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Text size shrinks when PPT imported into Articulate
Hello Team,
I have an issue where my text size is shrinking in articulate after I have imported a PPT and therefore is not the same size as the text in the PPT.
I am choosing the same screen size in story as in the PPT (16:9 wide). But I am having to adjust the text size for all my slides manually as sometimes it is too small to read.
Is there something else I need to click on before I start the import?
Thank you in advance.
Reema
I'm sorry to hear you've hit this snag, Reema. We're here to help!
To start, take a peek at these additional tips to see if something helps nail down the issue:
- Tips for Importing Microsoft PowerPoint
- Setting Your Slide Size
- Be sure that you're working locally (typically the C: drive). Working on a network drive or an external (USB) drive is known to cause wonky behavior–like incorrect sizing.
If you can share the PowerPoint file with me, I'd be happy to take a closer look. You can either share it publicly with the Add Attachment button or share it privately here.
Hi Becca,
Thank you for getting back to me. I have attached a 'test' PPT which imported into storyline 360 to test. The text size imported as the same font (PF Highway Sans Pro medium) but a smaller text size. The heading text size has imported as size 18 (32 in PPT) and body size as 9 (size 16 in PPT).
I have also attached the screen shot of the story size I selected - same as the PPT widescreen 16:9.
I also adjusted the screen size to smaller size (back to 720 x 405) but that only made the screen size smaller and the text still shrinking.
The text is shrinking right after the PPT import is finished into storyline - so before i have saved the storyline file. So I don't think where I am saving it is causing the issue?
Thank you for your help!
Reema
Hello again, Reema! Appreciate you sharing these extra details and a sample. Happy to keep at this with you!
When importing from Powerpoint, it's important to match the sizes of the two projects.
I noticed your Powerpoint file has a presentation size of 13.333 in x 7.5 in:
You'll want to set your story size in Storyline to match that aspect ratio. If we convert inches to pixels, it would be roughly 1280 x 720. Here's a short Peek recording of that.
That should do it! Let me know if this works for you 😊
Hi Becca,
That has worked!!! The text is not shrinking anymore and is the same size as the PPT.
Thank you so much for sorting that out for me. Very much appreciated :)
All the best.
Reema
