So, used to use Captivate for all my software courses, but I am giving it a go in Storyline. Does anybody know a quick way to draw a highlight box around an object and fill/shade the outer area so as to highlight just the area within the box? Easy to do in Captivate by choosing "fill outer area", haven't seen the same functionality in Storyline.
Rich, there is no (easy) way to replicate the Captivate FillOuter function. Here is a screenr that shows one way to make portions of the screen stand out: https://player.vimeo.com/video/149069839 However, it does require a lot more work.
Mike, see below a sample of a Captivate highlight box that draws attention to an area on the screen by filling everything BUT the highlighted area (in my example, I set the outer fill to a semitransparent, light grey).
Another way, but still not very elegant, is to insert a "Frame" shape and fill it with black at 50% opacity. You need to then move the little yellow point to adjust the thickness of the fame. You'll also need to adjust the size of the frame so it is covering the entire slide. By manipulating the size of the frame (you may need to make it much larger than the slide) and the position of the yellow adjustment marker you can get it to work.
A "fill outer" function has not been added to Storyline, but I appreciate you reaching out as this gives us a better idea of how in demand the feature is. Are you able to use the "Frame" solution that was shared above?
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Hi Rich! Do you have an example that you can share of the effect you are trying to get?
Mike,
I don't ...working on a co-workers computer. I'll try to copy the page when i get the .story file.
thx.
Rich, there is no (easy) way to replicate the Captivate FillOuter function. Here is a screenr that shows one way to make portions of the screen stand out: https://player.vimeo.com/video/149069839 However, it does require a lot more work.
Mike, see below a sample of a Captivate highlight box that draws attention to an area on the screen by filling everything BUT the highlighted area (in my example, I set the outer fill to a semitransparent, light grey).
Brett, that's a great idea! Not as easy as the Captivate function, but a nice workaround
Ok, the above idea looks like exactly what I'm after. My question however is where you get the frame shape to insert?
Kevin, you can find the frame shape in the Basic Shapes section under Insert » Shape
Hi Kevin,
It looks like you're getting some great help here, and I also wanted to welcome you to the E-Learning Heroes community!
Thanks, I was looking for this. This functionality was available through animate in Articulate Presenter version. Any updates to Storyline?
Hi there Charlene!
A "fill outer" function has not been added to Storyline, but I appreciate you reaching out as this gives us a better idea of how in demand the feature is. Are you able to use the "Frame" solution that was shared above?
I use PowerPoint feature merge-subtract with two rectangles to create the required outer shade image. (here is how: https://community.articulate.com/discussions/articulate-storyline/fill-outer-area)
Then copy and past the image into storyline.