Storyline 360: Adding Slide Notes

You can add notes to each slide in a Storyline 360 course. Use notes as scripts for recording narration, or make them visible in your published output as transcripts, supplemental information, or written instructions.

• Opening the Notes Panel
• Adding Notes
• Formatting Notes
• Changing the Default Text Color for Notes
• Changing the Notes Panel Background Color
• Displaying Notes in Your Published Course

Opening the Notes Panel

To open the notes panel, switch to Slide View, then click the Notes tab at the bottom of the screen.

If it isn’t visible, click the arrow in the lower right corner of the slide stage to open the timeline, states, and notes panels, or click Redock All Windows to redock all panels simultaneously.

Adding Notes

To add notes to a slide, type your text in the notes panel, or copy and paste text from another source.

Tip: When you import a PowerPoint presentation or another Storyline project that has slide notes, those notes will also be imported into your new project.

Formatting Notes

Format notes just like slide text in Storyline 360 using the font and paragraph options on the Home tab, including:

• Font face
• Font size
• Bold
• Italic
• Underline
• Font color
• Bullets
• Numbering
• Alignment

Pro Tips:

• Instantly achieve a consistent design across all slide notes in your project with global notes formatting. Learn more.
• The default colors for text and background match the player colors as they'll appear in your published output. This makes it easy to format notes the way you want. See below for details.

Changing the Default Text Color for Notes

The default text color for slide notes is controlled by your player properties. And you can see what that color is without opening your player properties. Enter some text in the notes panel. When you use the modern player style, your slide notes will be either dark gray (hex color code #464646) or light gray (hex color code #BABBBA) to contrast with the player's background color. When you use the classic player style, the default text color can be anything you want. (You can always override the default color on a slide-by-slide basis using the font color selector on the ribbon.)

How to Change the Default Text Color in the Modern Player:

1. Go to the Home tab on the ribbon and click Player.
2. When the player properties open, click Colors & Effects on the ribbon.
3. Choose either the dark or light player theme.
4. Click OK the save your changes.

How to Change the Default Text Color in the Classic Player:

1. Go to the Home tab on the ribbon and click Player.
2. When the player properties open, click Colors & Effects on the ribbon.
3. Click Show advanced color editing.
4. From the Edit item drop-down, select Editor >> Text.

5. Use the Color selector and do any of the following to choose a different color:

   • Click the color you want in the spectrum area. Drag the hue slider to change the dominant color of the spectrum.
   • Use the eyedropper tool to match the color of anything visible on your screen. Click the eyedropper, then click any color on your screen.
   • Create a custom color by entering the color value in Hex. Click Hex to use Red/Green/Blue (RGB) or Hue/Saturation/Light (HSL) values.
   • Choose from three palette types: theme colors, project colors, or custom palettes, which include the standard colors palette by default, then select a square color swatch below it.
6. Click OK to save your changes.

Changing the Notes Panel Background Color

The notes panel in the editor has the same background color as the notes tab in your published output. Choose the color you want in your player properties. When you use the modern player style, the notes panel is either black or light gray. When you use the classic player style, it can be any color you want. 

How to Change the Default Background Color in the Modern Player:

1. Go to the Home tab on the ribbon and click Player.
2. When the player properties open, click Colors & Effects on the ribbon.
3. Choose either the dark or light player theme.
4. Click OK the save your changes.

How to Change the Default Background Color in the Classic Player:

1. Go to the Home tab on the ribbon and click Player.
2. When the player properties open, click Colors & Effects on the ribbon.
3. Click Show advanced color editing.
4. From the Edit item drop-down, select Menu >> Background.

5. Use the Color selector and do any of the following to choose a different color:

   • Click the color you want in the spectrum area. Drag the hue slider to change the dominant color of the spectrum.
   • Use the eyedropper tool to match the color of anything visible on your screen. Click the eyedropper, then click any color on your screen.
   • Create a custom color by entering the color value in Hex. Click Hex to use Red/Green/Blue (RGB) or Hue/Saturation/Light (HSL) values.
   • Choose from three palette types: theme colors, project colors, or custom palettes, which include the standard colors palette by default, then select a square color swatch below it.
6. Click OK to save your changes.

Displaying Notes in Your Published Course

To display notes in your published output, enable the notes tab in your course player. Here's how:

1. Go to the Home tab on the ribbon and click Player.
2. When the Player Properties window opens, mark the Notes box.
3. By default, the notes tab will display in the sidebar of your published course, but you can use the up and down arrows to move it to the topbar.
4. When you're finished, click OK to close your player properties.

To learn more about customizing the player, see this user guide.