Today I wanted to show you how to use the hidden object state in Articulate Storyline to reveal a normal state at a later event.
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Screencast: Using a Picture for a Background in Articulate Storyline
In the screencast below, I show you how I would add an image as a background in Articulate Storyline. I’ve inherited many files that have had photos as slide backgrounds, but the photo is a slide object. This screencast shows you two different ways of achieving the same effect without muddying your slide up with an extra slide object.
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Screencast: Responsive Preview in Articulate Storyline 3/360
Today I wanted to share one of the awesome preview features in Articulate Storyline 3/360: Responsive Preview. Now, what this means is being able to preview your course in several commonly used display interfaces (Desktop, Tablet Landscape, Tablet Portrait, Mobile Landscape, and Mobile Portrait) without having to physically test how your course displays on each of these views (outside of Storyline).
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Update: Where the Heck Have I Been?!
Apologies for taking so much time off from the blog lately. This summer has been nutty. I know that’s no excuse, but seriously. It. Has. Been. Nutty. I promise, I’ll be getting back to regularly scheduled programming, but until then, I thought I needed to provide some sort of explanation for my whereabouts.
So, what have I been up to?
Work-Related:
- Getting into a good flow at my new(ish) 9-5; there are a lot of interesting opportunities brewing here, so I’m excited about what’s to come
- Working with one of my favourite clients who has been keeping me very busy (but in a good way)
- Beginning a contract with a new client that I’m excited to work with
- Closing off several projects over the past few months
- Prepping to do some Articulate Storyline 360 training
- Prepping to present at DevLearn 2017
Personal:
- Spending a couple of months dealing with a sick pet, who we recently had to say goodbye to
- Having some stressful medical appointments and other personal issues
- Attending weddings and hanging out with friends who have been in town
- Visiting with friends in Toronto (and popping in to say hello to some of the Articulate E-Learning Heroes community folk)
I’m Speaking at DevLearn 2017!
2017 will be the second year I’ve spoken at DevLearn. Last year was my first Bring Your Own Laptop session, which went well (and I learned a lot), and this year I’m going back to my roots with a session I’ve given many times, albeit it’s getting a bit of an overhaul this year.
This year, I’ll be talking all about Building Your E-Learning Portfolio. If you’ve taken the free Build Your E-Learning Portfolio mini-course over at Sprout E-Learning, you’ve had a taste of what I’ll be talking about, but this will be the latest and greatest! It’s an important topic that I think is getting a lot more recognition in recent years, but it’s still a topic that boggles the mind of many Instructional Designers and E-Learning Developers. I’ll try to boggle your minds less!
There are also a slew of some of my favourite e-learning industry heavy hitters presenting, so it’s sure to be a good (and informative) time.
In other news, I know I’ve been absent for the past few weeks, and there are several reasons for that:
- I put it my resignation at a local university and was working hard to prepare them for that transition.
- I traveled to Atlanta and attended ATD ICE 2017.
- I started a new full-time role at a local college.
- I’m putting the finishing touches on Articulate Storyline 2: Essentials over at Sprout E-Learning – stay tuned; it’ll be live very soon!
However, I’m back in the blogging game now!
Screencast: Custom Submit Button for Built-In Question Slides in Articulate Storyline
The built-in question slides in Articulate Storyline are a HUGE timesaver, but customizing them always creates value add for your clients. In this screencast, I’m showing you how you can easily create a custom Submit button for your built-in question slide interactions.
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