Is there a way to add custom shapes to the shape bank that will recolor with the theme? I’ve tried to import many different types of vector files, but Storyline rasterizes all of them and I need the color to change with the color scheme just like the shapes built into Storyline.
So, there are two things I'm trying to do:
Create custom vector shapes in Illustrator that will change color with the chosen color scheme just like native shapes.
Add my own shapes to the shape asset bank.
Obviously, if I could create these shapes in Storyline, the change color thing would not be a problem, but the shape editing capabilities in Storyline are very limited.
I can confirm that .EMF files created in PowerPoint and imported into SL can be re-coloured and have outline attributes added. The .EMF file first has to be 'un-grouped(as Alexander Spep pointed out). There is of course, no EDIT POINTS option - even after many years of asking!
I think it is high time that there was an international user convention run by Articulate to allow us (the user community) to fully express our frustrations about the lack of response to many of our feature requests. We pay a substantial amount to use your software and we should (by now) have a faster-moving and more satisfactory product roadmap.
I fear that the constant reversion to the 'send a feature request' option no longer has any credibility. I am constantly looking for alternatives to SL, which is counter-productive. I want a software application I can invest in, love and know that it is being constantly evolved to be better. I do not feel this is the case with Articulate.
Thanks for sharing that here! I'm sure it'll help other users such as Harold (even if it doesn't work for every type of shape!).
Harold,
We don't have a library of assets that you could share among a team, but if you're using Storyline 360 and your on a Articulate 360 Team, you could use team slides as a way forward!
Since you asked about a company specific "library", I wanted to point you to Teams Slides. This feature, exclusive to Articulate 360 Teams subscriptions, allows you to create a library of shared team slides that everyone can access right from Storyline 360.
You could easily insert slide objects like buttons on a team slide, then share with other members of your team.
In addition to this thread, does anyone know if its possible to convert a freeform shape into a placeholder so you can place it on the master. I'm just setting up a theme and would like to make an theme with as much standard objects as possible. But freeform object placed on a master slide can't be edited on a slide afterwards.
Also in addition, is it possible to create a company specific "library" where you can place your content like the buttons David Gale is talking about. So users can re-use these objects easily. Bu the way, i'm working with storyline 360.
I just found out that David's method is working for placeholders as well, although the transparency is lost. So unfortunatly not the best option on the master slides.
I'm posting a video of a technique I use to get pretty vector graphics into Storyline as a shape to use as a button. A colleague of mine who I consider to be a Storyline super user said she had never seen this technique before. So, this is the first thing I'm sharing in e-Learning heroes in thoughts it might be helpful to others. It was done by going back and forth between Adobe Illustrator and Storyline360.
I did some thinking and came up with two ways to make custom complex shapes in SL3 (or SL2). 1. Draw the desired shapes in PowerPoint. New versions of PowerPoint allow you to combine different shapes into one. Save the presentation. Import this presentation into SL3. 2. Draw need a sophisticated shape in Adobe Illustrator. Ctrl+C. Go to (I hope, programmers will forgive me) SL3. Ctrl+V. Right-click on the inserted picture. Select command "Ungroup" in the context menu . Again right-click on the picture. Again, select Ungroup. (Only 2 times). Erase unnecessary transparent objects. On the slide we can see the object "Freeform", which can change the color, outline and other properties. I'd prefer the second method.
I tried to visualize my words. Sorry, if it did not work out very nicely, I'm not an expert in video clips.
Я немного подумал и придумал два способа сделать собственные сложные фигуры в SL3 (или SL2). 1. Рисуем нужные фигуры в PowerPoint (2013-2016). Новые версии PowerPoint позволяют объединять отдельные фигуры в одну. Сохраняем презентацию в pptx, содержащую 1 слайд со всеми нужными нам фигурами. Импортируем эту презентацию в SL3. 2. Рисуем нужную фигуру любой сложности в Adobe Illustrator. Копируем фигуру в буфер обмена - Ctrl+C. Переходим в SL3. Вставляем на слайд - Ctrl+V. Правый щелчок на вставленной картинке. В контекстном меню выбираем команду "Ungroup". Еще раз правый щелчок на картинке. Опять выбрать "Ungroup" (всего 2 раза). Лишние прозрачные объекты стираем, это мусор. На слайде видим объект "Freeform", для которого можем менять цвет, линию обводки и другие свойства, присущие фигурам.
THIS IS AMAZING! It works amazingly for drag-and-drops (e.g. drag the spleen to the correct spot in the abdomen) - no more drawing pixelated organic shapes with the scribble tool! Thank you, you have changed my life lol.
Just found this thread , I am a little amazed that an industry standard practice is not supported in an industry standard piece of software. The infinite possibility of clean scalable vector images for software that is supporting scalable delivery on different platforms seems like a no brainer. please look into this as a priority. Thanks
