Michael O.
Michael O.
Instructional Designer at Freelance
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Michael O. replied to the discussion increasing font size in notes panel
"Ari, You can also add space between paragraph returns in the notes just like you can with MS Word. I think having the space makes it eas..."
  • almost 8 years ago08/03/16 at 11:19 pm (UTC)
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Michael O. replied to the discussion Change of state
"I have applied an animation effect to an object and then pasted the object into a state of an object that i wanted the animation applied ..."
  • almost 8 years ago08/03/16 at 10:10 pm (UTC)
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Michael O. replied to the discussion Question for designers with Storyline
"As a standard practice I include the source files along with the finished product.  The original images as well as the .story or .cptx.  ..."
  • almost 8 years ago08/03/16 at 10:01 pm (UTC)
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Michael O. replied to the discussion "Rename" rectangles in Timeline Notes
"You should be able to double-click on the object name so that it becomes blue and editable. "
  • almost 8 years ago07/19/16 at 11:54 pm (UTC)
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Michael O. replied to the discussion Order of Objects in Timeline
"Instead of using states that change use layers.  Attached is the change.  You can get fancy and play with transitions for each layer. "
  • almost 8 years ago07/19/16 at 11:45 pm (UTC)
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"Place the terms in scenarios and context of how the learners will be exposed to the terms in real life. "
  • almost 8 years ago07/07/16 at 4:18 pm (UTC)
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"Keari, You were nearly there with the sample you posted.  Add a new state to your drag items called "Visited".  Then create a new trigge..."
  • almost 8 years ago07/07/16 at 4:01 pm (UTC)
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Michael O. replied to the discussion Variables/ Next Button
"Another way of doing it if you have Storyline 2 is: 1. Create Trigger to disable "Next" button when slide starts.   2.  Create a "Visi..."
  • almost 8 years ago07/05/16 at 4:02 pm (UTC)
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Michael O. replied to the discussion Inserting a future expiration date
"I was looking for a way to include both future dates and past dates on a slide.  I was able to use the file that Steve created and build ..."
  • almost 8 years ago06/30/16 at 9:47 pm (UTC)
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"Aarti, Use an FTP program to upload your Storyline project to a directory on your WP server and ignore the WP admin tools.  Then in your..."
  • almost 8 years ago06/23/16 at 10:26 pm (UTC)
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Michael O. replied to the discussion Published files - but what do they do?
"Hopefully in the future version of Storyline the exported files uses the industry standard of index.htm rather than the branded name of s..."
  • almost 8 years ago06/14/16 at 4:11 pm (UTC)
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Michael O. replied to the discussion Blooms Taxonomy Revised
"Ashley, I recall that someone in the community or the Rapid Blog used the version that I found but made a much better one.  I thought so..."
  • over 8 years ago08/20/15 at 9:03 pm (UTC)
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Michael O. replied to the discussion Free Storyboard Template
"I have been using Storyline to do my storyboarding instead of PPT.  As was done with PPT, I put my narration, production notes and SME qu..."
  • almost 9 years ago08/04/15 at 6:51 pm (UTC)
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Michael O. replied to the discussion Prezi Style Zoom Animations
"Zooms can not be done to layers.  I suggest that when the learners click on the object it jumps to a separate slide that looks like the ..."
  • almost 9 years ago08/04/15 at 6:42 pm (UTC)
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"Macintosh will run Flash if the user has Flash player installed.  The Macintosh does not come preloaded with Flash player.  The user must..."
  • almost 9 years ago07/29/15 at 11:55 pm (UTC)
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"I would recommend steering away from Flash imbedded in projects if possible.  With Mozilla shutting down Flash player the writing is one ..."
  • almost 9 years ago07/29/15 at 11:49 pm (UTC)
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"Create a trigger with an initial state for the "next" button as being disabled.  Then create a trigger that changes the state of the "nex..."
  • almost 9 years ago06/05/15 at 8:38 pm (UTC)
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"Stretch out the length of the slide to the same time of the embedded video.  put in a trigger to move to the next slide at the end of the..."
  • almost 9 years ago06/02/15 at 4:51 pm (UTC)
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Michael O. replied to the discussion Player Overhaul
"Agree with Tristan about eliminating logo on content slides.  The learners know who they are working for, or they already know who they b..."
  • almost 9 years ago06/02/15 at 4:48 pm (UTC)
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Michael O. replied to the discussion PPT animation to follow a line
"What you are asking for can be created in Flash Pro.  Then import the product as an SWF into the storyline project. "
  • almost 9 years ago06/02/15 at 4:09 pm (UTC)
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Michael O. replied to the discussion Freeform feedback options > 4
"An easy technique it to create unique "incorrect" layers; one for each choice.  On each incorrect layer, have a button that simply hides ..."
  • almost 9 years ago05/26/15 at 5:11 pm (UTC)
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"If the information for each person is inter-related, I recommend using layers. "
  • almost 9 years ago05/26/15 at 4:48 pm (UTC)
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Michael O. replied to the discussion whole slide scan
"Yes, you can embed an image that the learners can click on and see details.  See attachment for a demonstration.  there are a number of o..."
  • almost 9 years ago05/26/15 at 3:55 pm (UTC)
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Michael O. replied to the discussion Need an inverse shape in Storyline
"Attached is a slightly different method that does not use layers.  I copied the screenshot, and placed it on top of the original screensh..."
  • almost 9 years ago05/21/15 at 6:35 pm (UTC)
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Michael O. replied to the discussion Making interactions pop!
"Andrew you can save a version of your project with just the slide that you have used the technique on.  Then use the "add attachment" but..."
  • almost 9 years ago05/20/15 at 6:11 pm (UTC)