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Export to Powerpoint from Storyline
Hi guys,
I have a Storyline project that I would like to be able to edit in Powerpoint - is there a way that is possible? I know going Powerpoint to Storyline is fine, but what about the other w...
Here's a tip. If you publish to Word, then save the doc as a .docx, you can unzip that document, and you will find that all the slide images will be in a folder in .jpeg format in this directory: Word > media
Scott, I am not sure I understand how to execute your tip. When I publish to Word, I get a .doc file. I then open that file with MS Word and save it as a .docx by using the Compatibility mode conversion button. Where is the zip file you are talking about unzipping? Looks like I am missing a step in your tip.
Victor,
You have to manually change the docx to zip. open file explorer, and set the extensions to visible. i think in 8, you need to right click the folder and choose properties. In 10, select the folder and the file ribbon has an check box for File name extensions.
I think it will work with a doc file, too, but the structure of a doc may be slightly different.
Since the beginning, Word (and Storyline) documents have always been zipped documents with a proprietary extension.
I finally understand how to do this. The directions are not explicit enough for me to perform the transformation. So here is my step-by-step process:
- Publish the articulate file to MS Word. This produces a .doc file (example demo.doc).
- Convert the .doc file to the newer version .docx. For example, use MS word to open the demo.doc file then save it as the new version demo.docx.
- Open file explorer and find the .docx file (demo.docx).
- Change the extension on the file name from .doc to .zip. For example, rename the demo.docx to demo.zip.
- Now, unzip the demo.zip file and open the folder titled "word". Inside the "word" folder is a folder titled "media". The media folder contains image files (.jpeg) of each slide that was in the original articulate.story file.
- The image files (.jpeg) can then be put into individual PowerPoint slides.
Now you have a PowerPoint file that contains "images" of each slide in the Storyline document. Be aware that these are image files and will not be "edititable" in PowerPoint.
Note: I am sorry to be so anal about the specifics of the process, but I write operating procedures for Industrial Plants that have to be specific with no ambiguity.
