Ben Sewell
Ben Sewell
Multimedia Developer II at Boeing
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    Ben Sewell

    I currently develop training modules for aviation and defence industries. I previously managed technical and customer support for Articulate within the UK. Please feel free to drop me a message.
  • Hertfordshire, UK
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Ben Sewell replied to the discussion **Urgent need* SL2 issue of forcing users to finish slide before proceeding to next slide
"Hi Richard, You could set this up so that this layer shows if the user clicks outside "x" if the variable = false. Please take a look a..."
  • almost 8 years ago06/02/16 at 1:40 pm (UTC)
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Ben Sewell commented on the e‑learning example Storyline 2: Treasure Hunter Game
"That is fantastic. Did you produce the graphics yourself?"
  • almost 8 years ago05/24/16 at 10:05 am (UTC)
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Ben Sewell replied to the discussion Looking for feedback on my elesson
"Nice course, but I do agree the default player lets it down slightly. Personally, I'd be tempted to go with a relatively blank player an..."
  • almost 8 years ago05/12/16 at 8:44 am (UTC)
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Ben Sewell replied to the discussion Best Practices for Tab Orders
"I agree left to right and top to bottom is a logical flow. Have you spoken to any users of this software for their expectations? "
  • 8 years ago03/02/16 at 10:20 am (UTC)
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Ben Sewell replied to the discussion Using SL2 to create REAL games (EXAMPLE)
"Interesting game Greg. I particularly liked figuring out the passwords. I'd be interested to see if anyone else has done anything similar."
  • 8 years ago02/09/16 at 3:22 pm (UTC)
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Ben Sewell replied to the discussion Revoir le questionnaire & bonne/mauvaise réponse
"Hi Riesseg,  You may be referring to the "Feedback Master". See: https://community.articulate.com/series/5/articles/using-feedback-masters"
  • over 8 years ago01/20/16 at 11:55 am (UTC)
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Ben Sewell replied to the discussion I need urgently your help!!!!
"You could try opening a new file in Storyline 2 and importing this project in."
  • over 8 years ago01/20/16 at 11:52 am (UTC)
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Ben Sewell replied to the discussion Studio users: What Slide Size (Standard or Widescreen) Are You Using?
"16:9 typically, if we ever do use Studio. "
  • over 8 years ago12/16/15 at 10:15 am (UTC)
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Ben Sewell started a new discussion Method to reduce/increase speed of a video
"Does anybody know of a way to increase or decrease the speed of a video using a trigger in SL2? Scenario: a car driving along, in first-..."
  • over 8 years ago12/03/15 at 5:56 pm (UTC)
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Ben Sewell replied to the discussion People's Feedback on Articulate Storyline 2
"I have been on both sides of Storyline (support as a partner and development in my current role) and I must say that Storyline 2 is fanta..."
  • over 8 years ago08/21/15 at 8:37 am (UTC)
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Ben Sewell replied to the discussion Hover state - Unwanted Flashing
"I notice that this can sometimes occur when the states within the object are cropped images of a different size. I suspect this causes a ..."
  • almost 9 years ago07/23/15 at 9:13 am (UTC)
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Ben Sewell started a new discussion Collapsible textbox/menu
"Hi all, I've been looking into the options for creating a custom menu that is: Translucent A drop down that can be opened or closed ..."
  • 9 years ago03/20/15 at 11:45 am (UTC)
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Ben Sewell replied to the discussion Storyline 2 Trial Mode will not deactivate with Serial Key input
"Hi Joshua, Is the software installed locally, or on a virtual environment? It sounds like you are hitting a new instance each time."
  • 9 years ago02/25/15 at 5:10 pm (UTC)
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Ben Sewell replied to the discussion Storyline1 won't launch
"I'd suggest a clean re-install ensuring you have installed with full admin privileges. This typically resolves strange behaviour. Also e..."
  • 9 years ago02/25/15 at 4:46 pm (UTC)
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Ben Sewell replied to the discussion "Jump to slide when media completes"
"Thanks for your reply Tony! These are on separate slides, as I had other issues when using a single slide with layers.  That worked per..."
  • 9 years ago02/20/15 at 3:01 pm (UTC)
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Ben Sewell started a new discussion "Jump to slide when media completes"
"Hi all, I wonder if anyone could help me with this.  I'm trying to build a chapter select style feature, using 1 video, broken down int..."
  • 9 years ago02/20/15 at 2:39 pm (UTC)
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Ben Sewell replied to the discussion Publishing Course as Flash File
"Hi Tom, The best thing to do would be to give the free Storyline 2, 30 day trial, a go and see for yourself. You may hate it, or you may..."
  • 9 years ago02/19/15 at 9:45 am (UTC)
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Ben Sewell replied to the discussion Storyline 2 : Text placeholder formatting issue
"Ahh yes, I just wanted to add some detail to say it was recreatable in a brand new file :). Thanks Ashley!"
  • 9 years ago02/16/15 at 9:41 am (UTC)
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Ben Sewell replied to the discussion Character Creation Screen
"Will the character be in a number of poses, or will it simply be a badge?  How many combinations are you looking at?"
  • 9 years ago02/13/15 at 2:28 pm (UTC)
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Ben Sewell replied to the discussion Expandable menu and re-use best practices - SL2
"Attached example with both layers visible. Once applied to a slide, the base layer text is editable, 2nd is not. I would love this func..."
  • 9 years ago02/13/15 at 2:18 pm (UTC)
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Ben Sewell started a new discussion Expandable menu and re-use best practices - SL2
"Hi all, I have a contextual menu, with a dropdown that I intend to reuse on a number of slides. Previously, this has been implemented b..."
  • 9 years ago02/13/15 at 2:14 pm (UTC)
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Ben Sewell replied to the discussion Storyline 2 : Text placeholder formatting issue
"It seems to be possible to recreate this in a new Storyline 2 file, by attempting to add two lines of differing coloured font to a single..."
  • 9 years ago02/13/15 at 10:28 am (UTC)
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Ben Sewell replied to the discussion Should links open in a new window?
"I definitely agree with the new tab option. My browser would be a complete disaster area if it weren't for tabs (and the ability to pin t..."
  • over 9 years ago12/15/14 at 3:09 pm (UTC)
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Ben Sewell replied to the discussion Urgent translation import problem
"Hi Martin and Ashley, I thought it may be easier for me to respond in line with this post. I also tested Martin's files and was unable ..."
  • over 9 years ago12/15/14 at 2:59 pm (UTC)
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Ben Sewell replied to the discussion Storyline 2 with no free upgrade for existing customers.
"Hi Ros, You can still download Storyline 1 here: https://www.articulate.com/downloads/storyline/ and support is still available here: h..."
  • over 9 years ago09/22/14 at 6:31 am (UTC)