Storyline 360: Publishing a Course for LMS/LRS Distribution
If you’re using a learning management system (LMS), a learning record store (LRS), or both to distribute and track e-learning content, you’ll want to use the LMS/LRS publishing option in Storyline 360. Here’s how. Enter Title, Description, and Folder Location Enter Additional Project Info (Optional) Adjust the Player Properties and Quality Settings Choose to Publish a Slide, a Scene, or the Entire Course Choose Reporting and Tracking Options Publish Distribute Your Published Course Step 1: Enter Title, Description, and Folder Location Go to the Home tab on the ribbon and click Publish. When the Publish window appears, select the LMS / LRStab on the left. Enter the Title the way you want it to appear in your published output. (If you have a title placeholder on the first slide, the title defaults to the text entered in that title placeholder. If you don’t have a title placeholder on the first slide, the title defaults to the name of your project file. You can change the title of your published course here without affecting the name of your project file or the title placeholder on the first slide.) The maximum length for a project title is 80 characters; the maximum length for each output folder name is eight words. Use the Description field to define the purpose of your course. It won’t appear in your published output. Use the Folder field to choose where you want to publish your course—for example, your computer desktop. Click the ellipsis button (...) to browse to a location. Storyline 360 will create a new folder in that spot with all the files needed to operate your course. Tips: Always publish to your local hard drive. Publishing to a network drive or a USB drive can cause problems with your published output. After publishing to your local hard drive, upload the output to your LMS, LRS, or both for testing and distribution. Install the November 2021 update or later for Storyline 360 to send results to an LRS. Learn more. Step 2: Enter Additional Project Info (Optional) Click the ellipsis button (...) next to the Title field todefine additional project information. Currently, this information is for your reference only. It won’t be visible in your published output. The Title and Description fields are the same as those on the Publish window (see the previous step). The image below the Title fieldisthe course thumbnail. By default, Storyline 360 uses an image of the first slide in your course, but you can choose a different image. Just click the hyperlinked text below the image, then select a different slide or clickPicture from Fileto choose an image on your hard drive. You can enter values for the Author, Email, Website, Duration, Date, Version, and Keywords (separated by commas) fields. The Identifier is a unique string of characters assigned by Storyline 360 that your LMS/LRS uses to identify your course. If you’re republishing a course that’s already in your LMS/LRS, don’t change the value in this field. When you’re finished customizing the project information, click OKto return to the Publish window. Step 3: Adjust the Player Properties and Quality Settings Use the Properties section of the Publish window to make last-minute changes to your course player and quality settings. The Player property shows the name of the player currently assigned to your project. (The player is the frame around your slide content.) To make adjustments to your player, click the player name to open theplayer editor. The Quality property lets you choose adaptive or static video quality and control the compression settings for audio clips, static videos, and JPG images. The quality settings default to whatever you used the last time you published a course. To change them, click the Quality property, make your adjustments, and click OK. There are now two video quality options. Select Adaptive to automatically adjust the video quality (high, medium, or low) to the learner’s internet speed and prevent buffering. Learn more. Choose Static to deliver videos with the same quality to all learners, which could cause buffering. Drag the Static slider to change the video compression. Note that higher values give you higher-quality output but also larger file sizes (which means longer download times for learners with slow connections). Lower values give you smaller file sizes and faster download times, but the quality will be lower as well. Drag the Audio Quality slider to adjust the compression settings Storyline 360 uses for audio. Mark the Optimize audio volume box to normalize audio throughout your course for consistent volume across all slides. Tip: If your course audio already has consistent volume, you can speed up the publishing process by unchecking this option. Drag the JPG Quality slider to adjust the compression settings Storyline 360 uses for JPG images. Click Reset to standard optimization to use the default settings: adaptive video quality, audio bitrate of 56 kbps, and JPG image quality of 100%. Step 4: Choose to Publish a Slide, a Scene, or the Entire Course By default, Storyline 360 will publish your entire course. However, you can now choose to publish a specific scene from your course or even just a single slide. This is helpful when you want to publish multiple courses from the same project file. Just click the Publish property, then choose the entire project, a single scene, or a single slide. Step 5: Choose Reporting and Tracking Options Click the Reporting and Tracking button to open the following window, where you can choose how your LMS/LRS reports and tracks learners’ progress. Click the LMS tab in the upper left corner, then choose a standard from the Report to an LMS drop-down. Ask your LMS administrator if you’re not sure which standard to use. Storyline 360 supports cmi5, xAPI (Tin Can API), SCORM 2004, SCORM 1.2, and AICC. Complete the fields in the LMS Course Information section with these tips in mind: The course Identifier is a unique string of characters assigned by Storyline 360 that your LMS/LRS uses to identify your course. If you’re republishing a course that’s already in your LMS/LRS, don’t change the value in this field. If you choose xAPI and need to change this value, avoid special characters and spaces. For SCORM, the LMS Lesson SCORM Information section displays in addition to the LMS Course Information section. The values in the Title and Identifier fields default to the course title. If you have a title placeholder on the first slide, the Title and Identifier fields default to the text entered in that title placeholder instead. This Identifier appears in the imsmanifest.xml file for your course. The file uses a digestible name for the course Identifier, the unique string of characters assigned by Storyline 360. If you’re republishing a course that’s already in your LMS/LRS, don’t change the values in these fields. For xAPI, the following fields display: Activity ID: Your LMS and LRS use this value to identify activities in a course. The unique string of characters in the reference is the same as the value for the course’s Identifier (see above). If you need to change this value, use a valid URN (Uniform Resource Name), then upload the published course to your LMS/LRS for proper testing. Launch URL: If you plan to host the content on a server that’s separate from your LMS, you must enter the full URL for the story.html file. Language Code: This field isn’t mandatory, but you can enter a supported language code to change the language of the tincan.xml file. If you’re unsure, leave this field blank to set the language value in the tincan.xml file to und (undetermined). For SCORM and AICC content, choose your LMS Reporting option. This is the wording you want your LMS to display for learners’ statuses in reports. (This option isn’t available or necessary for cmi5 or xAPI content.) If you plan on reporting to an LRS as well, click the LRS tab on the left side of the window. Mark the box to Report to an external LRS, then choose one of the following options in the section called LRS Configuration. Learn more about LRS support. Supplied at launch: Select this option when you don’t want to store authentication credentials in your Storyline 360 project file or when you need the option to update the LRS endpoint or credentials without republishing the project. Learn more about supplying credentials at launch. Manual: Select this option to enter the LRS endpoint and credentials right in Storyline 360. The configuration details will be stored in your project file, and you’ll need to republish the project if you change them later. Learn more about the manual option. Click the Tracking tab on the left side of the window and chooseany combination of the following options.You can choose one, two, or even all three tracking options. Whichever option a learner completes first is the one that gets reported to your LMS/LRS.Learn more about tracking multiple completion criteria. When the learner has viewed# slides: Mark this option to trigger course completion when learners view acertain number of slides. You can choose a percentage or a fixed number. Then decide which slides get counted—all slides or just those with slide numbers.Learn more about tracking slides viewed. When the learner completes a quiz: Mark this option to track learners based on their quiz results. You can let Storyline 360 keep track of multiple quizzes and send results to your LMS/LRS for the first quiz each learner completes.Learn more about tracking quizzes. (This option will be grayed-out if your course doesn’t have any result slides.) Using triggers: Mark this option to track learners based oncourse completion triggers you added to your course. (This option is grayed-out if your course doesn’t have any completion triggers.) Click OK to save your changes. Step 6: Publish When you’re finished making selections, click the Publish button. When the publishing process is complete, you’ll see the Publish Successful window with several follow-up options. View Project This launches the published course in your default web browser. However, it’s best to upload the published course to your LMS/LRS for proper testing. Email This opens a new email message with a zipped file of your published course attached. This option is helpful if you need to send your course to an LMS/LRS administrator for deployment. FTP This opens a window where you can enter your FTP credentials and transfer your output to a server. Zip This creates a zipped version of your course files in the same location where your course was published. This is the most common choice when you publish for LMS/LRS. Upload the zipped course to your LMS/LRS. Open This opens a file viewer where you can see the files Storyline 360 just created. There will be multiple files and folders for a published course. Tip:If your LMS requires you to identify the file that launches your course, point to index_lms.html . Step 7: Distribute Your Published Course Now that you’ve published your course, it’s time to upload it to your LMS/LRS. The steps for this are different for each LMS/LRS. Contact your LMS/LRS administrator if you need help uploading, launching, or tracking content.1.3KViews1like0CommentsStoryline 360: Working with the Clipboard
The Storyline 360 clipboard lets you cut, copy, paste, and duplicate content. There's also a handy feature, called the format painter, that quickly copies attributes from one object to another. In this user guide, we’ll get acquainted with the clipboard tools. Cut Copy Paste Duplicate Format Painter Cut You can cut text, objects, slides, and even entire scenes out of a course. Select the objects you want to cut, then do any of the following: Use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+X. Right-click the selected objects and choose Cut. Go to the Home tab on the ribbon and click Cut. Copy Select the text, objects, slides, or scenes you want to copy, then do any of the following: Use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+C. Right-click the selected objects and choose Copy. Go to the Home tab on the ribbon and click Copy. Paste To paste text, objects, slides, or scenes, do any of the following: Use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+V. Right-click where you want the items to appear and click Paste. Go to the Home tab on the ribbon and click Paste. For more control over how the objects are pasted, click the drop-down arrow below the Paste button and choose Use Destination Theme, Keep Source Formatting, Keep Text Only, or Paste Special. Duplicate Select the objects, slides, or scenes you want to duplicate, then do any of the following: Use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+D. Right-click the selected slides and choose Duplicate. (A right-click option isn’t available for scenes or slide objects.) Go to the Home tab on the ribbon, click the drop-down arrow beside Copy, and choose Duplicate. Format Painter In Slide View, the clipboard includes a special feature called the format painter. It lets you quickly copy formatting from one object to another, including text formatting, fill, outline, shadow, and other effects. Here's how: Select the object whose formatting you want to copy. Go to the Home tab on the ribbon and click Format Painter. Your cursor will change into an arrow with a paintbrush to let you know that the format painter is active. Click another item where you want to use the same formatting. The formatting is duplicated on the new object, and the format painter automatically turns itself off. Tip: When you double-click the Format Painter button, it'll remain active until you turn it off. This lets you apply the same formatting to multiple objects. To turn the format painter off, just click it again or press the Esc key on your keyboard.50Views1like0CommentsStoryline 360: Replacing Fonts
Quickly find and replace fonts throughout a project. From Slide View, go to the Home tab on the Storyline ribbon, click the drop-down arrow beside Find/Replace, and choose Replace Fonts. Use the Replace drop-down list to select the font you want to replace. You’ll only see the fonts currently in use in your project. Then use the With drop-down list to choose a new font. Click Replace. If you want to replace another font while the Replace Fonts window is still open, repeat steps 2-4. When you’re done, click Close to exit the window.385Views1like0CommentsStoryline 360: Importing Engage Interactions
Storyline 360 has powerful features for creating highly interactive content. However, you can also take advantage of existing Engage interactions by importing them into Storyline 360. Preparing to Import Interactions Importing Interactions Editing Interactions Using Right-Click Options for Interactions Deleting Interactions Preparing to Import Interactions Before importing Engage interactions into Storyline 360, consider these prerequisites and implications: To import interactions into Storyline 360, you must have Engage ‘09, Engage '13, or Engage 360 installed and activated with a valid serial number or subscription. (Engage doesn't need to be activated if you're in the free trial period.) When you import an interaction into Storyline 360, a copy of the original interaction (*.intr) file is stored in your project file. As a result, you can transfer your project to another computer or another developer and still edit the interaction (as long as Engage is installed and activated). Engage interactions are imported into Storyline 360 as web objects, meaning they'll play as standalone interactions that are simply embedded in your course. We recommend disabling the resume prompt in your interactions. Otherwise, learners will see a resume prompt when they revisit interaction slides in your course. To disable the resume prompt in Engage, visit these user guides: Engage ‘09, Engage ‘13, Engage 360. Importing Interactions First, do any of the following: Click Import on the Storyline 360 start screen and select Import Engage. Go to the File tab on the ribbon, scroll to Import, and click Engage. Go to the Home tab on the ribbon, click New Slide, scroll to Import, and choose Engage. Go to the Slides tab on the ribbon, click New Slide, and choose Engage. Browse to the Engage interaction you want to import and click Open. If you opened the wrong interaction or want to select a different one, click the ellipsis button (...) in the upper right corner to browse for another file. Use the Insert into scene drop-down list at the bottom of the window to choose where the interaction should appear in your course. You can insert it into a new scene, which is the default option, or the current scene. If you choose a new scene, use the Scene field to give it a name. Click Import to complete the process. Editing Interactions To edit an Engage interaction in Storyline 360, select its placeholder, then use the Options tab on the ribbon to adjust any of the following properties. Preview View the selected interaction on the Storyline slide. Click it again to stop the preview. Open Open the interaction in your default web browser. Edit in Engage Open the interaction in Engage for editing. When you're finished editing your interaction in Engage, click Save and Return to Storyline. This option is only available in 32-bit Storyline 360. In 64-bit Storyline 360, update Engage interactions by exporting the interaction file for editing, then replace the file with the updated one. (See below.) Export Interaction Export the interaction file for editing in Engage. This option is only available in 64-bit Storyline 360. Replace Interaction Replace the current interaction file with a different one. This option is only available in 64-bit Storyline 360. Load When do you want the interaction to play in your published course? Choose Automatically or When clicked. This option won't be available if you display the interaction in a separate browser window (see below). An interaction that opens in a separate window won't load until learners click it. Show Determine whether you want to display your interaction in the slide or in a new browser window. Controls If you display the interaction in a new browser window (see above), this drop-down becomes active, letting you choose which browser controls the new window has. This option is grayed out if the interaction is configured to play in the current slide. Size If you choose to show your interaction in a new browser window (see above), this drop-down becomes active, letting you specify a size for the new window. This option is grayed out if the interaction is configured to play in the current slide. Using Right-Click Options for Interactions Right-click an Engage interaction placeholder and you'll find several more options for working with the interaction: Web Object > Edit This opens the Edit Web Object window, which lets you adjust some of the properties described in the previous section, such as where the interaction displays and when it plays. Tip: Don't change the file path in the Address field. Web Object > Open This plays the interaction in your default web browser. Preview This plays the interaction on the slide. Click anywhere outside the interaction placeholder to end the preview Tip: You can also double-click the interaction placeholder to preview it. Reset Picture Your interaction placeholder will automatically use the first frame of the interaction as its placeholder image. If you want to remove the placeholder image, select Reset Picture. After resetting (removing) the placeholder image, you can choose another placeholder image by right-clicking the interaction again and selecting Change Picture. This is especially useful if you've configured the interaction to play only when learners click it. The image you select will be visible until they click it. Rename This lets you change the default name of the interaction placeholder (Engage Interaction 1, Engage Interaction 2, etc.) in Storyline 360. Another way to rename objects is to use the timeline. Tip: Changing the name of the interaction placeholder doesn't affect the title of the interaction in the published course. Size and Position Use this option to specify an exact size and position for the interaction placeholder. Learn more. Deleting Interactions To delete an Engage interaction from your story, just select the interaction placeholder and press the Delete key on your keyboard.61Views1like0Comments