Master slide : Bullets disappears on placeholder text

I just found this thread after a frustrating half hour of trying to place bullet points on a master slide. My organization has specific color preferences and doing it slide by slide is very inefficient. I second everyone else's request to address this problem.

Hello,

Can anybody tell me if this (3-year-ago) problem is now resolved? I have just been asked to format bullets myself in the master slide.

Thank you

Hello.

Same question that Author2 ReacfinAcademy for me.

Is this 3 year ago problem is solved ?

Because I try to do it during many minutes before I found this thread.

And it is true that is is very time consuming to insert bullet by hand for each slide.

And also it can be happen that all bullets are not disposed on the same place on each slide, etc.

So, can you tell us if the problem is solved ?

Thank you for your answer.

Hi everyone, 

Although the ability to format bullets in the Slide Master hasn't yet been added to Storyline, we're still tracking each request for this feature. Thanks so much for letting us know this is important to you. It's helpful for us to see how in-demand this feature is! 

Alyssa (or whoever is moderating this forum), it is ridiculous that such a SIMPLE request that is standard in so many other programs (Word, InDesign, PowerPoint, etc.) is "still on the radar" of the developers! For over 3 years, users have been requesting this feature and it is STILL NOT AVAILABLE?

Considering how expensive the Articulate 360 software is, Articulate developers should fix the issue. In the business world, if it took this long to get around to solving an issue, the developer would be looking for employment elsewhere.

I have run into several issues and have submitted requests and files and they just disappear down a black hole it seems.

These forums are all well and good, but if the problem(s) persist year after year, what good does it do?

I have added my request to fix the bullets issue, but I won't be holding my breath.

Hi Anne, 

I'm sorry for the trouble you've run into with the slide masters and their formatting, and that you've felt that your requests and files have disappeared in space.  That's not the experience we're working to provide, so I'd like to start over and figure out the next steps with you. 

I took a look at your case history and saw one feature request and a couple of cases where our team was waiting for additional information about your files or setup to continue testing and troubleshooting. It appears the most recent case was July 2018 - I can resend that email to you if you'd like? 

Also, it looks like you're using Presenter '13, after trialing Articulate 360, is that still the case? I know that slide masters and bullets were a popular topic for SL1 and 2 and at that time was determined to be a feature.

Our team does review and evaluate all the feature requests that come in, and prioritizes them based on a few factors such as the number of authors impacted, other workarounds available, etc. so it seems this one has fallen off the radar a bit. For that, I'm genuinely sorry, as I can see how that must feel and reinforce your thought that we're not listening.  

I know with Articulate 360 it's been mentioned again, so it's a good opportunity for us to reevaluate. I'll share this discussion with my team, and bring up the need for slide master formatting to match what you're used to in other tools like Word and Powerpoint. 

Thank you again for taking the time to post here, we value and appreciate all that you have to share. Please know that it is a very short ladder that things are running up, and we are working to make a product you love. 

Just an update for anyone who might be looking for a solution to this 5-year-old problem...As of Feb. 2020, the problem (yes - it's a problem, not a "challenge" and not an "issue") still hasn't been addressed - at least not in Storyline 3. Don't know if it's been resolved in 360 or not.

Hi Keith,

We're still monitoring the request for the ability to format bullets in the Slide Master, and I'll be sure to include you in our report!

While we don't have current plans to implement this feature, I appreciate you reaching out and wanted to share how we manage feature requests.  

OK, so users have been requesting this most basic of functions for FIVE YEARS, and as of February 2020, Articulate developers "don't have current plans to implement" ... "the ability to format bullets in the Slide Master".

What?
No plans whatsoever?
Seriously?

I agree with everyone on this thread - being able to set up bulleted text on slide masters should be a basic, essential feature. And now it's been 6 years of requests. It would be nice to feel like some of the basic functions we request are actually addressed.