Articulate Storyline 360: Indexing Scenes

When I teach my vILT Articulate Storyline 360 classes, we immediately tackle scene creation. As the project grows and more scenes are added, students quickly realize that the scene numbers can get out of numeric order. For instance, scene 6 might end up becoming the starting scene and being listed first in Story View. Scene 4 might be the next scene, followed by scenes 3, 5, 1, and 2.

In the example below, notice that the second scene is numbered 5, and the third scene is numbered 4.

Screenshot of Storyline 360 interface displaying an organized scene structure with numbered scenes and sub-scenes.

I’ve never been bothered by scenes that are out of numeric order. However, this erratic numbering scheme might bother some Storyline developers. If so, the Index tool allows you to quickly renumber scenes.

In the image below, I’ve selected the fifth scene.

A screenshot of Articulate Storyline displaying a scene index with scenes numbered 5, 4, 3, and 2, showing thumbnails and connections between them.

I want the selected scene to be treated as the second scene by Storyline and assigned the number 2.

On the Home tab of the Ribbon, Scenes group, I clicked the Index tool drop-down menu and selected 2.

Screenshot of the Articulate Storyline 360 Ribbon menu highlighting the Index tool in the Slides group with options to renumber scenes.

Remember, just before this, I selected the second scene. By choosing 2 from the Index menu, I’m telling Storyline to change scene number 5 to scene number 2.

Here is the reindexed Story View. Reindexing does not negatively affect any slide-to-slide jumps compared to cutting and pasting scenes.

A visual representation of a project in Articulate Storyline showing scenes arranged in a branching format with scene numbers 2, 5, 4, and 3, highlighting how scenes can be renumbered.

Using the same approach, I quickly re-indexed the remaining scenes.

Storyline's Story View showing reindexed scenes with numbers 2 to 5, including 'Quiz,' 'Meerkats,' 'Aviary,' and 'Big Cats' with respective sub-scenes.

Check out this short video to see the Index feature in action.

12 Replies to “Articulate Storyline 360: Indexing Scenes”

  1. Great post about Indexing Scenes in Articulate Storyline 360! It’s an incredibly helpful feature for course creators as it allows them to easily keep track of the different scenes and their content within the course. It’s also a great way to ensure learners have a smooth and consistent experience while they are navigating the course. Thanks for sharing your insights!

  2. Great post about Indexing Scenes in Articulate Storyline 360! It’s an incredibly helpful feature for course creators as it allows them to easily keep track of the different scenes and their content within the course. It’s also a great way to ensure learners have a smooth and consistent experience while they are navigating the course. Thanks for sharing your insights!

  3. Great post about Indexing Scenes in Articulate Storyline 360! It’s an incredibly helpful feature for course creators as it allows them to easily keep track of the different scenes and their content within the course. It’s also a great way to ensure learners have a smooth and consistent experience while they are navigating the course. Thanks for sharing your insights!

  4. Scenes numbered out of order have made me crazy for years. So grateful I stumbled on to your blog and finally found the answer!!

  5. Scenes numbered out of order have made me crazy for years. So grateful I stumbled on to your blog and finally found the answer!!

  6. Scenes numbered out of order have made me crazy for years. So grateful I stumbled on to your blog and finally found the answer!!

  7. I happened upon this tip and I can’t believe I didn’t realize this. I built a complex course with over 10 short scenes and several were out of order. What a find! Thank you. Nice work.

  8. I happened upon this tip and I can’t believe I didn’t realize this. I built a complex course with over 10 short scenes and several were out of order. What a find! Thank you. Nice work.

  9. I happened upon this tip and I can’t believe I didn’t realize this. I built a complex course with over 10 short scenes and several were out of order. What a find! Thank you. Nice work.

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