Tim Slade
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Speaker, Author, & Award-Winning Freelance eLearning Designer at TimSlade.com
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    Hi, I’m Tim Slade, and I’m a speaker, author, and award-winning freelance eLearning designer. I've spent the last decade helping others elevate their eLearning and visual communications content. I'm also the author of The eLearning Designer's Handbook.
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Tim Slade started a new discussion Does Peek Automatically Delete Locally-Saved Recording?
"Random question...I know that Peek locally saves a copy of my recordings on my computer. Just curious, does Peek automatically delete the..."
  • over 2 years ago07/30/21 at 8:50 pm (UTC)
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Tim Slade started a new discussion Button States Working Intermittently
"Hi All! I'm helping one of my students troubleshoot a slide for them in SL. What's supposed to happen is that the learner clicks on a ser..."
  • over 2 years ago07/30/21 at 6:48 pm (UTC)
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Tim Slade replied to the discussion Adding Captions in SL3
"Thanks, Ren. Yes...that was the first thing I had them do when I hopped on Zoom with them. It said there were no updates available; howev..."
  • over 3 years ago09/01/20 at 6:09 pm (UTC)
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Tim Slade replied to the discussion Adding Captions in SL3
"Hey Phil. That was my first thought. I had one of the participants check for updates and it was showing as current. "
  • over 3 years ago08/31/20 at 8:24 pm (UTC)
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Tim Slade started a new discussion Adding Captions in SL3
"Hi! I'm currently teaching a SL class, with a participant using SL3. They appear to be having an issue with adding CCs to their audio / v..."
  • over 3 years ago08/31/20 at 7:15 pm (UTC)
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Tim Slade replied to the discussion Policy for employees requesting additions to an LMS Course
"Hey Nathan! How frustrating! I've been in similar situations in the past, and it's not fun. Rather than creating a policy, I'd like to bu..."
  • over 4 years ago12/12/19 at 3:40 pm (UTC)
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Tim Slade replied to the discussion Video subtitles mandatory?
"Hi Anni! You can do this! Here’s a link to an article explaining how you can use Triggers to turn Captions on by default. Take a look and..."
  • over 4 years ago08/06/19 at 2:05 pm (UTC)
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Tim Slade replied to the discussion Imported PP slides with videos are not playing
"Hi Shaffer, If I am understanding your question properly, you’ll likely need to insert those videos manually from the Insert tab...assumi..."
  • over 4 years ago07/30/19 at 11:35 pm (UTC)
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Tim Slade replied to the discussion i HAVE TWO OBJECTS THAT EXIT OUT OF MY SLIDE BEFORE THE END OF THE SLIDE IN PUBLISHED MODE
"Also, if you’re able to share the Storyline file for this slide, that might be helpful."
  • almost 5 years ago07/17/19 at 4:32 am (UTC)
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Tim Slade replied to the discussion i HAVE TWO OBJECTS THAT EXIT OUT OF MY SLIDE BEFORE THE END OF THE SLIDE IN PUBLISHED MODE
"Hey Karen, When you publish this to Articulate Review does it work properly...or this only an issue when you publish to the LMS? Also, ha..."
  • almost 5 years ago07/17/19 at 4:32 am (UTC)
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Tim Slade replied to the discussion Best animation video/tool
"Hey Naha! This is a great question. For me, it depends on the complexity of the animation I need to create. If I can use Storyline’s anim..."
  • almost 5 years ago07/17/19 at 4:29 am (UTC)
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Tim Slade replied to the discussion Estimated time to develop 20 minute mildly interactive technical training module
"I’m glad you found it helpful! Let us know if you have any other questions!"
  • almost 5 years ago07/15/19 at 2:06 pm (UTC)
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Tim Slade replied to the discussion Estimated time to develop 20 minute mildly interactive technical training module
"Hi Marlit! I really like how you outlined all of the different tasks you need to consider with your project. This is exactly what I..."
  • almost 5 years ago07/15/19 at 2:01 pm (UTC)
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Tim Slade replied to the discussion Best Practices when starting a new course in Storyline
"Thanks, Michelle! I appreciate that! Always feel free to reach out if there's anything I can do to help you!"
  • almost 5 years ago07/03/19 at 11:35 pm (UTC)
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Tim Slade replied to the discussion Best Practices when starting a new course in Storyline
"Hey Michelle. To be 100% honest, I don't normally set up a font theme, but I do configure the style of my text place holders in the slide..."
  • almost 5 years ago07/03/19 at 10:21 pm (UTC)
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Tim Slade replied to the discussion Best Practices when starting a new course in Storyline
"Hey Michelle! It's funny...I'm working on a similar list for an upcoming blog post. Here are a few items that I always make sure to..."
  • almost 5 years ago07/03/19 at 4:26 pm (UTC)
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Tim Slade replied to the discussion Timescales
"Hi Kiren! This is a loaded question and I'm sure you'll see a lot of different opinions regarding this! While there a ton of di..."
  • almost 5 years ago07/02/19 at 4:07 pm (UTC)
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Tim Slade replied to the discussion Tailor projects for my portfolio?
"Hi Andrea! This is a great question. Personally, I'm a big fan of tailoring the course to fit your portfolio. I would suggest tailoring t..."
  • almost 5 years ago06/28/19 at 5:26 pm (UTC)
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Tim Slade replied to the discussion Choosing the Right Articulate Tool
"Hey Don! This is a great question, and you'll get a lot of different opinions from others! Here's my take: Articulate Studio: is a Power..."
  • almost 5 years ago06/26/19 at 7:02 pm (UTC)
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Tim Slade replied to the discussion Tips for creating silent training/instructional videos
"Hey Francesca, This is such a great question and I'm sure you're going to see a lot of tips come through! I'll share two tips that I thin..."
  • almost 5 years ago06/26/19 at 12:19 am (UTC)
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Tim Slade replied to the discussion Reset Multiple Choice when user selects Try Again
"Hi Mondy! One way to do this is to edit the trigger on the Try Again layer to "Jump to" the question slide (the slide with the multiple c..."
  • almost 5 years ago06/25/19 at 10:59 am (UTC)
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Tim Slade replied to the discussion Story size messed up in the published output in SL3
"I'm glad you were able to find the issue!"
  • almost 5 years ago06/25/19 at 10:55 am (UTC)
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Tim Slade replied to the discussion Story size messed up in the published output in SL3
"Hi Anand, Thanks for sharing a screenshot! The issues you're experiencing has to do with one or more of your slides having the player opt..."
  • almost 5 years ago06/24/19 at 11:50 am (UTC)
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Tim Slade replied to the discussion Storyline Bootcamp Courses
"Hey Sharon. I just sent you a direct message regarding this. Let me know if you don't see it...it should have gone to your email."
  • almost 5 years ago06/23/19 at 11:13 pm (UTC)
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Tim Slade replied to the discussion Build in PPT first or Storyline first?
"Well, you all inspired me to write up a quick post and record a quick video on this topic. I figured I’d share it with you all. Enjo..."
  • almost 5 years ago06/22/19 at 5:41 am (UTC)