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ISDatMGB
Community Member
2 months ago

Hello heroes

Hello E-learning heroes 🛡️

  • My name is Ashley, and I am in MA and occasionally in FL
  • MS Instructional Design, mostly healthcare and government contracts
  • I'm newer to SL and have been learning a TON from this community and the webinars. Former user of Captivate for government projects and I'm LOVING SL. 
  • Hoping to learn innovative and engaging design ideas, strategies and dabble in the world of JavaScript.

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  • DavidAnderson's avatar
    DavidAnderson
    Staff
    2 months ago

    Welcome to E-Learning Heroes, ISDatMGB​! As a former Captivate user, you should find Storyline easy to learn. One thing I'd recommend is posting in the forums asking about workflow. CP and SL have similar features but their workflows are much different. For example, you could share a project you're working on (single slide or couple of slides) and ask the community for feedback on how efficient your build is. Storyline has some built in features (button sets, layer properties, etc) that take care of common actions you'd have to create in Captivate. We have a helpful users who work in both apps. Welcome again to the community!

    • ISDatMGB's avatar
      ISDatMGB
      Community Member
      2 months ago

      Thanks DavidAnderson​ I've been browsing the forums quite a bit. From Captivate to SL has been a fairly easy transition and a relief. I would love to gather community input, is there a recommended best practice for learning from the community in the forums when a project is confidential? I'm guessing I would have to duplicate the project down to the bare bones of the slide to remain compliant. 

      • DavidAnderson's avatar
        DavidAnderson
        Staff
        2 months ago

        Hi ISDatMGB​ It sounds like you're off to a great start and doing the right things to learn SL. 

        If you can’t share the original content, you can sanitize it by removing confidential information and replacing it with placeholders. You don’t need to share your source files from Captivate; a screenshot or a published example works as well.

        Alternatively, skip the Captivate part and post your Storyline source file with the request: “Can you review my Storyline project file?” You can use lorem ipsum or random text for placeholders. The goal is just to see how you’ve set up your triggers, layers, and states so we can confirm you’re working as efficiently as possible.