Storyline 360: Working with Markers
Markers are a great way to reveal content only when learners need it. Learners can hover over markers or click them to view additional text and media. Adding Markers Changing Marker Icons Formatting Markers Resizing Markers Formatting Labels Resizing and Repositioning Labels Changing Label Fonts Adding Audio to Markers Making Audio-Only Markers Adding Pictures and Videos to Markers Changing Marker Animations Changing How Markers Behave Renaming Markers Setting the Default Appearance of Markers and Labels Deleting Markers Making Markers Accessible Adding Markers Here's how to add a marker: Go to the Insert tab on the ribbon, click Marker, and choose an icon. Click anywhere on the slide or layer to add the marker. The marker will appear with a blank label where you can enter a title, description, and/or media. When you're finished, click anywhere outside the label to collapse it. To edit the label later, click the marker to reveal its label again. Changing Marker Icons Storyline 360 has a vast library of icons. To change the icon for an existing marker, select the marker, go to the Format tab on the ribbon, click Change Icon, and choose a different symbol. Formatting Markers To change the styles, colors, and effects for a marker, select the marker, go to the Format tab on the ribbon, and use the marker formatting options. Tips: The colors available on the Format tab come from your theme colors. The default marker color is controlled by Custom 1 in your theme colors. The default icon color is controlled by Text/Background—Light 1 in your theme colors. Resizing Markers There are two ways to resize a marker. You can drag its sizing handle or access the Size and Position properties to enter the width and height in pixels. Formatting Labels To change the styles, colors, and effects for a label, select the marker, go to the Format tab on the ribbon, and use the label formatting options. To apply the same formatting to other labels on the same slide, click Apply to All. Resizing and Repositioning Labels To resize a label, drag any of its sizing handles. To reposition a label, drag its outline to a new location. It'll move in a circle around the marker. Changing Label Fonts The fonts used for the label title and description default to your project's theme fonts. To use a different font, you can use the font selector on the Home tab to modify an individual label, or customize your theme fonts to change all the labels in your course at the same time. Adding Audio to Markers You can import pre-recorded audio files, record narration right in Storyline 360, or add text-to-speech clips or sound effects. Select your marker, go to the Format tab on the ribbon, click Audio, and choose one of the audio options: Audio from File Use this option to import an audio clip you've recorded elsewhere. Record Mic Use this option to record narration directly in the marker. Text-to-Speech Use this option to add text-to-speech narration. AI Audio Use this option to insert AI-generated narration or sound effects. Options This is where you change your audio playback device and recording devices. You can also modify the recording volume level. After adding audio, additional options on the Audio drop-down arrow will become available, including an audio editor, a volume adjuster, and more. To learn more about working with audio, visit Editing Audio and Using the Audio Tools. To add closed captions to marker audio, right-click the marker and select Accessibility from the context menu. Visit this detailed user guideto learn all about working with closed captions. Making Audio-Only Markers If you don't want a label to display, you can make a marker audio only. Go to the Format tab on the ribbon and mark the Audio Only box. When learners click the marker in your published course, they'll hear the audio, but they won't see a label. The label will still display while you're working in Storyline 360, but it'll be hidden when you preview or publish. Adding Pictures and Videos to Markers You can add one image or video to each marker's label. Select your marker, go to the Format tab on the ribbon, click Media, and choose one of the following: Picture from File Use this option to insert an image that's currently stored on your computer. Video from File Use this option to insert a video that's currently stored on your computer. Video from Website Use this option to insert a video that's hosted on a website, such as YouTube or Vimeo. Record Webcam Use this option to record a video with your webcam. Delete Media Use this option to delete a picture or video you previously added. If you haven't added any media yet, it'll be grayed out. To edit a picture or video you've added to a label, visit these user guides: Formatting Pictures, Screenshots, and Characters Editing Videos Adjusting Video Properties Changing Marker Animations By default, markers have a pulse animation when you preview or publish, but you can change or even remove the animation. Select the marker on the slide, go to the Format tab on the ribbon, and choose an animation style from the Animate drop-down arrow. Changing How Markers Behave Here's how markers and their labels behave by default: Hover When you hover over a marker, only the title of the label will appear. It'll automatically disappear when you're no longer hovering over the marker. Click When you click a marker, the entire label will appear. It'll disappear when you click the marker again or when you click anywhere outside the label. You can change the default behavior described above so no clicking is required. You can make the entire label appear when you hover over the marker. Go to the Format tab on the ribbon and mark the box to Show All on Hover. (The label will also disappear automatically when you're no longer hovering over the marker.) Renaming Markers Storyline 360 gives each marker a default name: Marker 1, Marker 2, etc. We recommend giving them more intuitive names, so they're recognizable when adding triggers and creating freeform interactions. One way to rename a marker is to right-click it, select Rename, enter a new name, and click OK. Another way is to double-click the marker in the timeline to open it for editing, enter a new name, and press Enter on your keyboard. Setting the Default Appearance of Markers and Labels Here's a time-saving tip to make all your markers and labels look the same. Format your first marker the way you want it, then set it as the default. New markers in the same project will inherit the same characteristics. To set a marker as the default marker style, right-click it and choose Set as Default Marker. Deleting Markers To delete a marker, select it on the slide or in the timeline, then click Delete on your keyboard. Making Markers Accessible Markers are fully keyboard-accessible by default so learners can activate them without using a mouse. Learn more. Here are a few ways to boost marker accessibility: Check that your markers and marker labels meet color contrast guidelines. You can use this web-based contrast checker or download this contrast checker tool to test the contrast ratio. Remove all marker animations. Set label titles and descriptions to at least a 12-point font to improve legibility. Add alt text to your markers to give learners information like brief placement details and their purpose. View these best practices for writing good alt text. Set each marker's minimum target size at 44 pixels wide and 44 pixels high to achieve the highest level of WCAG conformance.AI Assistant: Creating Images Using Prompts
As a course author, you’ve probably struggled to find relevant visuals for your content—even with access to millions of high-quality images in Content Library 360. Now you have another option: Use AI Assistant to generate custom images based on your prompts. The image generation feature in AI Assistant is available in Rise 360 and Storyline 360. To access it in Rise 360, click the AI Image icon in the shortcuts bar at the bottom, or go to the AI Assistant menu in the upper right and select Generate Image. You’ll also find a Generate AI Image option under the AI Blocks and Image menus within the block library. To create an image for interactive blocks, such as an accordion or a labeled graphic, select the Generate with AI option after clicking the camera icon. When you replace an existing image, select the Replace with AI option from the edit menu of any image. In Storyline 360, access image generation either from the Home or Insert tab in the AI Assistant menu within the ribbon, or click Generate Image from the prebuilt prompts in the AI Assistant side panel. To replace an existing image, right click the image and select Replace Picture, then choose Generate image with AI. Use one of our built-in styles or create your own. Let AI Assistant generate up to four images simultaneously, and then choose the one that best suits your needs. In Storyline 360, you can even select all four to use in your project or download them for later use. AI Assistant—and your imagination—do the heavy lifting for image generation. But what if you're having trouble getting just the right image with your prompt? The following tips on best practices to create high-quality images with AI Assistant can help. Write Clear and Specific Prompts Understand Image Generation Limitations Play to AI's Strengths Switch Up the Image Style (or Create Your Own) Mitigate Bias With Proper Prompting High Traffic Warning If too many creators are using image generation at the same time, you may experience longer wait times when generating images. Continue to wait, or try again at a later time. Write Clear and Specific Prompts To get the best results when generating an image with AI Assistant, be specific in your prompts. Focus specifically on what you want to see, and put the most important parts of your prompts at the beginning. Use clear and concrete words—not words that might carry multiple meanings. As much as possible, use adjectives to describe every detail of the scene as you see it in your mind. The images below illustrate the difference between a generic prompt and one with words that define specific details. A cat sitting on a couch in a living room, sun shining through a window, staring at a goldfish in a glass bowl An orange tabby cat sitting on a black leather couch in a cozy living room, sun shining through a window, staring at a goldfish swimming in a small glass bowl Pro Tip: If you include what you don't want to see in your prompt, you still draw focus to that element, making it more likely to appear in your generated images. Still stuck? Ask AI Assistant to write a prompt, or use the prebuilt option Create an AI image prompt for help getting started. Understand Image Generation Limitations Generating an image with AI isn't like searching for an image in your web browser. Image generation won't return consistent results from prompts that describe complicated scenarios or specific “image choreography.” If you need specific text or are demonstrating how something is done in a specific way, we recommend using Content Library 360 or searching for stock photography. AI image generation also struggles to generate content from prompts that ask for high visual accuracy and specificity—think people or places where slight visual variations make it very apparent that the image is AI-generated. For instance, if you try to generate an image of Paris, you'll get a creative interpretation of Paris based on what AI Assistant knows about that location. It won't generate actual images of Paris, as the images below demonstrate. Paris with the Eiffel Tower in the background Play to AI's Strengths AI Assistant’s image generation feature is highly versatile. You can use it for a wide variety of creative needs, whether grounded in the real world or drifting into fantasy and imagination. It excels at generating realistic images that convey complex emotions or feelings but can also create conceptual, abstract images—even a mix of multiple concepts that are unrelated or aren’t based in reality. Check out the images below for some examples. Prompt: Closeup of a woman, anxious after realizing she made a huge mistake Prompt: An elephant piloting a spaceship in orbit, clear and dark background, city night lights visible below Switch Up the Image Style (or Create Your Own) If the images generated aren’t quite right, you can always try your prompt in another style. AI Assistant offers several built-in styles, and the prompts behind those styles are visible, so you can copy and customize them. The examples below show how selecting different built-in styles changes the images generated, even as the prompt stays the same. Pro tip: Generated images can't be recreated exactly, even if you use the same prompt. If you see something that you like, download it or insert it into your training before trying a different image style. Editorial Style: 3D Animation Cinematic Photo AI Assistant-generated Prompt: Close-up image of a majestic lion, showcasing its powerful face with intense golden eyes, a thick mane that flows like waves of sunlit grass, and a strong jawline. The texture of its fur is detailed, with shades of tawny and hints of darker brown, capturing the essence of its wild beauty. The background is softly blurred to emphasize the lion's fierce expression and regal presence. You can also create your own custom style to generate unique images, from doodles to digital art styles and in different genres like sci-fi, steampunk, or medieval fantasy. You name it—your imagination is the limit! Here are some keyword recommendations to help you create brilliant custom styles. Medium: the material used. Examples include oil painting, pencil sketch, or vintage photography. Art Style: the artistic style desired. Examples include impressionism, realism, and surrealism. You can also use the name of a specific famous artist that represents the style you're looking for, such as Rembrandt, Picasso, and Monet. Resolution: how sharp and detailed an image is. Examples include highly detailed, ultrarealistic, and soft focus. Color: specific shades used to create images that feature a certain color or tone. Examples include light blue, deep red, and mint green. Lighting: lighting effects described through keywords like cinematic lighting, dark, moody, etc. Additional details: additional descriptors (modifiers) used to enhance an image. Mitigate Bias With Proper Prompting AI Assistant’s image generation feature is experimental and evolving and will sometimes generate results that don’t align with your expectations. Our goal with AI Assistant is to provide you with neutral, diverse, and inclusive images, but sometimes bias is unintentionally introduced during model training. While changes to your prompting can't entirely prevent bias, they can mitigate biased output. What do we mean when we say “AI Generation Model?” AI Assistant uses OpenAI as its underlying technology. They provided the model and we further refined it to meet your needs. While we’ve already done work to eliminate bias in AI Assistant's output, it’s impossible to foresee every possible situation. That’s why we encourage you to send us information when you encounter bias when using our AI tools. This way, we can continue to improve AI generation for our customers. Explore the following examples of how to prompt to reduce bias in your generated output. Age Diversity In general, AI image generation models skew young. When not provided with age parameters in the prompt, these models may exclude mature adults in active and positive roles entirely. For example, when generating an image of “an office meeting,” AI Assistant may generate a group of people in their 20s or 30s by default. To include various age groups, try something such as “Office meeting, showcasing people of different ages, from young adults to older adults.” Office meeting, showcasing people of different ages, from young adults to older adults. Gender Inclusivity When generating images showcasing people in different professions, AI Assistant may reflect stereotypical gender roles, associating certain professions with specific genders. For instance, asking for “a group of construction workers” may result in an all-male crew. To encourage gender diversity in professional roles, try being specific, with something like “A small group of construction workers, including men, women, and non-binary individuals.” A small group of construction workers, including men, women, and non-binary individuals. Racial and Ethnic Diversity Explicitly guiding AI Assistant to reflect a broader spectrum of human diversity helps to reduce racial and ethnic biases—overrepresentation of certain racial and ethnic groups, typically from Western cultures, and underrepresentation of others. When you ask AI Assistant to generate an image of a group of people in certain professions without specifically asking for different racial and ethnic backgrounds, you’ll likely get an image that replicates existing societal biases. To improve racial and ethnic inclusion, get specific with a prompt like, “A group of engineers and developers from different racial and ethnic backgrounds—including Asian, Hispanic, Indigenous, African, and European—participating in a hackathon.” Disability Representation Whether AI-generated or not, media and images often underrepresent people with disabilities. Crafting a prompt that explicitly asks for people with diverse physical abilities encourages AI Assistant to generate images that go beyond generic portrayals and properly represent a wider spectrum of physical conditions. For example, “A physically diverse group of people—including some with visible disabilities such as blindness, mobility impairment, and limb differences and showing mobility aids such as wheelchairs, canes, and prosthetics—engaging in fun activities.” A physically diverse group of people—including some with visible disabilities such as blindness, mobility impairment, and limb differences and showing mobility aids such as wheelchairs, canes, and prosthetics—engaging in fun activities. Getting just the right image takes trial and error. As you experiment, you'll find what works best for you and your learners. If your prompts still generate biased or offensive content, we encourage you to report any inappropriate output (including the prompts you used) so we can create a better experience for all users.Storyline 360: Adding Content Library 360 Icons
Content Library 360 has 20+ million high-resolution photos, illustrations, icons, and videos. You can access them right from Storyline 360, and they’re all royalty-free with no attribution required. In this article, you’ll learn how to add eye-catching Content Library 360 icons to your courses and how to customize them with your own colors and effects. Adding Content Library 360 Icons to Your Course Customizing Content Library 360 Icons Making Icons Accessible Adding Content Library 360 Icons to Your Course Go to the Insert tab on the ribbon and click Icons in the Content Library 360 group. Type a search term in the field at the top of the media browser and press Enter. Tip: The media browser remembers your last search term, previous search results, and the last asset you selected. Zoom in and out while you’re browsing for icons by holding down the Ctrl key on your keyboard and scrolling your mouse wheel. If you want to look for a different type of media after opening the browser, use the drop-down list in the upper right corner to switch to another type: photos, illustrations, icons, or videos. Select the icon you want to use and click Insert to add it to your slide. Tip: You can select multiple icons at the same time using Ctrl+Click or Shift+Click, then insert them all at once. Customizing Content Library 360 Icons After importing a Content Library 360 icon into your course, you can customize its colors to match your course design. Just select the icon on the slide, go to the Format tab on the ribbon, and use the style galleries to edit the fill color, outline color, and effects. For example, here’s the same icon with different styles. And if an icon is composed of more than one shape, you can ungroup itand format each shape individually. Just right-click the icon, scroll to Group, and click Ungroup to see all the components that make up the icon. Here's an example of an ungrouped icon. You can tell if an icon is one shape or many by right-clicking it. If the Group option is grayed-out, it’s a single shape. If the Group option is active, it’s composed of multiple shapes. Here’s an example of a multi-shape icon. The original icon on the left has no formatting. The same icon in the middle has been recolored all at once (without ungrouping it). And the same icon again, but this time ungrouped, with specific formatting for each component is on the right. Making Icons Accessible When icons are designed with accessibility in mind, they are more likely to be intuitive and user-friendly for everyone, not just those with disabilities. Here’s how to make your icons accessible: Meet color contrast guidelines. You can use a web-based contrast checker or download a contrast checker tool to test the contrast ratio of your icons (1.4.11 Non-text Contrast). Reduce ambiguity. Use icons that communicate their functions clearly and are widely understood across different cultures and demographics. If you use an icon as a button, provide a text label that matches the icon’s function (2.5.3 Label in Name). Size appropriately. Adjust the size of any interactive icon to at least 44 pixels wide and 44 pixels tall. This ensures your icons are large enough for learners to interact with without error (2.5.5 Target Size). Offer multiple ways to navigate. Icons must be navigable by assistive technologies like screen readers to ensure an inclusive browsing experience (2.1.1 Keyboard). Stay consistent. Reuse the same icon to signify the same meaning. This lets learners know what to expect from each icon (3.2.4 Consistent Identification). Rely on text—not icons—to convey important details. Offer text-based options and make sure each icon has alternative text (alt text) descriptions. Icons that are purely decorative don’t need alt text. Hide them from accessibility tools to prevent unnecessary announcements (1.1.1 Non-text Content). You Might Also Want to Explore: Formatting Shapes, Captions, Text Boxes, and Content Library 360 Icons Ordering, Grouping, Sizing, and Positioning ObjectsStoryline 360: Using Story View
Storyline 360 uses a hierarchical structure of scenes, slides, and layers to organize content. Scenes are the largest organizational units. Each scene contains one or more slides. And each slide can have multiple layers. Story View gives you a big-picture view of your entire project. It's where you manage scenes and the layout of your course. Switching to Story View Working with Scenes Working with Slides Changing the Navigation Order of Scenes and Slides Managing Question Banks Undocking and Redocking Panels Switching to Story View Storyline 360 initially opens in Story View. At any time thereafter, you can switch to Story View by clicking the Story View button in the lower right corner of the screen (near the zoom slider). Another option is to go to the View tab on the ribbon and click Story View. If you're in Slide View, you can also click the Story View tab just below the ribbon. Working with Scenes Every Storyline 360 project has at least one scene. Story View is where you manage scenes, including adding scenes, deleting scenes, and rearranging the slides that appear in those scenes. Setting the starting scene: The starting scene is the first scene learners see when they launch your course. In Story View, the starting scene is identified with a small red flag next to its title. To designate a different scene as the starting scene, do either of the following: Select the scene, go to the Home tab on the ribbon, and click Starting Scene. Right-click the scene and choose Starting Scene. Adding scenes: To add new scenes to your course, do any of the following: Go to the Home tab on the ribbon and click New Scene. Right-click anywhere in the workspace and choose New Scene. Duplicate an existing scene (and all its slides) by selecting the scene and pressing Ctrl+D, or by right-clicking the scene and choosing Duplicate. Renaming scenes: Titles appear at the top of each scene. By default, each is called Untitled Scene, but you can change it by doing either of the following: Double-click the title to open it for editing, type the new name, and press Enter on your keyboard. Right-click the scene and choose Rename. Type the new name and press Enter on your keyboard. Storyline 360 displays scene titles in your course menu. You can remove and rename scene titles in the menu without affecting the scenes in Story View.View this tutorial for details. Renumbering Scenes: You can display scenes in the order you want. In Story View, select a scene and click the Index drop-down arrow to change the number. Storyline 360 then instantly renumbers the scenes. Tips: When you change a scene to the Starting Scene, it also changes the scene's index number to 1. On the other hand, if you change a scene's index number to 1, the Starting Scene flag remains on the original starting scene. When you change the index number of a scene in Story View, Storyline 360 also updates the order in the player menu (unless you've already customized the player menu). Conversely, updating the scene order in the player menu won't change the order in Story View. Deleting scenes: To delete a scene (and all its slides) from your project, do either of the following: Select the scene and press Delete on your keyboard. Right-click the scene and choose Delete. Collapsing and expanding scenes: By default, Story View displays a thumbnail image for every slide in your course. If you have a large course with lots of slides, it can be helpful to collapse scenes to get a better picture of your course layout. To collapse a scene, click the triangle in the upper right corner of the scene. To collapse all scenes at once, right-click anywhere in the workspace and choose Collapse All Scenes. To expand a scene, click the triangle in the upper right corner of the scene. To expand all scenes at once, right-click anywhere in the workspace and choose Expand All Scenes. Moving slides between scenes: You can move slides from one scene to another to better organize your content and change navigation. Just select one or more slides in a scene, then drag them to a different scene. In Story View, lines and arrows indicate the relationship between slides and scenes. Use triggers to customize navigation and create branched scenarios. View the section on changing the navigation orderlater in this tutorial for details. Working with Slides Most of the work involved in building slides will be done in Slide View, but Story View is great for organizing slides, adjusting slide properties, and controlling navigation. Adding slides: To add a slide to your course in Story View, select the scene where you want it to appear, then do any of the following: Press Ctrl+M on your keyboard. Go to the Home tab on the ribbon, click theNew Slide drop-down arrow, and choose a slide type. Go to the Slides tab and choose a slide type. Right-click the scene, scroll to New Slide, and choose a slide type. Duplicate an existing slide by going to the Home tab and clicking Duplicate. Go to the Home tab and click Record Screen to insert a screencast. To learn more about the different types of slides you can create, view Adding New Slides. Renaming slides: Titles appear below each slide. By default, each slide is either called Untitled Slide or uses the text from the title text box on the slide itself. You can change a slide title in Story View by doing either of the following (without changing the actual text on the slide): Double-click the title to open it for editing, type the new name, and press Enter on your keyboard. Right-click the slide and choose Rename. Type the new name and press Enter on your keyboard. Storyline 360 displays slide titles in your course menu. You can remove and rename slide titles in the menu without affecting the text on the slides or the slide titles in Story View. View this tutorial for details. Rearranging slides: To rearrange slides, just click and drag them to a new location. When you drag a slide, a small blue arrow will show you where the slide will be inserted. Release your mouse button to drop it into place. You can also use Shift+Click and Ctrl+Click to select multiple slides at the same time to move them as a group. Slides can be rearranged within the same scene or moved to different scenes. Editing slides: For most slide-specific tasks, you'll switch to Slide View, but some edits can be made in Story View. Access AI Assistant tools When using AI Assistant in Story View, you can create AI-generated quizzes, individual question slides, and summaries. Learn more about AI Assistant. Change the layout Right-click any slide, scroll to Apply Layout, and choose a layout. Or, go to the Home tab on the ribbon, click Apply Layout, and choose a layout. Learn more about slide masters and layouts. Reset the layout If you've modified elements of a slide that are inherited from its master layout, you can always revert back to the original layout. Right-click the slide and choose Reset Slide, or go to the Home tab on the ribbon and click Reset. Change the background Right-click a slide and choose Format Background to add a different fill to the slide's background. Another option is to go to the Design tab on the ribbon and click Background Styles, then right-click one of the styles to apply it to the selected slide(s). Learn more about background designs. Switch to a different design theme Design themes are a quick way to change the background, colors, and fonts throughout your course. Go to the Design tab on the ribbon, right-click any theme, and apply it to the selected slide(s). Learn more about themes. Add a slide transition Select a slide, go to the Transitions tab, and choose a transition from the gallery. If the Effect Options button becomes active, it means you can modify the slide transition by choosing an effect from the drop-down. Learn more about slide transitions. Manage triggers Triggers tell Storyline 360 how to respond when learners interact with your course. Select a slide and use the Triggers panel to add, edit, and delete triggers. Learn more about triggers. Adjust slide properties Use the Slide Properties panel in the lower right corner to change how slides advance, how they behave when revisiting them, and which player controls they display. Learn more about slide properties. Duplicate, rename, or delete slides Right-click any slide, then choose Duplicate, Rename, or Delete. Changing the Navigation Order of Scenes and Slides By default, scenes and slides follow a linear order, but you can add branching with triggers. To branch from one scene to another, click the chain link icon at the bottom of the scene, then choose Link to Slide or Link to Scene. To branch from one slide to another, select the slide and double-click the Jump to next slide trigger in the Triggers panel. When the Trigger Wizard appears, select the slide to which you want to branch and click OK. Managing Question Banks A question bank is a group of questions from which you draw slides to create dynamic quizzes throughout your course. A question draw is a special slide in your course that pulls questions from a bank when the learner reaches the slide. A question draw can be a subset of questions from a bank or an entire bank, and it can even be randomized. To manage question banks in Story View, go to the Home tab on the ribbon and click Question Banks. You can create a new draw from a question bank, create a new question bank, or manage existing question banks. Existing question banks will also be listed by name. Every project has one question bank by default, called Question Bank 1, but you can add more. For details, refer to the user guides about managing question banks and question draws. Tip: You don't have to use question banks to create quizzes. If you prefer, you can add individual question slides directly to your course just like other slides. View Adding Form-Based Questions and Adding Freeform Questions. Undocking and Redocking Panels Here's a helpful tip: You can undock panels and move them to another monitor if you need more room to work. Just click the title of a panel—such as Triggers or Slide Properties—and drag it to a new location. To redock a panel, click the Redock button in the panel's upper right corner. To redock all panels at the same time, go to the View tab on the ribbon and click Redock All Windows. To learn more about working with the Storyline 360 interface, view this user guide.Storyline 360: Adding Form-Based Questions
Storyline 360 has 20 types of graded and survey questions. They're form-based, which makes them quick and easy to assemble. (If you'd like more flexibility to create your own interactive questions, see Adding Freeform Questions.) Insert a Question Slide Enter Question Text and Answer Choices Customize Question Properties Create Form-Based Questions with AI Assistant Want to create form-based questions even more easily? AI Assistant can help you generate form-based questions in no time! Learn how to use AI Assistant to level up your course authoring game. Step 1: Insert a Question Slide Here's how to insert a form-based question slide into your course: First, do any of the following to open the Insert Slide window: Press Ctrl+Q. Go to the Home tab on the ribbon, click New Slide, and choose Graded Question or Survey Question. Go to the Slides tab on the ribbon and click Graded Question or Survey Question. In Story View, right-click anywhere in the workspace, scroll to New Slide, and choose Graded Question or Survey Question. In Slide View or Form View, right-click anywhere in the Scenes panel, scroll to New Slide, and choose Graded Question or Survey Question. When the Insert Slide window appears, use the search field at the top and the filters along the left edge to locate the question you want to add.The slide browser includes built-in templates as well as professionally-designed Content Library 360 templates. Choose from 11 types of graded questions and 9 types of ungraded survey questions. Graded Question Types Survey Question Types True/False Likert Scale Multiple Choice Pick One Multiple Response Pick Many Fill-in-the-Blank Which Word Word Bank Short Answer Matching Drag-and-Drop Essay Matching Drop-down Ranking Drag-and-Drop Sequence Drag-and-Drop Ranking Drop-down Sequence Drop-down How Many Numeric Hotspot When you click a thumbnail image for a slide, the right side of the window shows a description of that question type. Click Insert Slide to add it to your project. Tip: You can insert multiple questions at the same time by holding down the Ctrl key or the Shift key while clicking thumbnail images. Step 2: Enter Question Text and Answer Choices When you insert a question slide, it'll open in Form View. Type your question into the field at the top of the window and the answer choices below it. For many graded question types, you must also indicate which answer is correct—just select the radio button or check box for the correct response(s). Step 3: Customize Question Properties After inserting a form-based question, you can customize several of its attributes, including shuffling of answer choices, feedback, branching, score, and number of attempts. To learn how, see Working with the Question Editor. If your form-based questions have check boxes or radio buttons, you can format them to match your course design. See these user guides for details: Working with Check Boxes Working with Radio Buttons
