Articulate Storyline 360 Core Skills: Level 1

Articulate Storyline is one of the best eLearning development tools in the world. This step-by-step, project-based class will have you creating interactive eLearning projects in Storyline as little as two days.

You’ll learn how to create Storyline projects from scratch, how to work with scenes and slides, how to add text, images, characters, shapes, and videos.

There are lessons that will teach you how to add interactivity to your project via buttons, triggers, text entry areas, layers, and hotspots.

And you'll learn how to engage your learners with quizzes, and how to publish your eLearning projects for the widest possible audience.

Prerequisites

A basic understanding of the computer, the operating system, files and folders is assumed in addition to general keyboard and mouse skills. It is recommended that individuals review the general tutorials that come with Storyline prior to class.

Preface

• During this first section, you’ll receive a quick primer on the fantastic, and ever-expanding, world of eLearning. You’ll be introduced to some best practices when planning your projects, budgeting suggestions, and you’ll learn about the development process. Along the way you’ll pick up some awesome design tips from effective slide layouts to fonts to scripting to storyboarding.
• In This Module, You Will Learn About:
• Planning eLearning Projects
• Budgeting eLearning Projects
• eLearning Development Phases
• eLearning Development Process
• Designing Storyline Slides
• Fonts and Learning
• Scripts
• Storyboarding for Soft Skills

Course Outline

Exploring Storyline

• Explore a Finished Storyline Project
• Explore Slides and Panels
• Zoom and Magnify
• Explore Panels
• Preview the Entire Project

Creating Projects

• Create a New Project
• Apply a Theme
• Apply a Content Master Slide
• Insert New Slides
• Create a New Content Master Slide
• Apply a Different Master Slide Layout to a Slide
• Import Content from PowerPoint

Add Content

• Create and Format a Text Box
• Work with a List
• Add an Image to a Slide
• Add a Shape to a Slide
• Customize a Shape
• Insert a Character
• Insert a Caption
• Add Content from the Content Library

Interactivity

• Add Buttons to Slides
• Change Button States
• Create Layers
• Insert a Text Entry Field

Triggers and Hotspots

• Delete Default Triggers
• Add a Trigger to a Button
• Hide Player Buttons
• Add Triggers to Layers
• Add a Hide Layer Trigger
• Add a Slide Trigger
• Add a Conditional Trigger
• Edit a Trigger
• Add a Hotspot and Lightbox Trigger

Variables

• Manage a Variable
• Reference a Variable
• Create a Variable
• Manipulate a Variable with a Trigger
• Create a True/False Variable
• Create a Trigger to Change a True/False Variable
• Add a Condition to an Existing Trigger
• Play Audio with a Conditional Trigger
• Add a Condition to a Button

Audio, Animation, and Video

• Add Voiceover Audio to a Slide
• Change Slide Audio
• Edit Slide Audio
• Add Silence
• Record Voiceover Audio
• Control Object Timing
• Animate an Object
• Control Animation Options
• Insert Video
• Delay Object Start Times
• Trim Video
• Animate a Video
• Add a Slide Transition

Quizzes

• Insert a Multiple Choice Slide
• Insert a Matching Drag-and-Drop Slide
• Insert a Freeform Drag and Drop Quiz Slide
• Insert a Quiz Result Slide

Recording and Publishing

• Rehearse a Script
• Record a Video
• Edit Player Properties
• Reorder Slides and Edit Triggers
• Publish Course Content