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Helpful ideas. Squeaky value.
Helpful ideas. Squeaky value.
Tips, tricks, and tutorials for using PowerPoint to build graphics, templates, and full e-learning courses.
Slides are a natural starting point for Zoom presentations, but they have real limits. Rise gives you built-in interactivity, a sidebar for navigation, and a shareable link that doubles as a leave-behind resource. One Articulate trainer made the switch and hasn't looked back.
A colleague needs your Storyline course as a PowerPoint file for an upcoming presentation. There's no direct import path, but two practical approaches will get your content there. Both work without extra tools, and you can choose based on how much flexibility the presenter needs.
A spinning 3D object looks impressive in a slideshow. But when a learner clicks a tab and the object rotates in response, that's something worth remembering. This post picks up where the PowerPoint video tutorial left off and shows how to wire the full interaction in Storyline.
tuck with a great course image that leaves zero room for text? This duplicate-crop-stretch trick opens up space without touching the photo. It works on solid backgrounds, patterns, and even blurry beach shots.
After sharing a Rise interactive scenario demo, I got a lot of questions about how the graphics were built. The headers, flashcard images, and character graphics all came from PowerPoint. This post walks through the exact workflow, including how to set slide sizes and export images for Rise blocks.
Ever wonder how to turn a plain photo into something that looks designed on purpose? This quick video shows the simple trick behind that tilted, card-style photo effect, no fancy design software needed.
Older PowerPoint scenarios can be hard to manage and even harder to update. Rise offers a cleaner alternative that's fully responsive and easier to maintain. This post walks through one conversion, from planning the interaction design to working around Rise's constraints.
Learn to use PowerPoint to create custom videos you can use on your website or in the e-learning course.
After sharing a Rise interactive scenario, I got a flood of questions about the 3D pop-out character graphic. It turns out it's a simple two-crop technique using a circle shape. Here's how to do it in PowerPoint.
Want to add slick 3D animation to your course without touching a video editor? This tutorial shows how to insert a 3D model in PowerPoint and animate it with the morph transition. Then save it as a video you can drop right into Storyline.
How to convet Storyline to PowerPoint? The request makes sense, but the two tools aren't built to share files. Here are two methods that actually work, depending on where you are in the project.
