What programmes should I learn to support Articulate Storyline?

Hi Paul,

For starters, some basic Javascript knowledge would be mighty helpful to be able to extend Storyline beyond stock capabilities. Places such as Codecademy can get you up to speed relatively quickly.

Hope this helps,
Alex

Thanks Alex

Hey Paul. While I agree with Alex that some JavaScript would help, I would highly recommend getting to know Storyline intimately first. In my experience I've found that you can accomplish quite a bit before you'll need to venture down the JavaScript path. There are some many creative things you can do within the software simply using variables and triggers that you'll be amazed and what you can accomplish. And when you run into something that is challenging you then just reach out to the community. Someone, somewhere, has probably had that same challenge and most likely come up with a creative solution. 

Hi, Paul -- Thanks for reaching out and glad to see you are getting some great input from Alex and Michael! Although JS coding is not something for which we can provide support, here is our JS Best Practices sheet if you'd like to take a look. 

Otherwise, here are a few general resources I like to recommend for those who share they are in the process of getting acclimated to e-Learning and Articulate products:

Beginner's Guide To E-Learning

What You Need to Know to Create Amazing E-Learning

The Insider’s Guide to Becoming a Rapid E-Learning Pro

Go from Zero to E-Learning Hero with Our New E-Book for Beginners

Best of luck to you!

Thanks Michael, very true.

Thanks Christie

I would echo Alex on javascript you can extend the functionality quite a lot.  next I would look at illustrator and photoshop.  However I believe strongly that you should be a master of one program rather than good with a few.  This is the main reason why I do not do any Captivate work anymore.

Javascript is good to know, but I would learn Storyline first because you'll find that you can do a lot on it without knowing javascript.  The few times I've needed it, members in the community have helped me.  I'd be lost without Photoshop or Illustrator.

Storyline is deep, if you take time to explore it. Plenty of tips and tricks in the forums here. Correction...numerous :))

You can achieve a lot without JS although it comes in handy at times. I think JS has issues with the mobile player too. One of those IOS thingy.

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