E-learning localization layout — Articulate Storyline & Rise
Send us a Storyline or Rise course in one language and get it back fully laid out in another — text expanded, slides re-fitted, media re-synced, and republished ready for your LMS.
Localization engineering, not just translation
Translating an e-learning course is only half the job. Once the target text is in, the course has to be rebuilt so it still looks and behaves right: longer strings have to fit, on-screen graphics need adapting, and interactions, quizzes, and timing have to keep working. We handle that engineering and layout stage so your translators translate and your course still publishes cleanly.
- Text export for translation (Word/XLIFF) and clean re-import
- Slide-by-slide layout after translation across the whole course
- Text boxes, buttons, labels, and markers re-fitted for expansion
- On-screen text baked into images recreated in the target language
- Captions, subtitles, and audio timing re-synced
- Quizzes, triggers, and interactive states checked in the target build
Text expansion, handled
Translated text often runs 20–35% longer than English, and in a fixed Storyline slide that means clipped labels, overlapping buttons, and text spilling out of shapes. We go through every affected slide and re-fit the layout so the course looks deliberate in every language — not like a template someone stretched. (More on this in our note on fixing layout after text expansion.)
Storyline and Rise, plus the packages they export
We work directly in Articulate Storyline 360 (.story) and Rise 360, and with the SCORM and xAPI packages they produce, including embedded images, video, and audio. Right-to-left languages such as Arabic and Hebrew and CJK scripts are handled with the correct alignment, fonts, and interaction adjustments.
Formats in and out
In: your .story file or Rise course, source media, and the translated text (or we export it for you). Out: a publish-ready course in the target language — the working project plus republished SCORM/xAPI for your LMS, or a translation-ready export for your CAT or TMS before layout.
E-learning questions
Which e-learning tools do you work in?
Articulate Storyline 360 (.story) and Rise 360 courses. We also handle the SCORM and xAPI packages they export, along with embedded images, video, and audio.
Do you fix layout broken by text expansion?
Yes. Translated text is often 20–35% longer than English. We re-fit text boxes, buttons, labels, and slide objects so nothing is clipped, overlapping, or cut off, on every affected slide.
Can you handle right-to-left and CJK languages?
Yes. We lay out Arabic, Hebrew, and other right-to-left languages, as well as Chinese, Japanese, and Korean, adjusting alignment, fonts, and interaction elements accordingly.
What do you deliver?
A publish-ready course in the target language — the working .story or Rise project plus republished SCORM/xAPI output for your LMS. We can also return a translation-ready export for your CAT or TMS before layout.
Have a Storyline or Rise course to localize?
Send the project with your target languages and deadline. Quote back in 15 minutes.