a central database for future use.

Create e-learning content that is responsive and can be viewed on any mobile devices

OPTIMIZING YOUR COURSE EFFORTLESSLY

Articulate Storyline 360’s responsive player ensures that your course looks great on every device, without the need for you to make any tweaks for different breakpoints for mobile users.

  • Optimized for Every Device: Deliver a seamless e-learning experience whether learners use desktops, tablets, or smartphones.
  • Mobile-Friendly Learning Experience: The responsive design adapts courses for different orientations, ensuring an intuitive learning experience on every device.

EASILY ACCESSIBLE ON ANY DEVICE – MOBILE FRIENDLY

Articulate Storyline 360’s player is designed to deliver an optimal learner experience by hiding sidebar menus and eliminating browser chrome.

In addition, the mobile-friendly playback controls are tailored to each screen size and orientation, ensuring a seamless and immersive learning experience on any device.

Is Articulate 360 Powerful Enough to Create Fully Responsive eLearning Courses?

With Rise, the web-based authoring tool in Articulate 360, you can build fully responsive eLearning courses that automatically adjust to different screen sizes and orientations. This ensures a seamless and engaging learning experience across desktops, tablets, and mobile devices. Read More

CREATE INTERACTIVE CONTENT IN STORYLINE 360 WITHOUT LIMITS

Engage learners through dynamic, flexible, and immersive interactions

Articulate Storyline 360 empowers learners of all skill levels to produce any type of interaction quickly and easily. Whether you’re a beginner or an expert, the intuitive interface and powerful features make it simple to create engaging content that captures your learners’ attention.

Build any type of interaction

Articulate Storyline 360 empowers learner to easily build any type of interaction. The slide layers, triggers and states facilitate the creation of engaging content and dynamic learning experiences.

Easy to add Interactivity to slides

Articulate Storyline 360 makes it effortless to add interactivity to your slides. The buttons, dials, sliders, markers and hotspots onto your slide and with just a few clicks, you can create engaging interactions that enhance the learning experience.

Personalize courses by custom branding

Storyline 360, you can easily create dynamic, personalized content that responds to the unique needs of each learner with minimal effort you can customize interactivity, resulting in an engaging and highly effective learning experience.

CREATE IMMERSIVE VIDEOS AND SIMULATIONS IN STORYLINE 360

Enhance training outcomes with dynamic, performance-focused simulations

  • Create instructional videos with the help of Screencasts

    Articulate Storyline 360, you can easily create instructional videos by recording your screen activity, and enhance them by adding captions, characters, pan and zoom effects.

  • Build realistic simulations

    Effortlessly create simulations in minutes with Articulate Storyline 360. Record your screen once, then easily edit your recordings without the need to re-record.

  • Easy to add any video format

    Easily import video of any format, including personalized screencasts recorded with use of any other applications.

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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQS)

A: Articulate Storyline 360 is a powerful eLearning authoring tool used to create interactive online courses, software simulations, quizzes, assessments, and engaging digital learning experiences. It enables instructional designers and eLearning developers to build customized training content without advanced programming skills.

A: Some key features of Articulate Storyline 360 include:

✓ Interactive course creation
✓ Software simulation development
✓ Screen recording
✓ Quiz and assessment creation
✓ Slide layers, states, and triggers
✓ Responsive mobile player
✓ Accessibility support
✓ SCORM and LMS publishing options
✓ Multimedia integration

A: Yes, Articulate Storyline 360 supports mobile-friendly learning through its responsive player, allowing learners to access courses across desktops, tablets, and smartphones with an optimized viewing experience.

A: Yes, Storyline 360 courses can be published in LMS-compatible formats such as SCORM, AICC, and xAPI/Tin Can API, allowing organizations to upload, track, and manage learner progress through their Learning Management System.

A: Yes, Articulate Storyline 360 is widely used for software simulation training. Organizations can create “Watch,” “Try,” and “Test” simulations to help employees learn software applications through realistic practice environments.

A: No, Articulate Storyline 360 does not require coding knowledge for most eLearning development tasks. Its user-friendly interface allows developers to create interactive courses using built-in features such as triggers, states, and layers.

A: Yes, Articulate Storyline 360 provides accessibility features that help developers create courses supporting standards such as WCAG and Section 508, including keyboard navigation, captions, and accessible course elements.

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