Renaming Slides

May 27, 2016

Hi, does anyone know if it's possible to rename multiple slides at once?

I'm creating software simulations which causes Storyline to often give slides weird names, and I use the slide names in the Notes tab, so for some scenes I would like all the slides to have the same name. They are numbered differently so I can track them that way.

I've tried my usual windows trick of highlighting all the slides and selecting rename from a right click, but it only does the one slide... when you have maybe 20 or 30 slides in a scene, that's a pain to do! My guess is that it's not possible, but, if anyone does know a secret, magical way, I'd be very grateful :-)

Thanks,

Paul

6 Replies

Wendy Farmer
Hero

almost 8 years ago05/27/16 at 10:59 am (UTC)

Hi Paul

I just did a test with a four slide file where I left them all named as '1.1 untitled' '1.2 untitled' etc.

I then used File > Translation > Export and exported the file to word. I could then make the changes to the slide names, saved the file (make sure it is the same name you used on the export) and then used the File > Translation > Import to get the slide names back into SL.

Might be a workaround for you.

Here is a tutorial about using the translation option.

Crystal Horn
Staff

almost 8 years ago05/27/16 at 3:42 pm (UTC)

Hey Paul. You're right; within Storyline you'll have to rename the slides individually. I'm assuming you are doing it in the player properties Menu window. Looks like Wendy provided a neat workaround for you. Let us know how you make out!

Paul Williams
Author

almost 8 years ago06/01/16 at 7:32 am (UTC)

Thanks, I'm trying the workaround today, I think it'll work, although I still have to export, then go through the whole story file finding the names I want to change and doing them individually, then import my names back in again.. Would be great if SL2 would just let you do this.. :-)

Christie Pollick

almost 8 years ago06/01/16 at 4:14 pm (UTC)

Hi, Paul -- Thanks for your input, and if this type of functionality is something you would like to see made available in the future, you are welcome to use this form to connect with our Product Development team. :)