Storyline 360: Using Content Library 360 Templates
Your Articulate 360 subscription includes full access to Content Library 360, a collection of professionally-designed slide templates and course assets that dramatically speeds up development and wows your audience. Storyline 360 is tied directly into Content Library 360, so you can browse templates and add them to your e-learning courses with the click of a button. All you need is an internet connection. Be sure to check Content Library 360 often. We're constantly adding new templates to inspire you and keep your designs fresh. Browsing Content Library 360 Adding a Template to Your Project Browsing Content Library 360 First, do any of the following to open the Content Library 360 browser in Storyline: Press Ctrl+Shift+M. Go to the Home tab on the ribbon, click theNew Slidedrop-down arrow, and choose Content Library 360. Go to the Slides tab on the ribbon and click Content Library 360. In Story View, right-click anywhere in the workspace, scroll to New Slide, and choose Content Library 360. In Slide View or Form View, right-click anywhere in the Scenes panel, scroll to New Slide, and choose Content Library 360. Then use the search features at the top of the window and the filters along the left edge to find a template that fits your content and style needs. (Click a filter to enable it. Click it again to clear it.) When you click a slide thumbnail image, its title and description will appear on the right side of the window. Adding a Template to Your Project To add a Content Library 360 template to your project, just browse to it as described above, select it, then click Insert Slide in the lower right corner. It’s that easy! Tip: Import multiple templates at the same time by holding down the Ctrl key or the Shift key and clicking additional thumbnail images. When you add a template from Content Library 360 to your Storyline project: The slide you chose will be automatically added to the current scene. You can use theme colors and theme fonts to quickly customize the template to match your brand requirements or style guide. The theme of the template will be added to the themes gallery on the Design tab of the Storyline ribbon, so you can easily reuse it later. All the layouts for the template will be added to your slide masters, and you may customize them as you’d like. All the layouts for the template will appear in the basic-layouts gallery, making it easier to add new slides from the same template later—even when you’re offline.399Views0likes0CommentsStoryline 360: Adding Content Library 360 Characters
Make your Storyline 360 courses more relatable with an ever-growing library of photographic and illustrated characters. Choose frommore than 100,000 combinations of characters, expressions, and poses. Adding a Character In Slide View, go to the Insert tab on the ribbon and click Characters. (You can alsoimport characters directly into themedia 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. You Might Also Want to Explore: Editing Characters Formatting Pictures, Screenshots, and Characters99Views0likes0Comments8 Business Use Cases for Microlearning
Are you excited to try out microlearning, but unsure when to use it? Below, we outline eight common workplace situations that benefit from a short-form course. Each situation includes a sample microlearning. At the end, learn how you can customize these templates for your own company and training needs. 1. Create Organizational Alignment To hit a business target, everyone needs to be moving in the same direction. Creating that alignment starts with clear, frequent communication of the shared mission, vision, and values. Microlearning can help. The following editable template shows how you can align employees through regular executive “micro” updates: Executive Update 2. Highlight HR Information, Notices, or Reminders Educating employees about annual events like open enrollment, tax season, and compliance training is a critical function of HR teams. The problem? Important announcements often get missed when they’re embedded in long paragraphs or endless emails. Grab the following templates to see how microlearning makes HR communications more digestible and engaging: A Quick Guide To Open Enrollment Internal Company Newsletter 3. Strengthen Company Culture and DEI Initiatives Fostering an inclusive company culture is a continuous process—not a one-time effort. A series of microlearnings can support your larger culture-building and DEI efforts. Check out the following examples for ideas on how to get started: Are You an Ally? Try Taking on These 5 Roles How To Identify and Stop Using Ableist Language Gossip-Proof Your Workplace 4. Streamline Business Processes You can also use microlearning to document and streamline business processes or workflows—such as employee onboarding or performance management. Notice how the following examples make it easy for employees to work through the steps of a process independently: New Hire Pre-Hire Checklist Performance Review and Feedback 5. Increase Security Awareness Most successful data breaches, phishing attacks, and other cybersecurity incidents are caused by human error. Adding refresher microlearnings throughout the year can fortify your defenses. See an example for safeguarding against phishing attacks below: Spot the Phish 6. Enhance Employee Wellness A successful business needs thriving employees. But employee wellness training often ends up buried under competing priorities. Microlearning makes it easy for employees to fit in short breaks for self-care throughout the workday. Check out these two wellness-related microlearning examples: 3 Desk Stretches to Instantly Improve Your Day 5 Tips for Better Naps 7. Provide Quick-Reference Guides Microlearning is the perfect resource for one-off training questions: Employees can quickly find the answers they need—when they need them. Below, we’ve created templates for product and software training. But you could easily create quick-reference guides for sales, customer service, and other teams. Get To Know [Name of Product] Software Training 8. Reinforce and Assess Key Takeaways Finally, who says you have to choose between a more sizable course and microlearning? Repetition aids retention. Consider following up longer training sessions with a microlearning quiz, scenario, or summary. The examples listed below demonstrate how you might do this: Can You Recover From a Workplace Mistake? Training Refresher Wrap-Up There’s no shortage of creative ways you can use microlearning to achieve your business training objectives. The examples above are just a starter list. You might also check out submissions to one of our weekly community challenges, 40+ Microlearning Examples Created in Rise 360 #407. Interested in customizing one of these examples for your team? If you’re an Articulate 360 subscriber or trialer, you can edit all of the examples linked throughout this post by choosing the course from our Rise 360 microlearning content templates. Here’s a short video showing how to do that: What’s the latest microlearning course you’ve created? Tell us about it in the comments—and feel free to ask any questions you might have! Like this article? Subscribe to our newsletter to get the latest e-learning inspiration and insights directly in your inbox. You can also find us on LinkedIn and Twitter.98Views0likes9CommentsBuild Beautiful Courses Fast with Slide Templates from Content Library 360
We’ve all been there. Maybe you’re up against a short deadline or struggling to find some inspiration. You have your course content ready to go, but you’re not quite sure where to begin with your design. Whether you’re brand new to e-learning or a seasoned expert, turning to a course template might be the solution you need to kickstart your next e-learning development project. Thanks to Content Library 360, you can choose from hundreds of professionally designed, ready-to-go slide templates with cohesive design and color themes—all of which are completely customizable. Each one is crafted by the industry’s best e-learning designers, so you have all the elements you need to create an effective course in no time at all. And with Content Library 360 integrated right into Storyline 360, you can start adding slide templates to your project without interrupting your workflow! To view the different options, check out the table below. For help getting started, check out the links at the bottom of this article. Slide Template Sets Essence template (32 layout options) Project a luxe, modern vibe with the Essence template. Vitality template (36 layout options) Keep it simple with Vitality’s straightforward and easy-to-follow design. Synergy template (32 layout options) Synergy templates elevate your design while unpacking intricate content. Illuminate template (33 layout options) Distill complex topics with Illuminate’s mixed layout options and trendy design. Radiance template (32 layout options) Give your next project a cool, bright, and modern feel with the Radiance template. Affinity template (32 layout options) Go bold. Organize complex ideas with Affinity’s high-contrast, interactive design. Serenity template (32 layout options) Airy Serenity templates provide plenty of room for all your important content. Inspire template (33 layout options) Give important professional content an editorial feel with Inspire templates. Vibrance template (35 layout options) Charming design details make Vibrance templates pleasant and professional. Vision template (40 layout options) Bold images and clean visual layouts make Vision templates a go-to for any course. Velocity template (43 layout options) Velocity templates use blocks of color and full-slide images to highlight content. Tectonic template (34 layout options) Get to the point with dark Tectonic templates. Great for corporate training. Resonate template (37 layout options) Use the Resonate template set to dazzle learners with striking, high-contrast design. Quantum template (36 layout options) Make an impact. Use Quantum templates to give your images the space they deserve. Opportunity template (36 layout options) Grid layouts and emoji-style icons make Opportunity templates professional and fun. Momentum template (42 layout options) Use Momentum templates to present course content in a beautiful and modern layout. Journey template (34 layout options) Dress up content with the on-trend shapes and styling of Journey templates. Harmony template (34 layout options) Color blocking and minimalist icons imbue Harmony templates with a distinctive feel. Fractal template (40 layout options) From the unique background to sleek charts, Fractal templates make a statement. Focus template (41 layout options) Focus templates feature photographic layouts, modern icons, and sleek chart styles. Evolve template (34 layout options) Evolve slide templates use icons and large images to make course content pop. Integrity template (36 layout options) Make your course stand out with bold, high-contrast Integrity templates. Perspective template (33 layout options) Minimal slides and a dark theme give this modern template set a sleek feel. Diversity template (34 layout options) The Diversity template set gives any type of training an elegant look and feel. Axis template (34 layout options) Look sharp! The angular shapes in this template set emphasize your content. Chroma template (36 layout options) With hexagonal accents, Chroma slide templates make courses look fresh and modern. Clarity template (34 layout options) Give your course content a vibrant stage with modern and sleek Clarity templates. Vigor template (33 layout options) Give any course a polished look with this simple and effective template set. Flow template (34 layout options) Go with the Flow. Give your course an active, edgy look with this template set. More templates coming soon! Wrap-Up Whether you’re using templates for creative inspiration or to kickstart development, these fully functional slides will have you creating professional-looking courses in no time at all. And the best part is you can customize them to fit the look and feel of your project. To learn how to use and customize Content Library 360 slide templates, check out these articles: Using Content Library 360 Templates How I Customized This Content Library 360 Template 3 Timesaving Tips for Customizing Content Library 360 Templates 2 Tips for Using Content Library 360 That’ll Save You Oodles of Time Inspired by any of the templates listed above? Let us know how you plan to use them in your next e-learning project! Want to use these templates for your own e-learning courses, but don’t have Articulate 360? Start a free 30-day trial, and come back to E-Learning Heroes regularly for helpful advice on everything related to e-learning.95Views0likes0CommentsGetting Started with Content Library 360
This quick tutorial shows how to use the Content Library 360 assets and import them into your e-learning courses whether using Storyline or Rise. In Storyline 360, you can insert characters, images, icons, and videos onto your slides. And you can speed up production with hundreds of layouts and customized templates. In Rise 360, you can insert photos and illustrations and speed up production using real content courses and starter templates. Rise 360 Rise 360: Create New Training with Content Templates Rise 360: Use Next Big Idea Club Content Templates Rise 360: Use Real Content Templates Rise 360: Use Real Content Lesson Templates Rise 360: Use Placeholder Content Templates Rise 360: Use Microlearning Content Templates See also: Rise 360: Adding Content Library 360 Images to Content Storyline 360 Storyline 360: Using Content Library 360 Templates Storyline 360: Adding Content Library 360 Characters Storyline 360: Adding Content Library 360 Photos Storyline 360: Adding Content Library 360 Illustrations Storyline 360: Adding Content Library 360 Icons Storyline 360: Adding Content Library 360 Videos Presenter 360 Presenter 360: Using Content Library 360 Templates Presenter 360: Adding and Editing Content Library 360 Characters Presenter 360: Adding Content Library 360 Photos Presenter 360: Adding Content Library 360 Illustrations Presenter 360: Adding Content Library 360 Icons Presenter 360: Adding Content Library 360 Videos Quizmaker 360 Quizmaker 360: Using Content Library 360 Templates Quizmaker 360: Adding Content Library 360 Characters Quizmaker 360: Adding Content Library 360 Photos Quizmaker 360: Adding Content Library 360 Illustrations Quizmaker 360: Adding Content Library 360 Icons Quizmaker 360: Adding Content Library 360 Videos Engage 360 Engage 360: Adding Content Library 360 Characters Engage 360: Adding Content Library 360 Media82Views0likes0CommentsArticulate 360: Using the Web Apps
The Articulate 360 desktop app gives you convenient, one-click access to web apps included with your subscription. Learn More About the Web Apps Launch the Web Apps Learn More About the Web Apps These are the web apps included with your subscription. Click the product links to learn more about each app. Rise 360 Easily create beautiful, responsive courses right in your web browser. It’s responsive course authoring done right. Choose from dozens of block types—text, multimedia, interactive, and more—to build unique Rise 360 courses that look amazing on every device. Review 360 With Review 360, you can share and gather feedback on Storyline 360, Studio 360, Replay 360, and Peek 360 content in one simple web app. There’s no software to download. Simply send your stakeholders a link to review your content, and you get alltheir feedback in one place. You'll see a screenshot of what reviewers saw when they commented, so you know exactly what changes to make. Content Library 360 Content Library 360 is a goldmine of course assets that’ll help you create gorgeous courses faster. You can browse and download assets right from Storyline and Studio, so you don’t interrupt your workflow. Select from hundreds of professionally designed, ready-to-go slide templates to kickstart course creation. Then, add over 100,000 combinations of photographic and illustrated characters, expressions, and poses to make your content more relatable. Articulate 360 Training Get exclusive access to live training webinars with industry-leading e-learning experts, including Tom Kuhlmann. Articulate 360 Training webinars teach you tips, tricks, and best practices for using key features in Articulate authoring tools; provide insightful training on instructional design best practices; and give you a place to get answers from experts on your most pressing e-learning challenges. Launch the Web Apps You always have quick access to the Articulate 360 web apps. Just open the Articulate 360 desktop app from your computer’s system tray (by the clock), then click the Launch button beside any app. You can also access Rise 360, Review 360, Content Library 360, and Articulate 360 Training directly from your Articulate 360 dashboard.48Views0likes0CommentsStoryline 360: Adding Content Library 360 Icons
Content Library 360 has 20+ million high-resolution photos, illustrations, icons, and videos. You can access them right from Storyline 360, and they’re all royalty-free with no attribution required. In this article, you’ll learn how to add eye-catching Content Library 360 icons to your courses and how to customize them with your own colors and effects. Adding Content Library 360 Icons to Your Course Customizing Content Library 360 Icons Adding Content Library 360 Icons to Your Course Go to the Insert tab on the ribbon and click Icons in the Content Library 360 group. Type a search term in the field at the top of the media browser and press Enter. Tip: The media browser remembers your last search term, previous search results, and the last asset you selected. Zoom in and out while you’re browsing for icons by holding down the Ctrl key on your keyboard and scrolling your mouse wheel. If you want to look for a different type of media after opening the browser, use the drop-down list in the upper right corner to switch to another type: photos, illustrations, icons, or videos. Select the icon you want to use and click Insert to add it your slide. Tip: You can select multiple icons at the same time using Ctrl+Click or Shift+Click, then insert them all at once. Customizing Content Library 360 Icons After importing a Content Library 360 icon into your course, you can customize its colors to match your course design. Just select the icon on the slide, go to the Format tab on the ribbon, and use the style galleries to edit the fill color, outline color, and effects. For example, here’s the same icon with different styles. And if an icon is composed of more than one shape, you can ungroup itand format each shape individually. Just right-click the icon, scroll to Group, and click Ungroup to see all the components that make up the icon. Here's an example of an ungrouped icon. You can tell if an icon is one shape or many by right-clicking it. If the Group option is grayed-out, it’s a single shape. If the Group option is active, it’s composed of multiple shapes. Here’s an example of a multi-shape icon. The original icon on the left has no formatting. The same icon in the middle has been recolored all at once (without ungrouping it). And the same icon again, but this time ungrouped, with specific formatting for each component is on the right. You Might Also Want to Explore: Formatting Shapes, Captions, Text Boxes, and Content Library 360 Icons Ordering, Grouping, Sizing, and Positioning Objects39Views0likes0CommentsAll the Best E-Learning Heroes Content from 2023 in One Place
As we wind down 2023 and look ahead to all the things to come in 2024, now is the perfect time to catch up on the most popular content shared in the E-Learning Heroes Community in 2023. To save you time, we’ve rounded up the best of the best for your review. You’ll also find a comprehensive list of the 102+ new and enhanced features we released to Articulate 360 in 2023, in case you missed any. 7 Most Popular Rise 360 Examples of 2023 7 Most Popular Storyline 360 Examples & Downloads of 2023 Check Out the 102+ Articulate 360 Features We Released in 2023 10 Most Popular E-Learning Heroes Articles of 2023 Best of E-Learning Challenges 2023 10 Most Popular Rise 360 Placeholder Content Templates of 2023 10 Most Popular Rise 360 Real-Content Templates of 2023 All 12 Quick Tips & Tricks Webinars From 2023 And if we missed any of your favorite content, please let us know in the comments below. Subscribe to our newsletter to get the latest e-learning inspiration and insights directly in your inbox. You can also find us on LinkedIn and X (formerly Twitter). And if you have questions, please share them in the comments.35Views0likes3CommentsStoryline 360: Adding Content Library 360 Videos
Content Library 360 has 10.3+ million high-resolution photos, illustrations, icons, and videos. You can access them right from Storyline 360, and they’re all royalty-free with no attribution required. In this article, you’ll learn how to add Content Library 360 videos to your courses. Adding Content Library 360 Videos to Your Course Swapping Out Videos Using Content Library 360 Photos as Video Poster Frames Adding Content Library 360 Videos to Your Course Go to the Insert tab on the ribbon and click Videos in the Content Library 360 group. (You can alsoimport Content Library 360 videos directly into themedia library.) Type a search term in the field at the top of the media browser and press Enter. Tip: The media browser remembers your last search term, previous search results, and the last asset you selected. Zoom in and out while you’re browsing for videos by holding down the Ctrl key on your keyboard and scrolling your mouse wheel. If you want to look for a different type of media after opening the browser, use the drop-down list in the upper right corner to switch to another type: photos, illustrations, icons, or videos. To preview a video before you insert it into your course, hover over it with your mouse, then click the Preview button that appears. Select the video you want to use and click Insert to add it your slide. Tip: You can select multiple videos at the same time using Ctrl+Click or Shift+Click, then insert them all at once. Swapping Out Videos You can swap out one video for another without losing the video properties or triggers you already set up. Below, we describe two ways to do so. Right-Click the Video Right-click any video in your course, scroll to Replace Video, and choose Content Library 360 Videos. The Content Library 360 browser remembers your last search during the current session, so you may need to use the drop-down list in the upper right corner to switch to Videos. Browse for a new video and click Insert. Use Video Placeholders If your course is built with video placeholders, you can delete a video you previously added to a placeholder and add another one in its place. Here’s how: Click the Insert Content Library 360 Video icon in the placeholder. The Content Library 360 browser remembers your last search during the current session, so you may need to use the drop-down list in the upper right corner to switch to Videos. Browse for a new video and click Insert. Using Content Library 360 Photos as Video Poster Frames If you don’t auto-play a video in your course, learners will see the first frame of the video as its placeholder until it begins to play. If you’d like to display a different video placeholder, you can insert a picture file or a Content Library 360 photo. This image is called the video’s poster frame. To use a Content Library 360 photo as a poster frame Right-click the video, scroll to Set Poster Frame, and choose Content Library 360 Photos. The Content Library 360 browser remembers your last search during the current session, so you may need to use the drop-down list in the upper right corner to switch to Photos. Browse for the photo you want to use as the poster frame and click Insert. If you change your mind, just right-click the video again and choose Remove Poster Frame. You Might Also Want to Explore: Adding Videos from Files, Websites, and Webcams Editing Videos Adjusting Video Properties35Views0likes0CommentsHow to Find the Images You Want in Content Library 360
In the past, finding stock images was one of the most time-consuming aspects of e-learning development. Between visiting multiple websites to find what you need and trying to parse each site’s terms of use, attribution requirements, and download specs—it was a frustrating time-suck. But all of that has changed with Articulate 360. That’s because Articulate 360 includes Content Library 360, the ever-growing assetlibrary of millions of images, videos, icons, and illustrations. Content Library 360 puts all of these assets right at your fingertips in Articulate Storyline 360 and in Rise360. With Content Library 360, you never have to leave Storyline 360 or Rise 360 to find what you need. You can search from millions of stock assets without cranking up your web browser—and without sweating details like image quality or usage rights. With Content Library 360, it’s all taken care of for you. Having Content Library 360 built right into your authoring workflow is certainly convenient for finding stock assets, butmillions of them to choose from how do you hone in on what you really want? In this article, we’ll explore some handy Content Library 360 search tips that can help. Nail down keywords and phrases Having access to the stock imagery in Content Library 360 is super-helpful, but at the end of the day finding quality images boils down to smart searching—and as any librarian will tell you: keywords matter. Use keywords that are too broad or vague and you’ll waste time wading through too many of the wrong images. Do Some Word Association Since the same words can have a lot of different meanings, I like to do a little word association. I jot down the keywords and phrases I come up with on a scrap of paper and keep those next to me as I search. When certain keywords or phrases yield better search results, I’ll circle them so I know to come back to those later on as I narrow my search and make my final selections. For example, let’s say I need a picture of someone looking healthy and content for a health and wellness course. When I search for the word “content” I end up with lots of images of writing and paperwork. Not exactly what I’m going for. But if I brainstorm some associated words, like “relaxed” or “peaceful,” and then search for those and other related terms, I find many more options that are better suited to my topic. Pro Tip: Keep in mind that the more search terms you add, the more refined your search results will be. So if you’re looking for something specific, try using as many keywords as possible at first. You can always remove words or phrases from your search to broaden the results. Word Usage Impacts Your Search Results Words that have different uses can complicate searching for the right image. For example, when searching with keywords like “female” or “male,” you may end up with results that seem a little random—or even sexist. That’s because those terms are commonly used as both nouns and adjectives, so searching them is more likely to yield images that include stereotypical gender traits or roles. The term “female leader,” for instance, might result in an assortment of images that include everything from female animals in the wild, leading the pack, mixed in with images of women with exaggerated, stereotypically feminine traits. Here’s a quick example of what I mean: Simply searching “female” yields lots of images of stereotypical traits like youthful women with long shiny hair, curvy body shapes, big eyes, and pouty lips. However, when I searched for “woman” and added the term “business” it yielded much better, more workplace-appropriate results. Keep authenticity in mind Stock images are usually commissioned or sold for use in advertising. Often these images are tagged for search engines or stock photo sites by the individual photographers who took the images. The tags they use to categorize their photos may be based on attributes of the project they were hired for. So one photographer may tag an image of a family on the beach with words like “family” or “vacation” and another might tag a similar image as “people” or “holiday.” Obviously, this makes using some word association a powerful technique (see above), but it’s also a good opportunity to consider images that are a bit more evocative and less literal; to focus on more authentic depictions of concepts rather than the cheesy perfection we usually associate with stock photos. After all, when you’re trying to change people’s minds or their behavior, using more authentic images can help you connect with learners on an emotional level. To help search for and find images with an authentic look and feel in Content Library 360, keep these tips in mind. Take a cue from your audience Are your audience members mostly young people in business casual dress? Appeal to these learners by looking for images of diverse groups of people in a more casual, realistic setting, like the one below. Source: Content Library 360 Don’t toss out people images that aren’t picture perfect Human beings come in lots of different shapes, sizes, ages, abilities, and ethnicities. We don’t all look like models and we don’t always stare straight into the camera with a gleaming smile of perfectly straight pearly whites. Instead of searching for images that depict a model workplace full of designer-clad, camera-ready perfection, like the image below left, opt for a little more realness and character, like the image below right. Staged Stock Photo Source: Dreamstime More Candid Stock Photo Source: Content Library 360 Focus ondepictingan authentic mood or setting I mentioned already that stock photos are not designed specifically for use in e-learning projects. Because of this, many images can end up being exaggerated or cliched portrayals of real-life situations that just don’t resonate with learners. For instance, terms like “boss” can produce results that are gender stereotyped—like a bunch of elderly white men in business suits. Instead, try searching for environments or situations where you’d find someone collaborating, directing, or looking like they’re taking the lead. When I searched Content Library 360 with the keyword “team meeting,” I found lots of great images, including the following ones showing diverse team leaders working side by side with employees. The best part about using images like these is that they convey a feeling of teamwork in a modern workplace, rather than perpetuate a dated stereotype. And images like these are open to interpretation about who is “the boss,” so there’s no worrying that you’ve shared a biased depiction of leadership in your organization. Source: Content Library 360 Avoid being too literal Images should never be there just to fill white space on the screen. You want to make sure that you’re using them purposefully to support the content and objectives of your course. Some people may take that a step too far by asking you to use images of someone doing the exact thing you’re talking about on a particular slide or screen—like a picture of a manager juggling their schedule, in a time management course, for example. But be careful. Searching with keywords that are too literal, like “juggling schedule,” could get you a ton of images like this: Source: Content Library 360 Instead, of wading through photos of jugglers, try searching for images that complement your content and reinforce context. For instance, you could use words that evoke how it feels to be a busy manager, or focus in on images that support the concept of time, like this one: Source: Content Library 360 Get a little creative with stock photos Some stock images may not always be a perfect fit out of the box, but there are ways you can make them work. Here are a few things to try. Do somecropping With the built-in photo editing tools in Storyline 360, there’s quite a bit you can do to customize the look of Content Library 360 images, includingcropping out the bits you don’t need, like I did with this image, below. Source: Content Library 360 Add a transparent overlay Distract from the shortcomings of an image that’s less than ideal by covering it with a transparent overlay. Here’s how to do it in Storyline: Draw a rectangle shape over the image and add a light or dark fill. Change the transparency of the rectangle’s fill color to achieve the desired effect. Finally, place some text on top of that rectangle overlay, like in the example below. Now you’ve de-emphasized the image by making it part of the background for your content AND you’ve created a cool, eye-catching way to draw your learner’s attention to what really matters! Before Overlay Source: Content Library 360 After Overlay More Learning The bottom line is that stock photos are not designed specifically for use in e-learning projects. And the truth is, you’re not always going to find the perfect image right away. Sometimes you’ll need to go to a highly specialized photo site or get a little creative with how you use an image—or you’ll need to spend some time refining your search terms using the tips I shared above. But the real beauty of Content Library 360 is having the ability to search right at your fingertips. You can’t beat the convenience of finding and inserting images right within the apps. And by using some of the creative search strategies I’ve covered here, you’re bound to find loads of options for your projects. If you’re looking for more tips on working with stock images, check out these helpful articles: Customize and Edit Photos in Storyline: 6 Tips How to Remove Backgrounds in PowerPoint Enhance Your E-Learning Courses with Stock Images and Video What are your search tricks for finding stock assets in Content Library 360? I’d love to hear your tips, so please share them with me in a comment, below. Want to try something you learned here, but don’t have Articulate 360? Start a free 30-day trial, and come back to E-Learning Heroes regularly for more helpful advice on everything related to e-learning. If you have any questions, please share them in the comments.35Views0likes39Comments