Microsoft Office and Articulate Storyline 2

Feb 05, 2016

Hello everyone:

I was wondering what all versions of Microsoft Office they were using in conjunction with Articulate Storyline (in particular, version 2).

Here at work, I have Office 2007 Professional loaded along with Storyline 2 and it seems to work fine.

I have read previous discussion threads in the past, however, that indicate potential issues with later versions of Office, such as 2010 or 2013.

This is important, because Storyline 2 functions such as Translation Export and Import, REQUIRE Microsoft Word in order to work effectively:

Can anyone (assembled e-Heroes OR Articulate Staff) confirm which versions of Microsoft Office work well with Storyline 2? Is 2016 supported?
Also, does Microsoft Office need to be installed PRIOR to a Storyline 2 installation? Or it is OK to install Office AFTER Storyline?

Send any and all answers to these two questions, please, on a postcard, or post to this discussion forum.

Thanks! ;)

-Mark

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James Snider

8 years ago02/05/16 at 4:03 pm (UTC)

We use Office 2013 professional and haven't had any issues with them playing nicely together.

8 years ago02/05/16 at 4:04 pm (UTC)

Cool! I was planning on installing 2013 as a test bed for Articulate Storyline 2 for my new laptop. :)

Christie Pollick

8 years ago02/05/16 at 7:44 pm (UTC)

Hi, Mark -- Thanks for reaching out here! Please see our current SL2 System Requirements sheet here. Hopefully, lots of others will share their experiences, as well! :)

8 years ago02/08/16 at 4:42 pm (UTC)

Hi Christie:

Thanks for the update and the associated System Requirements link for SL2.

Do you know offhand how well Storyline 2 works with Office 2016?

Are you or any of the other staff using this new version of Microsoft Office with Articulate products and tools as yet?

Justin Grenier
Staff

8 years ago02/08/16 at 4:56 pm (UTC)

Hey, Mark.

I'm using Storyline 2 and Office 2016. I'm not in a production authoring environment where I'm hitting it hard all day, every day, but I am able to export and import .doc translation files without a problem. Our QA team has also tested this and found it to be working as expected.

Good luck with your project!

Emily Ruby

8 years ago02/08/16 at 4:57 pm (UTC)

Hi Mark!

I have been using Office 16 since shortly after its release. I have yet to have any issues. I will say that I do not use the translation feature much, only when needed for testing, but I do import Powerpoint files often, and have not seen any issues on my machine. Hope this helps!

Phil Mayor
Hero

8 years ago02/08/16 at 5:11 pm (UTC)

I use 2016 with Storyline 2, you have to ensure Word is your default app for doc files otherwise works well

Mark Shepherd
Author

8 years ago02/08/16 at 7:01 pm (UTC)

Thanks Justin, Emily, and Phil for your comments. :)

Clearly Office 2013 and 2016 seem to be the favorites so far amongst the group, which is great, because I am looking to start with 2013 but will add 2016 alongside it fairly soon...! ;)

Here at work we will likely move up to Office 2010 or 2013 from 2007 sometime later this year.

As my office is a live authoring environment, we will no doubt be pushing things pretty hard.

As to my laptop, it will be a lot less intense, so I have no worries as yet. ;)

Microsoft Office and Articulate Storyline 2

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