Articulate Storyline

The following table compares the Storyline features that are supported in the Flash Player, HTML5, and the Articulate Mobile Player app for iPad. Refer to this table during the planning and development stages of your Storyline projects to achieve the best results in the environments you are targeting.

Hover over highlighted cells for additional notes.

Slides

	Flash	HTML5	Mobile
Engage interactions
Freeform interactions
PowerPoint presentations (see note below)
Quizmaker quizzes (see note below)
Screen recordings
Slide layers
Zoom regions

Note: Generally speaking, content that is imported from PowerPoint and Quizmaker will be supported in Flash, HTML5, and the Articulate Mobile Player. However, if the source content includes any features that aren't supported in HTML5 or the Articulate Mobile Player, those items simply won't work when viewed in those environments. Review the rest of this article for details.

Quizzing

	Flash	HTML5	Mobile
Freeform: Drag and Drop
Freeform: Hotspots
Freeform: Pick Many
Freeform: Pick One
Freeform: Shortcut Keys
Freeform: Text Entry
Graded questions
Print results
Quiz timer
Slide draws from question banks
Survey questions

Illustrations

	Flash	HTML5	Mobile
Captions
Characters
Picture Effects/Styles
Pictures
Screenshots
Shape Effects/Styles
Shapes

Media

	Flash	HTML5	Mobile
Audio
Flash (SWF) files
Simultaneous audio/video
Videos
Videos with alpha channel transparency
Web Objects

Text

	Flash	HTML5	Mobile
Hyperlinks
Symbols
Text
Variable references

Interactive Elements

	Flash	HTML5	Mobile
Buttons
Data entry fields
Hotspots
Markers
Mouse
Scrolling panels

Trigger Actions

	Flash	HTML5	Mobile
Common: Change state of
Common: Show layer
Common: Hide layer
Common: Jump to slide
Common: Jump to scene
Common: Lightbox slide
Common: Close lightbox
Media: Play media
Media: Pause media
Media: Stop media
Interaction: Submit interaction
Course: Restart course
Course: Exit course
More: Adjust variable
More: Jump to URL/File
More: Send email to
More: Execute JavaScript
Quiz: Submit results
Quiz: Review results
Quiz: Reset results
Quiz: Print results

Trigger Timings

	Flash	HTML5	Mobile
Click: When user clicks
Click: When user double-clicks
Click: When user right-clicks
Click: When user clicks outside
Timeline: When timeline starts
Timeline: When timeline ends
Drag and Drop: When object dragged over
Drag and Drop: When object dropped on
Other: When user presses a key
Other: When state changes
Other: When variable changes
Other: When mouse hovered over
Other: When media completes
Other: When control loses focus

Animations

	Flash	HTML5	Mobile
Animations
Slide transitions

States

	Flash	HTML5	Mobile
Hover states
All other states

Player

	Flash	HTML5	Mobile
Keyboard shortcuts
Section 508 Compliance
Slide-specific player controls
Slides advance automatically

Player: Features

	Flash	HTML5	Mobile
Custom tabs
Glossary
Logo
Menu
Notes
Resources
Search
Seekbar
Sidebar on left
Sidebar on right
Title
Topbar left tabs
Topbar right tabs
Volume slider

Player: Menu

	Flash	HTML5	Mobile
Auto-collapse menu as learner progresses
Auto-number entries in menu
Navigation (Free, Restricted, Locked)
Show tooltip on hover
Wrap long menu item titles

Player: Colors & Effects

	Flash	HTML5	Mobile
Background color
Color schemes
Player font

Player: Text Labels

	Flash	HTML5	Mobile
Custom text labels (localization)

Player: Other

	Flash	HTML5	Mobile
Browser size (current, optimal, fill)			N/A
Launch in new window			N/A
Launch in new window: Display window with no browser controls			N/A
Launch in new window: Allow user to resize			N/A
Player size (optimal, fill)			N/A
Resume (prompt, always, never)
Text: Left to right
Text: Right to left

LMS

	Flash	HTML5	Mobile
Articulate Online: Viewing Content
Articulate Online: Tracking & Reporting
LMS: Viewing Content
LMS: Tracking & Reporting
Switch between Flash, HTML5, and Articulate Mobile Player without losing progress in Articulate Online
Switch between Flash, HTML5, and Articulate Mobile Player without losing progress in an LMS

Web Browser

	Flash	HTML5	Mobile
Firefox		Limited	N/A
Google Chrome			N/A
Internet Explorer 6			N/A
Internet Explorer 7			N/A
Internet Explorer 8			N/A
Internet Explorer 9		Limited	N/A
Internet Explorer 10		Limited	N/A
Mobile Safari			N/A
Safari			N/A