ARTICULATE STORYLINE 360: The Awesomeness of the Media Library

Have you ever had this happen to you? You insert an image into your Storyline project and then sometime later you decide to use the image on another slide. However, your project is large (multiple scenes and slides) and you're having a hard time finding that pesky image. How about this one? You're making your project accessible for learners with disabilities. You're pretty sure you added alternative text to a specific image but now you're doubting yourself. Is there a quick way to check? Or perhaps you've used an image in a project and someone on the team wants to use it too. Is there a quick way to share the image?   If you add images, characters, audio, or video to your projects (I think that covers all eLearning developers, everywhere), you'll love Articulate Storyline 360's Media Library (View tab > Views group).     The Media Library displays a list of all of the project's assets grouped on tabs for Images, Characters, Audio, and Video.     I love the ability to select an image and, from the right of the Media Library, add Alt text (for accessibility) and notes. You can also see where the image has been used throughout the project and add the same accessibility text to all instances of the image.     You can also import assets directly into the Media Library and export any asset (so it can be shared with team members).     ***   Looking for Storyline training? Check out these live, instructor-led classes. *** Kevin Siegel is the founder and president of IconLogic, Inc. He has written hundreds of step-by-step computer training books on applications such as Adobe Captivate, Articulate Storyline, Adobe RoboHelp, Adobe Presenter, and TechSmith Camtasia. Kevin spent five years in the U.S. Coast Guard as an award-winning photojournalist and has three decades’ experience as a trainer, publisher, technical writer, and eLearning developer. Kevin is a Certified Master Trainer (CMT), Certified Technical Trainer (CTT+), Certified Online Professional Trainer (COTP), and a frequent speaker at trade shows and conventions.

Comments

[Ramona]

Hi Kevin,

I am doing an analysis to determine whether I should upgrade from Storyline 2 to Storyline 3, OR Articulate 360. Do you have any suggestions? Really wanting a product that is stable, allows one to build a scenario, ask the user questions and then branch off based on their answers.

Also would love your suggestion on a tool where I can create games and have the user play them in Adobe Connect (no need to track these). Any help would be greatly appreciated!

[Kevin Siegel]

Ramona, assuming you’re not constrained by budget, 360 is your best bet (vs Storyline 3) given the huge gallery of assets you get along with the other tools. Using Triggers and Variables you can create all manner of games and interactions in Storyline.

The other big player in this market is Adobe Captivate which works wonderfully with Connect and Prime. If money is a concern, Captivate’s subscription is half the price of Storyline.

I offer training and support for both Captivate and Storyline so I’ve got you covered either way.