I have a drop box account and know how to publish to web with Storyline 2 but I can't figure out how to share the files as a sample of my work or even to share in the weekly challenge forum. I use the HTLM link and that doesn't seem to work to share. What am I doing wrong?
Make sure you use the public link to the story.html file. You can find it by right clicking the file and copying the public link. The public link is what would be used to play the project. The folders must be in the Public folder within Dropbox for this to work.
Thanks Owen for the response. That's what I think I've been doing. I right click on the story.html file in my drop box public file and then select Share. I then copy this link: https://www.dropbox.com/s/wwv2hcb9uqmrv8r/story.html?dl=0
I've used a few different approaches, depending on who my client is.
On my website screenshots, or complete courses with a lightbox pop-up, or even as an Iframe. I now am moving towards placing all course in a sample LMS. Basically an LMS for my portfolio so I can see which samples people look at the most.
For projects that change frequently, or during development, I use a version control system, and publish in Github. This allows me to have frequent cloud backups.
I've also used dropbox. Basically you need it in your public folder in order for the link to work.
John, sometimes it takes a while for the files to copy to Dropbox. You may be trying the link before the files are copied. Also check that the file folders have files in there, sometimes I have to manually add them to the folders. The icon on the toolbar seems to work better than the Dropbox website.
John, like what others are saying... put the folder in the public folder of your Dropbox. then right-click the story.html and click Copy Public Link instead of Share.
Calvin - Thanks for the screenshot. Now I know why I don't understand what everyone is talking about. I don't have the Copy Public Link Option. Apparently you have to have a paid account or one created before 2012 to be able to do this according to what I found.
Owen - That doesn't seem to work. I've tried that process about a dozen times and get a message that basically says the file can't be found. I have it in my public file and opened access, etc. You don't have a paid account of some sort of Google Drive do you? I found out on drop box that sharing is only for paid accounts.
I do not have a paid account and it seems to work fine. Send me a pvt message with your email address and availability and I'll try to set up an adobe connect session where we can do a screen share and I can walk you through it. :)
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Make sure you use the public link to the story.html file. You can find it by right clicking the file and copying the public link. The public link is what would be used to play the project. The folders must be in the Public folder within Dropbox for this to work.
Thanks Owen for the response. That's what I think I've been doing. I right click on the story.html file in my drop box public file and then select Share. I then copy this link: https://www.dropbox.com/s/wwv2hcb9uqmrv8r/story.html?dl=0
It doesn't seem to work though.
I've used a few different approaches, depending on who my client is.
On my website screenshots, or complete courses with a lightbox pop-up, or even as an Iframe. I now am moving towards placing all course in a sample LMS. Basically an LMS for my portfolio so I can see which samples people look at the most.
For projects that change frequently, or during development, I use a version control system, and publish in Github. This allows me to have frequent cloud backups.
I've also used dropbox. Basically you need it in your public folder in order for the link to work.
John, sometimes it takes a while for the files to copy to Dropbox. You may be trying the link before the files are copied. Also check that the file folders have files in there, sometimes I have to manually add them to the folders. The icon on the toolbar seems to work better than the Dropbox website.
John, like what others are saying... put the folder in the public folder of your Dropbox. then right-click the story.html and click Copy Public Link instead of Share.
Calvin - Thanks for the screenshot. Now I know why I don't understand what everyone is talking about. I don't have the Copy Public Link Option. Apparently you have to have a paid account or one created before 2012 to be able to do this according to what I found.
Try Google Drive.
And then follow the example here: https://community.articulate.com/articles/how-to-share-your-e-learning-course-for-free-with-google-drive#
wow I didn't know that restriction. Thanks for pointing it out.
Owen - That doesn't seem to work. I've tried that process about a dozen times and get a message that basically says the file can't be found. I have it in my public file and opened access, etc. You don't have a paid account of some sort of Google Drive do you? I found out on drop box that sharing is only for paid accounts.
I do not have a paid account and it seems to work fine. Send me a pvt message with your email address and availability and I'll try to set up an adobe connect session where we can do a screen share and I can walk you through it. :)
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