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What is Articulate Studio?
Articulate Studio is a PowerPoint plugin used to develop elearning course content. It includes assessment, on-screen recording, and interactions integrations.
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Articulate Studio is a PowerPoint plugin used to develop elearning course content. It includes assessment, on-screen recording, and interactions integrations.
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What is Articulate Storyline?
Articulate Storyline is a learning content creation platform. It provides prebuilt and customizable content, along with gamification capabilities. Articulate emphasizes user-friendliness, including mobile accessibility. It is offered on a perpetual license.
What is Articulate 360?
Articulate 360 is an e-learning course development subscription offering. It includes every Articulate authoring tool, including the latest version of Storyline and Rise, a web-based app for creating inherently responsive courses. The vendor offers a 30-day free trial.
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What is Articulate Studio?
Articulate Studio is a PowerPoint plugin used to enhance elearning course content. Studio allows users to insert various elearning content into PowerPoint presentations, including assessment content, on-screen recording, and template and customized interactions. It is sold on a perpetual license. Studio can be upgraded to integrate with the full Articulate suite via Articulate 360.
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Articulate Studio is a PowerPoint plugin used to develop elearning course content. It includes assessment, on-screen recording, and interactions integrations.
Reviewers rate Support Rating highest, with a score of 7.6.
The most common users of Articulate Studio are from Enterprises (1,001+ employees).
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Articulate Studio is a versatile eLearning authoring software that has been widely adopted in various organizations for its rapid deployment and user-friendly interface. Users have praised its ability to eliminate the learning curve typically associated with other eLearning tools. With applications like Storyline 360, users can easily publish their e-learning programs while utilizing Review 360 to gather feedback from stakeholders. The mobile-first application, Rise 360, allows for seamless web publishing of e-learning projects. Additionally, features like Content Library 360 incorporate user-requested functionalities, enabling the production of engaging and interactive e-learning content.
Constellation West, for example, leverages Articulate Studio to create customized training courses for multiple departments, including corporate compliance and security briefings. Travel agencies also benefit from this software as it enables them to train individuals and evaluate their performance through quizzes and tests. Moreover, Articulate Studio proves invaluable in release training scenarios where frequent course updates are required. The software is widely used across departments within universities to develop interactive and engaging training modules.
One of the key advantages of Articulate Studio is its seamless integration with PowerPoint presentations, enhancing the immersion and interactivity of these materials. This feature makes it an ideal choice for those seeking a rapid eLearning development tool that saves time and money on course development. Notably, clients who already use Articulate Studio internally find it efficient for creating interactive learning materials quickly. With its small learning curve for PowerPoint users, Articulate Studio serves as the main authoring tool for developing simple yet engaging online courses that can be effortlessly updated by clients.
Overall, Articulate Studio has proven to be an easy-to-use e-learning solution for organizations looking to deploy computer-based trainings efficiently while aiding continuous improvement initiatives. Its wide range of applications and user-friendly interface make it a go-to choice for creating engaging and impactful eLearning content.
Comprehensive and versatile eLearning authoring tool: Users have found Articulate Studio to be a comprehensive and versatile eLearning authoring tool, with a wide range of features that cater to their needs. It has been praised for its ability to create engaging and interactive courses through built-in interactions and templates.
Time-saving import feature: The option to import royalty-free images and drawings directly into the software has been highly appreciated by users. This feature saves them time and effort in sourcing external media resources, allowing them to focus more on content creation.
Streamlined feedback process with Review 360 app: The Review 360 app is highly valued by users as it allows clients to give feedback on each slide. This streamlines the feedback process, resulting in a clean finished product.
Lack of Integration with Open Source Software: Some users have expressed disappointment in the lack of compatibility with open source presentation software that supports SVG graphics. They suggest that having integration with popular open source options would enhance the flexibility and capabilities of the software.
Inadequate Customer Support: Users find Articulate's customer support to be confusing and disappointing, as it is limited to a community board with minimal assistance and lacks options for opening support cases or tickets. They feel that this hinders their ability to receive timely and personalized assistance when encountering issues or seeking guidance.
Expensive Pricing Compared to Competitors: Several users feel that Articulate's products are costly compared to their rival Adobe. They believe that the high pricing may deter potential users from adopting Articulate's solutions, especially if they can find more affordable alternatives elsewhere.
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June 28, 2022
Articulate your trainings fast
We use Articulate as our primary e-learning solution. The ease of use and ability to get up and running quickly meant that a mid-size company like ours could easily implement computer-based trainings without the need for a ton of dedicated employee hours going towards developing those trainings. Instead, we were able to quickly deploy Articulate and get a handful of managers and super-users up and running and in the same quarter, we deployed 25 CBTs throughout our firm. We are looking at deploying even more as we refine our processes and utilize learning from those trainings to be able to aid our continuous improvement initiatives.
- Presentations
- Computer Based Training
- Templates
- Old UI
- Slow render
- Limited Support
October 21, 2021
The Story of Articulate Storyline
Articulate Studio is used across various departments within the university by Instructional Designers, Multimedia Techs and in limited cases, by faculty members. It is used for creating staff and faculty facing training modules, as well as enhancing existing online course materials with a focus on making them more interactive and engaging for learners
- Integrating very well with PPT
- Allow authors to create ad-hoc video and audio clips on the spot
- Easy to export SCORM formats for LMS integration
- Supplies rich library of stock graphics, footage and 'characters' to allow for fast build out
- UI is a bit dated, but it's parallel to PPT which puts some users at ease
- Storyline is PC only, by far the biggest drawback
- A big slow in rendering video content during export
- Player is a bit rigid
May 11, 2020
Wonderful Product with Quirks
As a consulting agency, I work with different companies to create their e-learning programs. Articulate Studio 360 not only allows me to publish their e-learning programs in one of the suite's applications (Storyline 360), but also to provide feedback in another of the suite's applications (Review 360). In addition, there is an application that is mobile-first for the web publishing of e-learning projects (Rise 360) which some clients prefer. Additionally, many features that have been requested by users have been incorporated into new ways of producing e-learning with features and dedicated applications such as Content Library 360. This suite, when purchased by the client, allows them to also make modifications to their programs as necessary, but it is a bigger and grander version of Articulate Storyline 2 and its features.
- In terms of e-learning, there is nothing I can imagine that Articulate Studio can't do; the features are all-encompassing in terms of what they allow a creative author to make.
- New features that are part of Articulate Studio are game-changers in the amount of time and effort saved by having dedicated and integrated applications performing specific functions such as dedicated graphic imports of royalty-free images and drawings that I would normally pull from the web. Additionally, there are tons of characters with multiple poses and expressions that help to add storyboard characters which can be added/changed to illustrate stories. Separately, this capability was time-intensive and costly.
- Just having the Review 360 app is a unique game-changer in and of itself. I can't tell you how many different ways that clients prefer to give feedback to e-learning projects: email, Word docs, PowerPoint comments, teleconferencing live comments, etc. and they are all wastes of time compared to using Review 360 where feedback is given on each slide, replies are sent by email and each piece of feedback can be acknowledged and comments removed leaving a clean slate finished product.
- If you're in love with SVG graphics like I am, with their small size and super-high resolution at any scale, then you'll be disappointed to know that you can't directly add SVGs. This is a functionality that the web is embracing and it's sad to see Articulate not incorporating such a feature.
- One pet peeve I have had of Articulate is their "support" which consists of a community board with searchable questions and answers and comments which is often very useful. It is also staffed by support personnel from Articulate. Unfortunately, they can't open a support case or ticket on your behalf and they give the impression they are first-level support and do provide some guidance but not beyond the level of a power-user even though their profile says they are with the company. It's woefully confusing and disappointing compared to most companies that sell software with support.
- Articulate's products are enormously easier to use than their rivals at Adobe, but Articulate is often in the habit of ignoring many long-term problems which can be found by searching their "support" boards. Strange and weird bugs, if a bit obscure, are never fixed even though they would make an already awesome program that much more stellar.
- This program is VERY expensive compared to offerings from their chief rival Adobe, but it really does not seem to phase the leadership at Articulate that they may easily quadruple their number of users if they would just cut their cost in half and they do not seem prepared to even experiment with such an offer.
January 14, 2020
Articulate Studio - Training development for the little guy
Constellation West uses Articulate Studio to create training courses for several departments. Corporate compliance related courses such as Time keeping, Active Shooter, Insider threat, Annual Industrial Security refresher briefings and Initial Security indoctrination briefings. Articulate allows Constellation West to customize courses to fit our particular needs with out breaking the bank. Being able to create our own in house course and SCROM wrap them form deployment in our LMS (Learning Management System) is a game changer.
- Ease of use
- Compatibility
- Registration loop error - keeps asking me to register
- More course player options
January 18, 2019
How Articulate Studio Helped Us & Saved $$
We utilize Articulate Studio to create training courses for individuals that require training to become a travel agent. The courses allow for us to have quizes and tests that can be retaken, or causes a person to fail the course and retake the course from the beginning. We also use this software as way to train our internal staff in other departments duties, in order to have a good cross-department availability for when more people are needed in other departments.
- They made it very easy to understand how to add new content to the courses, including images, videos or audio, of course, you are still able to do text-based content as well.
- Creating quizzes has never been easier. The ability to add controls to each question and what actions each answer creates, whether an additional question or passing to the next section. Customizing these actions are very easy to learn and add to your course.
- Being able to use your own scoring mechanism is awesome! I like SCORM but there are many options to use including a custom one of your own. This ability allows you to pass your students over to a proprietary system that enrolls them in the next course, or use the built-in utilities to provide the next course or quiz, the choice is yours!
- The software is robust, it can be intimidating at first. Do not be shy, get in there and play around, you'll learn a lot in 10 minutes. What they could do better is provide a better introductory walkthrough when you first install. It could be a tutorial that allows you to pause and return later to the same point you were at. There are basic tutorials when you first open it but is very limited.
- The integration of different scoring mechanisms could be improved in the GUI. This section of the GUI has limited information and causes a new user to search for much of the information online. For advanced users, you will know exactly what to do in this screen, but for the beginner you will find yourself scratching your head a bit. Adding a more user-friendly screen, that possibly has a toggle for the advanced mode, would be helpful.
- I would love to see a more online version, where most of the controls or content is online and can be pulled in to your project, creating a smaller installation. I am the IT Manager, so storage is on my mind and the software is robust...meaning that it also consumes significant storage space.
January 15, 2019
Studio is the icing on the cake
We use Articulate Studio to develop and improve upon all presentations. We are able to take PowerPoint presentations to the next level using the tools provided. Microsoft has some creative and neat ways to make PowerPoints more immersive and interactive but Articulate Studio gives that extra level of attention to detail and user interface tools make it a breeze to work with.
- User interface, interaction, usability, adaptability
- Diversity and escalating work projects to the next level
- Fun and user-friendly
- It's icing on the cake. It provides a lot of usability with its quiz-maker and presenter. The presenter can sometimes feel like an unnecessary add on. If it didn't come apart of a package, I don't think we would have purchased it outright.
December 14, 2018
Best eLearning authoring tool integrated with PowerPoint
Articulate Studio is used for rapid deployment of eLearning content in my organization. It is primarily utilized by our eLearning department. The area the software really excels in is its ability to plug into PowerPoint with seamless integration. Most users of PowerPoint will be easily able to step right in. Eliminating the learning curve experienced with a lot of other eLearning Authoring Software.
- Fast eLearning turn around time.
- Eliminates a lot of the need to learn complicated eLearning authoring tools
- Great interactions and templates built right into the suite.
- It would be nice if Replay came included in this package for screen recording insertion.
- More templates and interactions.
- Integration with open source presentation software (OpenOffice, LibreOffice)
Articulate Studio is a training tool that engages users in interactive content. If a project is primarily just delivery of information, then Articulate Presenter is an excellent tool. When the purpose is to demonstrate that users understand ideas, Articulate Studio provides interesting ways to test their comprehension, and provide alternative content if a user does not pass.
- Interactive questions and answers
- Non-linear presentation
- Deliver on multiple platforms
- It has a higher learning curve than just presentation tools, primarily because it can do more. With more complexity, there are more things to learn. There are many things you can do without using advanced features.
- Would like to see higher definition options for presenting on an HD monitor.
- Occasional problems with publishing that require some time to resolve problems or find work-arounds.
March 21, 2017
Articulate Studio - PowerPoint Gem
Articulate Studio was our original method of creating e-learning. We currently have the software, but use Articulate Storyline more often. I still use some of the additional products such as engage. I still have some older courses that I have not converted to the Storyline, so I need the program for updates.
I originally used the software at another company to create courses that were accessed for a new Production implementation.
This software gives a quick and easy method with a very small learning curve for those that are already using PowerPoint. I used the software to actually create a automated presentation for one of our clients that was not a very good speaker. It allows video, and sound input that can enhance a presentation.
- Converts PowerPoint Presentations into e-learning modules quickly.
- It has a quick and easy learning curve.
- The supplemental programs like Quiz Maker and Engage allow a user to create expanded content that would be virtually impossible with just PowerPoint. It give the designer a professional course look and feel.
- There are at times a problem with PowerPoint and its connectivity with the program. It is an add in to PowerPoint and sometimes they don't "talk." I am not sure if this is a solved situation with the latest versions of PowerPoint with Studio, since I have only used it with PowerPoint 2010 or older.
- It doesn't have the advanced features that the Storyline product provides, and it doesn't have the advanced updates and capabilities of the new Articulate 360.
We used Articulate Studio as the main authoring tool to create interactive online courses. We used the software across the team.
- I call it PowerPoint on steroids =) if you know PowerPoint, it's an easy software to work with (user-friendly).
- Articulate has a great community and they share information, templates, and tutorials. If you don't know how to do things, you know that your buddies in the community will take care of you!
- Once you learn the logic behind programming, you can get really innovative. If you are not a coder there are many templates that you can use and customize it for yourself.
- I wish Articulate had a plan for subscriptions. Updates comes so fast and pricing is expensive. Subscriptions would allow developers to have most updated version of the software whenever they need. We all know our customers are not as fast as the software updates and it's good to have the most up-to-date version of the software without having to purchase it each time (SL 1 vs. SL 2).
- Closed Caption programing is a hassle currently. I understand that slide notes work as an alternative text, but most customers would like to see the "CC" button and read the text along with the narrator. It takes lots of steps to program the closed caption button. Captivate has a better solution at the moment.