Storyline: Accordion Template

The file that downloads is not the butterfly template that is show in the published example. The PowerPoint version has the proper template, but the one that downloads off this page for Storyline has characters instead of butterflies, and the alignment is messed up. Can you re-upload the correct file?

Hi Cassie,
I checked the file download, and it appears to be accurate. I'm not seeing alignment issues. For the butterfly screenshot above, the theme colors were changed to Metro. The screencasts in this article describe how to switch theme colors and customize the template to your liking:
www.articulate.com/.../free-accordion-template-for-articulate-storyline
I hope that helps!

Hi David,
I noticed in one of your previous responses that ".storytemplate files can be used over and over again to create new projects; each time you launch a .storytemplate, a new project file is automatically created."
What is the advantage of story templates over saving a new copy of the .story file and replace the content?
For example, we created an elearning program for a client that has a lot of custom programming and graphics. The client liked it so much that they want us to build more as part of a series. Instead of starting from scratch again, it makes sense to re-purpose the first program as much as possible. So far, we've been using Save As to make a new copy and just changed the content, colours, etc., so we didn't have to recreate all the triggers, and reinsert graphics.
How might story templates make that process more efficient, simple, etc.?
Are there some best practices for changing a story file to a template for re-purposing?
The Using and Creating Storyline Templates did not really say...
Thanks!

Hi Kathy,
Good question. Using the Save As method on an existing project to create a copy is very similar to using templates. I'd say the main benefits to using templates over the Save As method are:
* Templates appear in your templates library in Storyline (Home > New Slide > Templates), so you just click a template when you're ready to use it.
* You can't accidentally mess up a template. Each time you launch the template, Storyline actually creates a new project for you based on the template. The template itself remains unchanged. But with the Save As method, if you forget to Save As first and just start making changes, your "template" file could be compromised.
All in all, you can use either method, but templates simplify the process a bit. I hope that helps. :)

Hi David,
Thanks for your response.
I forgot to mention in my original post that we're finding the Save As method has been causing erratic behaviour in the "new" program (e.g. identical programming that works in the old file doesn't work in the new even though we haven't made any changes, kind of like when a Word document has gone through too many computers for review with track changes and comments). Hopefully, because templates opens a new project, we start fresh and erratic behaviour is reduced.
Will take this back to my colleagues.

nice one ...had gr8 day with it thank you

I like the simplicity of this template. It is clean with open spaces, yet creative. When I write I prefer to have lots of white space which creates a learning tool / platform that is easy to assimilate when learning. It works well for hard copy material and David has managed to capture this learning element in this template. Thank you David.

David thanks so much for sharing your knowledge! I love this template and am going to use it for my latest project!

Hi David,

I know I'm late to the conversation but I'm trying to download the template and am having a hard time doing so. Do you know if the version is out of date or if the template has been removed?

Ashley

Hi Ashley,

I tested the download again and it appears to be working. Are you experiencing a specific error?