3 Ways to Use Hotspots in Storyline
This week's tip comes from John_Moore_YL at our certified training partner, Yukon Learning. A hotspot is an invisible button in Storyline 360. Hotspots can power a variety of interactive experiences. In this video, John will share three example use cases for hotspots. You'll learn how to: Add a hotspot to a slide Use hotspots to change object states Use hotspots to show layers Use hotspots to move between slides Resources: Yukon Learning YouTube Channel Need Articulate 360 Training? Sign up.Counting Slides Using Built-In Variables
This week's tip comes from RonPrice at our certified training partner, Yukon Learning. Sometimes you want to show your learners what percentage of a course they've completed, or how many slides they've viewed so far. Did you know there's a built-in variable for that? In this video, we'll show you how to use the Slide Number variable on the slide master to display how much of a course a learner has completed. Resources: Yukon Learning YouTube Channel Need Articulate 360 Training? Sign up.Demystifying Text Styles
This week's tip comes from John_Moore_YL at our certified training partner, Yukon Learning. Text styles in Storyline control the visual appearance of text elements, such as paragraphs and headings. They also play an important role in accessibility by making courses easier to navigate with a screen reader. There are six default text styles in Storyline: Normal, Heading Levels 1-4, and Hyperlink. In this video, John will show you how text styles help you create more consistent, accessible, and efficient course designs. You'll learn: What text styles are How they are applied in Storyline How they make formatting and updating your courses easier Resources: Yukon Learning YouTube Channel Need Articulate 360 Training? Sign up.Working with Built-In States
This week's tip comes from RonPrice at Articulate's certified training partner, Yukon Learning. Built-in states are typically the very first type of interactivity someone sees in Storyline. Hovering over or clicking on an object and seeing that object respond is a simple and popular effect in digital learning. It is also one of the Storyline features that gets over-programmed by new Storyline users. The beauty of built-in states is their simplicity. In this video we'll show you the basics of working with states! Resources: Yukon Learning YouTube Channel Need Articulate 360 Training? Sign up.What Layout Does My Slide Use? What Slides Use This Layout?
This week's tip comes from John_Moore_YL at our certified training partner, Yukon Learning. Sometimes you need to identify which Slide Master layouts are being used by specific slides. In this video, John will show you how to: Use the apply layout feature to identify a slide's layout template Access the slide master to view all slides using a specific layout Resources: Yukon Learning YouTube Channel Sign Up for Facilitated Certified TrainingHow to Create a Timer in Storyline
This week's tip comes from our certified training partner, Yukon Learning. Imagine you're creating a course for a group of new hires in a fast food restaurant whose jobs will require that they manage multiple things -- refilling French fry containers and keeping an eye on the fryer while also fulfilling orders and getting them out to the waiting customers. An e-learning course where workers can practice what they need to do in that situation is an effective way to help them learn how to do the job. They won't have the stress of the live work environment, and the restaurant hopefully won't have as much food waste because learners will know how to manage the time. The key element in this scenario is that in the real world, time can "run out" in a number of ways: the fries burn, the hamburgers get cold, the customers get angry. We can simulate the experience of time running out by creating a timer on a slide. In this video, you'll learn how to: Create a timer using number variables and layers Ensure the timer stops at 0 Determine what happens when time runs out Accessibility Disclaimer: Timers really aren't accessible. They can cause all kinds of problems for all kinds of learners. That said, timers are one of the elements of gamified learning, and can be part of a real learning experience. The Articulate CommunityTeam suggested these tips for working with timers in e-learning: Allow learners to opt out. Timed challenges can be an accessibility issue for some learners. So if the limit isn’t a legal requirement, consider including a way to turn it off. Only include timers when it improves learning. A little time stress goes a long way. It’s best to save this feature for instances where meeting a time limit connects strongly to learning goals. Don’t make it too hard. Ensure the limits you do use are realistic and achievable. If it’s too hard to meet the requirements, your time limit could cause learners to tune out instead of engage. Resources: Yukon Learning YouTube Channel Sign Up for Facilitated Certified TrainingHow to Number Questions in a Question Bank
This week's tip comes from RonPrice at our certified training partner, Yukon Learning. If you have a linear quiz where everyone will see the same questions, putting a text box on the screen indicating which question the learner is currently on is easy. But what about when you're drawing random questions out of a question bank? If learners aren't viewing your questions linearly, or will see a random subset of questions, you'll want to use Storyline's built-in variables. In this video, you will learn how to: Add the number of slides viewed to the Question layout in the slide master Exclude any slides from numbering other than quiz question slides Resources: Yukon Learning YouTube Channel Sign Up for Facilitated Certified TrainingHow to Edit the Storyline Interface
This tip comes from RonPrice at our certified training partner, Yukon Learning. Have you ever needed more screen real estate for your slide and the timeline or trigger panel is in the way? Or your timeline seems to have gone missing? In this short tutorial, we'll show you how to undock and redock the windows of the Storyline user interface. Resources: Yukon Learning YouTube Channel Sign Up for Facilitated Certified Training3 Tips for Better Closed Captions in Storyline
This week's tip comes from our certified training partner, Yukon Learning. At Yukon Learning, we're passionate about accessibility. Adding closed captions to course media is just one step when creating accessible e-learning content. In this video, we'll share three quick and easy tips to ensure your captions are as helpful as possible to your learners! You'll learn: How to add and edit captions with AI How to resize the captions How to adjust the font, size, and position of your captions Resources: Yukon Learning YouTube Channel Sign Up for Facilitated Certified Training
