I have had situations in which I can’t easily get the image I need for my eLearning module, for example, if I am working off of a PDF file that the client provided, and it has an image that is relevant to the flow of the eLearning module, and the client isn’t able to provide the stand alone image file maybe because they don’t have it, I need to find a work around to extract that image and put it in the eLearning module. For the most part, Adobe Acrobat will allow me to export

If you’re designing graphics for your elearning that require some exciting text, here are some Illustrator basics to get you started! The Type Tool In the default Illustrator Toolbar, the Type tool is the “T” icon. Your font, colour, size, line spacing and kerning can be edited from the Character menu or the top toolbar. Once you have the Type tool selected, you can create Point Type by clicking on a place in the document where you want the text to go, or an Area Type box by

For those of you who are ready for more on editing vector art for your elearning in Adobe Illustrator, you can start with the two main selection tools – the Selection Tool and the Direct Selection Tool. The selection tool – the black arrow – allows the user to select whole and grouped vector objects. If several objects are grouped, this will select the whole group. This is useful for moving and resizing graphics consisting of many objects grouped together. Also, clicking and

The default elearning course frame in Storyline is an unremarkable gray gradient with gray buttons, but with some extra effort, you can change it to match your elearning branding colours or any other colour scheme you’d like! However, keep in mind that the interface for you to change these colours in Storyline is clunky and inefficient, so you may want to keep these changes to a minimum. When you are in a Storyline file, select Player (Properties), and then select Colors & Ef

Graphics are an essential part of eLearning. Graphics help us recognize and recollect eLearning content more effectively, as well as retain interest when the graphics are appealing and well composed. However, just because graphics are important doesn’t mean they can be used in every case. It is just as important to make sure that the graphics support the content in a meaningful way, and aren’t put in just to fill space. If you remove the text from a page with graphics on it,

When you’re developing elearning courses, you’re going to need some great looking graphics to use in your interactions! Don’t forget about object states when you’re building interactions into your elearning so your learner can tell what can be clicked on, what they’ve already clicked on, and what they should click on next in your course. Don’t forget that Storyline has more than just buttons – refresh your memory on the lesser used slider interactions. If you’re feeling ambi