Presentation Size

If your presentation size doesn’t match your Storyline 360 slide size, objects may shift after import. Before importing, adjust your Storyline 360 slide size to match the dimensions of your PowerPoint slides.

Tip: Importing PowerPoint content from the Storyline 360 start screen automatically matches the slide dimensions to your presentation.

Embedded Fonts

Embedded fonts won’t import into Storyline 360. If your PowerPoint presentation includes a font that isn’t installed on your computer, Storyline 360 will replace it with Arial.

Entrance and Exit Animations

Most PowerPoint entrance and exit animations import into Storyline 360. Animations without a close equivalent in Storyline 360 aren’t imported.

Emphasis Animations

PowerPoint emphasis animations import into Storyline 360. You can also recreate similar effects using the emphasis animations feature.

Motion Path Animations

Most PowerPoint motion path animations import into Storyline 360. Unsupported animation types won’t import.

Slide Transitions

Most PowerPoint slide transitions import into Storyline 360. Unsupported transition types aren’t imported.

SmartArt Graphics

SmartArt graphics import as groups of editable shapes in Storyline 360. Some formatting or text rotation may appear differently after import.

PowerPoint Shapes

PowerPoint shapes without an equivalent in Storyline 360 import as similar editable shapes.

Tables

Tables import into Storyline 360, and you can edit them using the table tools feature.

Charts and Embedded Objects

Charts, Excel spreadsheets, and other embedded files in PowerPoint aren’t imported into Storyline 360.

Equations

Equations import as images in Storyline 360 and can’t be edited after import. Learn more.

Slide Numbers

PowerPoint slide numbers won’t import into Storyline 360, but you can add them using the slide numbers feature.

3-D Rotation

Objects with 3-D rotation import as images without the 3-D effect in Storyline 360.

Animated GIFs

Animated GIFs import as static images in Storyline 360. You can replace them with the original animated GIFs.

Line Thicknesses

Line widths can vary slightly between PowerPoint and Storyline 360 due to differences in measurement units. Learn more.

Strikethrough

Text with strikethrough formatting imports into Storyline 360 as editable text with the formatting preserved.

Annotations

Annotations won’t import into Storyline 360. You can create your own using interactive markers or animated shapes.

Attachments

Attachments won’t import into Storyline 360. You can attach the same resources to your course player.

Advance Behavior

Advance behavior imports into Storyline 360. When a slide is set to advance automatically in Presenter, Storyline 360 adds a trigger to jump to the next slide automatically when the timeline ends.

Branching

Branching imports into Storyline 360. However, you should double-check navigation triggers after import to confirm they work correctly.

Slide-Level Locking

Slide-level locking won’t import into Storyline 360. You can use variables and triggers to lock slides.

Player Settings

Player settings—such as navigation, text labels, and colors—won’t import into Storyline 360. You can configure these settings in the course player.

Sidebar Videos (Presenter Panel Videos)

Sidebar videos won’t import into Storyline 360.

Learning Games

Learning games created using Presenter ’09 won’t import into Storyline 360.

Playlists

Playlists won’t import into Storyline 360, but slide audio does.

Presenter Bios

Presenter bios won’t import into Storyline 360.

Alternative Text (Alt Text)

Alt text imports into Storyline 360.

Closed Captions

Videos with closed captions import into Storyline 360 without their captions. You can import caption files or create your own with the built-in caption editor in Storyline 360.

Reading Order (Focus Order)

The reading order you set in PowerPoint isn’t preserved when you import your presentation into Storyline 360. Define the focus order in Storyline 360 to ensure smooth navigation for learners using assistive technology.

Slide Title

Slide titles import into Storyline 360 and appear below the slide thumbnails and in the course menu.

Tables

Alt text for tables imports into Storyline 360, but the set focus order won’t. Define the focus order in Storyline 360 to ensure smooth navigation for learners using assistive technology.

Decorative Objects

Objects marked as decorative in PowerPoint aren’t automatically hidden in Storyline 360. Mark decorative objects as hidden from accessibility tools in Storyline 360 so they aren’t announced by screen readers.