I have a Storyline project that I would like to be able to edit in Powerpoint - is there a way that is possible? I know going Powerpoint to Storyline is fine, but what about the other way?
I have tried copying and pasting slides, tried copying all elements on a slide and pasting... but no luck!
Purists aside. Everyone would be happy if you could simple export each slide to jpegs. Something powerpoint has done for years now. I've run into a scenario where I have this need but I'm taking screen shots. Time consuming, not idea, but I have 63 modules to produce off last years content in two weeks. Products need versatility, sometimes done is better than perfect.
Hey Jake - did you look at publishing to Word? That would create the images of each slide for you (and their layers). Just keep in mind that if you're adding multiple items to appear throughout the timeline you'll see them all at once in the image as a part of the publish to Word.
I just take screenshots and cut and paste them into Powerpoint. I know this does not allow editing, but for the project I'm working on, this simple transition suffices for displaying the content to a group (if they ask for edits, then I'll edit in SL2 and create a new screenshot to put into Powerpoint).
Another option for accessing some of the files is to make a backup of your .story file first (as this is not a supported feature), then on your backup copy change the .story file name to .zip and then extract the zip file. Inside the "story" folder you will find the "media" folder that has small .jpg images of your slides, along with other assets such as video and audio files. The jpgs are small, but better than nothing. :) Some further discussion can be found out this link: https://community.articulate.com/discussions/articulate-storyline/export-a-list-of-assets-used-within-the-storyline-file. I think I read Tom Kuhlmann talk about this years ago in one of his blog posts but I can't find it.
I can see why the training team would want this in PowerPoint, but it seems the best way in the future is to create the storyboards in PowerPoint, have the content approved and then move it over. This was mentioned earlier, and I agree it's the only thing you can do. I have used SL for classroom training too and that isn't a problem. The problem starts when many people in the organization want to take the content and use it with what they are used to.
when you publish your storyline project to web, look in the output file, story_contect file. you have all the pictures there, in JPEG format. you can use those in your ppt project.
Hello Mayanna! Thanks for popping in to share your experience and advice. That could certainly assist others that run across this thread in the future.
I just finished a Storyline, and need to convert it into Power Point. I just went through the entire thread of e-mails, and it looks like many answers were given and requests posted on the support site. Was there an actual solution for us to be able to do it?
Sorry for any confusion - I'm not sure about any community shared workarounds, but there is not a built-in way to export Storyline back into a Powerpoint file.
If you want to share a bit more about your needs, perhaps we can offer some other ideas or alternatives?
Thank you for your prompt reply. I have a linear Storyline I finished yesterday. I will be the one presenting it and walking the group through it. Thus, only the presentation, as if it were a Power Point deck is what is needed, aside form being requested by other executives in that format.
So this, I need to convert it into Power Point. Could you please help me out?
Just set the slide advance to manual and click Next, Project the slides from your laptop and it works just like PowerPoint. You can adjust the Player to get rid of the Index and other controls to make it look more like PowerPoint.
Thank you for the help. That might be something I could use for now. I am pretty new at this. I just got the Software, and just finished my first Storyline project.
I think I just figured how to set the slide advance to manual. However, the 'next' and 'prev' buttons still show up.
Also, how do I project the slides form my computer? I am guessing the way to do it is by 'publishing' the project. Does that mean I publish it to my computer, or does it get published somewhere else?
My apologies for the basic questions, but I am a newbie and just discovering the potentials of the software.
Thank you everyone for your help. I guess due to my lack of knowledge about Storyline I ended up having to re-make the presentation in Power Point as it was needed for today.
Hopefully next time I'll learn more from everyone and put my knew knowledge to work.
Hello! I am tuning in now it seems like 3 years late. I am also looking for an option to export storyline to PPT for the same reason all of the above mentioned and mostly because my SME's want to have this in PPT format for in person discussions or presentations. Has there been an export to PPT feature added in the last 3 years or did I totally miss this train?
While there isn't a built-in option to export Storyline content into Powerpoint at this time, I've shared your insights with our team, as we're always looking for ways we can make Storyline even better.
I hope the tips shared in this discussion help, and we're here if you need anything else!
I'd like to be able to do this so I can create authoring templates for my SMEs/authors in PPT. I want them to be able to visualize the content and work within character limits, but not develop directly in SL. PPT would be great for this. Are there other options for storyboarding outside SL?
I'm confused because it sounds like you are talking about wanting to
go from PPT to Storyline not the other way around. Why not create
the templates in PPT? I'm missing something.
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Purists aside. Everyone would be happy if you could simple export each slide to jpegs. Something powerpoint has done for years now. I've run into a scenario where I have this need but I'm taking screen shots. Time consuming, not idea, but I have 63 modules to produce off last years content in two weeks. Products need versatility, sometimes done is better than perfect.
Hey Jake - did you look at publishing to Word? That would create the images of each slide for you (and their layers). Just keep in mind that if you're adding multiple items to appear throughout the timeline you'll see them all at once in the image as a part of the publish to Word.
I did. Images sizes are quite small. When you export to jpg from ppt the canvas size stays the same.
Thanks for letting us know that you did explore that option Jake.
I wanted to let you know that replying to the forums via e-mail attaches your signature. You are welcome to pop in and edit if needed.
I just take screenshots and cut and paste them into Powerpoint. I know this does not allow editing, but for the project I'm working on, this simple transition suffices for displaying the content to a group (if they ask for edits, then I'll edit in SL2 and create a new screenshot to put into Powerpoint).
At least it's a good workaround! Thanks for sharing.
Another option for accessing some of the files is to make a backup of your .story file first (as this is not a supported feature), then on your backup copy change the .story file name to .zip and then extract the zip file. Inside the "story" folder you will find the "media" folder that has small .jpg images of your slides, along with other assets such as video and audio files. The jpgs are small, but better than nothing. :) Some further discussion can be found out this link: https://community.articulate.com/discussions/articulate-storyline/export-a-list-of-assets-used-within-the-storyline-file. I think I read Tom Kuhlmann talk about this years ago in one of his blog posts but I can't find it.
I can see why the training team would want this in PowerPoint, but it seems the best way in the future is to create the storyboards in PowerPoint, have the content approved and then move it over. This was mentioned earlier, and I agree it's the only thing you can do. I have used SL for classroom training too and that isn't a problem. The problem starts when many people in the organization want to take the content and use it with what they are used to.
when you publish your storyline project to web, look in the output file, story_contect file. you have all the pictures there, in JPEG format. you can use those in your ppt project.
Hello Mayanna! Thanks for popping in to share your experience and advice. That could certainly assist others that run across this thread in the future.
Welcome to E-Learning Heroes by the way :)
Have there been any solutions or ways found to get from Storyline back to PowerPoint? We need the slides for translations. Thanks.
Hi Laura,
Importing Storyline into Powerpoint is not something that there is a solution for, but translations I could perhaps help you with.
We have a feature to assist in translating your content and allows you to export the content. Check out the article here.
Good evening,
I just finished a Storyline, and need to convert it into Power Point. I just went through the entire thread of e-mails, and it looks like many answers were given and requests posted on the support site.
Was there an actual solution for us to be able to do it?
Hi Fernado,
Sorry for any confusion - I'm not sure about any community shared workarounds, but there is not a built-in way to export Storyline back into a Powerpoint file.
If you want to share a bit more about your needs, perhaps we can offer some other ideas or alternatives?
Hi Ashley,
Thank you for your prompt reply. I have a linear Storyline I finished yesterday. I will be the one presenting it and walking the group through it. Thus, only the presentation, as if it were a Power Point deck is what is needed, aside form being requested by other executives in that format.
So this, I need to convert it into Power Point. Could you please help me out?
Just set the slide advance to manual and click Next, Project the slides from your laptop and it works just like PowerPoint. You can adjust the Player to get rid of the Index and other controls to make it look more like PowerPoint.
Hi Steve,
Thank you for the help. That might be something I could use for now. I am pretty new at this. I just got the Software, and just finished my first Storyline project.
I think I just figured how to set the slide advance to manual. However, the 'next' and 'prev' buttons still show up.
Also, how do I project the slides form my computer? I am guessing the way to do it is by 'publishing' the project. Does that mean I publish it to my computer, or does it get published somewhere else?
My apologies for the basic questions, but I am a newbie and just discovering the potentials of the software.
However, the 'next' and 'prev' buttons still show up.
Go to player and you can select not to show Next and Prev
Also, how do I project the slides form my computer?
Publish to CD and in the published folder run the .exe file.
Thank you everyone for your help. I guess due to my lack of knowledge about Storyline I ended up having to re-make the presentation in Power Point as it was needed for today.
Hopefully next time I'll learn more from everyone and put my knew knowledge to work.
Have a great weekend everyone!!
Hello! I am tuning in now it seems like 3 years late. I am also looking for an option to export storyline to PPT for the same reason all of the above mentioned and mostly because my SME's want to have this in PPT format for in person discussions or presentations. Has there been an export to PPT feature added in the last 3 years or did I totally miss this train?
Welcome, Meghan! No such thing as too late ☺️
While there isn't a built-in option to export Storyline content into Powerpoint at this time, I've shared your insights with our team, as we're always looking for ways we can make Storyline even better.
I hope the tips shared in this discussion help, and we're here if you need anything else!
I'd like to be able to do this so I can create authoring templates for my SMEs/authors in PPT. I want them to be able to visualize the content and work within character limits, but not develop directly in SL. PPT would be great for this. Are there other options for storyboarding outside SL?
I'm confused because it sounds like you are talking about wanting to
go from PPT to Storyline not the other way around. Why not create
the templates in PPT? I'm missing something.
Steve
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Because I want to use templates from the Storyline content library. So, I want to represent those in PPT for authoring.