Is there the ability to link to an image file, so that whenever the linked image is modified it would be reflected in SL the next time the slide was viewed or the project was previewed/published. This way I could change the layout/look of course i.e. course control buttons, so if I changed the image on a link - it would update the course?
Yes and no. Not with an image as is, but you can use a Webobject that way... and thus using it for images and with some help of Javascript you can get this done.
Hi Math, thank you for that. Web Objects is something I've not done. Do you have an example of how to make one? I've looked in Photoshop and its not in the drop down under saved as...
So what you basically need...upload your images somewhere you have access to. Use the urls for those images to link your Web Object in Storyline to... and whenever you update your image..it will be updated in your course.
Its also possible to dynamically change images this way as you can see in the sample... but that needs some more knowledge of HTML5 and Javascript so i guess thats too far out of your comfort zone. Main thing to know when using JS for changing it dynamically is how to select your Web Object.
Thanks Math, I couldn't get the image swop to work. But I was thinking more along the lines of icons for a custom player. So that did work when I re-saved the image, but you can't use triggers on web objects - but you can use hotspots, so it just depends if I can use hotspots to create the trigers I need for the player - like volume control, which I was going to make from a slider.
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Yes and no. Not with an image as is, but you can use a Webobject that way... and thus using it for images and with some help of Javascript you can get this done.
Hi Math, thank you for that. Web Objects is something I've not done. Do you have an example of how to make one? I've looked in Photoshop and its not in the drop down under saved as...
Webobjects in Storyline. They link to an externe html...that can be an image and thus replaced..
As shown here it works.
https://360.articulate.com/review/content/f46b31c5-5deb-44ae-877a-3fb6657960d0/review
So what you basically need...upload your images somewhere you have access to. Use the urls for those images to link your Web Object in Storyline to... and whenever you update your image..it will be updated in your course.
Its also possible to dynamically change images this way as you can see in the sample... but that needs some more knowledge of HTML5 and Javascript so i guess thats too far out of your comfort zone. Main thing to know when using JS for changing it dynamically is how to select your Web Object.
Sample added...
Thanks Math, I couldn't get the image swop to work. But I was thinking more along the lines of icons for a custom player. So that did work when I re-saved the image, but you can't use triggers on web objects - but you can use hotspots, so it just depends if I can use hotspots to create the trigers I need for the player - like volume control, which I was going to make from a slider.
Thanks for you help.
I wish make URL or link to the image that inside Storyline?
Hi, Ismail.
I'm happy to help!
Can you clarify what you mean by linking to an image inside Storyline?
I'm not sure if this is exactly what you're looking for, but take a look at the Media Library feature of Storyline 360: