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Why does Storyline change my font size when I import a ppt deck?
I've been fighting with Storyline for the better part of the afternoon trying to get the font size I need. I imported a ppt file and the fonts were exactly as I needed them, but after the import Storyline decided to change the size and even though it's telling me (after I make the font bigger) that it is the size I want... it's not at all when I look at the Preview version. It's barely big enough to read. What can I do to fix this issue? Thanks!
Hello, Everyone! ✨
I'm happy to share that we have released a new update for Storyline 360 (3.81.31200.0).
In this update, we have implemented a fix for:
- Storyline 360 didn't always preserve text formatting when using custom slide layouts or importing PowerPoint slide masters.
As a first step, I recommend updating Storyline 360 to the latest version. Here's how:
If you have any questions, please let us know in this thread or privately in a support case.
Have a great day!
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Sorry for the frustration, Angela
Importing PowerPoint content into Storyline isn't an exact one-to-one conversion. As a result, text may look a bit different. And although most features in PowerPoint and Articulate Presenter are supported in Storyline, some are not. This article has more details.
PowerPoint's default slide slide size is larger than Storyline's. I forget exactly what PPT is, but it's about 50% larger than Storyline's 720x540.
If you lay down some text using the same font and size, you'll see that they're the same size.
I've tried exporting Powertpoint into picture and see it's resolution. Not sure if this is precisely the PowerPoint's native resolution
4 : 3 = 960 x 720 px16: 9 = 1,280 x 720 px
Given that I preset the Storyline slide size accordingly, I still need to manually adjust the font size. Yet,at least, I found that I can adjust the font size in Storyline to the same pt as that in PowerPoint and achieve the same look as PowerPoint.
Hi Patinya,
It sounds like you're trying to import Powerpoint slides into Storyline, is that correct? You'll find that most features in PowerPoint are supported in Storyline, but some aren't. Can you tell me more about what issues you're seeing in Storyline after the import?
font size decreases after import... need help
Hey Ankit!
I've seen this happen when the PowerPoint slide size doesn't match the Storyline slide size, Storyline will scale the slide items to fit into the new slide size.
For the best results, change your slide size in Storyline to match your PowerPoint slide size before importing. Click here for details.
Let me know if that does the trick!
I have the same issue; my native slide size in powerpoint is widescreen (16:9) and so is in Storyline, but I get the font size basically halved (28 becomes 14.5); I tried to edit the slide master and set all fonts back to original size, but still the slides show smaller fonts; again an easy thing that gives you hard times...
So sorry you've come across the same issue, Simondavide. We can help!
To start, can I confirm 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.
Can you also share the PowerPoint file with me, so I can take a closer look? Need to share it privately? No problem, here's how!
Hi,
thanks for your reply.
All my files are locally stored on my laptop (no USB stick or network drive).
To be honest, any powerpoint file I import gets spoiled by SL360; I even tried to import the bare template (to simplify the use case) and even there all text boxes' fonts are changed (smaller).
Not only, I use a text box in the footer with a logo text and in that case the text does not get resized but the text box gets smaller so the text is broken on 2 lines.
This is even worse becasu, being the box part of the template, I cannot even modify it after importing.
I frankly do not understand why it seems SL360 has to do lots of reworking over the slides instead of a plain import with little/no modifications.
I'll try to upload my template privately as per your suggestion so you might have a look at your convenience.
I'm still in the evaluation phase of the tool and I absolutely want to avoid unnecessary reworking of the slides after importing them; I must keep the process lean, so ideally I need to go straight from powerpoint to SL360 with no retouch.
Thanks in advance for your help, cheers,Simone
Hi there, Simone. I agree with you: efficiency all the way! 🌟
Appreciate you sharing your PowerPoint file with me, and thanks for confirming you're working locally. I just sent you a recording of my testing in your case–let's continue our conversation there, and I'll also post any important updates as the case progresses in this discussion!
Additionally, here are some pro-tips for importing PowerPoint and Presenter content into Storyline 360 that may be useful for you and anyone else who comes across this topic. Thanks again for giving us the opportunity to lend you a hand, Simone!
How do you look up your slide size in pixels in PowerPoint? I am going to Design Tab > Slide Size > Custom, but for me it is always in inches instead of pixels.
So I remembered about Google... and this site (https://www.presentationpoint.com/blog/best-powerpoint-screen-resolution/) essentially says to multiply each value by the dpi of the screen which is usually 96. So if my slide size is 10 inches x 5.625 inches, then 10x96 is 960 and 5.625x96 is 540. So that would be 960x540.
