Getting Started with Storyline 360
One of the biggest advantages of Storyline 360 is its ease of use. The software’s interface is similar to Microsoft PowerPoint, making it highly intuitive for those familiar with slide-based presentations.
When you first open Storyline, you will see a screen like this:
• If you want to create a new project, you can click here.
• If you are creating a software simulation or want to record a screencast, you can start here.
• You can import content from a PowerPoint file, an Articulate Studio project, or other Storyline projects.
How to Create a New Project in Storyline 360
Now, let’s go ahead and create a new project in Storyline 360, follow these steps:
• Create a New Project – On the Welcome Screen, click “New Project” to start from scratch.
• Use a Shortcut – Alternatively, press Ctrl + N on your keyboard to quickly create a new project.
Story View Vs. Slide View
Story View: Story View helps you manage scenes in your project. You can add, delete, and rearrange slides within each scene.
Slide View: Slide View is where you create and customize slides in a Storyline 360 projects. You can design content, add interactions, and adjust slide elements.
When you first open a course, you will be inside the Story View. The Story View provides a complete overview of your project, showing the flow and structure of the screens while allowing you to manage the overall layout of the course.
Understanding Scenes, Slides and Layout in Articulate Storyline 360
Know About Scenes in Storyline 360
• Scenes are just a collection of slides.
• Scenes, which organize slides into logical sections.
• Inside the Scene, there is a blank slide.
How to Enter Slide View in Storyline 360
By double-clicking on a slide, you’ll enter Slide View Storyline 360.
What You Can Do in Slide View:
In Slide View, you can:
• Build and customize slides
• Add content like text, images, videos, and buttons
• Move, resize, and scale elements
• Apply animations and interactions
Understanding the Layout in Storyline 360
In Storyline 360, a layout is a pre-designed styles based on the slide master. It includes placeholders for text, images, and other content, helping to keep slides organized and visually consistent.
Parts of the Layout in Storyline 360, when we look at the layout, we have:
• Scene Slide – Displays the current slide in the scene.
• Timeline Panel – Controls the timing of slide elements.
• States Panel – Manages different appearances of objects.
• Notes Panel – Adds speaker notes or extra information.
States, Layers, and Triggers
There are three main components in Storyline:
States – States change how an element looks based on the learner’s actions.
Layers – Layers can display extra content on a slide at specific points on the timeline or in response to the learner’s actions. Use them to create multi-layered interactive content.
Triggers – Triggers control actions and create interactions in Storyline 360. Set conditions for animations and actions to add interactivity.
To develop an interactive eLearning course, you should be familiar with these three elements.
Toolbar Options and Interactive Elements in Storyline 360
Now, let’s look at the options available in the toolbar.
Home Tab – The Home Tab contains text editing options, allowing you to edit text when added to a slide.
Insert Tab – Use the Insert Tab to add pictures, media files, and interactive elements to your slides.
The Insert Tab contains:
• Slide Group
• Illustrations Group
• Media Group
• Text Group
• Interactive Objects Group (Buttons, Sliders, and other interactive elements)
Additionally, prebuilt markers are available to speed up development.
Design Tab – This section includes key components that you might want to use before starting a project.
Story Size and Aspect Ratio
• Default resolution is 720×540 (4:3 aspect ratio)
• You can change it to 16:9 aspect ratio or custom dimensions
Design Themes Customization in Storyline 360
A Design Theme consists of:
• Look
• Background
• Color Scheme
You can select from built-in themes or create a custom color scheme and font theme for branding requirements.
Adding Animations and Slide Transitions
Three main animation components:
• Entrance Animation (e.g., fade-in effects).
• Exit Animation (e.g., slide-out effects).
• Motion Path to create engaging object movements.
Mastering Slide Masters for Consistent Design
The Slide Master feature helps create a consistent layout throughout your course. When you import PowerPoint slides, Storyline maintains the slide master design for a seamless transition.
By default, a blank project contains multiple layouts in the Slide Master.
• You can create multiple Slide Masters.
• When importing a PowerPoint file, it will import Slide Masters as well.
• You can apply theme colors, fonts, and elements in Slide Masters.
Preview and publish your eLearning Course
1. Previewing a Course in Storyline 360
Before publishing, you can preview your course in multiple ways:
• Preview Slide – View a single slide to check animations.
• Preview Scene – Test an entire section of the course.
• Preview Entire Project – Get a full course overview before publishing.
2. Publishing a Course in Storyline 360
Storyline offers several publishing formats based on where your course will be used:
• Publish for Web – Creates a course without SCORM tracking.
• Publish for LMS – Generates a SCORM-compliant course with tracking.
3. Storyline Publishing Settings for Offline Use
• Default – HTML5 with Flash, you can choose HTML5 only for better browser compatibility.
• Player Settings – Customize the look of your course player.
• Quality Settings – Adjust settings to optimize performance and reduce loading time.
Tracking and Reporting for LMS in Articulate Storyline 360
Tracking and reporting learner progress is essential for effective eLearning course management. Articulate Storyline 360 offers built-in LMS tracking features that allow instructors and administrators to monitor learner progress, quiz results, course completion, and engagement metrics.
1. Under Tracking Options, you can set how learner progress is tracked
• Track based on slides visited
• Track based on quiz scores
• Since no quizzes are included yet, this option remains grayed out.
2. Under Output Options, you can select an LMS type
• SCORM 1.2 (Default)
• SCORM 2004 (2nd, 3rd, and 4th editions)
• AICC
• Tin Can API (xAPI)
3. Clicking on Reporting and Tracking allows further customization, including
• Course Information
• SCORM Information
• Reporting Settings
Using the right tracking and reporting settings ensures your course data is properly recorded and accessible within your Learning Management System (LMS).
Conclusion
Congratulations! You have reached the end of the Introduction to Articulate Storyline 360. This tutorial covered:
• The Storyline 360 interface
• How to create a new project
• Scenes, slides, and layouts
• Toolbar functions and design settings
• Publishing and tracking options and more.
With this foundation, you are now ready to start building your own interactive eLearning courses with Articulate Storyline 360!
Frequently Asked Questions
Q1. What is Custom eLearning Development?
Custom eLearning Development is the process of creating online training programs designed to meet a company’s specific training needs. These learning solutions are designed to be flexible, engaging, and accessible to all learners.
With our custom eLearning a corporate company provides online training courses to help employees learn the right skills, improve training, make learning better, and increase ROI.
Q2. What is eLearning Content Development?
E-learning content development is the process of creating online training materials using different types of media, such as text, images, videos, and quizzes.
Corporates companies use eLearning to train staff quickly and effectively, anytime and anywhere. It is a cost-effective way to upskill or reskill employees without needing in-person training.
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