Fixing Bullet Point in Articulate Storyline
I was recently working on a project in Articulate Storyline that involved using a lot of bullet points. In general, I try to stay away from using too many bullet points in my e-learning design. In most cases, there is usually a better alternative if you dedicate enough time to being creative. However, in this case (for many reasons that I won’t go into) there was no avoiding it.
If you’ve ever used bullet points in Articulate Storyline, you’ve undoubtedly ran into this issue:
The above image displays a classic issue most of us have experienced – bullet points with inconsistent size and color. This issue, although annoying, is easily avoided. I decided to create a video to demonstrate. Enjoy!
Good solution, Tim. The great news is this will not be an issue in 2.0:-)
Thanks David! We’re all looking forward to Storyline 2.0!
Thanks David! We’re all looking forward to Storyline 2.0!
It’s also been great motivation to stay away from bullet points and do something more engaging like RSIs. 🙂
Right! We thought we’d help nudge folks away from bullets by… Okay, not really. But I like where you’re going with the RSIs, Kelly:-)
Tom’s post on RSIs was one of the first hero posts I read. I’ve included them in about every course I’ve created and the SMEs and learner’s love them. They also like their bullet points–I guess I’m doing a graduated reduction plan on those.
Hey do you have a link on Tom’s RSI post?
http://community.articulate.com/tutorials/courses/rapid-situational-interactive-presenter.aspx
I have it bookmarked I use it so often!
Thanks Kelly!
Very helpful, thank you.
I agree that it is annoying using bullet points with inconsistent size and color. Your tips are really helpful.
Great video – well done and very helpful. Thanks!!
Never, ever use bullets in PPT!
Aside from being really lame, Articulate will scramble them when the content is published. If you have a Customer who is paying for them, convert the elements into png and manage them as integrated images.
Great quick fix Tim! Have you encountered problems with bullets and spacing in the notes section? Any tips for that?