I noticed that if on the slide I highlight the text and mark the font size to 24, the size doesn't always stay at 24 on the slide screen. I realize this is probably becuase I added additional text to the screen and the program automatically decreased the font so everything would fit.
Why doesn't the font size number change in the font size box (in Font Group under Home Tab)?
I realized the difference when I previewed the presentation- the words would decrease or increase in size enough to make it noticeable. Now I'm not sure how to go back and ensure everything is the smae font size. When I highlight a "smaller font it shows as 24 font).
Our IT department doesn't let us use that program on our computer. Here is the items Ive "snipped" from the screen for a better example. I can see looking at these in this way it doesn't look like anything is different. When the content is playing, the fonrt size is different... it shrinks a little. So if I highlight the text on Slide 1 the font is showing as 24 point. It doesn't look like that on the screen. It really looks like size 20 or 22.
Maybe it's me. When you watch the entire module you can see the difference. When I go back to the slide to check the fonts are listed the same. It's been hard to ensure the same font size for the text on the different slides.
Would you mind submitting a Support Case and including a copy of your .story file? This will enable us to see what you are seeing and troubleshoot the problem more effectively. Thanks!
Great to see Jenny resolved her problem. It seems as if it's pretty common (and frustrating) for new users. I spent (wasted) a good while trying to work that one out!
It is worth noting the initial problem - despite Storyline doing its autofit magic, it does not simultaneously indicate that it's changing font size. So the information the program is providing the user is actually incorrect, as Phil and Jenny have both pointed out.
It would be great if it could accurately reflect the screen size. I realise a work around is increasing/decreasing until the font visibly changes size, so you know what size it actually is, but a manual requirement to measure font size is surely not a user's responsbility? A fix in the next version would be useful.
I hadn't thought about making a feature request. I've just been going in and setting everything to "do not autofit" for a long time now.
Out of curiosity, I just inserted a caption shape in PowerPoint. The default option is do not autofit. And, after changing it to "Shrink text on overflow" and typing within the caption shape while viewing the font size box on the Home tab, you can actually see the point size decrease as more text is typed into the caption shape.
I tried making selecting Set as default Shape but this seems to a setting that doesn't apply. Is there a way to make this the default setting? I don't feel like I should have to double check the settings every time I create a new text box. The work around of course is to copy and past your text boxes.
While there's not a way to default the textboxes to 'Do not autofit', Jesse mentioned some great tips above to copy/paste your text boxes or use the Format Painter to apply the setting quickly.
If you double-click it, it locks in the painter for multiple applications.
Yes. I have been doing that. Thank you. Wish that will happen some day. Also is there a way to set slide properties for the whole project instead of having to click on each slide to set them to By User?
I'm going to submit the ability to default textboxes to 'Do not autofit' as a Feature Request on your behalf, so you should get an email confirmation about it shortly!
For your second question: There is a way to change the property value for multiple slides!
Simply click the first slide in the scene in Story View while holding down the Shift key and then click the last slide. That will highlight all the slides, and you can then change that setting to By User. 😀
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Good Afternoon, Jenny.
For clarity, could you record a Screenr of this behavior so that we can all follow along with you? Thanks!
Our IT department doesn't let us use that program on our computer. Here is the items Ive "snipped" from the screen for a better example. I can see looking at these in this way it doesn't look like anything is different. When the content is playing, the fonrt size is different... it shrinks a little. So if I highlight the text on Slide 1 the font is showing as 24 point. It doesn't look like that on the screen. It really looks like size 20 or 22.
Maybe it's me. When you watch the entire module you can see the difference. When I go back to the slide to check the fonts are listed the same. It's been hard to ensure the same font size for the text on the different slides.
Thanks for any advice you can provide.
Jenny
Thanks for clarifying, Jenny.
Would you mind submitting a Support Case and including a copy of your .story file? This will enable us to see what you are seeing and troubleshoot the problem more effectively. Thanks!
I think you have the testbox set to auto fit, this is the default setting unfortunately.
Right click choose format choose textbox and choose do not auto fit.
It is irritating the fontsize does not change in the tab
Thank you Phil- your suggestion worked. Now I can make sure the font size is the same on each slide.
Great to see Jenny resolved her problem. It seems as if it's pretty common (and frustrating) for new users. I spent (wasted) a good while trying to work that one out!
It is worth noting the initial problem - despite Storyline doing its autofit magic, it does not simultaneously indicate that it's changing font size. So the information the program is providing the user is actually incorrect, as Phil and Jenny have both pointed out.
It would be great if it could accurately reflect the screen size. I realise a work around is increasing/decreasing until the font visibly changes size, so you know what size it actually is, but a manual requirement to measure font size is surely not a user's responsbility? A fix in the next version would be useful.
Thanks for the input, Grant.
This seems like an excellent Feature Request to make. Thanks again!
I hadn't thought about making a feature request. I've just been going in and setting everything to "do not autofit" for a long time now.
Out of curiosity, I just inserted a caption shape in PowerPoint. The default option is do not autofit. And, after changing it to "Shrink text on overflow" and typing within the caption shape while viewing the font size box on the Home tab, you can actually see the point size decrease as more text is typed into the caption shape.
I tried making selecting Set as default Shape but this seems to a setting that doesn't apply. Is there a way to make this the default setting? I don't feel like I should have to double check the settings every time I create a new text box. The work around of course is to copy and past your text boxes.
Jesse
Update - If you use Format Painter you can easily apply this to other boxes of the same type in a given project.
Jesse
Thanks for the helpful tip Jesse.
-Jenny
Great conversation, this solved a couple irritations I was having within storyline, thank you everyone.
This is still an issue in Storyline 360. Thanks for the suggestions, but this should have been fixed in 6 years.
Thanks for chiming in and letting us know that you've run into this with Storyline 360 as well, Kevin.
We do have an issue filed with our team to look into and I've added this conversation to the report so that we can share any updates with you here.
I wanted to share some information on how we define bugs and how we tackle them when they occur.
Indeed! I've had to spend a lot of time going into textboxes to fix this. Is there a way to set ALL textboxes Do not autofit?
Hi Frances,
While there's not a way to default the textboxes to 'Do not autofit', Jesse mentioned some great tips above to copy/paste your text boxes or use the Format Painter to apply the setting quickly.
If you double-click it, it locks in the painter for multiple applications.
Yes. I have been doing that. Thank you. Wish that will happen some day. Also is there a way to set slide properties for the whole project instead of having to click on each slide to set them to By User?
Thank you!
Frances
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Hello, Frances. Thanks for reaching out!
I'm going to submit the ability to default textboxes to 'Do not autofit' as a Feature Request on your behalf, so you should get an email confirmation about it shortly!
For your second question: There is a way to change the property value for multiple slides!
Simply click the first slide in the scene in Story View while holding down the Shift key and then click the last slide. That will highlight all the slides, and you can then change that setting to By User. 😀
That is great! Thank you so much for your assistance. I will be watching out for it.
Cheers!
Frances
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Hi, Katie!
Thank you very much for that tip! It's super helpful!
Cheers!
Frances
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