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Apply Storyline 360 Slide Master formatting to content imported from PowerPoint
Thanks for following up, Martin!
Is there a list of Powerpoint features that aren't supported by Storyline import? Yes! Take a look at these PowerPoint features that might cause issues when importing into Storyline 360.
I appreciate you voicing what you'd like to see in the software, and I've shared your request with my team to customize the placeholder text. As an alternative, could you put text boxes off the slide stage serving as a reference? That way, they won't be seen while previewing/publishing.
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Becca -- Yeah, I've seen that suggested as a workaround, but that's not really the goal. The idea is to have a one-and-done swap of critical text as you go from layout to layout. No reliance on the author to ensure that they've read off-screen text boxes and typed or cut & pasted accurately. In PowerPoint the text in these content placeholders can be swapped out easily... seems like it would be a fairly easy implementation for SL as well, but not sure. It's just text and I don't think there are any back-end implications.
I'd also like to see support for content placeholders that can be different shapes and sizes... again, a Powerpoint staple that can be so useful for building smart layouts and interactions. Powerpoint allows you to wrap a shape to a placeholder and that would be awesome in Storyline. There's a heavy reliance on the content library for templates and design but for those of who like playing under the hood, having these additional features would be great.