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Losing template formatting when importing PowerPoint into Storyline 360
My company requires me to use a specific template with special fonts, colors, title pages, and logos. When I import my PowerPoint, I am losing the formatting especially for title pages. Is there a reason for this or am I doing something wrong when I import my slides?
Importing PPT slides brings in that content using the Master Layouts from the PPT.
You can try applying your Storyline (SL) layouts to the imported PPT slides. You might have to do some additional tweaking, depending on how the PPT layouts correspond (or not) with the SL layouts. But that should, at least, make it somewhat easier to get the proper look.
My company also has a branded template. One element in the slide master is a text box at the bottom of each slide that has the name of the learning module and the date it was last edited. When I imported a presentation into Storyline this morning, that text was not on the slides, but it is in the slide master. I'm not sure what's happening/not happening here.
Hi Nancy,
Thanks so much for reaching out! Happy to help.
In order to better understand what you are experiencing, could you please upload your .story file to this thread or privately in a support case? That way we can take a closer look to help you troubleshoot.
In the meantime, I'd like to provide this article to help you with importing your slide content from Power Point.
Have a great afternoon!
Hi! I’m new to Storyline, and I think the problem may be that I need to create a Storyline template first, using our branded template. I'm going to try that to see how that works.
Okay! If you are still having trouble, please feel free to reach out. We're happy to help you, Nancy! :)
Happy developing!
Thank you so much! I was trying to build a better mousetrap, so to speak. We have a new branded template that we need to apply to about 500 courses. I was hoping to import courses into Storyline and then apply the new template. But it looks like we're going to have to apply the new template to the existing courses first, then import them into Storyline and make adjustments here and there. I found that some of the issues with my first attempt had to do with some things that Marketing had to fix with the new template, so we're working on that first.
You're welcome!
Got it. Sounds like a great starting point for all of your courses! If you run into a snag or need a Support Engineer to take a look, please don't hesitate!
Have a great week, Nancy!
