Hi Sara!
I see that Judy has been helping you out, and I can confirm a .story file cannot be extracted from the published output. However, you might be able to retrieve a version of the file by searching for it in your temporary files folder. Here's how:
- Open this folder in Windows Explorer: %appdata%\Articulate\Storyline
- Scan the contents of this folder for a file that starts with the name of the project. If found, copy it to the desktop. If there’s more than one, copy the latest version to the desktop.
- Change the file extension of the copy on the desktop from *.tmp to *.story.
- Double-click the file to open it in Storyline.
Please let me know if you have any more questions!