For some reason, when I publish a project, save it's zip file, and try to launch it in HTML, I get the following screen shot below. Can someone assist me with fixing this?
The output is a blank screen that just save Prev/Next in the upper left corner. How do I get past this?
Jessica, very helpful... launching from your local drive will produce problems like what you're experiencing, because the published output is intended to be viewed from a web server/LMS.
You don't have to invest in a LMS server, but you do need to think through your distribution channels.. how you intend to distribute your courses. If you're a free lance developer and will be creating content for your customers, then all you need is an online option to review your content, such as Articulate Review 360 (included with your 360 subscription if you have one).
Hi Brian - you've been very helpful! I have one more question. When I'm in preview mode, my project/simulation looks really clear. However, when I publish to review (like in either HTML or tempshare) my simulations look really pixelated.
Do you know how I can fix this? Please see screenshot.
To Tom's question, on unzipping your content before selecting the story file to launch, the published output should play better, even locally, if it's not zipped. That being said, the best way to review your published content is by one of the distribution methods we discussed above.
You might look at your publish settings... you want to make sure that the published output is playing at the same size you recorded the simulations, or else you may see some pixelation.
In Storyline 2, where do I got to look at my publish settings and make sure the published output is the same size as the recorded sims? I ask because I don't see the option to resize or look at resolution etc in the published section.
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Hi Jessica, are you launching the content from your local drive, or have you uploaded it to a LMS/web server?
I am launching on my local drive. I don't have access to an LMS server. Should I invest in one? Or are there free resources?
Is viewing on an LMS different? Or in IE?
Jessica, very helpful... launching from your local drive will produce problems like what you're experiencing, because the published output is intended to be viewed from a web server/LMS.
You don't have to invest in a LMS server, but you do need to think through your distribution channels.. how you intend to distribute your courses. If you're a free lance developer and will be creating content for your customers, then all you need is an online option to review your content, such as Articulate Review 360 (included with your 360 subscription if you have one).
Another free option would be tempshare - https://articulate.com/blog/get-your-storyline-projects-online-with-tempshare/
Here's a link describing your different distribution options - https://articulate.com/support/article/Storyline-360-Publishing-and-Sharing-Content
Here's a link with publishing options for web distribution - https://community.articulate.com/series/articulate-storyline-360/articles/articulate-storyline-360-user-guide-how-to-publish-a-course-for-web
If you have clients requesting LMS publishing, then here are directions for that - https://community.articulate.com/series/articulate-storyline-360/articles/articulate-storyline-360-user-guide-how-to-publish-a-course-for-lms
And you can test/review SCORM content on scormcloud - https://rusticisoftware.com/products/scorm-cloud/
Are you unzipping the folder before you click to start the course?
This is great information, thank you so much!
Hi Tom,
No, I'm not unzipping the folder. I click on the folder and select the "story" file.
Hi Brian - you've been very helpful! I have one more question. When I'm in preview mode, my project/simulation looks really clear. However, when I publish to review (like in either HTML or tempshare) my simulations look really pixelated.
Do you know how I can fix this? Please see screenshot.
To Tom's question, on unzipping your content before selecting the story file to launch, the published output should play better, even locally, if it's not zipped. That being said, the best way to review your published content is by one of the distribution methods we discussed above.
You might look at your publish settings... you want to make sure that the published output is playing at the same size you recorded the simulations, or else you may see some pixelation.
In Storyline 2, where do I got to look at my publish settings and make sure the published output is the same size as the recorded sims? I ask because I don't see the option to resize or look at resolution etc in the published section.
Jessica, here's the full Storyline 2 set of tutorials - https://community.articulate.com/series/articulate-storyline-2
And here's a tutorial specifically for player and browser size. I generally go with Resize browser to optimal size and Lock player at optimal size. This way you know your course will be viewed exactly the way you designed it. https://community.articulate.com/series/articulate-storyline-2/articles/changing-the-browser-settings-and-player-size-in-articulate-storyline-2
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