Articulate Storyline 360: Indexing Scenes

When I teach my vILT Articulate Storyline 360 classes, we tackle scene creation right away. 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 be 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 third scene is numbered 2, and the second scene is numbered 3.

I've never been bothered by scenes that are out of numeric order. However, I know that this bothers other Storyline developers. The Index tool allows you to quickly renumber your scenes.

Here's how it works. I've selected the last scene in the image below, titled Second Scene.

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. Remember, just previous to this, I selected the third scene. By choosing the number 2 from the Index menu, I'm telling Storyline to change scene number 3 to scene number 2.

And here's the re-indexed scenes. Note that non of the slide-to-slide jumps have been negatively affected by reindexing vs. cutting and pasting scenes.

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

Comments

[Michele]

Thank you!

[Sara]

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!

[Laurie]

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

[Debra Mascott]

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.