Explore the Newest and Most-Loved Features of 2024
This year, we rolled out over 120 features to help you create better courses faster. From AI Assistant to snapshots and emphasis animations, each feature was designed with you in mind. Check out the video below for a recap. But that’s not all! We’re excited to release even more new features to help take your courses to the next level. Keep reading to learn more about the features we released in the last quarter of 2024! Rise Accessible Matching Knowledge Checks and Quizzes We’re committed to ensuring everyone has equal access to learning opportunities, regardless of ability. We’re happy to share that matching knowledge checks and quizzes are now fully accessible. Want to learn more about this update? Read this article: Matching Knowledge Checks Accessibility. Accessible Scenario Blocks Looking to create interactive branching scenarios that every learner can enjoy? We’ve updated the scenario block to be accessible for all learners! Simply add scene descriptions to give learners the contextual information they need to complete the activity. For more info on this feature, check out this article: Scenario Block Accessibility. Storyline Resize Writer Dialog Window We’ve enhanced the writer dialog window to be more user-friendly. Now, you can resize the write and edit inline window to display more AI-generated content. Simply drag the window’s sizing handles to fit your needs. So helpful! Mark Favorite AI TTS Voices Storyline offers a wide range of AI-generated voices to help you quickly and easily add audio to your courses. And now you can save even more time by bookmarking your favorites for easy access. Simply click the heart icon in the voices tab to bookmark them. Note that favorite voices are saved to your computer, not shared across your subscription. Learn more about AI voices in Storyline here: AI Assistant: Producing Highly Realistic Audio. Display Recently Used AI Voices When you’re in a rush, every second counts. Save time and quickly find AI text-to-speech voices you’ve recently used from the View drop-down arrow. Get the details about AI voices in Storyline here: AI Assistant: Producing Highly Realistic Audio. Support for Multiple AI TTS Models If you’re creating courses in Hungarian, Norwegian, and Vietnamese, you’ll be thrilled to hear that you can now generate text-to-speech audio in these languages in Storyline. That’s right! We added an additional AI text-to-speech model to our toolkit, taking the number of supported languages from 29 to 32! To generate audio in Hungarian, Norwegian, and Vietnamese, simply select Turbo v2.5 in the drop-down menu. Want to learn more about the different language models? Read this article: AI Text-to-Speech Models in Storyline. Add Text-to-Speech Audio To Markers Need to quickly create audio for your interactive markers? Now that markers support AI and classic text-to-speech audio, you can easily generate narration and sound effects. Simply select your marker, go to the Format tab on the ribbon, click Audio, and select either Text-to-Speech or AI Audio. To find out how this works and get tips on adding text-to-speech to markers, check out this article: Adding Audio to Markers in Storyline. Reach Additional Reach Learner Interface Languages Delivering training in multiple languages with Reach? Good news: we added additional language options to the Reach interface! We now support: French France Canada German Germany Spanish Spain Mexico Latin America Portuguese Portugal Brazil Your learners will appreciate using a Learning Management System that speaks their language. Want to learn how to change the interface language in Reach? Take a look at this article: Managing Your Profile: Select Default Language. Wrap-Up We hope you’re as excited about these new features as we are! If you’re a subscriber, you can take them for a spin immediately* by logging in to your Articulate 360 account. And if you’re not, simply sign up for a free 30-day trial to check them out. Curious about what other features are currently in the works? Keep an eye on the Articulate 360 Feature Roadmap. And subscribe to our newsletter to get the latest product updates, e-learning examples, and expert advice sent directly to your inbox. *Note that AI Assistant features will be available for subscribers to test free of charge for 30 days. At the end of the trial period, you’ll need to upgrade your subscription to Articulate 360 AI for continued access to AI Assistant.Rise 360: Use Your Dashboard to Manage Content
Create fully responsive e-learning content with Rise 360, an easy-to-use web app included with your Articulate 360 subscription. There’s nothing to install, so you can get started right away. U.S. and EU seatholders access Rise 360 by signing in to https://articulate.com and clicking Rise 360 on the navigation bar at the top of the screen. (Click here for a list of supported web browsers.) Note: Rise 360 users can collaborate with and send copies of courses to other Rise 360 users in the same regional data center. However, Rise 360 users can’t collaborate with or send copies of courses to Rise 360 users in a different regional data center. Learn more about our EU data center. Let’s explore the Rise 360 dashboard. Check out the video below for a guided walkthrough. Then take a look at the following image and refer to the table below to learn about each feature for managing Rise 360 content. Click image to view larger Header Feature/Location Description Switch Apps Switch to another app—collaborate with stakeholders in Review 360, take and manage training in Reach 360 (if available), register for Articulate 360 Training webinars, or return to your Articulate 360 dashboard. Edit Your Account and Update Your Profile Click your avatar to edit your account, update your profile settings, or sign out of Articulate 360. Select Deliverable Type The Content tab is selected by default. Click Question Banks to access your and your team's question repositories. Change the Layout View your content tiles in the default grid layout or switch to list view. Search Quickly find created or shared content by entering the title and pressing the enter key. Change the Sort Order Sort content by date or alphabetically by title. Rise 360 remembers your choice the next time you open your dashboard. Filter by Content Type View all types of content or filter to see only courses or microlearning content. Filter by Owner In a folder with team or shared content, filter content by author. Left Sidebar Feature/Location Description Create New Click to create a new Rise 360 course or microlearning. All Content See all your training, including content you're working on with other team members. Shared With Me Quickly access training on which you're a collaborator. My Shortcuts Bookmark private and team content you don't want to lose track of and organize it into folders. Private Work on content you aren't collaborating on with other team members. Create folders and subfolders to organize your content. Team Work on content you're collaborating on with your team or that's been shared with you. Move content to folders so it's easier to find and modify share permissions to manage content collaborators. External Connections (if available) Work on content with teams outside of your organization in the same regional data center. Deleted View recently deleted content and restore it or delete it forever. Main Dashboard Feature/Location Description Content Tiles As you use Rise 360, a new tile appears for each piece of content you create. Each tile displays the cover photo, title, lesson count, and last modified date. Articulate 360 Teams subscribers who collaborate on content will also see the owner's avatar on the course tile. Click a tile to open the content for editing and previewing. Learn more about creating new content Learn more about previewing content Hover over a tile, then click the ellipsis that appears to see options for managing the content. Tip: Collaborators' options depend on their role. Only course owners can delete content. Collaborators can remove themselves. Not every option appears for every piece of content. Reach 360 badge Conveniently tell at a glance if content is published to Reach 360 and if it's live or offline. Go to the current file location If viewing a shortcut, click to jump to the actual location of the content. Publish Publish content for Reach 360 (if available), LMS distribution, web hosting, or PDF download. Only the course owner and course managers can publish content.) Send a Copy Send the source file to other Rise 360 authors. Only the course owner and course managers can send a copy of the content. If an author sends a copy of the content back to you later, a new copy is added to your Rise 360 dashboard. Duplicate Duplicate existing content when you want to translate it or create new content with the same layout. Only the course owner and course managers can duplicate content. Move Organize content in folders so it's easier to find. You can also move content to a team folder to share it with other team members. You can move several items at once with multi-select. Share Add content editors and managers as collaborators. Delete Once deleted, content can be restored or permanently deleted from the Deleted folder. You can delete several items at once with multi-select. Only the course owner can delete and restore content. Collaborators can remove themselves. Add/Remove Shortcut In private or team folders, add content to or remove it from My Shortcuts. In My Shortcuts, move or remove content. Content Count Displays the total number of projects in your dashboard and the current range you're viewing. Only 16 tiles are displayed per page. Pagination Use this bar to quickly jump to another page of content or navigate with the Next and Previous buttons.
