Rise 360: Get Started with AI Assistant
Maximize productivity with AI Assistant, an AI information and automation tool now seamlessly integrated into Rise 360. Generate content and images, refine existing content, and more. Getting started is quick and easy. Keep reading to discover how to access AI Assistant and how it can help you at the course overview level. When you’re ready, learn how to use AI Assistant to create content in lessons. Then, check out some tips to help you get the most out of AI Assistant. Did you know AI Assistant is also available in Storyline 360? Check out the Storyline 360 user guide to learn more. Access AI Assistant Adjust Training-wide Settings Manage AI Assistant Access and Provide Feedback Access AI Assistant When you open a Rise 360 course or microlearning, click the AI Assistant button in the upper right corner to display the AI Assistant menu. AI Assistant button inactive or you don't see it at all? If features on the AI Assistant button aren't active, then your Articulate 360 Teams administrator has disabled Articulate AI on the Teams dashboard. If you don't see the AI Assistant button at all, the feature is unavailable for your account. Contact your Articulate 360 Teams administrator for assistance. Features are grouped together based on the section of training to which they apply. The options at the bottom of the menu are available at any time. Simply click an active option to get started. Adjust Training-wide Settings Click AI Settings to access training-wide settings and upload source content. Click Done when you're finished adjusting your settings. These settings apply to the current training only. You can access AI Settings from anywhere in your training. Documents Drag and drop or click Choose files to upload source documentation for AI Assistant to use in the current training. Supported file types and limitations are listed in the following table. Document File Extension File Size Limit Character Limit Portable Document Format .PDF 100 MB 200,000 characters Microsoft Word .DOC , .DOCX 100 MB 200,000 characters Microsoft PowerPoint .PPT , .PPTX 100 MB 200,000 characters Text .TEXT , .TXT 100 MB 200,000 characters Captions .VTT , .SRT , .SBV , .SUB 100 MB 200,000 characters Note that AI Assistant only references extractable text in your source document. Images, audio, video, and content found in the Notes section of a PowerPoint file are not included. Pro Tip: If you want AI Assistant to include content from the Notes section, print the content to PDF or copy it into a text file. Then you can upload it as a source document. Green checkmarks appear next to successfully analyzed documents that are ready for use. To delete a source, hover over the title and click the trash icon that appears. You can also manage this list wherever source documentation is used. Course Outline This tab contains outline results If you created your course by generating an outline. Currently, this view doesn’t reflect changes you make to the lesson titles after the course outline is generated, but it does reflect course title updates. Manage AI Assistant Access and Provide Feedback Admins can turn AI Assistant off for all team members from the Articulate 360 Teams Dashboard. The AI Assistant button still displays in Rise 360 and Storyline 360 but the features aren't functional. To disable and hide Articulate 360 AI features completely, please reach out to Support. We'll be glad to help. We want to hear about your experiences with and ideas for improving AI Assistant in Rise 360. To provide our Engineering team with direct feedback on Articulate AI features, select Share feedback on AI from the AI Assistant menu. Need more information? Check out our FAQs to quickly find answers to common questions, or dive into our tips to get the most out of Articulate AI.Rise 360: Personalize the Theme
You can easily customize your theme in Rise 360 by changing the photo, choosing a theme color, changing fonts, changing your cover page, adding a logo, and more. Just click the Theme icon in the upper right corner of the editor to access the following options. Change the Cover Photo Change the Theme Modify the Cover Page and Add a Logo Select Course Navigation and Button Style Change the Lesson Header Hide Author Avatars Set the Theme Color and Adjust Contrast Change Fonts Modify Blocks Change the Cover Image A cover image is added by default when you create your content. The image is used in various theme layouts. You can upload your own image or search for the perfect one from the extensive assets in Content Library 360. If you prefer not to use a cover image in your content, that’s fine too. Select a cover page layout that doesn't include an image and your selected theme color displays instead. In the Theme menu, select Cover Page in the sidebar. Next to the photo, click Edit. From here you can upload an image or browse the Content Library for the perfect image. You can also edit the image in the cover page settings. From the edit menu, you can crop the current image or adjust the overlay for your cover image. If it’s hard to see your title with an image background, try adjusting the Overlay. Select a light or dark transparent overlay, then adjust its opacity as needed by percentage. Overlay adjustments affect text contrast for the image on both the cover page and sidebar navigation. For instance, if you select a dark overlay, the text color will be light and vice versa. Pro tip: Check your navigation settings to make sure your selected overlay provides the expected contrast on the sidebar image. Change the Theme New content has the Rise theme applied by default. For additional themes, click the Change Theme button. Changing the theme reverts any style changes you've made, such as font or theme color. Click Save in the upper left to commit your changes or Cancel to discard them. Click Back to return to the main themes menu. Note: If you've changed your cover photo, you'll see that image previewed instead of a default image for each theme. Modify the Cover Page and Add a Logo Select Cover Page from the themes menu in the sidebar. Select an available cover page layout to see it with your current content in the main window. Click Save in the upper left to commit your cover page changes or Cancel to discard them. For courses, you can add a logo. Click the Add Logo button at the bottom of the sidebar to upload your image file. Once uploaded, you can change or delete the image by clicking Edit. Reduce whitespace in your uploaded image by selecting Crop logo. In the crop image pop-up, manually crop your image or click Constrain to square to automatically apply a square crop which you can manually resize. Click Save to commit your changes. If you change your mind, open the crop image pop-up again and manually remove the crop. You can also increase the size of the logo on the cover page by selecting an option from the Logo size drop-down list. Small—default logo size Medium—1.5x larger than the default size Large—2x larger than the default size Note: SVG and GIF files can't be cropped. Logo changes are automatically saved. Click Back to return to the main themes menu. Select Course Navigation and Button Style You have multiple options when it comes to navigation. For courses there's the sidebar menu, compact navigation, and overlay navigation. For microlearning, select between continuous scroll or incremental steps. By default, Rise 360 courses use the sidebar menu. The compact menu is a small menu that appears as a minimized card in the bottom-left corner of your course. Overlay navigation is a large, persistent card that appears at the top of the course. For microlearning, blank content defaults to continuous scroll while stepped navigation is the default for content templates. For stepped mode, you can select an indicator type or disable the indicator bar entirely. Select Navigation from the themes menu in the sidebar, then select one of the available navigation layouts to see it with your current content in the main window. For courses, click the Buttons tab for options to change the appearance of previous and next buttons. Select from full width: Or floating: You can also choose from white or dark color schemes or versions that use your selected theme color. Theme color options have a 4.5:1 color contrast ratio. Click Save in the upper left to commit your changes or Cancel to discard them. Click Back to return to the main themes menu. Click here for information on additional navigation controls. Change the Lesson Header For courses, select Lesson Headers from the themes sidebar. To disable lesson headers, toggle the Hide Lesson Headers setting to On. When turned on, the lesson count label, lesson title, and author avatar won't display at the top of each lesson. Additional lesson header options in the Theme menu are disabled. There are several available header layouts. Select one to see it with your current content in the main window. If you'd like to use an image as your header, select the Image style and choose an image from Content Library 360 or upload one of your own. Modify the existing image by clicking Edit Image to access additional menu options. Use the drop-down menu contained here to modify the image overlay color. Once you've selected a header style, change the header height by selecting an option from the drop-down menu at the bottom of the sidebar. Lesson count labels can be toggled on or off with the appropriate option. Click Save in the upper left to commit your changes or Cancel to discard them. Click Back to return to the main themes menu. Hide Author Avatars There are three ways to hide the author avatar that appears on the cover page and in each lesson header. Globally: On the cover page, click the author avatar and select Hide Author. This hides the author avatar on the cover page and all lessons. For all lessons: Navigate to Themes > Lesson Headers and slide the Author Avatar option to Off. This hides author avatars for all lessons but keeps the author avatar on the cover page. Per lesson: In each individual lesson, select Hide Author from the author avatar drop-down menu. Set the Theme Color and Adjust Contrast Customize your content with a theme color and adjust text and graphic contrast in the Colors menu. Theme Color The theme color appears throughout your content to tie it all together. Choose from one of the suggested colors or create your own custom color: In the Colors menu, click Custom. Add a color by entering the hex code or manually selecting one from the color palette. Button text automatically changes from light to dark as needed to preserve a 4.5:1 contrast ratio for accessibility. Click Done to close the color selector. Contrast Ensure that text and graphic elements that appear over your theme color adhere to an accessibility-conformant 4.5:1 ratio by selecting Auto from the drop-down list. With this selected, the text and graphic elements that appear over your selected theme color change from light to dark as needed to preserve contrast. Note: When you select Light or Dark, training elements won't automatically adjust and may not maintain contrast that's conformant with accessibility guidelines. Click Save in the upper left to commit your changes or Cancel to discard them. Click Back to return to the main themes menu. Change Fonts In the Fonts menu, you can select and preview several recommended fonts based on your current theme. If you'd like to mix and match heading and body fonts, click the More tab to add and manage your own custom fonts. Click Save in the upper left to commit your changes or Cancel to discard them. Click Back to return to the main themes menu. Modify Blocks By default, non-text blocks animate smoothly into view as learners scroll through block lessons, but you can turn the animations off if you prefer. Select the Blocks menu, then toggle the Block Entrance Animations switch to Off. Click Save in the upper left to commit your changes or Cancel to discard them. Click Back to return to the main themes menu.Rise 360: Add Text and Media
In Rise 360, blocks are form-based templates, so adding content is as easy as plugging text and media into placeholders. Depending on the blocks you selected, you simply fill out forms with text, images, narration, videos, and embedded web content. Here are tips for working with each type of content. Author Avatars Text Images Audio Videos Web Content Author Avatars You can edit the title and show or hide the author. Under the title, you can hide the author of the content you're editing by clicking the author avatar and selecting Hide Author. If there are multiple authors, you can select which author attribution to display. To hide all author avatars for all a deliverable, select the appropriate option in the Theme > Lesson Headers menu. Text Type your text in the web interface or copy text from external sources and paste it into Rise 360. In most blocks, you can add and edit text in the body of the main window. In some cases, you can use the sidebar—for example, add marker text in the sidebar for labeled graphic blocks. Format text by selecting it and choosing formatting options on the floating toolbar that appears. Or, use the keyboard shortcuts below. Key(s) Function Ctrl+A Select all Ctrl+B Bold Ctrl+I Italicize Ctrl+K Hyperlink Ctrl+S Strikethrough Ctrl+U Underline Ctrl+Z Undo Ctrl+Shift+Z Redo Ctrl+[ Decrease indent Ctrl+] Increase indent When you paste text, Rise 360 retains the source formatting. To paste your text without formatting, use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+Shift+V. You can also restore the default Rise 360 formatting to pasted text by selecting it and clicking the Reset icon. Pro Tip: The default text size for non-heading content is 17pt. Quickly Insert Tables and Lists Available in the sidebar and main window of most blocks that support text, quick insert lets you add tables and lists to blocks with a single click. On a blank line, click Quick Insert (+). Select Insert Table, Unordered List, or Ordered List from the row of icons. Images Depending on the block type you’re using, click the camera icon or the Add Images button. Sometimes it’s in the main window; sometimes it’s in the sidebar. Upload images from your computer or search photos and illustrations from 14+ million assets in Content Library 360. Rise 360 compresses your uploaded images with virtually no loss of quality. Use high-quality images in your courses and let Rise 360 optimize them for web distribution. After adding an image, click Edit to remove it, replace it, or add alternate text for screen readers. Create Images from Scratch with AI Assistant Turn your ideas into high-quality images! With AI Assistant, you can create images from scratch in no time! Learn how to use AI Assistant to level up your course authoring game. Audio In labeled graphic, process, and timeline blocks, click the Record Audio microphone icon, then click either Start Recording or Upload a file. You can also add a multimedia audio block on its own. Click Edit to open the sidebar. Choose either Upload or Start Recording. The maximum file size for each audio file you upload to Rise 360 is 5 GB. After adding audio, click Edit to remove or replace it. Mac Users: Safari must be updated to the latest version for audio recording support. Alternately, use Google Chrome or Firefox when you need to record narration in Rise 360. Videos In blocks that support videos, click the camera icon and choose Upload media. Sometimes the camera icon is in the main window; sometimes it’s in the sidebar. We recommend using high-quality videos with a 16:9 aspect ratio for the best results. Rise 360 compresses videos so they have smaller file sizes for web distribution while maintaining high quality. The maximum file size for each video you upload to Rise 360 is 5 GB. After adding a video, click Edit to remove or replace it. Tip: You can also import screencasts you create with Replay 360 and Peek 360. Web Content In blocks that support embedded media, click the camera icon and choose Embed from web. Sometimes the camera icon is in the main window; sometimes it’s in the sidebar. Just paste the URL or embed code for the web content you want to use—for example, a YouTube video or an interactive graphic. You can even use parameters for embedded YouTube and Vimeo videos. Note: Videos in embedded web content don't pause when the learner switches to another tab or scrolls away from the content. To enable auto-pause, you must upload the video as a file, as detailed in the previous section. We use Embedly to embed rich media in Rise 360 courses, which means you can use videos, images, documents, and other media from over 400 content providers, such as YouTube, Vimeo, Instagram, and Scribd. See the complete list of supported content providers here. If there’s an error or your web content doesn’t display, see these articles for tips: Embedded Content Is Missing or Blank How to Fix Invalid Embed CodeRise 360: Choose Lesson and Block Types
To build your content, select block types and, for courses, add quizzes. Blocks Blank Lessons Quizzes Lesson Templates Blocks With Rise 360 content, you stack blocks to create unique learning experiences. Use blocks to create custom deliverables. Blocks are components you stack to create unique content that looks gorgeous on every device, in every orientation. Add blocks to content from the blocks shortcut bar. If you don’t see the block you want to add, click Block Library and choose block types from the library that appears in the sidebar. As you add content, the blocks shortcut bar drops below the last block in the lesson. You can also use the insert block icon that appears above or between existing blocks to open the block library. Build media-rich learning experiences with image, gallery, and multimedia blocks. Create lean-forward learning moments with interactive accordion, tabs, flashcard, and button blocks. Add text, statement, quote, and list blocks to tell a story or call out important information. And separate your lesson into meaningful sections with divider blocks. Add your own text and media to each block. You can edit text in the main window or in the sidebar. To swap out media, use the sidebar. To reveal the sidebar, just hover over a block and click the Edit button that appears in its upper left corner. And if you change your mind about the block type you selected, use the drop-down list in the upper left corner of the block to switch to a different block type from the same category without having to re-enter your content. Customize a block’s settings—such as padding and background color—by clicking the design icon on the upper right corner of the block. Rearrange blocks by hovering over them and clicking the up and down arrows that appear in the upper right corner. Duplicate or delete blocks by hovering over them and clicking the appropriate icon in the upper right corner. Recover deleted blocks by clicking the Undo notification that appears briefly in the lower-left hand corner. Combine blocks in different ways to create completely unique content—the possibilities are endless. While each block is stunningly pre-styled, you can easily create your own look by swapping in content, switching fonts, and selecting an accent color. Block Category Description AI Blocks Accelerate content creation with AI-generated blocks. Generate text-based blocks or create custom imagery for your training. Text Tell your story with text blocks, such as paragraphs, headings, multi-column layouts, and tables. Statement Make important points stand out with statement blocks. There are four uniquely styled statement blocks and a note block. Quote Highlight quotes in your story with eye-catching quote blocks. Choose from several styles, including a carousel for multiple quotes. List Make your point with lists. There are numbered, check-box, and bulleted lists. Image Make pictures pop with stunning image blocks. Choose blocks with images and text or images only. Gallery Showcase multiple images with gallery blocks, including carousels and grids. Multimedia Create media-rich lessons with multimedia blocks, including audio clips, videos, web content, attachments, and code snippets (text only). Interactive Engage learners with interactive blocks, including accordions, tabs, labeled graphics, processes, scenarios, sorting activities, flashcards, buttons, timeline, and custom Storyline interactions. Knowledge Check Pick and choose from multiple choice, multiple response, fill-in-the-blank, and matching blocks to create ungraded knowledge checks. Chart Transform your data into beautiful and engaging bar, line, and pie charts. Learners can mouse-over each data point to see details. Divider Organize a lesson into logical sections with dividers, numbered dividers, and spacers. And use continue blocks to progressively reveal content and make sure learners complete interactions before moving on. Templates Build Rise 360 courses faster by saving existing blocks and their content as block templates, then reusing those block templates in other lessons. And if you have an Articulate 360 Teams subscription, you can share block templates with your team. Learn more about block templates. Blank Lessons To build a lesson from scratch in courses, click Add Content and choose Create Lesson. If a lesson already has content, click Edit Content to modify its text and media. Quizzes Note: Quizzes can be added to courses only. Microlearning doesn't support quizzes. See what learners know or simply pique their interest when you add a quiz lesson by choosing Create Quiz. You can choose from multiple choice, multiple response, fill-in-the-blank, and matching questions. This article has full details on quiz question types. Quizzes can't be added to microlearning Just add text and media, identify the correct responses, and provide optional feedback for learners. To customize quiz settings, such as timing, passing score, randomization, and number of retries, click Settings in the upper right corner of the quiz editor. For courses, you can add a quiz as a completion parameter. Create a Quiz with AI Assistant Easily build an effective quiz with AI Assistant! In just a few clicks, AI Assistant can generate a quiz based on your course content and the parameters you provide, and then revise and modify as you like. Learn how to use AI Assistant to level up your course authoring game. Lesson Templates Rise 360 has an extensive collection of modular, fully customizable lessons on business topics relevant to every employee. Select Lesson templates to add this carefully researched content to your courses. Use them to create entire courses or mix them with your own content to develop custom courses faster. 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