Storyline 360: Setting Storyline Options
Here’s how to change your Storyline 360 settings, including auto-recovery, spell-checking, and more. Opening the Storyline Options Window Setting General Options Setting Spelling Options Setting Dictionary Options Managing Custom Dictionaries Setting AutoCorrect Options Changing the Interface Language Turning Optional Features On and Off Opening the Storyline Options Window Go to the File tab on the Storyline ribbon and click Storyline Options. The following window displays, allowing you to adjust the options described below. Setting General Options Use the General tab of the Storyline Options window to adjust these settings: Save AutoRecovery information every ___ minutes Mark this box to recover your work if you experience a power outage or the app shuts down unexpectedly. Storyline 360 automatically saves a copy of your project at the specified interval (after you’ve saved it at least once). The default interval is every 10 minutes, but you can enter any whole number between 1 and 120. If Storyline 360 closes unexpectedly, you’ll be prompted to recover your project the next time you open it. Disable hardware graphics acceleration Hardware graphics acceleration is enabled by default to give authors a better experience when creating 360° image interactions. You can deactivate it by marking this box. Enable screen reader support during preview Screen reader support during preview is turned off by default to improve stability. You can enable it by marking this box. Reset "Don't show again” prompts For some actions, such as deleting audio, Storyline 360 displays a confirmation prompt with an option to "Don’t show again" or "Don’t ask again." If you mark the box, Storyline 360 will no longer display the confirmation prompt when you perform the same action later. To turn all the confirmation prompts back on, click Reset "Don’t show again” prompts. Setting Spelling Options On the General tab, click Spelling Options to set your preferences for the spell checker and dictionary. Keep in mind that the preferences you set here will also impact other Articulate products that are installed on the same computer. Hide spelling errors This hides the wavy red lines that appear under misspelled words. (When you run a spell check, the misspelled words will still be caught.) If you choose to make the wavy red lines visible, you can right-click any misspelled word for a list of suggested spellings. Ignore words in UPPERCASE Words with all capital letters won’t get spell checked. Ignore words with numbers Words that contain numbers won’t get spell checked. Ignore Internet and file addresses Website URLs, email addresses, and file paths won’t get spell checked. Ignore capitalized words Words with initial capital letters won’t get spell checked. Ignore words with mixed case Words that contain both uppercase and lowercase letters won’t get spell checked. Ignore HTML markups Words with HTML tags won’t get spell checked. Allow accented words Words with accented letters won’t get spell checked. Report doubled words Instances of the same word appearing one after the other will get flagged during spell check. Suggest split words If a misspelled word appears to be two separate words, Storyline 360 will suggest splitting them apart. Phonetic suggestions If a misspelled word resembles the phonetic spelling of an actual word, Storyline 360 will provide suggested corrections. Typographical suggestions During spell check, Storyline 360 will provide suggested corrections that are typographically similar to the misspelled word. For example, if you type "potatoe" the words "potatoes" and "potato" will be suggested. Case sensitive This enables Storyline 360 to distinguish words based on the case patterns of their letters. Auto correct This enables Storyline 360 to dynamically correct misspellings as you type. If you mark this box, you can also click the corresponding Options button to customize your autocorrect dictionary. View the section below on Setting AutoCorrect Options for details. If you change your mind about your choices on this window, you can switch back to the default settings by clicking Restore Defaults at the bottom of the window. Setting Dictionary Options Use the dictionary options at the bottom of the Spelling Options window to switch the spell checker to a different language and to manage your custom dictionaries. Use the Main Dictionary Language drop-down to choose the dictionary you want to use for spell checking. Click Custom Dictionaries to add, modify, or remove a custom dictionary. Custom dictionaries supplement your main dictionary with additional words that you don’t want Storyline 360 to flag during spell checks, such as names, industry-specific words, technical terms, and alternate spellings. Managing Custom Dictionaries When you click Custom Dictionaries on the Spelling Options window (see above), the following window appears. Modify a dictionary Select a dictionary from the list and click Modify. A window appears where you can add or remove words for your custom dictionary. To add a word, type it in the Word field and click Add. To remove a word, select it and click Delete. Click OK when you’re done. Change the default dictionary To set a custom dictionary as the default, choose a dictionary from the list and click Change Default. Create a new dictionary Click New. Type a name for your new dictionary and click Save. The new dictionary will appear in your dictionary list, and you can add words to it as needed. Import a custom dictionary Import a custom dictionary you receive from someone else. Click Add, browse to the *.dic file, and click Open. The dictionary will appear in your dictionary list, and you can modify it as needed. Remove a dictionary Select the dictionary you want to remove and click Remove. This doesn’t remove the *.dic file from your hard drive, but it does remove it from your dictionary list in Storyline 360 and other Articulate apps. Setting AutoCorrect Options The autocorrect options let you choose which misspellings Storyline 360 will automatically fix for you. To edit your autocorrect options, open the Storyline Options window, select the General tab, and then click AutoCorrect Options. When the AutoCorrect window appears, you can turn the entire feature on or off by marking/unmarking the Replace text as you type box. When it’s enabled, Storyline 360 will replace misspelled words from the left-hand column with the corresponding text from the right-hand column as you type. Here’s how to customize it: To add a word to the list Type the word you want to add in the Replace field. Type the word you want to replace it with in the With field. Then click Add. To remove a word from the list Select the word you want to remove and click Delete. To change the replacement text Select a word in the left-hand column, then type the text you want Storyline 360 to replace it with in the With field. Then click Replace. Click OK when you’re done managing your AutoCorrect options. Changing the Interface Language You can localize the Storyline 360 interface in English, French, German, or Spanish. The language setting is located in the Articulate 360 desktop app that runs in your computer’s system tray (next to the clock). View this article for details. Turning Optional Features On and Off When Storyline 360 has optional features, you can use the Features tab on the left side of the Storyline Options window to turn them on and off. You can switch between the enhanced Word translation workflow and the legacy Word translation workflow. Either check or uncheck the box to Use the enhanced Word translation workflow and then click OK. To enhance accessibility, use upgraded text for new projects. Upgraded text is selected by default, but you can uncheck this box if you'd prefer. In-app notifications, including pop-up notifications for background processes such as AI caption generation, are also enabled by default. Uncheck the box if you prefer not to show notifications.Storyline 360: Improving Experiences With the Accessibility Checker
Whether you're an accessibility novice or expert, the new accessibility checker built into Storyline 360 will help you create more inclusive e-learning. Evaluate your content against key Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) in one click and get a thorough report that identifies barriers and offers step-by-step guidance on how to move forward. Finding and fixing accessibility issues has never been easier. Note: While the accessibility checker offers a practical starting point, no automated tool can guarantee full compliance and conformance with accessibility guidelines. For the most complete results, pair the accessibility checker with manual testing. Open the Accessibility Checker Get started with the accessibility checker using either of the following methods: Go to the View tab on the ribbon and select Accessibility Checker. Or, go to the status bar at the bottom of the app and select Accessibility Issues. The Accessibility Checker pane opens and offers two main views: The Summary has interactive tiles to review according to WCAG criteria and complexity. The All Issues option lists the scanned results, accessibility impact summaries, links to the corresponding WCAG criteria, and resolution recommendations. Navigate the Results Click the arrow icon next to each issue's description to expand or collapse its content. All the instances display in the expanded field. You can: Click a line item to display more information about the issue and how to fix it on the right side of the pane. Use the hyperlink in the right pane to jump to the issue's exact location within your course. Filter, Sort, and Manage Issues Choose from any of the following options to refine the information: Click Filter to view the applied filters or to edit the filter criteria. Click Sort to select how you'd like to organize the list—by status, level, issue name, or number of instances—and choose ascending or descending order. Click Skip all instances to skip all instances of an issue. Mark the Show skipped box to display skipped issues on the list. Understand Issue Complexity Each issue is labeled by how it can be fixed: Fix in one click: Applies to simple updates, like the playback speed control, that the accessibility checker can resolve automatically. Just click Fix it for me to apply the change. Fix with AI: Offers the option to use AI Assistant, if it's included in your subscription. For example, you can use AI Assistant to generate suggestions for alt text and captions, then review and edit the result before saving. Note: The Generate alt text and Generate captions buttons appear for all users, but they only work if your Articulate 360 subscription includes AI Assistant. If not, clicking the button will prompt you to learn more about enabling AI features. However, even if you don’t have AI Assistant, you can still fix these issues manually by entering your own alt text or captions. Manual Fix: Requires your input to resolve. The accessibility checker provides clear instructions and links to the relevant WCAG guidelines to help you make the best decisions. Scan Automatically The accessibility checker supports up to 15 key WCAG criteria with various conformance levels that cover 24 different violations. It automatically scans your course when you open or edit it in Storyline 360, so the report is always current. You can also click Refresh to scan your content again. The scan results only show issues relevant to your content. For example, a "missing captions" violation won't display in courses without audio or videos. Choose a Docking Option Click the Redock icon to move the floating pane below your timeline. Use the Pin icon to keep the scanned results visible. Click the Undock button to use the floating pane, which you can move to another monitor to have more room to work. Publish When you publish your course, we'll remind you about any unresolved accessibility issues. You can click Review to open the accessibility checker floating pane. Skipped items won't be included, so use the Show skipped option in the accessibility checker to review anything you chose to skip earlier. Understand Compatibility The accessibility checker is exclusive to the May 2025 update and later for Storyline 360. Project files with hidden accessibility issues won't open in earlier versions of Storyline 360. To restore compatibility, click the "Restore" or "Restore all instances" option to reveal all skipped accessibility issues.Storyline 360: Accessibility Checker Covered Issues
When you create a new Storyline course or edit an existing one, the accessibility checker automatically scans your course content for the covered issues listed in the table below and displays any that apply to the course. You’ll also get clear, actionable guidance on how to fix the issues found. This table will be updated and expanded as we add new covered issues to the accessibility checker. Note that not every issue listed here will appear in every course. Checked Issue Name Description WCAG Criteria Custom alt text added Objects should have custom alternative text (alt text). 1.1.1 Non-text Content (Level A) Captions added Audio or video content should have closed captions. 1.2.2 Captions (Prerecorded) (Level A) Skip navigation shortcut enabled The skip navigation shortcut should be enabled. 2.4.1 Bypass Blocks (Level A) Interaction accessible Projects should have drag-and-drop interactions and/or likert scale questions that are accessible. 2.1.1 Keyboard (Level A) Slides advance by user Slides should be set to advance by user. 2.2.1 Timing Adjustable (Level A) Play/pause button enabled The play/pause button should be enabled in the player properties. 2.2.2 Pause, Stop, Hide (Level A) Playback orientation unrestricted The responsive playback settings shouldn't be restricted to a single orientation. 1.3.4 Orientation (Level AA) Text styles defined Text elements should have defined styles, such as heading levels. 1.3.1 Info and Relationships (Level A) Background audio pauses when video plays The background audio should pause while learners watch video content on a slide. 1.4.7 Low or No Background Audio (Level AAA) Background audio volume lowers when slide audio plays The background audio volume should lower when the slide audio plays. 1.4.7 Low or No Background Audio (Level AAA) Marker animations disabled Markers shouldn't have animations. 2.3.3 Animation from Interactions (Level AAA) Clickable objects are 24 pixels wide by 24 pixels tall or larger Interactive objects like buttons should meet the minimum size guidance of 24 pixels wide by 24 pixels tall. 2.5.8 Target Size (Minimum) (Level AA) Accessible video controls enabled The accessible video controls should be enabled. 1.4.2 Audio Control (Level A) Video autoplay disabled Video content shouldn't be set to play automatically. 1.4.2 Audio Control (Level A) Text upgraded Project should use upgraded text. 1.4.12 Text Spacing (Level AA) Accessibility controls enabled The accessibility controls should be enabled. 1.4.4 Resize text (Level AA) Slide title defined Slide titles should have distinctive names. 4.1.2 Name, Role, Value (Level A) Slide title distinctive Each slide should have a distinctive title. 4.1.2 Name, Role, Value (Level A) Scene title distinctive Each scene should have a distinctive title. 4.1.2 Name, Role, Value (Level A) Scene title defined Scene titles should have distinctive names. 4.1.2 Name, Role, Value (Level A) Generated captions reviewed AI-generated captions should be reviewed for accuracy. Recommended Font is 12 points or larger Font sizes should be 12 points or larger. Recommended Playback speed control enabled The course playback speed control should be enabled. Recommended Alt text is less than 150 characters Alternative text (alt text) for objects shouldn't exceed the recommended limit of 150 characters. RecommendedStoryline 360: Adding Result Slides
Result slides give learners dynamic feedback at the end of quizzes and surveys. They also send reporting and tracking information to learning management systems, including learners' responses and scores. You can use multiple result slides in a Storyline 360 course and even combine them for a composite score. In this tutorial, we'll look at adding result slides to a project and configuring their properties. Add a Result Slide Choose a Quiz Type Identify the Questions to Be Tracked Enable the Quiz Timer (Optional) Name Your Quiz Define the Passing Score (for Graded Results) Score Only Viewed Questions (Optional) Choose Result Slide Features Format Result Slide Buttons Step 1: Add a Result Slide First, do any of the following: Go to the Home tab on the ribbon, click New Slide, and choose Results. Go to the Slides tab on the ribbon and click Results. In Story View, right-click anywhere in the workspace, scroll to New Slide, and choose Results. In Slide View or Form View, right-click anywhere in the Scenes panel, scroll to New Slide, and choose Results. When the Insert Slide window appears, choose the type of result slide you want to add. Use the filters on the left side of the window to narrow your choices. There are four result-slide types: Graded: Choose a graded result slide when you want to track the score for the quiz. You'll have options to show the learner's score, the passing score, and passed/failed feedback. Survey: Choose a survey result slide for non-graded questions. Blank: Choose a blank result slide when you need to send completion data to an LMS/LRS but want to design the slide from scratch. For example, you might want to disguise it as a summary, thank you, or standard content slide. Combined: Choose a combined result slide when you want to combine multiple quiz results into one final result slide where learners must pass all quizzes to pass the course. Tip: As of June 2022, accessible-by-default templates are available in the gallery of result slide templates in addition to legacy and Content Library 360 templates. Click Insert Slide to add the result slide to your course. The Quiz Settings window appears, as shown below, where you can name your quiz, identify the questions you want to track, define the passing score, enable the quiz timer, and more. Step 2: Choose a Quiz Type Use the drop-down list in the upper left corner of the Quiz Settings window to choose one of these quiz types: Final Assessment: Creates a standard “submit results” trigger on the result slide. This is the default quiz type. A final assessment can be scored and tracked by your LMS/LRS, and it’s automatically added to your LMS/LRS tracking options. Pre-Check: Creates a conditional “submit results” trigger, which depends on the learner passing the quiz. A pre-check quiz can be scored and tracked by your LMS/LRS only if the learner passes. If they fail, the quiz won’t get reported to your LMS/LRS, and the learner has an opportunity to pass another quiz later in the course. Pre-checks are automatically added to your LMS/LRS tracking options. (Even though a failed pre-check doesn’t get reported, the question data still gets submitted to the LMS/LRS. Depending on your LMS/LRS, you might be able to see how a learner responded to a failed pre-check.) Knowledge Check: This quiz type isn’t scored or tracked by your LMS/LRS. Therefore, a “submit results” trigger isn’t created. A knowledge check simply gives the learner an opportunity to test their knowledge and reinforce what they learned. Step 3: Identify the Questions to Be Tracked A result slide can track question slides or other result slides. Use the Calculate results for drop-down list to select one of the following, then mark the boxes for the question slides or result slides you want to track. Questions Use this option to track individual question slides and question draws. Result Slides Use this option to combine other result slides into a final result slide. Then decide how you want to score the combined quizzes, using the scoring options that appear: User must pass each quiz: Require learners to pass each child quiz. If they fail any quiz, then they fail the entire course. Combine points from each quiz: Add the points from all child quizzes together as the final score for the course. Then enter a percentage in the Combined Passing Score field at the bottom of the window. In this scenario, a learner could fail one or more quizzes and still pass the overall course. When combining multiple quizzes into a final result slide, learners will need to visit each of the child result slides in order to complete the course. Otherwise, the course status will be marked incomplete. Step 4: Enable the Quiz Timer (Optional) You can set a time limit for your quiz, using the options in the upper right corner of the Quiz Settings window. Mark the Quiz Timer box, then enter the number of minutes you want to allow for the quiz. Click the stopwatch icon to choose when the timer should start counting down and how you want it to display. (Note: The responsive mobile player always uses the time remaining format.) Learners will see the quiz timer in the upper right corner of the player frame. In the modern player, you can hide the quiz timer by turning off the menus and controls. However, there’s no option to hide the quiz timer in the classic player. Step 5: Name Your Quiz As of August 2022, you can assign unique names to quiz result slides, making it easy to identify the corresponding built-in variables for each quiz. For example, a quiz named Time_Management generates variables such as Time_Management.PassPercent and Time_Management.ScorePoints . Use letters, numbers, and underscores to name your quizzes. Spaces, hyphens, and special characters aren't allowed. Quiz names won't show in your published course. They're only visible in your project file. Step 6: Define the Passing Score (for Graded Quizzes) If you're tracking graded questions, enter a percentage in the Passing Score field at the bottom of the Quiz Settings window. Step 7: Score Only Viewed Questions (Optional) As of September 2020, you can allow learners to skip quiz questions without negatively affecting their score by grading only the questions they view. Simply check the box to Only score viewed questions. For example, you might branch learners to different questions based on their answers to previous questions, which means they could skip some questions along the way. Unviewed Questions vs. Unanswered Questions Unviewed questions and unanswered questions are treated differently. When you score only the questions learners view, they won’t be penalized for questions they don’t see. However, if learners visit questions and then skip them without answering, those questions will count against their quiz score. Step 8: Choose Result Slide Features Finally, choose the features you want to display on your result slide. If the Quiz Settings window is open, click OK to close it, then go to the Result Tools—Design tab on the ribbon. Choose from the following features, and click the slide where you want them to appear. You can add features to the base layer of the result slide or to the success/failure layers. For example, you might add a review button to the base layer so learners can review the quiz whether they pass or fail. And you might add a print button to the success layer so learners who pass the quiz can print their results. You could also add a retry button to the failure layer so they can retake the quiz if they fail. Passing Percent Add a placeholder that displays the percentage required to pass. Format the text box any way you like. User Percent Add a placeholder to your slide that displays the percentage the learner achieved. Format the text box any way you like. Passing Points Add a placeholder that displays the number of points required to pass. Format the text box any way you like. User Points Add a placeholder to your slide that displays the number of points the learner earned. Format the text box any way you like. Review Button Add a Review Quiz button to your result slide, which lets learners go back and review the answers they submitted (but they can't change their answers). To give learners visual feedback on their performance, double-click the Review results trigger in the Triggers panel and mark the box to Show correct/incorrect responses when reviewing. To let learners review only the questions they got wrong, mark the box to Review only incorrect questions. Note: The review button is disabled for combined result slides. Print Button Add a Print Results button to your result slide, which lets learners print out a summary of their results. To include the learner's name on the printed report, double-click the Print results trigger in the Triggers panel and mark the box to Prompt the user for their name. Pro Tip: Learners can choose Save as PDF from the print dialog's Destination drop-down list to make the text searchable. Retry Button Add a Retry Quiz button to your result slide, which gives learners an unlimited number of attempts to retake the quiz. (To limit the number of quiz attempts, review this user guide.) If the quiz drew a subset of questions from a question bank, learners will see a different subset of questions each time they retake the quiz. To let learners retry only the questions they got wrong, double-click the Reset results trigger in the Triggers panel and mark the box to Reset only incorrect questions. Note: The retry button is disabled for combined result slides. Tip: You can adjust the passing score and timer settings on the ribbon or in the Quiz Settings window, as described above Step 9: Format Result Slide Buttons You can format buttons on your result slide to match the rest of your course design. Select a button on your slide, go to the Button Tools—Format tab on the ribbon, and make your design selections. You can add icons, change the button style, adjust the colors, and add effects. To learn more about working with buttons, review this user guide. Can I Edit My Result Slide Later? Absolutely! Open your result slide in Slide View. Then go to the Result Tools—Design tab on the ribbon and click Quiz Settings.Storyline 360: Customizing the Text Labels
Customizing the default text for buttons, messages, screen reader instructions, and other player controls is easy. You can even switch your text labels to a different language all at once. Working with Text Labels Customizing Individual Text Labels Saving Custom Text Labels Switching to Another Language or a Set of Custom Text Labels Saving Player Changes Working with Text Labels To customize your text labels, go to the Home tab on the ribbon and click Player. When the player properties appear, click Text Labels on the ribbon. You can customize individual text labels, change all labels to a different language, or switch to a previously-saved set of text labels you created. Customizing Individual Text Labels On the left side of the window, Storyline 360 displays a list of all the text labels you can edit. For any item you want to change, type your preferred text in the Custom Text column. To see your updated text labels in the preview area on the right side of the window, click Update Preview. If you’d like to send all the text labels to someone else to customize or translate, download this spreadsheet, which contains a complete list. Once you have the revised list, you can update the Custom Text column with the new text labels. Don’t Modify Variable References If you’re using 360° images, only modify the actual text in the Custom Text column. Don’t change variable references, such as %count% and %total% . Saving Custom Text Labels When you customize text labels, the changes become part of the current project. If you want to use the same text labels in other courses, do this: Click the Save button to the right of the Language drop-down. When prompted, enter a name for your new set of text labels and click Save. This saves your text labels in Storyline 360’s default location, but you can choose a different location if you need to share them with other developers. If you select a location other than the default, saved text labels won’t appear in the Language drop-down for other courses you build. In that case, you’ll need to use the Load button (the folder icon to the right of the Language drop-down list) to locate the *.xml file and add it to your language library. Switching to Another Language or a Set of Custom Text Labels To switch to a completely different language or a set of custom text labels you previously saved, use the Language drop-down to make your choice. Custom labels appear at the top of the list, and 75 built-in languages appear below that. Here’s a full list of the built-in language options: Afrikaans Albanian Amharic Arabic Armenian Azerbaijani Bangla Bosnian Bulgarian Catalan Chinese (Simplified) Chinese (Traditional) Croatian Czech Danish Dutch English Estonian Filipino Finnish French (Canada) French (France) French (Haiti) Georgian German Greek Gujarati Hausa Hebrew Hindi Hungarian Icelandic Indonesian Irish Italian Japanese Kannada Kazakh Kiswahili Korean Latvian Lithuanian Macedonian Malay Malayalam Maltese Marathi Mongolian Norwegian Pashto Persian Persian (Afghanistan) Polish Portuguese (Brazil) Portuguese (Portugal) Punjabi Romanian Russia Serbian Sinhala Slovak Slovenia Somali Spanish Spanish (Mexico) Swedish Tamil Telugu Thai Turkish Ukrainian Urdu Uzbek Vietnamese Welsh If you saved a custom label set but don’t see it in the list, you’ll need to browse for it. Click the Load button (the folder icon to the right of the Language drop-down list), then select the custom label set you previously saved. Tip: Storyline 360 adds a language code for screen readers to your published story.html file based on the language you select for your text labels. Saving Player Changes When you click OK to close the Player Properties window, Storyline 360 saves your changes in the current project file. If you’d like to use the same customizations in other projects, click Current Player on the ribbon and choose Save. Enter a name for your custom player if prompted, and click OK. Learn more about the Current Player options. You Might Also Want to Explore: Translating ContentStoryline 360: Hiding the Player Frame for a Chromeless Design
Want to turn off all the player features and hide the player frame to give your course a chromeless look? Storyline 360 can help with that! Here’s how. How to Hide the Modern Player How to Hide the Classic Player How to Hide the Modern Player It’s super easy to hide the modern player frame. Just go to the Home tab on the Storyline ribbon, click Player, then set the Menus & Controls option to Off. That’s it! Your course won’t have a player at all. You'll see a solid background color behind your course. You can change the page background color on the Colors & Effects tab in your player properties. When you turn off the menus and controls, it overrides the previous, next, and submit buttons for each slide in your course. And since your slides won’t have any built-in navigation buttons, be sure to add your own custom navigation features, such as buttons, links, or hotspots. How to Hide the Classic Player The Menus & Controls property described above only applies to the modern player. It’s grayed-out for the classic player. You can still hide the classic player frame. It just takes more work than the modern player. Follow these steps. Step 1: Turn Off the Player Features Go to Home tab on the Storyline ribbon and click Player. Go to the Features tab on the ribbon and uncheck all the player options. Step 2: Make the Player Border Transparent Also in the player properties, click Colors & Effects on the ribbon. Click the link to Show advanced color editing. From the Edit item drop-down list, select the following items and make them 100% transparent. Base >> Main Background Base >> Main Border Base >> Slide Background Step 3: Turn Off the Previous, Next, and Submit Buttons for Each Slide By default, each slide in Storyline will either have previous and next buttons or a submit button. You'll need to turn them off to make your player completely invisible. Go to Story View. Press Ctrl+A twice to select all the slides in your course. Uncheck the Prev, Next, and Submit boxes in the slide properties panel, and make sure all the player features are also unchecked. Be sure to add your own custom navigation features to each slide, such as buttons, links, or hotspots.Storyline 360: Choosing Player Colors, Fonts, and Button Styles
Personalize the player frame around your slide content with colors and fonts that complement your course design or match your brand. And if you’re using the modern player, you can also choose a button style—icons, text, or both icons and text. Choose Colors, Fonts, and Button Styles for the Modern Player Choose Colors and Fonts for the Classic Player Choose Colors, Fonts, and Button Styles for the Modern Player Here’s how to customize colors, fonts, and button styles for the modern player. Go to the Home tab on the ribbon and click Player. When the player properties appear, make sure the Player Style is set to Modern. (Learn more about choosing a player style.) Click Colors & Effects on the ribbon, then choose your colors, fonts, and button styles. Customize Player Features Player Theme: Select the built-in Dark or Light player theme with predefined neutral tones when you want your content to be the focus of learners’ attention. Select the Custom option to create your own player theme with colors that match your brand or course design. Page Background Color: When you lock the player size or turn off menus and controls, you’ll have an option to customize the page background color that learners see around the outside of your course. Accent Color: Choose an accent color from the color selector (the default accent color choices come from your theme colors). The accent color is used throughout the modern player to tie it all together. For example, the accent color highlights the current slide in the menu, identifies the selected tab in the sidebar, and shows the progress of the seekbar. Accessibility Focus Colors: Set two accessibility focus colors—one light and one dark—so the focus indicator is visible on any background. The accessibility focus rectangle lets sighted keyboard-only users see which object is currently selected. Font: Choose a player font and font size for the text that appears throughout the player, including the course title, the menu, and navigation buttons. The size percentage defaults to 100%, but you can choose any percentage between 75% and 200%. If your course has video transcripts, the font and font size you select for all player elements also applies to transcript text. Navigation Buttons: By default, navigation buttons display both icons and text—i.e., arrows and text for previous and next buttons as well as text and check marks for submit buttons. You can switch to just icons or text instead. (Navigation buttons will always be icons on smartphones due to the limited screen space.) Tip: To customize the text for navigation buttons, edit the text labels in your player properties. Customize Closed Captions Change the foreground and background colors of your closed captions. Choose a captions font and font size. The size percentage defaults to 100%, but you can choose any percentage between 75% and 200%. Position captions at the bottom or top of the slide. Choose Colors and Fonts for the Classic Player Note: Classic player colors and fonts only work on desktop and laptop computers—except the captions font, which works on all devices, including tablets and smartphones. Explore this interactive demo to know which classic player properties work on mobile devices. Here’s how to customize colors and fonts for the classic player. Go to the Home tab on the ribbon and click Player. When the player properties appear, make sure the Player Style is set to Classic. (Learn more about choosing a player style.) Click Colors & Effects on the ribbon, then choose your colors and fonts. Choose a Color Scheme Choose a built-in color scheme or a custom color scheme that you previously created from the Color scheme drop-down list. The preview pane on the right side of the window will automatically update so you can see how your color scheme looks. Create a Custom Color Scheme Here’s how to create a custom color scheme. Click Show advanced color editing to reveal additional color options. Choose the portion of the player you want to customize from the Edit item drop-down list. (Download this job aid to identify which player colors affect each player element.) Use the color selector to choose a new color. (If you see top and bottom colors, it means the item is a gradient composed of two colors.) To apply transparency to the item you're modifying, enter a percentage in the Transparency field. (Transparency isn’t available for all items.) Repeat steps 2-4 for each player element you want to customize. If you change your mind and want to undo the edits you made, click the Reset button (it looks like a window icon with a backward-pointing arrow). Save a Custom Color Scheme to Reuse It in Other Projects By default, a custom color scheme is only stored in the project file you’re currently working on. If you want to reuse a custom color scheme in other Storyline projects, just click the Save button, give your color scheme a name, and click OK. When you save a custom color scheme, it appears in the Color scheme drop-down list so you can apply it to any Storyline course you create. A saved color scheme is stored in the current project file and in the following directory on your computer: %AppData%\Articulate\Storyline\360\Frames\StoryFrame\ColorSchemes Delete a Custom Color Scheme To remove a custom color scheme, select it from the Color scheme drop-down, then click the Delete button. (Built-in color schemes can’t be deleted.) The deleted scheme will no longer appear in your color choices. However, if you delete a color scheme that's applied to another course, it won't be removed from that course; it'll just be stored in that particular project file. Choose a Page Background Color The page background color appears behind your published course. Learners may see this color around the outside of your player frame. And if you made the base of your player transparent, the page background color will show through the player. Use the Page background selector to choose a color. The color palette comes from your theme colors. If you don't see the color you want, click More Colors to enter a custom color value. Select Your Fonts and Set the Font Size Choose a Player font for the text that appears throughout the player, including the course title, the menu, and navigation buttons. If your course has closed captions, you can also choose a Captions font. And you can increase or decrease the font size for all player elements and closed captions as a single unit by adjusting the Player font size percentage. It defaults to 100%, but you can choose any percentage between 75% and 200%.
