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Hidden Developer Notes
Hi JeanMarrapodi-c! In my Storyline projects, I create a separate scene for design and branding notes, which I hide from the menu to ensure it's not visible in the course. Alternatively, you can place a text box "off stage" (outside the slide area) for developer notes on specific slides. Just remember to hide the text box in the accessibility settings.
Content inside the Slide Master that is not applied to any slide or layer will not be included in the published course or in the translation files. You can create layouts such as "My Notes 1," "My Notes 2," etc., within the Slide Master to store your notes without worrying about anyone else seeing them. There's no need to hide anything, as this content will remain invisible in the final output. Simply give the Slide Master a meaningful name, such as "My Notes," and name the subsequent layers "Notes 1," "Notes 2," etc., to avoid the risk of mistakenly applying them to a slide.
Thanks! That's a great idea for adding development notes in a course that needs to be translated.
(Of course, then there's the problem of remembering the notes are there... 🤣 )