I have a .story file that contains two separate scenes that are unrelated and not linked to one another. I only need to publish one of the scenes. I have tried this with no success. I made the scene I need to publish the starting scene and it still wants to publish the first. Can someone help? Thanks.
Hey Adam. I don't think there is a way to not publish part of your storyline file, even though it should start with the green flag scene. Since they are unrelated and not linked could you not separate them into their own storyline files?
I have put a lot of work into the second scene. There is audio, engage interactions, custom triggers, and a company-approved background. I tried to copy it to a new story file and I lost a lot of the audio and the background. Is there a way to migrate from one file to another without losing all of the work I've done? Thanks in advance for the help.
Lets not pussy-foot around this, If you have two completely unrelated scenes, then they should probably be in separate story files. This is typical to any document if you really think about it.
I'm guessing (yes assuming) that you want to keep them within the same file for ease of use. However, when it comes to separating the two it becomes difficult because any software solution doesn't see this as something you would want to or probably should do. For good reason in my opinion.
So you have this one file (that should probably be two+) and you want to publish them separately. Off the top of my head I would think that you would create a new project (not difficult, don't over think any of this) and import the scene that should be exclusive. These are all basic procedures but I understand if they are all new to you. You probably should have created them separately in the first place but "s" happens right?
Hopefully it should be as easy as that. Trying to keep it all in one file will probably be more difficult in the long run than separating them. You'll probably waste a lot of time trying to do otherwise to accommodate your personal preference
Hope my comments are helpful. BTW anything that Phil Mayor (and a few others) says is pretty much gospel. Ignore the post count of some other people. They just like to respond to every single post and don't contribute much at all when you add it all up. However it does help with search engine results I guess. *poke*
John, not to seem butt-hurt, but we all make mistakes and I was put on very short deadlines for these projects. We've all been there and made small problems into big ones. That is what happened in this instance. I greatly appreciate your response, but your direct language regarding this situation has left somewhat of a bad taste in my mouth.
Do a save as to give you two files and delete the scene from each respectively. I have a scene with developer tools and shortcuts that I import into every project and then delete at the end of the project.
What version of Storyline are you using? If you've got Storyline 360, you can now choose to publish a specific scene from your course, or even just a single slide.
Just click the Publish property, then choose the entire project, a single scene, or a single slide.
This is a great feature. Why is it limited to Articulate Online? We publish the Word version of every course, and add an edited version of it to the resources tab. Would it be possible to expand that feature to not only different output formats, but also be able to publish multiple scenes.
Hi there, John! Choosing slide, scene or whole project is available in every output except Word. Sounds like you'd like to see an option to apply it to Word, and to also be able to choose more than one scene (but not all). I'll submit a feature request for you!
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you can only publish a file and not a scene, if they are unrelated delete the scene you do not want to publish.
Hey Adam. I don't think there is a way to not publish part of your storyline file, even though it should start with the green flag scene. Since they are unrelated and not linked could you not separate them into their own storyline files?
I have put a lot of work into the second scene. There is audio, engage interactions, custom triggers, and a company-approved background. I tried to copy it to a new story file and I lost a lot of the audio and the background. Is there a way to migrate from one file to another without losing all of the work I've done? Thanks in advance for the help.
Hi Adam and welcome to Heroes!
Instead of just copy/pasting you could follow the method described here to import into a new Storyline file.
Or you can copy the whole file, rename it, and delete the first scene.
Lets not pussy-foot around this, If you have two completely unrelated scenes, then they should probably be in separate story files. This is typical to any document if you really think about it.
I'm guessing (yes assuming) that you want to keep them within the same file for ease of use. However, when it comes to separating the two it becomes difficult because any software solution doesn't see this as something you would want to or probably should do. For good reason in my opinion.
So you have this one file (that should probably be two+) and you want to publish them separately. Off the top of my head I would think that you would create a new project (not difficult, don't over think any of this) and import the scene that should be exclusive. These are all basic procedures but I understand if they are all new to you. You probably should have created them separately in the first place but "s" happens right?
Hopefully it should be as easy as that. Trying to keep it all in one file will probably be more difficult in the long run than separating them. You'll probably waste a lot of time trying to do otherwise to accommodate your personal preference
Hope my comments are helpful. BTW anything that Phil Mayor (and a few others) says is pretty much gospel. Ignore the post count of some other people. They just like to respond to every single post and don't contribute much at all when you add it all up. However it does help with search engine results I guess. *poke*
Thanks Ashley and Jesse.
John, not to seem butt-hurt, but we all make mistakes and I was put on very short deadlines for these projects. We've all been there and made small problems into big ones. That is what happened in this instance. I greatly appreciate your response, but your direct language regarding this situation has left somewhat of a bad taste in my mouth.
Thanks all!
Do a save as to give you two files and delete the scene from each respectively. I have a scene with developer tools and shortcuts that I import into every project and then delete at the end of the project.
Hi Rachel!
What version of Storyline are you using? If you've got Storyline 360, you can now choose to publish a specific scene from your course, or even just a single slide.
Just click the Publish property, then choose the entire project, a single scene, or a single slide.
You rock!!! You just saved my butt after doing so many weeks worth of work!!! Thanks.
Sometimes it's the little things that make the biggest difference for us :)
Glad this was able to help you out Chris :) Thanks for popping in to share.
Welcome to E-Learning Heroes!
Hi Leslie,
This is a great feature. Why is it limited to Articulate Online? We publish the Word version of every course, and add an edited version of it to the resources tab. Would it be possible to expand that feature to not only different output formats, but also be able to publish multiple scenes.
Thank you and Happy Holidays,
John
Hi there, John! Choosing slide, scene or whole project is available in every output except Word. Sounds like you'd like to see an option to apply it to Word, and to also be able to choose more than one scene (but not all). I'll submit a feature request for you!
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