Tag: Storyline 360

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Articulate Storyline 360: May 2024 Update Makes 64-Bit Storyline the Default

With the May 2024 Storyline 360 update (Build 3.88.32474.0), the 64-bit version of Storyline 360 is now the default.

According to Jesse Taber, engineering manager for Storyline 360, "Storyline has traditionally been a 32-bit application. The primary difference between 32-bit and 64-bit applications is the amount of system memory they can use. In Windows, 32-bit applications can access, at most, 4GB of memory, while 64-bit applications can access far more memory than any modern consumer-grade PC can accommodate."

Taber went on to state that "The primary benefit of targeting 64-bit processor architecture is the ability to use more system memory. When Storyline 360 opens a project file, it loads it all into memory. Very large projects, particularly those with many rich media assets, can experience issues opening, saving, and publishing in the 32-bit version of Storyline 360. Projects like this should be much more stable in Storyline 360 x64."

"Aside from memory usage, most authors will likely see performance on par with the 32-bit version of Storyline 360. While performance improvements were not a primary driver for creating Storyline 360 x64, we plan to invest more directly in performance improvements going forward," said Taber.

To install the update, start the Articulate 360 app, click the drop-down menu to the right of Storyline 360, and choose Install Update.

Install update

If the 64-bit version isn't working, you can easily restore access to the 32-bit version via the Articulate 360 preferences. Open the Articulate 360 desktop app, click the drop-down arrow in the upper right corner, and choose Preferences.

Articulate 360 Preferences Drop-down menu

From the Legacy Access area, select Restore 32-bit Storyline 360 and then click the Save button.

Articulate360PreferencesDropDown

 

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Articulate Storyline 360: Emphasis Animations

Articulate updated Storyline 360 to include interactive emphasis animation effects like pulsing, shaking, and teetering.

To get the latest build, start Articulate 360 and install the update. Once installed, you'll be working with Storyline build 3.84.31647.0.

Create or open a Storyline project and insert an image onto a slide. In the example below, I inserted a cute puppy from the Content Library.

Puppy1

Select the image and, on the Animations tab, click Add Emphasis Animation.

Storyline emphasis animations 1

There are currently five emphasis animations: Pulse, Grow, Shrink, Shake, and Teeter. I selected Shake.

Storyline-shake-emphasis

Once the emphasis animation has been applied, you'll have some options. For instance, I've set the Shake amount to Medium.

Storyline-shake-emphasis-options

Then I set the animation's Duration.

Storyline-shake-emphasis-duration

A trigger is added to the Triggers window. Double-clicking the trigger offers the ability to edit the trigger as appropriate.

Storyline-shake-emphasis-trigger

Storyline-shake-emphasis-trigger-wizard

I published the sample emphasis project and uploaded it to my web server. The interaction is very subtle, which I like. You can see it here.

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Articulate Storyline 360: Instant placeholder text

You've been asked to create a Storyline slide. The images are ready, but the text is not. Instead of typing fake placeholder text, Storyline can do the heavy lifting for you. 

Select the object and type =lorem() to add placeholder text to a slide object.

Press [enter], and Storyline will fill the object with lorem ipsum text.

Lorem_ipsum

Type =rand(), and Storyline will add actual words to the object.

Rand

Adding text between the parenthesis tells Storyline to add a specific number of paragraphs and lines. For instance, Type =rand(4,3), and Storyline will insert four paragraphs and three lines.

If you'd like to see this feature in action, check out this YouTube video.

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Articulate Storyline 360: Cloud Backup for Source Files

Articulate updated Storyline 360 earlier this month to include the ability to upload your project source files to the cloud. This feature allows members of your team to download your project files easily.

To upload your project to the cloud, choose File > Publish.

From the list of options at the left, choose Review 360.

From the Cloud Backup area, select Upload project file to Review 360.

Storyline Cloud Backup 2

Publish the project.

On the Publish Successful screen, click View Project.

Publish congrats

Login to your Articulate account.

At the left of the window, select the version you'd like to download from the Current Version drop-down menu.

Project Version

Click the three dots and choose Download project file.

Project Version

The project's source file is downloaded to the Downloads folder on your computer.

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