Weekly Recap: Let the Articulate Community Work Its Magic For You

This blog post is by Articulate Community Manager Jeanette Brooks.

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Once upon a time, there was an enchanted place to get all sorts of free tips, support, assets, and inspiration for your e-learning projects. And the best part is, it’s no fairy tale — the E-Learning Heroes community is full of practical, real-life answers to make your e-learning courses live happily ever after. Below are just some of the spellbinding tips that your fellow Articulate users shared during the past week.

And speaking of ways to work e-learning magic, by now you’ve probably heard about Articulate Storyline, our groundbreaking new course-authoring tool, which is currently in beta and due to launch very soon. We know many of you are eagerly anticipating its release — so if you want to be among the first to know when it launches, you can sign up here and you’ll receive notification the moment it’s available. (Yeah, we can’t wait either!)

Notable tutorials:

• How to export or back up your recorded audio from Articulate Presenter

• How to use a master slide in Articulate Quizmaker to apply specific fonts & sizes to your quiz questions and answers

• How to locate Articulate Presenter player templates on your computer

Conversations in the Community:

• The community gives an e-learning developer feedback on his course

• Helpful resources on graphics and graphic styles

• Examples of creative, outside-the-box ways to use Articulate Engage

• Sources for textures/backgrounds

• A community members shares a presentation on Slide Design for Non-Designers

New blog posts:

• Here’s Why Slide Count is Irrelevant to Your E-Learning Course

• Giving Learners a Way to Write & Print Their Key Takeaways from Your E-Learning Course

Seen on Twitter:

• @myhometution shares how an Articulate Engage Labeled Graphic can be used to depict a mindmap … or showcase a product’s safety features … or point out key components

• @elearningPosts shares @elearningcoach’s post on 10 Types of Writing for E-Learning

• @davetylerdat4 shares a link to @jadekelsall’s fun Articulate Guru project