Does Storyline add fonts during installation?
Nov 23, 2016
Hi everyone,
We're looking to better describe the considerations and challenges for using "Standard" versus "Custom" fonts, when consulting our clients in the early stages of development. Our goal is to better understand where fonts come from, to better mitigate any issues later in the process.
I've done plenty of research into how Storyline uses fonts in the content/slide versus the player, Flash versus HTML5 output, and what fonts are considered to be web-safe. According to my research, these fonts should be web-safe and universally available:
- Arial/Helvetica (Helvetica only being available on Mac, with Arial being more widely available and suitable substitute)
- Avant Garde
- Bookman
- Calibri
- Comic Sans MS
- Courier New/Courier
- Garamond
- Impact
- Open Sans
- Palatino
- Times New Roman/Times
- Verdana
However, we've uncovered that there are some that don't come on all machines and some that Storyline has a default theme font that doesn't appear to be web-safe in the traditional sense. These include:
- Avant Garde
- Open Sans
- Articulate
- Gill Sans MT
In the past, we've found that fonts vary between machines depending on the versions of Windows and Microsoft Office. Does Storyline come with any fonts that are added during installation?
I assume the answer is yes, since there is an Articulate font—what about Open Sans and Gill Sans MT?
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Hi Michael!
Interesting question and one I do not know the answer to. I'm reaching out to the team for some guidance and hopefully will be back to you soon :)
Hi Michael!
Your question taught me something new today, so thank you :)
Here's what I received back from the team:
The following fonts are installed with the Articulate Storyline/Studio 360 install: Articulate, Dosis, Fjalla One, Glegoo, Lato, Martel, Montserrat, Open Sans, Orbitron, Raleway, Roboto, Roboto Slab, Signika, Source Sans Pro, TitilliumWeb, Ubuntu, YanoneKaffeesatz
I hope that helps :)
Since my up-to-date version 2 shows only Articulate and Open Sans, I assume this list refers to only SL360.
And I'll be so glad when this launch is over, so I can find something useful on the website again.
Hi Walt - I did mention that it was for 360, which is perhaps what I assumed the user was utilizing.
What are you finding difficult to find Walt?
Hey Leslie!
Thank you so much for looking into it with the team—I really appreciate the information for SL/Studio 360.
Most of our projects and clients are still on SL2, and will likely be for at least a little while, yet.
Could you look into the same question regarding SL2, as well?
I assumed incorrectly Michael - I apologize. I've reached back out to the team on SL2 :)
No need to apologize, Leslie—it's my bad for not specifying the older version over the new A360 versions. It's definitely beneficial for us to understand what's different in the new version before we make the switch and upgrade!
Speaking of A360, could you please verify that the player font is still not able to be embedded in our HTML5 output for SL360? One thing that is frequently called out with SL2's HTML5 output is the visible difference in the player without the same formatting or font as what we see in the Flash version.
I know it's a limitation from the HTML5 standard/browser side of things, but just want to make sure we are correct that nothing has changed in that area.
Thanks again for your help!
Hi Michael! I'd love for you to share a .story file that you have an issue with and allow me to take a peek so I fully understand what you are describing/asking.
You did say that in your post, and I missed it. Sorry.
Some of the missing links: updated versions, corrected bugs, troubleshooting, etc.
The webpages only talk about 360.
Hi Walt -
The website did get a bit of re-design as well. I take it for granted perhaps because I use Google to do much of my searching. (site:articulate.com search term here)
Our support page found here, has links to all of our products. Once you click on a product, you can find the version history and tutorials.
Thanks, Leslie
For anybody using this link, scroll down to find links other than 360.
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