animation not working

Hi Laura and welcome!

You might have used some animations that are not supported by Articulate once the file is published. Here is a link to the supported/unsupported list:

http://www.articulate.com/support/kb_article.php?product=ap9&id=skiqs5gdln0q

I have had issues with the shadow effect as well. You can try to copy the text block and paste back in as a graphic which should fix the issue.

HI Laura,

I'm wondering if it's the network drive and how the files were copied that's the issue. This link discusses best practices

http://community.articulate.com/forums/p/9015/52407.aspx#52407

Thank you !  This was great.  One more thing (for now)  when i publish, powerpoint can't find the correct engage file.  How can i change where it looks for the file to publish?

Re: "Also - I added a shadow box behind text and when i publish the right side gets cut off."

I have had this happen on the last animation on a slide. I simply add a small circle off screen (outside of the slide) so that it doesn't show. I thne add a fade in set to animate after last. Nobody ever sees the circle or notices anything different, but it does allow the last displayed animation to complete.

Go into your PowerPoint file, locate the Engage slide, click on Edit in Engage.

You shoud get a warning box asking you to locate the interaction. Click OK and navigate to the current location of the file.

thanks so much ! 

hi again,

i am having another problem when publishing.  i have a text box inside a clipart graphic and when i publish the words inside the textbox invert....strange?  any suggestions

Did you rotate the graphic from what it was originally?

I've had a text box take on the same characteristics as the host graphic.

My suggestion is to right click with both the graphic and the text box selected and then do a "save as picture."

Then insert the "new" picture. 

i did rotate the graphic.  thank you so much - i will try it now...you are such a big help

hi again...i have another question. 

why does the notes section come up with a different font and color when published  than what appears in ppt?

do you have to empty your cache on your browser a lot?  i seem to continue to pull the wrong slides when i publish.

You probably have some formatting on the notes text that isn't showing up until you publish.

You can add color to notes text, but you won't see the color until the course is published.

Best practice for me has become to set my notes slide master to the font, color, size that I want before I start copying in the  text.

If the text is already in the notes section, you can select it (One slide at a time) and change the font attributes, then save. Repeat for each slide.

Keep in mind that you may not see the changes in the unpublished text, but you will in the published text.

I don't have to empty my browser cache.

I always go through the slides in Notes Page mode. 

This is usually the last thing I do before publishing. I can check to make sure the fonts are all standard, and that the formatting is correct.

these are very helpful responses...thank you....

one more thing (but not really) why do graphics tend to blur when you publish?

Hi Laura!

Here are some tips to improve the image quality in a published presentation. Hope that's helpful!

hey - i am now playing in the trial  storyline and i see that if you want more photo characters - you have to pay for them.

is that also true if i purchase storyline?

Yes

bummer :( 

thanks.

Hi Laura!

I'd recommend contacting our sales team. They'll be able to explain the options available to you when purchasing Storyline  

I've done dozens of PPT > Articulate conversions where my PPT animation works fine. Now it won't. I'm using a local drive and animation is done on my master slides. Any help appreciated.

Greg Custer

Hi Greg,

Thanks for the PowerPoint file. Can you specify which animations aren't working for you, please? I see some arrows that are animated and some content on the Final Exam slide that are animating, but I'm not sure if you're referring to other effects in the presentation. 

Here's a published version, if you'd like to check it on your end:

Testing for Greg

Thanks!