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Is it possible to save or export slide to .pdf or .jpg?
Hello everyone,
I have a certificate that I want users to download upon completion of a class. The slide is an image of a certificate. The name of the user and the date is provided via variables.
I know that a slide can print automatically with the help of java, but browsers all print differently and the result is some of the slide is getting cut off. I also know that most browsers give users the option to save as a .pdf, but my users are not the most computer savvy users, and so I would like to minimize the effort on their part.
Is it possible to have a slide export to .pdf or .jpg? Ideally, I would like the users to click a button to generate the file and then select where they want to save the file.
Thanks in advance!
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It's 2022. Can we export slide to PNG or JPG like we can do in PPT? be hugely handy when building a storyboard and scripting for stakeholders. I hate to snagit every slide but if i have to....
I was just looking this up to create an image of my first slide to use as my LMS content link, as well as the "cover photo" that displays when the storyline content launches.
This should be easier.
Hi, is there a way for users to download JPEG now? I want users to make a customized avatar, download it and upload it on our website! Thanks
Hi, Bob!
While there isn't a way to export a slide to JPEG in Storyline 360 yet, there is a workaround.
Follow these steps:
1. In the Home tab, click Publish
2. Click Word, then click PUBLISH
3. Open the newly export Word document
4. Right click an image
5. Click Save picture as
6. Choose PNG or JPEG
TIP: For the best quality image, make sure your slides are at full HD (1920x1080) resolution.
Thanks for reaching out!!
Here's an additional workaround to avoid manually "saving as" each image.
Once you have the Word document, easily access the images within by changing the file extension from ".docx" to ".zip". Click yes to allow change, then unzip the folder. Now, navigate to the 'word' folder within, then 'media'. All images from the document live here now - you can copy/rename like a normal image, as well as use a conversion/merging tool to create a PDF with select/all images. Hope this helps!
Thank you John for your reply. I actually meant is there a way that the users download something they have built as an image, not me?
I'd like them to use the avatar creation slide where they'll be creating a customized avatar, which then I'd want an option for them to download and save.
Hi Bob,
The option to download and save an entire slide isn't available in Storyline 360, but exporting parts of a slide, like images or characters, can be done. Just right-click on the image and click Export picture and choose Save Picture.
I hope that can help!
Friendly reminder that this feature would be amazing to have. Bye.
Hi Bob,
Sorry just revisiting this thread and saw your comment. Storyline has released an update that allows you to 'print' any slide now. While not 'saving' per se, all the browsers I'm aware of do let you 'print to PDF' which essentially just saves the slide as a pdf. May need some additional instructions for the learner to walk them through it, but they could definitely work through your interaction to build their avatar and then 'print to pdf' to save what they have built. You can even set the 'print' function to a layer which is pretty handy. Hope it's helpful, cheers
Where can I find more info about this? :-) Is that a feature you activate with a trigger? Javascript? menu? thanks :-)
Hi Leonel,
You can learn more about the new 'Print Slide Trigger' here:
Let me know if you need anything else!
Amazing. Thank you!
Hi, I do elearning and support in person training in multiple languages. It would be very helpful to have an "export to slides" feature so I can produce all of my training in Articulate then export all 60 modules to slides for the in-person trainer to benefit from for areas where the LMS or CBT are not available. The layers would not need to be editable--I just need one image per slide. Google Slides or PPT works, can convert between the two if it is an image.
Printing to Word/PDF and then showing that for the training looks awful.
