Storyline 360: Formatting Shapes, Captions, and Text Boxes

Change Shape

Click this button and choose one of the shapes listed to switch to a different shape. (This applies only to shapes and captions.)

Shape Styles

The preset shape styles let you quickly change the appearance of an object. Click one of the thumbnails in the drop-down to apply it to the selected object.

Shape Fill

Use this drop-down to change the object's fill.

Do any of the following to apply a color to the selected object:

• 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. Just 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.

To remove the fill altogether, click No Fill.

To fill the object with a picture, click Picture and browse to the image you want to use.

To fill the object with a gradient, scroll to Gradient, then choose a preset option or click More Gradients.

To fill the object with a texture, scroll to Texture, then choose a preset option or click More Textures.

Shape Outline

Use this drop-down to change the object's outline. See the guidelines below.

Do any of the following to apply a color to the outline of the object:

• 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. Just 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.

To remove the outline altogether, click No Outline.

To change the outline's thickness, scroll to Weight, then choose a thickness or click More Lines.

To change the line style, scroll to Dashes, then choose a style or click More Lines.

Shape Effects

Click this option to add a shadow, reflection, glow, or soft edges to the selected object.

Shadow: Choose a preset shadow effect or click Shadow Options to add a custom shadow.

Reflection: Choose a preset reflection effect.

Glow: Choose a preset glow effect. The glow colors are controlled by your theme colors.

Soft Edges: Choose a size for the soft edges effect.

Arrange

Click this drop-down list and use the available options to bring the object forward or send it backward.

Tip: Another way to change the layer order of objects is to use the timeline. All the elements in the timeline are listed in the same order in which they're layered on the slide—in other words, the topmost item in the list is the closest to the front (or top) of the slide. To change the order, just select an item on the timeline and drag it up or down the list.

Group

Grouping is a handy way to move, resize, rotate, flip, or change other attributes of several objects all at the same time—as if they were a single object.

To group objects, Shift+click two or more objects, then choose Group to group them.

To ungroup objects, choose Ungroup.

To regroup items that were previously part of a group, choose Regroup.

Rotate

Use this option to rotate selected objects. Choose one of the rotation options or click More Rotation Options to enter a specific rotation value.

Align

Click the alignment buttons to align objects to the slide or to one another.

If only one object is selected, the alignment buttons will align it to the slide.

If more than one object is selected, the alignment buttons will align the objects to each other.

If three or more objects are selected, you can use the last two alignment buttons to distribute the objects vertically and horizontally so they're evenly spaced.

Position

Use the X and Y field to position objects on the slide. Just enter pixel values in the fields or use the spinners to adjust the values.

Size

Use the Width and Height fields to enter a specific pixel values for the selected object(s).