Two Ways to Emphasize Part of a Graphic

We got a good question via Twitter last week, and I thought I'd post the solutions Tom and I shared with Nick.

First, here's the Tweet for help:

Can you not create an outside shape fill in @Articulate #Storyline to draw attention to something in the center?

— Nick Leffler (@technkl) February 28, 2014

You can emphasize a section of text or an image using several techniques. Below are the solutions we shared:

Create a Lightbox Effect on a Slide in Articulate Storyline

In this technique, we format the background with the original graphic. To create the emphasis effect, we add another shape and fill that shape with the background graphic.

Quick Way to Emphasize Part of an Image in Articulate Storyline (and PowerPoint)

In this technique, we use Storyline's built-in image formatting combined with the crop tool to emphasize part of the graphic.

Update: Here's another idea shared by Articulate Super Hero Steve Flowers:

Can you think of another technique? Share your ideas in the comments below.

Post written by David Anderson

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