Storyline 3: Syncing Motion Path Animations
In this user guide, we'll show you how to sync motion path animations with triggers. (To learn how to sync entrance and exit animations, see this user guide.) Understanding Motion Paths and Triggers Triggering Motion Paths Based on Learners' Actions Syncing Motion Paths with the Slide's Timeline Understanding Motion Paths and Triggers When you add a motion path animation to an object, a trigger will automatically be created to control the timing of the motion path. By default, motion paths are triggered when the timeline of the object starts, but you can change the timing as described below. Triggering Motion Paths Based on Learners' Actions You can trigger a motion path when learners perform a certain action. Just double-click the Move trigger in the Triggers panel to open it for editing, then adjust the parameters of the trigger. For example, let's say you want the motion path to occur when learners click an object. You'd change the When parameter to User clicks. Other examples include triggering the motion path when the state of an object is visited or when the value of a variable changes. If you need help editing triggers, see this user guide. Syncing Motion Paths with the Slide's Timeline To synchronize a motion path animation with the slide's timeline, do this: Double-click the Move trigger in the Triggers panel to open it for editing. Change the When parameter to Timeline reaches, then choose an option from the corresponding drop-down: Time: Choose this option to trigger your motion path at a specific time, then enter the exact time in seconds. Cue point: Choose this option to trigger your motion path when the timeline reaches a specific cue point, then select an existing cue point. (See this article to learn more about cue points.) Click OK to save your changes. If you sync a motion path with a cue point and later move the cue point to a different time, the motion path will also move to the new time. In other words, it'll remain synchronized with the cue point you selected no matter when the cue point occurs. On the other hand, if you delete the cue point, your motion path will remain intact, and it'll occur at the point on the timeline where the cue point was when it was deleted.Storyline 3: Syncing Entrance and Exit Animations
It's easy to synchronize animations in Storyline 3. In this user guide, we'll look at three ways to sync entrance and exit animations. (To learn how to sync motion path animations, see this user guide.) Manually Adjusting the Timing and Duration of Objects Using the Playhead to Sync Animations Using Cue Points to Sync Animations Manually Adjusting the Timing and Duration of Objects One way to sync entrance animations is to change the timing of objects manually. Just drag objects left or right along the timeline to adjust when they appear (or animate in). To sync exit animations, just change the duration of objects. Drag the right edge of an object along the timeline to adjust when it disappears (or animates out). When you right-click an object on the timeline, you'll see additional options for managing timing and duration: Show Until End This displays the object until the end of the slide. Show Always This displays the object for the entire duration of the slide. Timing This lets you specify the exact start time and duration of the object (in seconds). Using the Playhead to Sync Animations Perhaps the quickest and easiest way to synchronize animations is to align objects to the playhead. Here's how: Go to the slide where you want to sync animations and open the timeline. Click the play/pause button in the lower left corner of the timeline to play the slide audio. When your audio reaches the point where you want an object to animate into the slide, click the play/pause button again to pause the playhead. (You can also press the spacebar on your keyboard to play/pause.) Right-click the object on the timeline that you want to animate and select Align to Playhead. Repeat steps 2–4 until you've synchronized the entire slide. Using Cue Points to Sync Animations Another way to sync animations is to use cue points. Cue points let you precisely align objects on the timeline. First, you'll need to place cue points on the timeline where you want animations to occur (see details below). Then, right-click each object on the timeline, scroll to Align to Cue Point, and choose a cue point. Here's how to add, delete, and move cue points on the timeline: Add Right-click anywhere in the timeline and select Create Cue Point at Playhead. Tip: To add cue points on the fly, click the play button in the lower left corner of the timeline, then press C on your keyboard at any point where you want to insert a cue point. Delete Right-click the cue point marker you want to delete and select Delete Cue Point. Delete All Right-click anywhere in the timeline and select Delete All Cue Points. (This only deletes cue points for the current slide.) Move Drag a cue point marker left or right along the timeline to reposition it.Presenter 360: Recording Narration and Syncing Animations
In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to use the new consolidated narration window in Presenter 360 to record narration and synchronize it with animations. Watch this video demonstration, then follow the activities below to practice. Practice Activities: Add Objects to a PowerPoint Slide Add Animations Record Narration and Sync Animations at the Same Time Sync Animations Separately Fine Tune Animation Timings Edit Audio Preview Practice Activity: Add Objects to a PowerPoint Slide Create a new PowerPoint file and save it on your local computer. Use your practice files to import three icons of your choice to a blank slide in your presentation. (Open the Images folder in your practice files, then open the Icons folder to see your options.) Arrange the icons where you want them on the slide. Practice Activity: Add Animations Select all three icons you added to the slide in the previous activity, then go to the Animations tab on the PowerPoint ribbon and select the Fade entrance animation. It's best to set animations to occur “on click,” so you can synchronize them with audio in Presenter 360. Select all three icons on the slide again, then go to the Animations tab and select On Click from the Start drop-down list. And let’s make sure the animations occur in the right order. Go to the Animations tab and click Animation Pane. Drag the objects up and down the animation pane until they’re in the order you want. Practice Activity: Record Narration and Sync Animations at the Same Time Now let's record narration and sync it with our PowerPoint animations. (If you prefer to import audio rather than recording it, you can do that, too. We cover importing and exporting audio in the next tutorial.) Make sure you have a microphone for recording narration. You can use a built-in microphone or one that you plug into your computer. If you like to use a script when recording narration, enter that text into the notes panel for the slide you just created. Then go to the Articulate tab on the PowerPoint ribbon and click Narration. Click the Record button on the ribbon. Recording will start immediately and the "Record" button will change to "Next Animation" with a number above it. The number lets you know how many on-click animations there are on the slide. It'll count down each time you click the button. Record yourself reading the script and click the Next Animation button each time you want to trigger an animation. Click Stop Recording when you're done. Your audio waveform will appear in the timeline. Use the play/pause button on the ribbon to preview your slide. Practice Activity: Sync Animations Separately Sometimes, you need to sync animations without recording narration at the same time. No problem. Presenter 360 has you covered. Click the Sync Animations button on the ribbon. Your narration will begin playing. As you listen to the audio, click the Next Animation button when you want to trigger an animation. (The "Next Animation" button will change to "Done Syncing" when you've triggered all the animations for the slide.) Click Done Syncing when you're finished. Practice Activity: Fine Tune Animation Timings Presenter 360’s new timeline lets you tweak individual animation timings without re-syncing the whole slide. Just drag the animation markers left or right along the timeline to change their timings. Click Save & Close on the ribbon to exit the Narration window. Practice Activity: Edit Audio Sometimes, you make a mistake while recording and you need to cut out the unwanted portion of audio. Good news! Presenter 360 has a built-in audio editor. Go to the Articulate tab on the PowerPoint ribbon and click Audio Editor. Select the slide you want to edit from the slide sorter on the left. Use your mouse to select a portion of the audio waveform, then click Delete on the ribbon to remove it. Click Save & Close to exit the audio editor. To explore all the audio editor features, see this user guide. Preview Now let’s preview the slide you created in this tutorial. Go to the Articulate tab on the PowerPoint ribbon, click the Preview drop-down arrow and choose Preview This Slide. Summary In this tutorial, you learned how to animate objects in PowerPoint, record narration in Presenter 360, and synchronize the two. To go deeper, see these user guides: Presenter 360: Adding Animations and Slide Transitions Presenter 360: Recording Narration Presenter 360: Syncing Animations Presenter 360: Fine-Tuning Animation Timings Presenter 360: Editing Audio In the next tutorial, you’ll learn how to import and export audio.Quizmaker 360: Syncing Animations
It's easy to synchronize animations in Quizmaker 360. In this user guide, we'll look at three ways to sync entrance and exit animations. (To learn how to add animations, see this user guide.) Manually Adjusting the Timing and Duration of Objects Using the Playhead to Sync Animations Using Cue Points to Sync Animations Manually Adjusting the Timing and Duration of Objects One way to sync entrance animations is to change the timing of objects manually. Just drag objects left or right along the timeline to adjust when they appear (or animate in). To sync exit animations, just change the duration of objects. Drag the right edge of an object along the timeline to adjust when it disappears (or animates out). When you right-click an object on the timeline, you'll see additional options for managing timing and duration: Show Until End This displays the object until the end of the slide. Show Always This displays the object for the entire duration of the slide Timing This lets you specify the exact start time and duration of the object (in seconds). Using the Playhead to Sync Animations Perhaps the quickest and easiest way to synchronize animations is to align objects to the playhead. Here's how: Go to the slide where you want to sync animations and open the timeline. Click the play/pause button in the lower left corner of the timeline to play the slide audio. When your audio reaches the point where you want an object to animate into the slide, click the play/pause button again to pause the playhead. (You can also press the spacebar on your keyboard to play/pause.) Right-click the object on the timeline that you want to animate and select Align to Playhead. Repeat steps 2–4 until you've synchronized the entire slide. Using Cue Points to Sync Animations Another way to sync animations is to use cue points. Cue points let you precisely align objects on the timeline. First, you'll need to place cue points on the timeline where you want animations to occur (see details below). Then, right-click each object on the timeline, scroll to Align to Cue Point, and choose a cue point. Here's how to add, delete, and move cue points on the timeline: Add Right-click anywhere in the timeline and select Create Cue Point at Playhead. Tip: To add cue points on the fly, click the play button in the lower left corner of the timeline, then press C on your keyboard at any point where you want to insert a cue point. Delete Right-click the cue point marker you want to delete and select Delete Cue Point. Delete All Right-click anywhere in the timeline and select Delete All Cue Points. (This only deletes cue points for the current slide.) Move Drag a cue point marker left or right along the timeline to reposition it.
