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How to Use Articulate Storyline on a Mac (with Videos!)
Here’s a question we get a lot: “Is there a Mac version of Articulate Storyline?” Lots of folks like to use Apple-built hardware such as iMacs, Macbook Airs, and Macbook Pros to create, desig...
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Hi Stephanie,
Our general recommendations for using Storyline on Parallels Desktop is similar to VMware fusion - since both virtualization programs have identical features.
1. Keep VMware tools updated on your virtual machine. VMware tools is similar to device drivers on a native Windows PC to keep your peripherals working. Whenever you update VMware Fusion, you'll also need to update VMware tools.
https://kb.vmware.com/kb/1003417
2. Don't use Unity Mode. Unity mode is a feature in VMware that allows a user to display applications from virtual machines (VMs) on the host system desktop (Similar to Coherence mode in Parallels). While this is a nifty feature that works best for lightweight applications, Unity mode is graphic intensive and could impact the overall performance of your virtual machine. I'd personally recommend using Use Full Screen Mode when working with Storyline. Here's how:
a. Click the Enter Full Screen button in the toolbar at the top of the virtual machine window.
b. From the View menu, select Full Screen.
c. Use the Command key+Control+F keyboard shortcut to switch to Full Screen view.
3. Disable folder sharing for a virtual machine: This to ensure that your project files exclusively resides on Windows environment.
a. Select the virtual machine and select VM > Settings.
b. On the Options tab, select Shared Folders.
c. Select Disabled to disable folder sharing.
d. Click OK to save your changes.
Hope these info helps!
Our general recommendations for using Storyline on Parallels Desktop is similar to VMware fusion - since both virtualization programs have identical features.
1. Keep VMware tools updated on your virtual machine. VMware tools is similar to device drivers on a native Windows PC to keep your peripherals working. Whenever you update VMware Fusion, you'll also need to update VMware tools.
https://kb.vmware.com/kb/1003417
2. Don't use Unity Mode. Unity mode is a feature in VMware that allows a user to display applications from virtual machines (VMs) on the host system desktop (Similar to Coherence mode in Parallels). While this is a nifty feature that works best for lightweight applications, Unity mode is graphic intensive and could impact the overall performance of your virtual machine. I'd personally recommend using Use Full Screen Mode when working with Storyline. Here's how:
a. Click the Enter Full Screen button in the toolbar at the top of the virtual machine window.
b. From the View menu, select Full Screen.
c. Use the Command key+Control+F keyboard shortcut to switch to Full Screen view.
3. Disable folder sharing for a virtual machine: This to ensure that your project files exclusively resides on Windows environment.
a. Select the virtual machine and select VM > Settings.
b. On the Options tab, select Shared Folders.
c. Select Disabled to disable folder sharing.
d. Click OK to save your changes.
Hope these info helps!
Thank you, Victor. I appreciate your Fusion-specific tips. I will employ them for Storyline success on my Mac!
- You're welcome, Stephanie!