Settings Page in Stories
Brief Overview
The settings page lets you view and modify Stories configurations. You can select preferences and customize branding to suit your needs.
Includes:
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General
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Branding
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Customization

General tab
The general tab allows you to customize your Story's recording and editing functionality and add links to block lists. It consists of two drop downs:
- Stories Configuration
- Block List

Stories Configuration
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Click the Stories configuration dropdown to set up the Story creation source:
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Websites and WalkMe
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Stories can be captured across all websites
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WalkMe only
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Stories can only be created from existing WalkMe items
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Adjust Story settings by enabling or disabling specific preferences.
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Allow exports: Allow Stories to be exported to PDFs, Docs, Slides, SCORM
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Allow comments: Allow comments to be shared on Stories
- Allow SmartCopy: Allow stories to be copied as HTML Markdown

Define the default access level:
- Restricted: Only the story creator or users specifically shared with can access the story
- Everyone: All users within the account can view and access the story

Block list
Manage URLs to exclude from Stories capture, WalkMe will be unable to capture content from these links.
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How to add URLs if none have been added yet:
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Click the Block List dropdown
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Click Add

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Enter a URL to block
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Click Add

How to add new URLs if there are previous ones added:
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Click the Block List dropdown
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Enter a URL to block
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Click Add

Delete one URL from block list:
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Click the Block List dropdown
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Click the trash icon next to the URL line

Delete multiple URLs from block list:
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Click the Block List dropdown
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Click the selection boxes next to the URLs you want to delete
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Click Delete

Branding tab
Customize exported Stories to align with your brand's image.
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Click the Branding tab
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Click the Branding dropdown to upload the following:
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Company Logo: Upload a logo to personalize your Story
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Company URL: Add a redirect link to the logo that leads to your company's website
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Edit company logo image
- Click the image preview

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A popup will appear with the options to:
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Replace image
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Adjust the opacity
- Zoom
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Cover
Customize the design and appearance of your story's cover slide.
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Click the Cover dropdown
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Click the preview image or color of your cover slide


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Select the dropdown menu at the top of the popup to edit either:
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Image
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Color
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To edit cover image:
- Select Image from the dropdown menu
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You have the options to:
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Replace Image
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Adjust opacity
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Zoom
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To edit cover color:
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Select Color from the dropdown menu
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You have the options to:
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Select a new color
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Adjust the opacity
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Customization tab
The customization tab lets you further personalize your presentation by defining the default style for Stories captured, including:
- Highlighted Area
- Shapes

Highlighted Area
This is based on where the user clicks, highlighting the area for attention.
- Click the Highlighted area dropdown
- Click the dropdown to select the default shape pointing to the captured element

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Adjust the following settings of the Captured Element:
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Stroke: The boarder surrounding the captured element
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Color
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Thickness
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Overlay: The color applied over the captured element
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Color
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Shapes
Users can adjust the design of the shape used to point at the captured element.
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Click the Shapes dropdown
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Toggle between:
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Basic mode
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Advanced settings
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Basic mode
Users can adjust the appearance one time for all shapes.
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Click the Colors dropdown to adjust the shapes:
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Fill
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Color
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Stroke
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Color
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Thickness

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Click the Typography dropdown to adjust:
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Text
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Typography
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Size

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Advanced settings
Users can edit the appearance of shapes at an individual level.
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Click the dropdown of each WalkMe Shapes and Other Items to adjust:
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Fill
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Color
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Stroke
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Color
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Thickness
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Text
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Typography
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Color
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Size
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