Storyline 360: Corner Radius Formatting
This user guide covers the corner radius options on the Format Shape/Format Picture window. These options control the appearance of rectangle shapes, captions, and buttons. (See this user guide for ways to access the formatting window.) Border/Corners Icon Select the Borders icon to modify all four corners with the same value or the Corners icon to modify each corner independently. Corner Value Enter the value(s) in pixels or select Use percentages to enter percent values. You can also use the arrows to adjust the value. To reset the corners to their default values, click Reset to default. Rounded rectangles default to percentage values. You can round all corners of a shape by dragging any of its sizing handles. You can also adjust one corner of a shape by pressing the Alt key on your keyboard and dragging the corner. When you change the corner radius in a shape’s normal state, those dimensions get applied to other states. However, when you change the corner radius in a shape’s state that isn’t the normal state, the new dimensions are only applied to that state.Storyline 360: Applying Merge Shapes
Merge shapes lets you combine basic shapes into custom, powerful designs. Select two or more shapes and apply one of five merge operations: Union Exclude Fragment Intersect Subtract Create Merged Shapes Getting started with merged shapes is easy. Insert and select two or more shapes. Right-click or choose Format in Drawing Tools. Select Merge Shapes. From the drop-down menu, choose the kind of merge operation you want: Union, Exclude, Fragment, Intersect, or Subtract. The resulting merged shape behaves like any other built-in shape and can be moved, scaled, rotated, used in triggers, etc. It can also be merged with other shapes, opening even more design possibilities for your courses.Storyline 360: Adding Math Equations
Create formulas using an intuitive LaTeX editor built right into Storyline 360 with these steps: Go to the Insert tab on the ribbon and click Equations. In the Insert Math Equation window, enter your formula in the LaTeX markup field. It will display as a graphic at the bottom of the window in real time. Enter descriptive alt text in the short and long description fields on the right. Use the Color selector to choose a color for the equation. Click Insert to add the equation to your slide. Note: Storyline 360 supports the MathJax TeX font. Edit Math Equations To update an equation, use any of the following methods to get started: On the slide stage, select the equation and click the pencil icon on the top right corner of its sizing handles. Right-click the equation and choose Edit Math Equation from the context menu. When you’re ready, click Replace to replace the existing equation with the modified one. Resize Math Equations The quickest way to resize a math equation is to drag any of its sizing handles. For more control over an equation’s exact size, go to the Size and Position window to enter your preferred values. Make Math Equations Accessible Math equations are rendered as scalable vector graphics (SVG), which means they’ll stay sharp when resized or zoomed in. You can further enhance math accessibility with these steps: Add short and long descriptions (alt text). Use a two-part text alternative for complex images to make them more accessible to all learners, including screen reader users. Short descriptions are meant to identify the image, while long descriptions represent essential information conveyed by the image. The alt text should spell out the name of each symbol in the equation. (1.1.1 Non-text Content) Meet color contrast guidelines. When using the color option, use a web-based contrast checker or download a contrast checker tool to test the contrast ratio of your math equation. (1.4.11 Non-text Contrast) Determine whether text within an image is necessary. Use text over images when conveying information. However, having text within a math equation SVG is acceptable if it gives learners essential context. (1.4.5 Images of Text)Articulate Localization: Distribute Multi-Language Training With Reach 360
Accommodating global audiences in Reach 360 is easy when you use Articulate Localization! Simply publish your multi-language training to Reach 360, then enroll learners. That's it! Learners see the course in their preferred language (if available) and can select other languages without disrupting their training progress. To get started, add a published multi-language Rise 360 or Storyline 360 training to your training library as you would any other course. The available languages display on the course detail page, as shown below. The learner automatically sees the translated course based on their preferred language interface, if available. For example, here’s the learner interface in German: Current languages include: Brazilian Portuguese English (UK) Mexican Spanish Canadian French Finnish Norwegian Danish French Portuguese Dutch German Spanish English (US) Latin American Spanish Swedish Learners don't have to remain in the same language while taking training. They can select a different language from the drop-down menu at the top of the screen without resetting their current progress. Reach 360 seamlessly tracks learner progress across languages as it would a single training session. Question-level reporting also supports multiple languages. Even if a learner switches between languages for each question, all responses are included in the report. Admins, managers, and reporters can use the drop-down menu at the top of a learner's report to see all the languages in which answers were recorded.Articulate Localization: Publish Multi-Language Storyline Projects
With Articulate Localization, you can effortlessly publish multiple language versions of a project in Storyline 360. For a fully integrated experience, publish your multi-language training to Reach 360 so learners automatically see content in their preferred language. If you’re publishing for LMS or web, you can choose between publishing a single package that contains selected language versions or separate packages per language version. How to Publish Follow the steps to publish a regular Storyline project, but note the following additional options when using Articulate Localization: Use the Language dropdown to choose whether to publish all or a subset of your course languages. Click the globe icon beside the Title to edit titles for other languages. Reach 360 If you’re publishing to Reach 360, all language versions are sent directly to your Reach account and packaged as a single training after you click Publish. Learn more about how multi-language training works in Reach 360. LMS and Web For LMS or web output, choose one of the following package types, then click Publish: Single package containing selected languages Separate packages per language Single Package Option The “Single package containing selected languages” option lets you upload one zip file to your LMS or one set of published files to your web server. When learners launch the course, they can choose their preferred language, as shown below. Separate Packages Option The “Separate packages per language” option creates a subfolder for each published language inside a main folder named after the project. You’ll need to upload or zip the content of each subfolder to your LMS or web server. Note for LMS output: Storyline 360 reports the language the learner chooses to the LMS. For both single and separate package output, the learner’s language code is reported in the following fields: AICC: cmi.learner_preference.language SCORM 1.2: cmi.student_preference.language SCORM 2004: cmi.learner_preference.language xAPI and cmi5: context.language If you need this information, check with your LMS admin to see if your LMS supports these fields. Cmi.student_preference.language, for example, is not a mandatory element in SCORM 1.2, so some LMSs might not support it. Video and Word If you’re publishing a video file or to Microsoft Word, Storyline creates one file for each selected language.
