{"id":5373,"date":"2022-06-09T07:00:15","date_gmt":"2022-06-09T07:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/maestrolearning.com\/?p=5373"},"modified":"2024-03-22T20:11:18","modified_gmt":"2024-03-22T20:11:18","slug":"storyline-guide-layouts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maestrolearning.com\/blogs\/storyline-guide-layouts\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Use Guides to Create Layouts in Articulate Storyline 360"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Most content creators are not designers by trade and often use templates or master pages to create their content. While that can work well in some instances, other times it can lead to the content being written to serve the design rather than the design serving the content. Content should always be the primary focus.<\/p>\n<p>That said, the blank canvas can be an intimidating place to start when you&#8217;re not familiar with how to lay out a page. Luckily, it&#8217;s not as complicated as you think. In this video, I show how to create multiple column layouts using guides within Storyline. The end result is a clean and consistent design that has the flexibility to display your content as needed.<\/p>\n<h2><b>How to create column guides in Storyline<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Watch the process of using guides to create layouts in Storyline, plus learn the purpose of guides, how the guides inform design choices, and <a href=\"https:\/\/360.articulate.com\/review\/content\/ac1e5066-8c4a-47cf-a3ab-a3916e2b9f42\/review\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">examples of designs using this layout<\/a>. <\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative; padding-bottom: 68.70229007633588%; height: 0;\"><iframe style=\"position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.loom.com\/embed\/5872cbad49c84f5b9821783ad2335536\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p class=\"caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/maestrolearning.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Guide-Layouts-video-transcript-1.pdf\">Access the video transcript.<\/a><\/p>\n<h2><b>Form follows function<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We hope this video provides you with learning design inspiration! Keep in mind this is just one example of how to use guides to create layouts. Remember, they\u2019re guides, not rules\u2014use them as a starting point to experiment and find what best suits your learning content. Great design should serve the content you&#8217;re delivering and enhance the overall learning experience.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Check out the download below to try out this approach for yourself in Storyline 360. And if you love designing in Rise, learn more about Mighty, our Chrome extension that unlocks more features and functionality in Articulate Rise. <a href=\"https:\/\/maestrolearning.com\/mighty\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Learn more and sign up for a free trial!<\/a><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<div class='featured-cta'>\n<div class='imageblock' style='background-image:url(https:\/\/maestrolearning.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Learn-how-to-\u2026-Use-Guides-to-Create-Layouts-in-Articulate-Blog-CTA-1.png);'><div class='aspect-ratio'><\/div><\/div>\n<div class='featured-content'>\n<h5>Using guides to create layouts in Storyline 360<\/h5>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ready to learn more? 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