I'll defer to the community on their experiences with particular versions of Powerpoint, but I did want to point to the system requirements detailed here that both are supported.
Both PPT 2010 and 2013 have some great features and we use these tools for minor graphic and video editing. However, many of the features that draw people to these tools (new cool animations and slide transitions) are not supported by Storyline. So if you are planning on building in PPT to import into Storyline, you really will not see a lot of significant differences between the two outputs.
I have imported a many power point programs into Storyline 2 and its really simple. I if you have sound on the PowerPoint you will need to import separately and depending on how the text was placed into PowerPoint sometimes Storyline will import it as a picture and you will need to recreate the text in storyline. Text font and sizing may also need to be aligned once you get in into the program, not always and not all of it but be prepared to make adjustments. With all that said a lot of the times all you need to do is just review and everything aligns perfectly. What I like about doing this is I can easily add a cool interaction and make timing adjustments quicker in storyline. Adding a few cool interactions for the instructor to use or get the students to come up and interact really works well. We have smart boards and I really enjoy using storyline to design programs for their use. I publish to CD format for this type of course so it's easy to use on any computer as a standalone for ILT.
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Hi Debra and welcome to Heroes!
I'll defer to the community on their experiences with particular versions of Powerpoint, but I did want to point to the system requirements detailed here that both are supported.
Thanks Ashley, I am a new user to Storyline and was hoping for the pros and cons of both Powerpoint version as well.
hoping the community can help out.
Both PPT 2010 and 2013 have some great features and we use these tools for minor graphic and video editing. However, many of the features that draw people to these tools (new cool animations and slide transitions) are not supported by Storyline. So if you are planning on building in PPT to import into Storyline, you really will not see a lot of significant differences between the two outputs.
Is PowerPoint 2016 supported by Storyline?
Hi Jim - Are you importing Powerpoint into Storyline, yes, that should be compatible. Check out our system requirements here.
Thanks.
I do import PowerPoint into Storyline and will be upgrading to PowerPoint 16.
Jim Hogan
Hogan School of Real Estate, Inc.
4023 E. Grant Rd.
Tucson, AZ 85712
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www.HoganSchool.com
Sounds great Jim.
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I have imported a many power point programs into Storyline 2 and its really simple. I if you have sound on the PowerPoint you will need to import separately and depending on how the text was placed into PowerPoint sometimes Storyline will import it as a picture and you will need to recreate the text in storyline. Text font and sizing may also need to be aligned once you get in into the program, not always and not all of it but be prepared to make adjustments. With all that said a lot of the times all you need to do is just review and everything aligns perfectly. What I like about doing this is I can easily add a cool interaction and make timing adjustments quicker in storyline. Adding a few cool interactions for the instructor to use or get the students to come up and interact really works well. We have smart boards and I really enjoy using storyline to design programs for their use. I publish to CD format for this type of course so it's easy to use on any computer as a standalone for ILT.
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