Applying slide master layouts to quizzes
Sep 09, 2012
This is something that's been vexing me for some time. I'd like to have my quizzes (the original display, and not the feedback) appear in the same layout as one of my slides in the master, but I can't find a way to apply that.
When I create a quiz slide, it appears in a full-size layout. On applying a slide master layout, the questions are crammed in together, and it takes a bit of work to drag everything around to fit within the placeholder, then change the font sizes.
Is there another way to do this? I'm probably missing something simple, but I've tried many methods and have searched a lot in the forums and tutorials, with no luck.
Here's the way the quiz displays initially:
...and here's how it looks when I apply a slide layout (the only options I have are from my regular slide master):
Any thoughts on how I can get the layout to work properly? Is there a quiz slide master?
Thanks for all of your help!
Allan
P.S. I'm within a day or two of finalizing my first course, and am thrilled with how well Storyline works.
39 Replies
Hello,
I had a quick try with the same templates and Storyline 2 and the problems are still there, unfortunately.
Master and Question titles get swapped and answers get misaligned.
You even see a gap between answers (like it was two lines) when hovering for some particular questions.
Hi Pierre! Ashley is out of the office, but based on her last response, I would advise that you share your .story file and the details to recreate the issue here.
Hi Leslie !
File sent ! Case Number: 00441236.
Thanks Pierre!
Hello,
I need to share Themes done in SL1 with SL2 users and this bug is still there : questions fields get swapped (Master title <> Question Title) and Answers box swaps with a one line text placeholder on the slide!
Questions layouts have to be redone under SL2 which is quite annoying.
Do I need to open a new case one year later?
Hi Pierre! I peeked into your previous case and it looks like we never heard back from you on being able to replicate in a new file with our support engineer. Unfortunately in this case, yes, I would advise that you work with support and reference your previous case so that we can get this tested and to QA if needed.
Well, here comes the "new" file then. I was sure it was going to happen.
Sent to support...
BTW, it's dead easy to reproduce :
Thanks Pierre for sharing that here and reaching out to support. We've connected it to the previous case that Leslie mentioned where our team didn't hear back, so that we can use that information as reference too.
Hi,
I see that this post is dated, but I am having similar issues in SL2. I modified the questions's layout in the master but when I create a new question only part of the formatting from the master is applied. The question text is misaligned and the font is distorted. I have to reapply the master couple of times at least to get the desired alignment. I also noticed that the file picks up a different master layout from the beginning. Is there any way to tell the SL which master design to pick up when I create quizzes. Thank you!
Hi Tamara,
There is one default master slide for quizzes, so it'll use that one regardless and there isn't a way to tell it to use a particular master slide at creation, you'll need to apply the master layout once the slide has been created.
Thanks, Ashley! I deleted all other quiz templates from the master and that did the trick. It does need 2-3 times reapplying the layout after I design the slide though, but that is doable;)
Hi Tamara,
Not the way I'd expect it to work - but if you're able to continue that way, then it sounds like it'll work for you. If you'd like us to take a look please feel free to let us know.
Hi there,
I think I eventually found a fix to this problem. At least for the placeholders mess.
On the master slide timeline, the top two items HAVE to be the ones that will hold Question Title and Answers Choices.
Thanks Pierre for sharing that here - and I will certainly include it in the issue that we've reported to our team for their continued investigations.
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