Articulate Storyline: A Review

Articulate Storyline is a window based application which is similar to PowerPoint in look and feel. It is the most useful and famous tool in eLearning industry which provide flexibility and user friendly environment, especially for those who are familiar with the PowerPoint usage. The online community of this eLearning authoring tool is a powerful and activity community. If you need help, you will quickly find a developer/designer who will show you the path of solving problems in best way. The official blog of this powerful tool is the place where new user can find basic things related to Articulate Storyline.

In the advance version of Storyline which is Storyline 2, consists of several best features including advance and interactive triggers. Most of the end user interactivity with the system achieved through these triggers. These triggered fired on a specific action perform from the user end. Like a trigger is fired when a screen object like button, shape, character etc. is tapped, clicked or rolled over. On the action of these objects developer can show the next screen or show/hide some objects. Page navigation can also be invoked through these triggered. With advance variables high profile interactive can be controlled easily just with the help of conditions. You are not supposed to write hundreds lines of code, but you can do this with the help of some conditional statements.

Just like PowerPoint, themes and designs can be controlled easily with general pages’ objects and slide masters. Theme design and objects can be change from slide to slide or can be kept same all over the course by using the slide master feature, but it all depends on the author needs and end user requirements.

Other good features and benefits of Storyline are:

  • Active online community and helpful official blog
  • Most useful eLearning authoring tool
  • Flexibility for the modest learning curve
  • Same course can be run on different platforms like desktop, iOS devices, and responsive design for other mobile devices.

2 Comments

  1. […] Articulate Storyline is a powerful tool for developing attractive and helpful eLearning courses. This eLearning authoring tool covers lots of features which are not possible through other tools used for the same purpose. Recently Articulate launched Storyline 360 having many new features without changing old features that have been in Storyline 2. Articulate Storyline 360 makes it easier for anyone to create engaging, interactive courses. In this article, you will learn about the Amazing Features of Articulate Storyline 360. […]

    May 4, 2017
  2. […] Articulate Storyline is a powerful tool for developing attractive and helpful eLearning courses. This eLearning authoring tool covers lots of features which are not possible through other tools used for the same purpose. Recently Articulate launched Storyline 360 having many new features without changing old features that have been in Storyline 2. Articulate Storyline 360 makes it easier for anyone to create engaging, interactive courses. In this article, you will learn about the Amazing Features of Articulate Storyline 360. […]

    May 8, 2017

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