Storyline 360: Adding Content Library 360 Characters

Make your Storyline 360 courses more relatable with an ever-growing library of photographic and illustrated characters. Choose from more than 100,000 combinations of characters, expressions, and poses.

• Adding a Character
• Making Content Library Characters Accessible

Adding a Character

In Slide View, go to the Insert tab on the ribbon and click Characters. (You can also import characters directly into the media library.)

When the character browser opens, choose a character, expression, pose, and perspective, then click Insert.

If the character you want to use isn’t installed on your computer yet, hover over it and click the Download from 360 button that appears. (An orange circle with an exclamation point will appear if you’re disconnected from Articulate 360.)

Click the filters on the left side of the character browser to narrow your search. (To turn off a filter, just click the category again.)

Use the drop-down in the upper right corner to change the sort order, and use the slider in the bottom left corner to zoom in and out.

Characters behave like other images in Storyline. After adding them to your course, you can move, resize, crop, format, and animate them.

Making Content Library Characters Accessible

Characters make your content more relatable for learners and bring your courses to life. Use our tips below to boost accessibility and make your content more inclusive when using characters.

• Use descriptive alternative text. Don’t rely on a character alone to convey information. When inserting a character, provide a detailed description of what the character looks like and what their role in the content is. (1.1.1 Non-text Content).
• Meet color contrast guidelines. Ensure each character meets color contrast guidelines. You can use this web-based contrast checker or download this contrast checker tool to test the contrast ratio. (1.4.11 Non-text Contrast).
• Choose meaningful and relevant characters for your course. Select inclusive characters that reflect the diversity of your learners and align with the training material. Follow this link for more tips on choosing characters. 
• Minimize distractions. Avoid using unnecessary characters as they add visual clutter.

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