Hello David Fair. The file name for this template actually uses .story extension. What is the difference between a .story file extension and the .storytemplate extension? TIA for your help.
Hi D.W.,
Welcome to E-Learning Heroes! The difference is that a .story file is an actual project file. You can use it to create multiple projects—you'll just need to "Save As" and choose a different file name each time. On the other hand, .storytemplate files can be used over and over again to create new projects; each time you launch a .storytemplate, a new project file is automatically created. You can learn more about templates in this tutorial/video: community.articulate.com/.../using-and-creating-storyline-templates.aspx
If you click the blue "Download this file" bar at the top of this page, you'll get a .storytemplate file.
I hope that helps!
I love this template! Thank you!
I have a question though, how can we change each tabs all at once instead of rewirtting them on each layer?
Thnak again!
Hi Elaine,
The quickest way to change the tab titles would be to use the Replace All feature in Storyline. Press Ctrl+F to display the Find window, then click the Replace button. Enter the "Find what" and "Replace with" text, and click Replace All.
I hope that helps!
This template is great. I added a few more layers, and everything worked great except: I'm getting the base layer showing through behind the new layers. However, if I used the tick box on the Slide Layer Properties to hide objects on the base layer, the text on the title bar also disappers. AND, on the existing 6 layers, this tick box ISN"T ticked, and yet the base layer text/graphics aren't showing through. Any ideas? Thanks so much.
Hi Laura. On the Timeline, at the bottom, there should be a Base Layer section. Sometimes the items are hidden and you reveal them by clicking the dwon arrow next to Base Layer. From there, you can click on the Eyeball icon next to each Baseline feature you want to hide and leave the icon open for the items you want to retain.
I used the 5 tab with title option and im trying to have the user click on all the tabs before moving to the next slide. I followed the directions on this article https://www.articulate.com/support/storyline/how-to-disable-the-next-button-until-users-finish-interacting-with-a-slide but have not had success. Any suggestions?
I have a slide with tabs that show layers which all must be visited before a submit button appears. Could be similar to this template. This is the trigger I have for the submit button.
Action: Change state of
On Object: Button - "Submit Button.png"
To state: Normal
When: State
On: All of (Text Box 1, Text Box 2, Text Box 3,...)
Are: Visited
This trigger exists on each layer. So if I'm on layer 2, the trigger checks if layers 1 and 3 have been visited to determine if the submit button is revealed. Let me know if you need for information.
Love this template and am currently using this template for some compliance training and the leaders love it - thanks Mike. This may be a dumb question, how do you create the "widescreen" format? I have been searching but can't seem to locate the trick (that is probably right in front of my face)
Thanks,
Dana
The file that downloads is not the butterfly template that is show in the published example. The PowerPoint version has the proper template, but the one that downloads off this page for Storyline has characters instead of butterflies, and the alignment is messed up. Can you re-upload the correct file?
Hi Cassie,
I checked the file download, and it appears to be accurate. I'm not seeing alignment issues. For the butterfly screenshot above, the theme colors were changed to Metro. The screencasts in this article describe how to switch theme colors and customize the template to your liking:
www.articulate.com/.../free-accordion-template-for-articulate-storyline
I hope that helps!
Hi David,
I noticed in one of your previous responses that ".storytemplate files can be used over and over again to create new projects; each time you launch a .storytemplate, a new project file is automatically created."
What is the advantage of story templates over saving a new copy of the .story file and replace the content?
For example, we created an elearning program for a client that has a lot of custom programming and graphics. The client liked it so much that they want us to build more as part of a series. Instead of starting from scratch again, it makes sense to re-purpose the first program as much as possible. So far, we've been using Save As to make a new copy and just changed the content, colours, etc., so we didn't have to recreate all the triggers, and reinsert graphic... Expand
Hi David,
I noticed in one of your previous responses that ".storytemplate files can be used over and over again to create new projects; each time you launch a .storytemplate, a new project file is automatically created."
What is the advantage of story templates over saving a new copy of the .story file and replace the content?
For example, we created an elearning program for a client that has a lot of custom programming and graphics. The client liked it so much that they want us to build more as part of a series. Instead of starting from scratch again, it makes sense to re-purpose the first program as much as possible. So far, we've been using Save As to make a new copy and just changed the content, colours, etc., so we didn't have to recreate all the triggers, and reinsert graphics.
How might story templates make that process more efficient, simple, etc.?
Are there some best practices for changing a story file to a template for re-purposing?
The Using and Creating Storyline Templates did not really say...
Thanks!
Hi Kathy,
Good question. Using the Save As method on an existing project to create a copy is very similar to using templates. I'd say the main benefits to using templates over the Save As method are:
* Templates appear in your templates library in Storyline (Home > New Slide > Templates), so you just click a template when you're ready to use it.
* You can't accidentally mess up a template. Each time you launch the template, Storyline actually creates a new project for you based on the template. The template itself remains unchanged. But with the Save As method, if you forget to Save As first and just start making changes, your "template" file could be compromised.
All in all, you can use either method, but templates simplify the process a bit. I hope that helps. :)
Hi David,
Thanks for your response.
I forgot to mention in my original post that we're finding the Save As method has been causing erratic behaviour in the "new" program (e.g. identical programming that works in the old file doesn't work in the new even though we haven't made any changes, kind of like when a Word document has gone through too many computers for review with track changes and comments). Hopefully, because templates opens a new project, we start fresh and erratic behaviour is reduced.
Will take this back to my colleagues.
I like the simplicity of this template. It is clean with open spaces, yet creative. When I write I prefer to have lots of white space which creates a learning tool / platform that is easy to assimilate when learning. It works well for hard copy material and David has managed to capture this learning element in this template. Thank you David.
Hi David,
I know I'm late to the conversation but I'm trying to download the template and am having a hard time doing so. Do you know if the version is out of date or if the template has been removed?
Ashley
Yes, every time that I download it, it saves as a .storytemplate file. I've tested downloading other files from the site and they've downloaded correctly. Would it be possible for you to email me the template directly? I could really use it for a course I'm developing with a tight deadline.
Oh, I see. :) A .storytemplate file works the same way as a regular .story file with one additional feature. When you double-click the .storytemplate, it'll open in Storyline where you can choose a layout and begin building your course, and it'll also add a copy to your template library for future use.
That's what's so confusing! It didn't do that. Once I opted to upgrade it, the download prompted me to identify the application/software I wanted to use to open the file because it couldn't locate storyline...
Hmm, Storyline won't ask you to upgrade the file until after you've downloaded it to your computer and opened it. It sounds like there may be a problem with the file associations on your system. I'd recommend uninstalling Storyline, then installing the latest update (link below) and rebooting your computer.
https://www.articulate.com/products/storyline-2-update.php
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Hi David, I noticed in one of your previous responses that ".storytemplate files can be used over and over again to create new projects; each time you launch a .storytemplate, a new project file is automatically created." What is the advantage of story templates over saving a new copy of the .story file and replace the content? For example, we created an elearning program for a client that has a lot of custom programming and graphics. The client liked it so much that they want us to build more as part of a series. Instead of starting from scratch again, it makes sense to re-purpose the first program as much as possible. So far, we've been using Save As to make a new copy and just changed the content, colours, etc., so we didn't have to recreate all the triggers, and reinsert graphic... Expand